Album · 2000
The Complete Symphonies / Orchestral Works
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 1. Behold, the sea itself (chorus)
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3:12
2
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 2. Today a rude brief recitative (baritone & chorus)
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4:59
3
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 3. Flaunt out, O sea, your separate flags of nations! (soprano & chorus)
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2:34
4
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 4. Token of all brave captains (chorus)
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4:49
5
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso) / 5. A pennant universal (baritone, soprano & chorus)
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3:44
6
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto) / 1. On the beach at night, alone (baritone & semi-chorus)
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3:41
7
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto) / 2. A vast similitude interlocks all (baritone & chorus)
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6:46
8
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro brillante)
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7:29
9
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 1. O vast Rondure, swimming in Space (chorus)
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4:27
10
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 2. Down from the gardens of Asia descending (chorus)
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7:48
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A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 3. O we can wait no longer (baritone & soprano)
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5:06
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A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 4. O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)
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3:05
13
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 5. Greater than stars or suns (chorus, soprano & baritone)
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1:20
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A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 6. Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)
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2:27
15
A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante con moto) / 7. O my brave Soul! (soprano, baritone & chorus)
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4:02
Disc 2
1
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
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16:34
2
A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): I. Lento - Allegro risoluto
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14:28
3
A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): II. Lento
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9:35
4
A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace
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7:11
5
A London Symphony (Symphony no. 2): IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia
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12:01
Disc 3
1
A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): I. Molto moderato
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9:45
2
A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): II. Lento moderato
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7:27
3
A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): III. Moderato pesante
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6:20
4
A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): IV. Lento
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10:16
5
Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio: Moderato
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11:34
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Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo: Presto
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5:16
7
Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza: Lento
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10:56
8
Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia: Moderato
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9:55
Disc 4
1
Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro
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8:12
2
Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato
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9:58
3
Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo - Allegro molto
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5:38
4
Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilog fugato: Allegro molto
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8:46
5
Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro
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8:18
6
Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato
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9:33
7
Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
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7:00
8
Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue: Moderato
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11:20
Disc 5
1
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): I. Prelude: Andante maestoso
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9:25
2
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): II. Scherzo: Moderato
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5:33
3
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): III. Landscape: Lento
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11:44
4
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
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5:32
5
Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7): V. Epilogue: Alla marcia
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9:56
6
Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": I. Overture
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10:13
7
Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": II. Entr'acte
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2:49
8
Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils
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3:06
9
Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": IV. Entr'acte
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3:47
10
Aristophanic Suite "The Wasps": V. Ballet and Final Tableau
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6:05
Disc 6
1
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)
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11:13
2
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato) - Allegro
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3:58
3
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco) - Lento espressivo
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8:39
4
Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata - Moderato maestoso
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4:51
5
Symphony no. 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso
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9:17
6
Symphony no. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto
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7:51
7
Symphony no. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro pesante)
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5:41
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Symphony no. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo
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12:06
Disc 7
1
Serenade to Music
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13:18
2
English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)
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2:54
3
English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy)
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2:53
4
English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset)
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3:03
5
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
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10:19
6
Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
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4:38
7
In the Fen Country
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13:55
8
The Lark Ascending
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14:42
Disc 8
1
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: I. Toccata: Allegro moderato
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6:05
2
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: II. Romanza: Lento
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9:17
3
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: III. Fuga chromatica (Allegro) con finale alla tedesca 1
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4:40
4
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in C major: III. Fuga chromatica (Allegro) con finale alla tedesca 2
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6:00
5
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene I: Introduction
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5:29
6
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene I: Sarabande for the sons of God
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3:45
7
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene II: Satan's dance of triumph
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3:28
8
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene III: Minuet of the sons of Job and their wives
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4:00
9
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene IV: Job's dream
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4:17
10
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene V: Dream of the three messengers
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4:41
11
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VI: Dance of Job's comforters
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4:50
12
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VII: Elihu's dance of youth and beauty
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3:47
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Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VII: Pavane of the sons of the morning
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2:11
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Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VIII: Galliard of the sons of the morning
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2:21
15
Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene VIII: Altar dance
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2:48
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Job: A Masque for Dancing, Scene IX: Epilogue
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2:42
Credits
Herman Herzog
Artwork · cover
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Composer
Sir Adrian Boult
Conductor
Christopher Parker
Engineer
Neville Boyling
Engineer
Peter Bown
Engineer
Robert Gooch
Engineer
Michael Kennedy
Liner Notes
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
Reg Wilson
Photography
Christopher Bishop
Producer
Richard J. Bradburn
Producer · compilation producer
Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Producer
John Carol Case
Vocal · baritone vocals
London Philharmonic Choir
Vocal · chorus
Margaret Price
Vocal · soprano vocals
Norma Burrowes
Vocal · soprano vocals
Sheila Armstrong
Vocal · soprano vocals