The Eight Symphonies

Album by William Boyce & English Symphony Orchestra & William Boughton

The Eight Symphonies is a set of orchestral works by English composer William Boyce, published in 1760. The music uses mid-18th-century orchestral idioms with balanced textures, clear harmonic progressions and prominent wind writing, and it reflects Boyce's place in English music, as he moved from late baroque practices toward early classical forms.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 3 in C: I. Allegro
    2:37
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in C: II. Vivace
    1:17
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in C: III. Tempo di Minuetto
    1:19
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 6 in F: I. Largo - Allegro
    4:38
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 6 in F: II. Larghetto
    2:38
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat: I. Allegro
    2:54
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat: II. Moderato e dolce
    2:58
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 1 in B-flat: III. Allegro
    2:13
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 7 in B-flat: I. Andante - Spirituoso
    4:51
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 7 in B-flat: II. Moderato
    2:35
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 7 in B-flat: III. Jigg Allegro assai
    2:04
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Pomposo - Allegro
    5:46
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Largo (Andante)
    1:54
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Tempo di Gavotta
    3:04
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: I. Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro assai
    4:26
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: II. Tempo di Gavotta
    1:42
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 5 in D: III. Tempo di Minuetto
    1:50
  18. 18.
    Symphony no. 2 in A: I. Allegro assai
    2:28
  19. 19.
    Symphony no. 2 in A: II. Vivace
    1:10
  20. 20.
    Symphony no. 2 in A: III. Presto (Allegro)
    1:31
  21. 21.
    Symphony no. 4 in F: I. Allegro
    3:12
  22. 22.
    Symphony no. 4 in F: II. Vivace ma non troppo
    1:30
  23. 23.
    Symphony no. 4 in F: III. Gavot (Allegro)
    2:06

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