Symphony no. 2 "London" / The Wasps (Overture)

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Kees Bakels

This release is an orchestral pairing by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, comprising his Second Symphony and an accompanying overture composed in 1914 and 1909 respectively. The music features pastoral, modal melodies, rich orchestral colours and expansive symphonic architecture that reflect Vaughan Williams's engagement with English folk traditions and mark a move toward larger-scale orchestral writing that became central to British music in the early 20th century.

Symphony no. 2 "London" / The Wasps (Overture) by Vaughan Williams - album cover

First released: November 1993

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Symphony no. 2 "London": Lento - Allegro risoluto. Molto pesante
14:56
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Symphony no. 2 "London": Lento
12:13
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Symphony no. 2 "London": Scherzo (Nocturne). Allegro vivace
7:59
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Symphony no. 2 "London": Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento)
13:32
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The Wasps (Overture)
9:28