The Symphonies

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  19:02
• 2
  Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:27
• 3
  Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: III. Scherzo. The Waves

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:53
• 4
  Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: IV. The Explorers

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  28:08
• CD 2
• 1
  Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: I. Lento - Allegro risoluto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  15:01
• 2
  Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: II. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:58
• 3
  Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:24
• 4
  Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia - Epilogue: Andante sostenuto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  14:25
• 5
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni Senza Tema)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:46
• 6
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (for wind instruments)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:35
• 7
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (for strings)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:26
• 8
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:15
• CD 3
• 1
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:47
• 2
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:04
• 3
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Allegro molto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:40
• 4
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilogo fugato - allegro molto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:47
• 5
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:44
• 6
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:04
• 7
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:51
• 8
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:28
• CD 4
• 1
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:25
• 2
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:55
• 3
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:58
• 4
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:48
• 5
  Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  15:46
  5.0 ★
• 6
  The Lark Ascending

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  14:23
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Fantasia on Greensleeves

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:35
• 8
  The Wasps - Overture

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:26
• CD 5
• 1
  Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) I. Prelude

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:11
• 2
  Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) II. Scherzo

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:28
• 3
  Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) III. Landscape

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:10
• 4
  Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) IV. Intermezzo

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:53
• 5
  Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) V. Epilogue

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:26
• 6
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) I. Molto moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:33
• 7
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) II. Lento moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:52
• 8
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) III. Moderato pesante - Presto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:07
• 9
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) IV. Lento - Moderato maestoso - Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:43
• CD 6
• 1
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor I. Moderato maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:46
• 2
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor II. Andante sostenuto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:39
• 3
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor III. Scherzo. Allegro pesante

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:18
• 4
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor IV. Andante tranquillo - Poco animato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:28
• 5
  Job: Scene I. Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:05
• 6
  Saraband of the Sons of God

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:20
• 7
  Job: Scene II. Satan’s Dance of Triumph

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:18
• 8
  Job: Scene III. Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:36
• 9
  Job: Scene IV. Job’s Dream

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:01
• 10
  Job: Scene V. Dance of the Three Messengers

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:58
• 11
  Job: Scene VI. Dance of Job’s Comforters

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:32
• 12
  Job: Scene VII. Elihu’s Dance of Youth and Beauty

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:12
• 13
  Pavane of the Sons of the Morning

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  1:42
• 14
  Job: Scene VIII. Galliard of the Sons of the Morning

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:21
• 15
  Altar Dance

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:20
• 16
  Job: Scene IX. Epilogue

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:28

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Symphonies nos. 4–6 / Fantasia / Oboe Concerto / The Wasps

Symphonies nos. 4–6 / Fantasia / Oboe Concerto / The Wasps 2008

The Collector’s Edition

The Collector’s Edition 2008

Symphony no. 4 "New York" / Violin Concerto

Symphony no. 4 "New York" / Violin Concerto 2008

Release credits

• Amanda Roocroft
  soprano vocals [1, 4]
• Andrew Keener
  producer [5-16]
• BBC Symphony Chorus
  choir vocals [1-4]
• BBC Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra
• Patricia Rozario
  soprano vocals [1, 3-5]
• Sir Andrew Davis
  conductor
• Stephen Jackson
  chorus master [1-4]
• Tasmin Little
  violin [6]
• Thomas Hampson
  baritone vocals [1-2, 4]
• Tony Faulkner
  recording [5-16]

Issues

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  The Symphonies

  6x CD
  2007