The Complete Symphonies / Orchestral Works

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 1. Behold, the sea itself (chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:12
• 2
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 2. Today a rude brief recitative (baritone & chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:59
• 3
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 3. Flaunt out, O sea, your separate flags of nations! (soprano & chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:34
• 4
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 4. Token of all brave captains (chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:49
• 5
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 5. A pennant universal (baritone, soprano & chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:44
• 6
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto) / 1. On the beach at night, alone (baritone & semi-chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:41
• 7
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto) / 2. A vast similitude interlocks all (baritone & chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:46
• 8
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro brillante)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:29
• 9
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 1. O vast Rondure, swimming in Space (chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:27
• 10
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 2. Down from the gardens of Asia descending (chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:48
• 11
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 3. O we can wait no longer (baritone & soprano)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:06
• 12
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 4. O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:05
• 13
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 5. Greater than stars or suns (chorus, soprano & baritone)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  1:20
• 14
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 6. Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:27
• 15
  A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 7. O my brave Soul! (soprano, baritone & chorus)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:02
• CD 2
• 1
  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  16:34
• 2
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): I. Lento - Allegro risoluto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  14:28
• 3
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): II. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:35
• 4
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:11
• 5
  A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:01
• CD 3
• 1
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): I. Molto moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:45
• 2
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): II. Lento moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:27
• 3
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): III. Moderato pesante

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:20
• 4
  A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): IV. Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:16
• 5
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio: Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:34
• 6
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo: Presto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:16
• 7
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza: Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:56
• 8
  Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia: Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:55
• CD 4
• 1
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:11
• 2
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:58
• 3
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo - Allegro molto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:38
• 4
  Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilog fugato: Allegro molto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:46
• 5
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:17
• 6
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:32
• 7
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:59
• 8
  Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue: Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:20
• CD 5
• 1
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): I. Prelude: Andante maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:25
• 2
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): II. Scherzo: Moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:33
• 3
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): III. Landscape: Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:44
• 4
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:32
• 5
  Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): V. Epilogue: Alla marcia

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:56
• 6
  Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": I. Overture

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:13
• 7
  Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": II. Entr'acte

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:49
• 8
  Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:06
• 9
  Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": IV. Entr'acte

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:47
• 10
  Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": V. Ballet and Final Tableau

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:05
• CD 6
• 1
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  11:13
• 2
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato) - Allegro

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:57
• 3
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco) - Lento espressivo

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  8:39
• 4
  Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata - Moderato maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:50
• 5
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:17
• 6
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  7:50
• 7
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro pesante)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:40
• 8
  Symphony no. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  12:05
• CD 7
• 1
  Serenade to Music

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  13:17
• 2
  English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:54
• 3
  English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:52
• 4
  English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset)

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:03
• 5
  Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  10:19
• 6
  Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:37
• 7
  In the Fen Country

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  13:55
• 8
  The Lark Ascending

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  14:42
• CD 8
• 1
  Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: I. Toccata: Allegro moderato

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:04
• 2
  Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: II. Romanza: Lento

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  9:17
• 3
  Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: III. Fuga chromatica (Allegro) con finale alla tedesca 1

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:39
• 4
  Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: III. Fuga chromatica (Allegro) con finale alla tedesca 2

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  6:00
• 5
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene I: Introduction

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  5:29
• 6
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene I: Sarabande for the sons of God

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:45
• 7
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene II: Satan's dance of triumph

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:28
• 8
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene III: Minuet of the sons of Job and their wives

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:00
• 9
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene IV: Job's dream

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:17
• 10
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene V: Dream of the three messengers

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:41
• 11
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VI: Dance of Job's comforters

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  4:49
• 12
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VII: Elihu's dance of youth and beauty

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3:47
• 13
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VII: Pavane of the sons of the morning

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:10
• 14
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VIII: Galliard of the sons of the morning

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:21
• 15
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VIII: Altar dance

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:47
• 16
  Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene IX: Epilogue

  Ralph Vaughan Williams
  2:42

More by Vaughan Williams, Sir Adrian Boult

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

Elgar: Violin Concerto / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Elgar: Violin Concerto / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending 2004

A London Symphony

A London Symphony 2001

Symphony no. 5 / Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1 / The Lark Ascending

Symphony no. 5 / Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1 / The Lark Ascending 1996

Romantic Favorites for Strings

Romantic Favorites for Strings 1987

Release credits

• Alexander Cameron
  cello [1]
• Alfreda Hodgson
  contralto vocals [1]
• Bernard Dickerson
  tenor vocals [1]
• Christopher Bishop
  producer [5.1-5, 7.1-7, 8.1-16, 1.1-15, 6.1-8, 4.1-4, 2.2-5, 3.1-8]
• Christopher Keyte
  bass vocals [1]
• Christopher Parker
  audio [1-4], balance [5.1-5, 2.2-5, 3.5-8, 4.5-8], engineer [1], recording [8]
• Frederic Jackson
  chorus master [1-15]
• Gloria Jennings
  contralto vocals [1]
• Gordon Jacob
  arranger [2-4]
• Hugh Bean
  violin [8]
• Ian Partridge
  tenor vocals [1]
• John Alldis
  chorus master [1-5]
• John Carol Case
  baritone vocals [1-15], bass vocals [1]
• John Chambers
  viola [1]
• John Noble
  bass vocals [1]
• Kenneth Bowen
  tenor vocals [1]
• London Philharmonic Choir
  choir vocals [1.1-15, 5.1-5]
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [6.1-8, 2.1-5, 3.5-8, 1.1-15, 5.1-10, 7.1, 8.1-4]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [7.2-4, 7.6, 8.5-16]
• Margaret Price
  soprano vocals [4]
• Marie Hayward
  soprano vocals [1]
• Meriel Dickinson
  contralto vocals [1]
• Michael Gray
  audio [5-16], balance [6], recording [2-4, 6]
• Neville Boyling
  balance [1-4], recording [5]
• Norma Burrowes
  soprano vocals [5.1-5, 7.1]
• Peter Bown
  balance [1-4], recording [7]
• Philharmonia Orchestra
  performing orchestra [7.5, 7.7-8, 3.1-4, 4.1-8]
• Ralph Greaves
  arranger [6]
• Richard Angas
  bass vocals [1]
• Robert Gooch
  balance [6.1-8, 1.1-15]
• Rodney Friend
  violin [1]
• Ronald Kinloch Anderson
  producer [4.5-8, 7.8]
• Russell Gilbert
  violin [1]
• Sheila Armstrong
  soprano vocals [1.1-15, 7.1]
• Shirley Minty
  contralto vocals [1]
• Sir Adrian Boult
  conductor
• Susan Longfield
  soprano vocals [1]
• Victor Babin
  piano [1-4]
• Vitya Vronsky
  piano [1-4]
• Wynford Evans
  tenor vocals [1]
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Issues

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  The Complete Symphonies / Orchestral Works

  8x CD
  7 November 2000