The Nine Symphonies / Job

by Ralph Vaughan Williams; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ia. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Behold, the sea itself3:17
  2. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ib. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Today a rude brief recitative5:06
  3. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ic. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Flaunt out, O sea, your separate flags of nations!3:02
  4. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Id. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Token of all brave captains4:37
  5. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: Ie. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: A pennant universal3:48
  6. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IIa. On the Beach at Night, Alone: On the beach at night, alone3:50
  7. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IIb. On the Beach at Night, Alone: A vast similitude interlocks all7:54
  8. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: III. Scherzo. The Waves8:17
  9. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVa. The Explorers: O vast Rondure, swimming in space4:06
  10. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVb. The Explorers: Down from the gardens of Asia descending7:24
  11. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVc. The Explorers: O we can wait no longer6:06
  12. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVd. The Explorers: O thou transcendent3:55
  13. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVe. The Explorers: Greater than stars or suns1:31
  14. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVf. The Explorers: Sail forth2:32
  15. Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony”: IVg. The Explorers: O my brave Soul!4:16

CD 2

  1. Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: I. Lento - Allegro risoluto (molto pesante)13:42
  2. Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: II. Lento10:50
  3. Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace7:35
  4. Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”: IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Maestoso alla marcia (alla I) - Epilogue (Andante sostenuto)12:31
  5. Symphony No. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia: Variazioni senza tema10:28
  6. Symphony No. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia4:07
  7. Symphony No. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo7:53
  8. Symphony No. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso4:45

CD 3

  1. English Folk Song Suite: I. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)3:08
  2. English Folk Song Suite: II. Intermezzo (My Bonny Boy)4:17
  3. English Folk Song Suite: III. March (Folk Songs from Somerset)3:34
  4. Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: I. Molto moderato9:40
  5. Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: II. Lento moderato8:28
  6. Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: III. Moderato pesante6:01
  7. Symphony No. 3, “A Pastoral Symphony”: IV. Lento10:58
  8. Symphony No. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro8:07
  9. Symphony No. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato9:19
  10. Symphony No. 4 in F minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro molto5:17
  11. Symphony No. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale (Allegro molto) con epilogo fugato (Con anima)8:49

CD 4

  1. Flos campi: I. Sicut lilium inter spinas (Lento)3:09
  2. Flos campi: II. Jam enim hiems transiit (Andante con moto)3:45
  3. Flos campi: III. Quaesivi quem diligit anima mea (Lento - Allegro moderato)3:15
  4. Flos campi: IV. En lectulum Salomonis (Moderato alla marcia)1:48
  5. Flos campi: V. Revertere, revertere Sulamitis! (Andante quasi lento)3:19
  6. Flos campi: VI. Pone me ut signaculum (Moderato tranquillo)7:02
  7. Oboe Concerto in A minor: I. Rondo pastorale (Allegro moderato)6:41
  8. Oboe Concerto in A minor: II. Minuet and Musette (Allegro moderato)2:40
  9. Oboe Concerto in A minor: III. Finale (Scherzo) (Presto - Lento - Presto)8:22
  10. Symphony No. 5 in D major: I. Preludio (Moderato - Allegro - Tempo I)12:00
  11. Symphony No. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo (Presto misterioso)5:09
  12. Symphony No. 5 in D major: III. Romanza (Lento)11:33
  13. Symphony No. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia (Moderato - Allegro - Tempo Primo -Tempo del Preludio)10:33

CD 5

  1. Symphony No. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro7:43
  2. Symphony No. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato9:15
  3. Symphony No. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)6:13
  4. Symphony No. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue (Moderato)10:26
  5. Symphony No. 9 in E minor: I. Moderato maestoso8:46
  6. Symphony No. 9 in E minor: II. Andante sostenuto7:27
  7. Symphony No. 9 in E minor: III. Scherzo (Allegro pesante)5:26
  8. Symphony No. 9 in E minor: IV. Andante tranquillo11:19
  9. Fantasia on "Greensleeves"4:12

CD 6

  1. Serenade to Music (choral version)12:44
  2. Partita for double string orchestra: I. Prelude: Andante tranquillo5:05
  3. Partita for double string orchestra: II. Scherzo ostinato: Presto4:14
  4. Partita for double string orchestra: III. Intermezzo (Homage to Henry Hall): Andante con moto4:15
  5. Partita for double string orchestra: IV. Fantasia: Allegro5:47
  6. Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: I. Prelude: Andante maestoso10:09
  7. Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: II. Scherzo: Moderato5:50
  8. Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: III. Landscape: Lento12:13
  9. Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto6:10
  10. Symphony No. 7, “Sinfonia antartica”: V. Epilogue: Alla marcia moderato, non troppo allegro9:34

CD 7

  1. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis16:56
  2. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: Adagio3:01
  3. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: I. ♩ = ♩0:53
  4. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: II. Allegro moderato2:09
  5. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: III. ♩ = 1501:47
  6. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: IV. L'istesso tempo1:08
  7. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus: V. Adagio2:32
  8. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene I: Introduction6:25
  9. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene I: Saraband of the Sons of God4:14
  10. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene II: Satan's Dance of Triumph3:33
  11. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene III: Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives4:36
  12. Job - A Masque for Dancing,:Scene IV: Job's Dream4:29
  13. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene V: Dance of the Three Messengers5:24
  14. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VI: Dance of Job's Comforters5:19
  15. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VII: Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty3:43
  16. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VII: Pavane of the Sons of the Morning2:06
  17. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VIII: Galliard of the Sons of the Morning2:22
  18. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene VIII: Altar Dance2:46
  19. Job - A Masque for Dancing: Scene IX: Epilogue3:19