Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ia. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Behold, the sea itself
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:17
  • 2
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ib. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Today a rude brief recitative
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:06
  • 3
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ic. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Flaunt out, O sea, your separate flags of nations!
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:02
  • 4
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Id. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Token of all brave captains
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:37
  • 5
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ie. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: A pennant universal
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:48
  • 6
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IIa. On the Beach at Night, Alone: On the beach at night, alone
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:50
  • 7
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IIb. On the Beach at Night, Alone: A vast similitude interlocks all
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:54
  • 8
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: III. Scherzo. The Waves
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    8:17
  • 9
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVa. The Explorers: O vast Rondure, swimming in space
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:06
  • 10
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVb. The Explorers: Down from the gardens of Asia descending
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:24
  • 11
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVc. The Explorers: O we can wait no longer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    6:06
  • 12
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVd. The Explorers: O thou transcendent
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:55
  • 13
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVe. The Explorers: Greater than stars or suns
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:31
  • 14
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVf. The Explorers: Sail forth
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:32
  • 15
    Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVg. The Explorers: O my brave Soul!
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:16
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: I. Lento - Allegro risoluto (molto pesante)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    13:42
  • 2
    Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: II. Lento
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    10:50
  • 3
    Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:35
  • 4
    Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Maestoso alla marcia (alla I) - Epilogue (Andante sostenuto)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    12:31
  • 5
    Symphony No. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia: Variazioni senza tema
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    10:28
  • 6
    Symphony No. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:07
  • 7
    Symphony No. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:53
  • 8
    Symphony No. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:45
  • CD 3
  • 1
    English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:08
  • 2
    English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:17
  • 3
    English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:34
  • 4
    Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: I. Molto moderato
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    9:40
  • 5
    Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: II. Lento moderato
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    8:28
  • 6
    Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: III. Moderato pesante
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    6:01
  • 7
    Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: IV. Lento
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    10:58
  • 8
    Symphony No. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    8:07
  • 9
    Symphony No. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    9:19
  • 10
    Symphony No. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:17
  • 11
    Symphony No. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale (Allegro molto) con epilogo fugato (Con anima)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    8:49
  • CD 4
  • 1
    Flos campi: I. Sicut lilium inter spinas (Lento)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:09
  • 2
    Flos campi: II. Jam enim hiems transiit (Andante con moto)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:45
  • 3
    Flos campi: III. Quaesivi quem diligit anima mea (Lento - Allegro moderato)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:15
  • 4
    Flos campi: IV. En lectulum Salomonis (Moderato alla marcia)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:48
  • 5
    Flos campi: V. Revertere, revertere Sulamitis! (Andante quasi lento)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:19
  • 6
    Flos campi: VI. Pone me ut signaculum (Moderato tranquillo)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:02
  • 7
    Oboe Concerto in A minor: I. Rondo pastorale (Allegro moderato)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    6:41
  • 8
    Oboe Concerto in A minor: II. Minuet and Musette (Allegro moderato)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:40
  • 9
    Oboe Concerto in A minor: III. Finale (Scherzo) (Presto - Lento - Presto)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    8:22
  • 10
    Symphony No. 5 in D major: I. Preludio (Moderato - Allegro - Tempo I)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    12:00
  • 11
    Symphony No. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo (Presto misterioso)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:09
  • 12
    Symphony No. 5 in D major: III. Romanza (Lento)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    11:33
  • 13
    Symphony No. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia (Moderato - Allegro - Tempo Primo -Tempo del Preludio)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    10:33
  • CD 5
  • 1
    Symphony No. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:43
  • 2
    Symphony No. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    9:15
  • 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
    8:46
  • 6
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:27
  • 7
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro pesante)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:26
  • 8
    Symphony No. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    11:19
  • 9
    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:12
  • CD 6
  • 1
    Serenade to Music (choral version)
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    12:44
  • 2
    Partita for double string orchestra: I. Prelude: Andante tranquillo
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:05
  • 3
    Partita for double string orchestra: II. Scherzo ostinato: Presto
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:14
  • 4
    Partita for double string orchestra: III. Intermezzo (Homage to Henry Hall): Andante con moto
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:15
  • 5
    Partita for double string orchestra: IV. Fantasia: Allegro
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:47
  • 6
    Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: I. Prelude: Andante maestoso
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    10:09
  • 7
    Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: II. Scherzo: Moderato
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:50
  • 8
    Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: III. Landscape: Lento
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    12:13
  • 9
    Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    6:10
  • 10
    Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: V. Epilogue: Alla marcia moderato, non troppo allegro
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    9:34
  • CD 7
  • 1
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    16:56
  • 2
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: Adagio
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:01
  • 3
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: I. ♩ = ♩
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:53
  • 4
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: II. Allegro moderato
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:09
  • 5
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: III. ♩ = 150
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:47
  • 6
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: IV. L'istesso tempo
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:08
  • 7
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: V. Adagio
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:32
  • 8
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene I: Introduction
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    6:25
  • 9
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene I: Saraband of the Sons of God
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:14
  • 10
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene II: Satan's Dance of Triumph
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:33
  • 11
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene III: Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:36
  • 12
    Job - A Masque for Dancing,:Scene IV: Job's Dream
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:29
  • 13
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene V: Dance of the Three Messengers
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:24
  • 14
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VI: Dance of Job's Comforters
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:19
  • 15
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VII: Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:43
  • 16
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VII: Pavane of the Sons of the Morning
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:06
  • 17
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VIII: Galliard of the Sons of the Morning
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:22
  • 18
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VIII: Altar Dance
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:46
  • 19
    Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene IX: Epilogue
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:19

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