The British Music Collection: Arthur Bliss: version 2
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# The British Music Collection: Arthur Bliss <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00028947018629
name: The British Music Collection: Arthur Bliss (2 CD)
default_observation: gb-2001
summary: 2001 Decca double-CD reissue of orchestral, brass and film music by Sir Arthur Bliss in the British Music Collection series.
brand: brand/decca
category: category/10001459
pack_format: 2 CD set
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/decca-music-group | | | | | derived | ^discogs | Discogs credits the Decca label with no company rows for this release; Decca-label classical CDs of the period credit Decca Music Group Limited, London, as record company (see brand/decca stub) |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| British Music Collection - Arthur Bliss | search | en | | |
| Bliss: Decca British Music Collection | search | en | | |
| 470 186-2 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Arthur Bliss
label: brand/decca
record_company: company/decca-music-group
catalogue_number: 470 186-2
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2001
release_country: GB
genre: Classical
runtime_min: 124.35
edition: Compilation, reissue (The British Music Collection series)
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## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| 1-1 | Introduction and Allegro | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 12:13 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1993 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-2 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: I. Allegro deciso | Robert Cohen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 13:47 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1993 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-3 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: II. Larghetto | Robert Cohen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 7:34 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-4 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra: III. Allegro | Robert Cohen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 7:01 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-5 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Introduction - "The Lord is my Shepherd" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 6:59 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1993 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-6 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Meditation 1: "He leadeth me beside the still waters" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 3:32 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-7 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Meditation 2: "Thy rod and staff they comfort me" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2:44 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-8 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Meditation 3: "Lambs" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2:38 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-9 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Meditation 4: "He restoreth my soul" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2:27 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-10 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Meditation 5: "In green pastures" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 4:47 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-11 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Meditation 6: "Through the valley of the shadow of death" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 4:24 | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz title carries a typing error after "death"; wording otherwise as in MusicBrainz | Arthur Bliss |
| 1-12 | Meditations on a Theme by John Blow: Finale - "In the House of the Lord" | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 7:01 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-1 | Antiphonal Fanfare for Three Brass Choirs | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth | 1:35 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1970 per ^discogs; MusicBrainz adds the composition year 1969 to the title | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-2 | Flourish for Two Brass Orchestras: "Greetings to a City" | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth | 6:30 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1970 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-3 | Fanfare for the Lord Mayor of London | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth | 1:45 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1979 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-4 | Things to Come: Prologue | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann | 2:36 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1975 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-5 | Things to Come: March | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann | 4:54 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-6 | Things to Come: Building of the New World | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann | 2:10 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-7 | Things to Come: Attack on the Moon Gun | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann | 1:36 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-8 | Things to Come: Epilogue | National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann | 3:26 | ^musicbrainz | | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-9 | Welcome the Queen | London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Bliss | 6:31 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1959 per ^discogs; Discogs and MusicWeb give "Welcome to the Queen" | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-10 | Theme and Cadenza for Violin and Orchestra | Alfredo Campoli, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Bliss | 6:15 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1955 per ^discogs | Arthur Bliss |
| 2-11 | Introduction and Allegro | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Bliss | 11:28 | ^musicbrainz | Recorded 1955 per ^discogs; the composer's own recording, duplicating the work on CD 1 (^musicweb) | Arthur Bliss |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ---------------------- | ------------ | ---- | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Matrix / runout (CD 1) | 4701872 01 5 | | ^discogs | | gb-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout (CD 2) | 4701882 01 5 | | ^discogs | | gb-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
| Total playing time | 124:21 | min | ^musicweb | Discogs notes give the same total timing | gb-2001 | | | | known | printed | |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------- | --------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| gb-2001 | UK 2 CD release, 2001 | edition | GB | | 2001 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Release country UK per Discogs and GB per MusicBrainz | | | | 2 CD set | 470 186-2 |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------- | ---- |
| gb-2001 | Arthur Bliss | Composer; conductor (CD 2 tracks 9-11) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Barry Wordsworth | Conductor (CD 1) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Robert Cohen | Cello (Cello Concerto) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra (CD 1) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Elgar Howarth | Conductor (CD 2 tracks 1-3) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble | Ensemble (CD 2 tracks 1-3) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Bernard Herrmann | Conductor (Things to Come suite) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | National Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra (Things to Come suite) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra (Welcome the Queen) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Alfredo Campoli | Violin (Theme and Cadenza) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | London Philharmonic Orchestra | Orchestra (CD 2 tracks 10-11) | ^discogs | |
| gb-2001 | Kenneth Chalmers | Liner notes | ^discogs | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| gb-2001 | markets | unknown | No retailer listing printing this barcode could be read: a web search for the bare digits found none and the Presto Music listing (Decca 4701862) answers 403 to both server and own fetch; country_of_sale left empty | |
| gb-2001 | relationships | unknown | No source read names the record company, ℗/© holder or pressing plant for this release; marketed_by is derived from the Decca label's other classical releases. The GS1 prefix registrant is unnamed | ^discogs |
| gb-2001 | identity | not_researched | Exact release date and whether the set is deleted are not established; MusicWeb reviewed it in January 2002 as a new series | ^musicweb |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from MusicBrainz and Discogs catalogue records that both carry barcode 028947018629, cross-checked against a 2002 MusicWeb review naming Decca 470 186-2.
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/88a3a7d2-e568-412c-8bc2-e13aed5c8b15?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: The British Music Collection: Arthur Bliss | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 88a3a7d2-e568-412c-8bc2-e13aed5c8b15 | barcode, media, tracks | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/16275312 | Discogs release 16275312: The British Music Collection - Arthur Bliss (UK, 2 CD, 470 186-2) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 16275312 | identifiers, notes, credits | | | |
| musicweb | https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/Jan02/Bliss_collection.htm | MusicWeb International: BLISS Decca British Music Collection (review) | 2026-09-13 | MusicWeb International | publication | 2002-01 | | | | | |
| wikipedia-bliss | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Bliss | Wikipedia: Arthur Bliss | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| old-barcodepedia | https://web.archive.org/web/20070914160434/http://en.barcodepedia.com/028947018629/various-artists-the-british-music-collecti | Barcodepedia (archived 2007): VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE BRITISH MUSIC COLLECTI | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia | other | 2007-09-14 | | Title and container (CD) only | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
The British Music Collection: Arthur Bliss is a two-CD Decca compilation, catalogue number 470 186-2, released in the United Kingdom in 2001.[^discogs][^musicbrainz] It gathers works by the English composer and Master of the Queen's Music Sir Arthur Bliss (1891–1975),[^wikipedia-bliss] recorded between 1955 and 1993: the Introduction and Allegro, Cello Concerto with Robert Cohen and Meditations on a Theme by John Blow under Barry Wordsworth, brass fanfares with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Bernard Herrmann's suite from Things to Come, and the composer conducting his own Welcome the Queen and Theme and Cadenza with Alfredo Campoli.[^discogs] MusicWeb International reviewed it in January 2002 as part of a new series of Decca reissues, noting that the second disc repeats the Introduction and Allegro in Bliss's own 1955 recording.[^musicweb]
The old Barcodepedia listed this barcode in 2007 only as "The British Music Collecti" on CD.[^old-barcodepedia]
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