Symphony no. 6 in E minor / Symphony no. 4 in F minor

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Hallé Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder

Symphonies No. 6 in E minor and No. 4 in F minor are orchestral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed in 1947 and 1935 respectively. The Fourth presents a more austere, rhythmically driven and modernist character while the Sixth is darker and more dissonant, reflecting a shift towards a sterner, more terse late‑career orchestral language and new orchestral colours.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro –
    8:02
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato –
    7:56
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace –
    6:44
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue: Moderato
    9:29
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro
    8:19
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato
    9:57
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    5:38
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilogo fugato: Allegro molto
    8:26

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