Symphonies 1-9

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

Symphonies Nos 1-9 is the cycle of nine symphonies by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed between 1903 and 1958. They range from early works with pastoral melodies and modal harmony to later pieces with leaner textures and chorale influence, and they document his development from a young composer influenced by folk music to a prominent figure in twentieth-century British orchestral music.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Behold, the Sea Itself
    8:37
  2. 2.
    A Sea Symphony: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Flaunt Out, o Sea
    11:00
  3. 3.
    A Sea Symphony: II. On the Beach at Night Alone
    11:43
  4. 4.
    A Sea Symphony: III. (Scherzo) The Waves
    7:18
  5. 5.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers: O Vast Rondure
    12:22
  6. 6.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers: O We Can Wait No Longer
    4:39
  7. 7.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers: O Thou Transcendent
    3:27
  8. 8.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers: Away o Soul!
    8:32

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    A London Symphony: I. Lento - Allegro risoluto
    13:29
  2. 3.
    A London Symphony: II. Lento
    11:02
  3. 4.
    A London Symphony: III. Scherzo: Nocturne, Allegro vivace
    7:04
  4. 5.
    A London Symphony: IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue: Andante sostenuto
    12:37
  5. 6.
    Speech by Adrian Boult
    0:31
  6. 7.
    Symphony no 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso
    9:20
  7. 8.
    Symphony no 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto
    8:08
  8. 9.
    Symphony no 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante
    5:38
  9. 10.
    Symphony no 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquilo
    11:46

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    A Pastoral Symphony: I. Molto moderato
    9:39
  2. 4.
    A Pastoral Symphony: II. Lento moderato
    8:17
  3. 5.
    A Pastoral Symphony: III. Moderato pesante
    6:19
  4. 6.
    A Pastoral Symphony: IV. Moderato maestoso
    11:00
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio: Moderato
    10:56
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo: Presto
    4:58
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza: Lento
    10:56
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia: Moderato
    10:21

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro
    9:09
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato
    10:05
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
    5:44
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilogo fugato: Allegro molto
    9:26
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro
    8:20
  6. 9.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato
    10:16
  7. 10.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo
    7:01
  8. 11.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue
    13:17
  9. 12.
    Speech by Vaughan Williams
    1:24

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Sinfonia antarctica: I. Prelude: Andante maestoso
    10:53
  2. 6.
    Sinfonia antarctica: II. Scherzo: Moderato
    5:50
  3. 7.
    Sinfonia antarctica: III. Landscape: Lento
    11:25
  4. 8.
    Sinfonia antarctica: IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
    6:23
  5. 9.
    Sinfonia antarctica: V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato ma non troppo
    10:54
  6. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia: Variazioni senza tema
    11:03
  7. 11.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato)
    3:55
  8. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco)
    8:03
  9. 13.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata
    5:02

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