A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)

Album by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) is a symphony by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed in 1914. Musically it blends English folk-influenced modal melodies, rich orchestration and evocative, programme-like passages that portray contrasting pastoral and urban scenes of London, and it occupies an important place among Vaughan Williams's early orchestral works, undergoing revisions after its first performances.

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  1. 1.
    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): I. Lento - Allegro risoluto
    13:59
  2. 2.
    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): II. Lento
    11:38
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    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace - Andantino
    7:29
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    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): IV. Andante con moto - Moderato all marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Lente
    8:54
  5. 5.
    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): Epilogue (Andante sostenuto)
    4:20

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