The 9 Symphonies

Tracklist

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

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  19:13
• 2
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): II. On The Beach At Night, Alone

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:53
• 3
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): III. Scherzo: The Waves

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:37
• 4
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  28:08
• CD 2: A London Symphony (no. 2) / Violin Concerto / The Wasps: Overture
• 1
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): I. Lento - Allegro risoluto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  15:04
• 2
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): II. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:40
• 3
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): III. Scherzo (Nocturne). Allegro vivace

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:18
• 4
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): IV. Andente con moto - Maestoso alla marcia - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue. Andante sostenuto - Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  13:36
• 5
  Concerto Accademico for Violin and Orchestra in D minor: I. Allegro pesante

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:12
• 6
  Concerto Accademico for Violin and Orchestra in D minor: II. Adagio

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:42
• 7
  Concerto Accademico for Violin and Orchestra in D minor: III. Presto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:07
• 8
  The Wasps: Overture

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:56
• CD 3: Pastoral Symphony (no. 3) / Symphony no. 4
• 1
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): I. Molto moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:09
• 2
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): II. Lento moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:23
• 3
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): III. Moderato pesante - Presto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:35
• 4
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): IV. Lento - Moderato maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:08
• 5
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro - Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:45
• 6
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:32
• 7
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:36
• 8
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilogo fugato. Allegro molto - Epilogo fugato. Con anima

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:06
• CD 4: Symphony no. 5 / 3 Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth" / Tuba Concerto
• 1
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio. Moderato - Allegro - Tempo I - Tutta forza

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:56
• 2
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo. Presto misterioso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:20
• 3
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:22
• 4
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia. Moderato - Allegro - Tempo I

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:22
• 5
  3 Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth": I. Explorer

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:49
• 6
  3 Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth": II. Poet

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:27
• 7
  3 Portraits from "The England of Elizabeth": III. Queen

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:27
• 8
  Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor: I. Allegro moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:21
• 9
  Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor: II. Romanza. Andante sostenuto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:06
• 10
  Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor: III. Finale. Rondo alla tedesca. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:03
• CD 5: Symphony no. 6 / Symphony no. 9
• 1
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:07
• 2
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:41
• 3
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:13
• 4
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:26
• 5
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:08
• 6
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto - Poco animando - Tempo I

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:41
• 7
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo. Allegro pesante

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:58
• 8
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo - Poco animato - Andante sostenuto - Poco animato ma pesante - Largamente

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  13:45
• CD 6: Sinfonia Antartica (no. 7) / Symphony no. 8
• 1
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  0:31
• 2
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): I. Prelude. Andante maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:02
• 3
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  0:10
• 4
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): II. Scherzo. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:47
• 5
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  0:22
• 6
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): III. Lanscape: Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:15
• 7
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  0:12
• 8
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto - Allegretto - Tempo primo tranquillo

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:34
• 9
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  0:13
• 10
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato - Allegro moderato - Andante maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:04
• 11
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:17
• 12
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per strumenti a fiato)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:46
• 13
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per strumenti ad arco)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:25
• 14
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:15

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Release credits

• Ambrosian Singers
  choir vocals [2, 10]
• André Previn
  conductor [2.1-8, 4.1-10, 5.1-8, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10-14, 3.1-8, 1.1-4]
• Heather Harper
  soprano vocals [6.2, 6.10, 1.1-2, 1.4, 3.4]
• James Burnett
  producer [3.1-4, 5.5-8, 2.1-4, 2.8, 4.1-4, 1.1-4]
• James Buswell
  violin [5-7]
• James Lock
  recording [5-7]
• John Dunkerley
  recording [8]
• John Fletcher
  tuba [8-10]
• John Shirley‐Quirk
  baritone vocals [1-2, 4]
• Kenneth Wilkinson
  recording [3.1-8, 5.1-8, 6.1-14, 1.1-4, 4.1-4, 4.8-10, 2.1-8]
• London Symphony Chorus
  choir vocals [1-4]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1.1-4, 2.1-8, 4.1-10, 5.1-8, 3.1-8, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10-14]
• Peter Dellheim
  producer [2.5-7, 4.5-10, 6.1-14, 3.5-8, 5.1-4]
• Peter Van Biene
  recording [1-4]
• Philip Wade
  recording [1-4]
• Sir Ralph Richardson
  spoken vocals [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
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Issues

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  T
  (Combined release view)
• 

  T
  The 9 Symphonies

  6x CD
  2003
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  S
  Symphonies nos. 1 - 9 / Violin Concerto / Bass Tuba Concerto / 3 Portraits

  6x CD
  April 2016