The Nine Symphonies

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Behold, the sea itself (chorus)
    3:12
  2. 2.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Today a brief recitative (baritone & chorus)
    4:59
  3. 3.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Flaunt out, O sea, you separate flags of nations! (soprano & chorus)
    2:34
  4. 4.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Token of all brave captains (chorus)
    4:49
  5. 5.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): A pennant universal (baritone, soprano & chorus)
    3:44
  6. 6.
    A Sea Symphony: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto): On the beach at night, alone (baritone & semi-chorus)
    3:41
  7. 7.
    A Sea Symphony: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto): A vast similitude interlocks all (baritone & chorus)
    6:46
  8. 8.
    A Sea Symphony: III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro brillante)
    7:29
  9. 9.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 1. O vast Rondure, swimming in Space (chorus)
    4:27
  10. 10.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 2. Down from the gardens of Asia descending (chorus)
    7:48
  11. 11.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 3. O we can wait no longer (baritone & soprano)
    5:06
  12. 12.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 4. O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)
    3:05
  13. 13.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 5. Greater than stars or suns (chorus, soprano & baritone)
    1:20
  14. 14.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 6. Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)
    2:27
  15. 15.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): 7. O my brave Soul! (soprano, baritone & chorus)
    4:02

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    A London Symphony: I. Lento—Allegro risoluto (molto pesante)
    14:28
  2. 3.
    A London Symphony: II. Lento
    9:35
  3. 4.
    A London Symphony: III. Scherzo (Nocturne) (Allegro vivace)
    7:11
  4. 5.
    A London Symphony: IV. Andante con moto—Maestoso alla marcia—(quasi lento)—Allegro—Maestoso alla marcia (alla I)—Epilogue (Andante sostenuto)
    12:10
  5. 6.
    A Pastoral Symphony: I. Molto moderato
    9:44
  6. 7.
    A Pastoral Symphony: II. Lento moderato
    7:27
  7. 8.
    A Pastoral Symphony: III. Moderato pesante
    6:20
  8. 9.
    A Pastoral Symphony: IV. Lento (Dame Margaret Price, soprano)
    10:16

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro
    8:12
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato
    9:58
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)—
    5:38
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale (Allegro molto) con epilogo fugato (Con anima)
    8:46
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro—
    8:18
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato—
    9:33
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)—
    7:00
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue (Moderato)
    11:20

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: I. Preludio (Moderato—Allegro—Tempo I)
    11:34
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: II. Scherzo (Presto misterioso)
    5:16
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: III. Romanza (Lento)
    10:56
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: IV. Passacaglia (Moderato—Allegro—Tempo primo—Tempo del Preludio)
    10:03
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso
    9:17
  6. 9.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto
    7:51
  7. 10.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro pesante)
    5:40
  8. 11.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo
    12:05

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Sinfonia antartica: I. Prelude (Andante maestoso)
    9:25
  2. 6.
    Sinfonia antartica: II. Scherzo (Moderato)
    5:33
  3. 7.
    Sinfonia antartica: III. Landscape (Lento)
    11:44
  4. 8.
    Sinfonia antartica: IV. Intermezzo (Andante sostenuto)
    5:32
  5. 9.
    Sinfonia antartica: V. Epilogue (Alla marcia moderato, non troppo allegro)
    9:57
  6. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)
    11:12
  7. 11.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato) (Allegro alla marcia)
    3:58
  8. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco) (Lento espressivo)
    8:39
  9. 13.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata (Moderato maestoso)
    4:50

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