A Sea Symphony

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir & Sir Adrian Boult & Sheila Armstrong & John Carol Case

A Sea Symphony is a choral symphony by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed in 1910. Combining large-scale orchestra, chorus and soloists with settings of poetic texts, it showcases modal harmonies, expansive orchestration and folk-influenced melodic writing, and marks Vaughan Williams's first symphonic engagement with choral forces in his career.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A song for all seas, all ships
    19:16
  2. 2.
    A Sea Symphony: II. On the beach at night, alone
    10:26
  3. 3.
    A Sea Symphony: III. (Scherzo) The waves
    7:27
  4. 4.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The explorers
    28:14

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