The Complete Symphonies / Orchestral Works

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Sir Adrian Boult

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 1. Behold, the sea itself (chorus)
    3:12
  2. 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)
    4:59
  3. 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)
    2:34
  4. 4.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 4. Token of all brave captains (chorus)
    4:49
  5. 5.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 5. A pennant universal (baritone, soprano & chorus)
    3:44
  6. 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)
    3:41
  7. 7.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto) / 2. A vast similitude interlocks all (baritone & chorus)
    6:46
  8. 8.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro brillante)
    7:29
  9. 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)
    4:27
  10. 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)
    7:48
  11. 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)
    5:06
  12. 12.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 4. O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)
    3:05
  13. 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)
    1:20
  14. 14.
    A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 6. Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)
    2:27
  15. 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)
    4:02

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
    16:34
  2. 3.
    A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): I. Lento - Allegro risoluto
    14:28
  3. 4.
    A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): II. Lento
    9:35
  4. 5.
    A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace
    7:11
  5. 6.
    A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia
    12:01

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): I. Molto moderato
    9:45
  2. 4.
    A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): II. Lento moderato
    7:27
  3. 5.
    A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): III. Moderato pesante
    6:20
  4. 6.
    A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): IV. Lento
    10:16
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio: Moderato
    11:34
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo: Presto
    5:16
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza: Lento
    10:56
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia: Moderato
    9:55

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro
    8:11
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato
    9:58
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo - Allegro molto
    5:38
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilog fugato: Allegro molto
    8:46
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro
    8:17
  6. 9.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato
    9:32
  7. 10.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    6:59
  8. 11.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue: Moderato
    11:20

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): I. Prelude: Andante maestoso
    9:25
  2. 6.
    Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): II. Scherzo: Moderato
    5:33
  3. 7.
    Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): III. Landscape: Lento
    11:44
  4. 8.
    Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
    5:32
  5. 9.
    Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): V. Epilogue: Alla marcia
    9:56
  6. 10.
    Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": I. Overture
    10:13
  7. 11.
    Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": II. Entr'acte
    2:49
  8. 12.
    Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils
    3:06
  9. 13.
    Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": IV. Entr'acte
    3:47
  10. 14.
    Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": V. Ballet and Final Tableau
    6:05

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)
    11:13
  2. 7.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato) - Allegro
    3:57
  3. 8.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco) - Lento espressivo
    8:39
  4. 9.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata - Moderato maestoso
    4:50
  5. 10.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso
    9:17
  6. 11.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto
    7:50
  7. 12.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro pesante)
    5:40
  8. 13.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo
    12:05

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Serenade to Music
    13:17
  2. 8.
    English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)
    2:54
  3. 9.
    English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy)
    2:52
  4. 10.
    English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset)
    3:03
  5. 11.
    Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
    10:19
  6. 12.
    Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
    4:37
  7. 13.
    In the Fen Country
    13:55
  8. 14.
    The Lark Ascending
    14:42

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: I. Toccata: Allegro moderato
    6:04
  2. 9.
    Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: II. Romanza: Lento
    9:17
  3. 10.
    Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: III. Fuga chromatica (Allegro) con finale alla tedesca 1
    4:39
  4. 11.
    Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: III. Fuga chromatica (Allegro) con finale alla tedesca 2
    6:00
  5. 12.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene I: Introduction
    5:29
  6. 13.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene I: Sarabande for the sons of God
    3:45
  7. 14.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene II: Satan's dance of triumph
    3:28
  8. 15.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene III: Minuet of the sons of Job and their wives
    4:00
  9. 16.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene IV: Job's dream
    4:17
  10. 17.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene V: Dream of the three messengers
    4:41
  11. 18.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VI: Dance of Job's comforters
    4:49
  12. 19.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VII: Elihu's dance of youth and beauty
    3:47
  13. 20.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VII: Pavane of the sons of the morning
    2:10
  14. 21.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VIII: Galliard of the sons of the morning
    2:21
  15. 22.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VIII: Altar dance
    2:47
  16. 23.
    Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene IX: Epilogue
    2:42

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