A London Symphony / Symphony no. 8

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Andrew Manze & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A London Symphony / Symphony No. 8 is a compilation recording of orchestral works by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, with the former composed in 1913–14 and the latter composed in 1953–55. The music juxtaposes vivid, urbane orchestral colours and expansive textures associated with his earlier London-themed writing with the leaner, more contrapuntal and occasionally austere sonorities of his late symphonic style, marking a progression from pastoral nationalism to a more concentrated late-period voice within his symphonic output.

A London Symphony / Symphony no. 8 by Vaughan Williams - album cover

First released: 29th April 2016

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1.
Symphony no. 2 in G "A London Symphony": I. Lento - Allegro risoluto (molto pesante)
14:29
2.
Symphony no. 2 in G "A London Symphony": II. Lento
10:59
3.
Symphony no. 2 in G "A London Symphony": III. Scherzo (Nocturne); Allegro vivace
7:55
4.
Symphony no. 2 in G "A London Symphony": IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla Marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Maestoso alla Marcia (all I) - Epilogue (Andante sostenuto)
13:19
5.
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)
10:47
6.
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per strumenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia
3:50
7.
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per strumenti ad arco): Lento espressivo
9:03
8.
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso
5:06