The Complete Recordings

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & 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, your 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 – Andante con moto): O vast Rondure, swimming in Space (chorus)
    4:27
  10. 10.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto): Down from the gardens of Asia descending (chorus)
    7:48
  11. 11.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto): O we can wait no longer (baritone & soprano)
    5:06
  12. 12.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto): O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)
    3:05
  13. 13.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto): Greater than stars or suns (chorus, soprano & baritone)
    1:20
  14. 14.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto): Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)
    2:27
  15. 15.
    A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto): O my brave Soul! (soprano, baritone & chorus)
    4:02

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    A London Symphony: I. Lento – Allegro risoluto
    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
    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
    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 con epilogo fugato: Allegro molto
    8:46
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1967): I. Allegro
    8:18
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1967): II. Moderato
    9:33
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1967): III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    7:00
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1967): IV. Epilogue: Moderato
    11:20

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: I. Preludio: Moderato
    11:34
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: II. Scherzo: Presto
    5:16
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: III. Romanza: Lento
    10:56
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: IV. Passacaglia: Moderato
    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
    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
    3:58
  8. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina
    8:39
  9. 13.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata
    4:50

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1
    10:15
  2. 7.
    In the Fen Country
    13:50
  3. 8.
    The Lark Ascending (1967)
    14:42
  4. 9.
    “The Wasps” Aristophanic Suite: I. Overture
    10:08
  5. 10.
    “The Wasps” Aristophanic Suite: II. Entr’acte
    2:43
  6. 11.
    “The Wasps” Aristophanic Suite: III. March of the Kitchen Utensils
    3:01
  7. 12.
    “The Wasps” Aristophanic Suite: IV. Entr’acte
    3:43
  8. 13.
    “The Wasps” Aristophanic Suite: V. Ballet and Final Tableau
    6:05
  9. 14.
    Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
    4:33
  10. 15.
    English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)
    2:53
  11. 16.
    English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy)
    2:52
  12. 17.
    English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs of Somerset)
    3:01

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1975)
    16:30
  2. 8.
    Serenade to Music (1969, original version)
    13:13
  3. 9.
    Toward the Unknown Region
    12:09
  4. 10.
    Partita (for double string orchestra): I. Prelude: Andante tranquillo –
    3:54
  5. 11.
    Partita (for double string orchestra): II. Scherzo ostinato: Presto
    4:36
  6. 12.
    Partita (for double string orchestra): III. Intermezzo (Homage to Henry Hall): Andante con moto
    4:44
  7. 13.
    Partita (for double string orchestra): IV. Fantasia: Allegro
    6:15
  8. 14.
    Concerto Grosso: I. Intrada: Largo
    2:33
  9. 15.
    Concerto Grosso: II. Burlesca ostinata: Allegro moderato
    3:06
  10. 16.
    Concerto Grosso: III. Sarabande: Lento
    4:01
  11. 17.
    Concerto Grosso: IV. Scherzo: Allegro: tempo di valse
    2:47
  12. 18.
    Concerto Grosso: V. March: A la marcia and Reprise
    5:02

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Concerto in C for Two Pianos and Orchestra: I. Toccata: Allegro moderato
    6:04
  2. 9.
    Concerto in C for Two Pianos and Orchestra: II. Romanza: Lento
    9:17
  3. 10.
    Concerto in C for Two Pianos and Orchestra: III. Fuga chromatica: Allegro
    4:39
  4. 11.
    Concerto in C for Two Pianos and Orchestra: III. con finale alla tedesca
    5:46
  5. 12.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene I. Introduction –
    5:29
  6. 13.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene I. Saraband of the Sons of God
    3:45
  7. 14.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene II. Satan’s Dance of Triumph
    3:28
  8. 15.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene III. Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives
    4:00
  9. 16.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene IV. Job’s Dream –
    4:17
  10. 17.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene V. Dance of the Three Messengers
    4:41
  11. 18.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene VI. Dance of Job’s Comforters
    4:50
  12. 19.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene VII. Elihu’s Dance of Youth and Beauty –
    3:47
  13. 20.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene VII. Pavane of the Sons of the Morning
    2:10
  14. 21.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene VIII. Galliard of the Sons of the Morning –
    2:21
  15. 22.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene VIII. Altar Dance –
    2:47
  16. 23.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1970): Scene IX. Epilogue
    2:44

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Dona nobis pacem: I. Agnus Dei: Lento –
    3:32
  2. 10.
    Dona nobis pacem: II. Beat! beat! drums!: Allegro moderato –
    3:48
  3. 11.
    Dona nobis pacem: III. Reconciliation: Andantino –
    5:59
  4. 12.
    Dona nobis pacem: IV. Dirge for Two Veterans: Moderato alla marcia
    11:10
  5. 13.
    Dona nobis pacem: V. The Angel of Death has been abroad: L’istesso tempo –
    3:15
  6. 14.
    Dona nobis pacem: VI. O man greatly beloved
    8:28
  7. 15.
    Fantasia (quasi variazione) on the Old 104th
    14:17
  8. 16.
    A Song of Thanksgiving
    15:02
  9. 17.
    The Lark Ascending (1952)
    13:24

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1949–50): I. Allegro
    7:20
  2. 11.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1949–50): II. Moderato
    9:31
  3. 12.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1949–50): III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (revised version)
    6:14
  4. 13.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1949–50): IV. Epilogue: Moderato
    10:52
  5. 14.
    Symphony no. 6 in E minor (1949–50): III. Scherzo (original version)
    6:03
  6. 15.
    Flos campi: I. Sicut Lilium inter spinas
    2:52
  7. 16.
    Flos campi: II. Jam enim hiems transit
    3:19
  8. 17.
    Flos campi: III. Quaesivi quem diligit anima mea
    3:41
  9. 18.
    Flos campi: IV. En lectulum Salomonis
    2:03
  10. 19.
    Flos campi: V. Revertere, revertere Sulamitis!
    3:10
  11. 20.
    Flos campi: VI. Pone me ut signaculum
    4:41
  12. 21.
    Violin Concerto in D minor “Concerto accademico”: I. Allegro pesante
    5:41
  13. 22.
    Violin Concerto in D minor “Concerto accademico”: II. Adagio – Tranquillo
    7:07
  14. 23.
    Violin Concerto in D minor “Concerto accademico”: III. Presto
    3:46

Disc 11

  1. 11.
    Serenade to Music (1951, choral version)
    11:58
  2. 12.
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1940)
    14:14
  3. 13.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene I. Introduction –
    5:40
  4. 14.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene I. Saraband of the Sons of God
    3:59
  5. 15.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene II. Satan’s Dance of Triumph
    3:22
  6. 16.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene III. Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives
    4:01
  7. 17.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene IV. Job’s Dream –
    4:05
  8. 18.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene V. Dance of the Three Messengers
    4:44
  9. 19.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene VI. Dance of Job’s Comforters
    4:40
  10. 20.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene VII. Elihu’s Dance of Youth and Beauty –
    3:46
  11. 21.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene VII. Pavane of the Sons of the Morning
    2:06
  12. 22.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene VIII. Galliard of the Sons of the Morning –
    2:18
  13. 23.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene VIII. Altar Dance –
    2:35
  14. 24.
    Job – A Masque for Dancing (1946): Scene IX. Epilogue
    2:56

Disc 12

  1. 12.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Prologue. Bunyan in Prison
    3:46
  2. 13.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 1. The Pilgrim Meets Evangelist
    10:00
  3. 14.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful
    12:58
  4. 15.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I. Nocturne: Intermezzo
    7:48
  5. 16.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act II, Scene 1. The Arming of the Pilgrim
    10:50
  6. 17.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act II, Scene 2. The Pilgrim Meets Apollyon
    13:07
  7. 18.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act III, Scene 1. Vanity Fair. “Buy! What will ye buy?”
    7:09
  8. 19.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act III, Scene 1. Vanity Fair. “I buy the truth!”
    10:36

Disc 13

  1. 13.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act III, Scene 2. The Pilgrim in Prison
    11:41
  2. 14.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act IV, Scene 1. The Pilgrim Meets Mister By-Ends
    11:00
  3. 15.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act IV. Entr’acte
    2:12
  4. 16.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act IV, Scene 2. The Delectable Mountains. “Who so dwelleth”
    7:04
  5. 17.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act IV, Scene 2. The Delectable Mountains. “The Lord is my Shepherd”
    9:32
  6. 18.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act IV, Scene 3. The Pilgrim Reaches the End of his Journey
    3:42
  7. 19.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Epilogue
    3:47
  8. 20.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal. Act III, Scene 1
    9:11
  9. 21.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal. Act I, Nocturne
    3:56
  10. 22.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal. Act IV, Scene 1
    5:36
  11. 23.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal. Act IV, Scene 2
    5:04
  12. 24.
    The Pilgrim’s Progress: Sir Adrian Boult in rehearsal. Act II, Scene 1
    2:51

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