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| 1976-12 | The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson | 8:51 |
| 1987-10 | The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August | London Symphony Chorus, Felicity Lott, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 7:38 |
| 2006-02-25 – 2006-02-27 | The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August | BBC National Chorus of Wales, Susan Gritton, Andrew Kennedy, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones | 7:40 |
| 2018-04-14 – 2018-04-15 | The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August: Moderato e maestoso — “Now in thy splendour go before us”. Grandioso — “The cares we hugged drop out of vision”. Poco più mosso — “Among the nations nobliest chartered”. Lento — Tempo I — “She fights the fraud that feeds desire”. Più mosso — “Endure, O Earth! and thou, awaken”. Tempo I (poco più lento) — “O wronged, untameable, unshaken”. Più lento — “Now in thy splendour go before us”. Nobilmente e grandioso, come prima — Più lento | Igor Yuzefovich, Andrew Staples, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 6:53 |
| The Spirit of England for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 80: The Fourth of August | Hallé Choir, Rachel Nicholls, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder | 7:19 |
| The Spirit of England op. 80: “The Fourth of August” | London Symphony Chorus, Dame Felicity Lott, Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox | 7:37 |
