Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958

Compact Disc 1 1988 69.45

A Sea Symphony for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra (Walt Whitman)
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
1 Behold, the sea itself 3.17
2 Today a rude brief recitative 5.06
3 Flaunt out, 0 sea, your separate flags of nations! 3.02
4 Token of all brave captains 4.37
5 A pennant universal 3.48
II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
6 On the beach at night, alone 3.50
7 A vast similitude interlocks all 7.54
8 III. Scherzo: The Waves 8.17
IV. The Explorers
9 0 vast Rondure, swimming in Space 4.06
10 Down from the gardens of Asia descending 7.24
11 0 we can wait no longer 6.06
12 0 thou transcendent 3.55
13 Greater than stars or suns 1.31
14 Sail forth 2.32
15 0 my brave Soull 4.16
Joan Rodgers soprano' William Shlmell baritone
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir chorus master Ian Tracey
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Compact Disc 2 1993 72.03
A London Symphony
1 I, Lento - Allegro risoluto (molto pesante)
2 II. Lento
(Roger Benedict viola)
3 III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace
4 IV, Andante con moto - Maestoso alia marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro -
Maestoso alia marcia (alia I) - Epilogue (Andante sostenuto)
13.42
10.50
7.35
12.31
Symphony No.8 in D minor
5 I, Fantasia: Variazioni senza tema
6 II. Scherzo alia marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alia marcia
7 III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo
8 IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso
10.28
4.07
7.53
4.45
Compact Disc 3 1992 66.52
A Pastoral Symphony
1 I. Molto moderato
(Malcolm Stewart violin . Roger Benedict viola' Anna Cooper cor ang/ais)
2 II. Lento moderato
(Nigel Black horn' Alan Stringer trumpet)
3 III. Moderato pesante
4 IV. Lento
(Alison Barlow soprano)
9.40
8.28
6.01
10.58
Symphony No.4 in F minor
5 I. Allegro
6 II. Andante moderato
(Colin Chambers flute)
7 III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
8 IV. Finale (Allegro molto) con epilogo fugato (Con anima)
8.07
9.19
5.17
8.49
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Compact Disc 4
Oboe Concerto in A minor 1991
1 I. Rondo pastorale: Allegro moderato
2 II. Minuet and Musette: Allegro moderato
3 III. Finale (Scherzo): Presto - Lento - Presto
Jonathan Small oboe
Symphony No.5 in D 1987
4 I. Preludio: Moderato - Allegro - Tempo I
5 II. Scherzo: Presto misterioso
6 III. Romanza: Lento
7 IV. Passacaglia: Moderato - Allegro - Tempo primo -
Compact Disc 5 1994
Symphony No.6 in E minor
1 I. Allegro-
2 II. Moderato-
3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace -
4 IV. Epilogue: Moderato
Symphony No.9 In E minor
5 I. Moderato maestoso
6 II. Andante sostenuto
(Ian Balmain (Iugelhorn)
7 III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante
8 IV. Andante tranquillo
Tempo del Preludio
57.04
6.42
2.40
8.20
12.00
5.09
11.33
10.36
66.32
7.43
9.16
6.13
10.26
8.47
7.27
5.26
11.13
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Compact Disc 6 Ie> 1991 76.19
1 Serenade to Music choral version (William Shakespeare) 12.44
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir chorus master Ian Tracey
Partita fordouble string orchestra
2 I. Prelude: Andante tranquillo 5.05
3 II. Scherzo ostinato: Presto 4.14
4 III. Intermezzo (Homage to Henry Hall): Andante con moto 4.15
(Malcolm Stewart. Susan Henderson violins Roger Benedictviola Timothy Walden cello)
5 IV. Fantasia: Allegro 5.47
Sinfonla antartica
6 I. Prelude: Andante maestoso 10.09
7 II. Scherzo: Moderato 5.50
8 III. Landscape: Lento 12.13
9 IV. Intermeuo: Andante sostenuto 6.10
10 V. Epilogue: Alia marcia moderato, non troppo allegro 9.34
Alison Hargan soprano .Ian Tracey organ
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
leader Malcolm Stewart(C02 Diana Cummings)
Vernon Handley







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