The 9 Symphonies

by Ralph Vaughan Williams; London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. A Sea Symphony: A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Andante maestoso19:13
  2. A Sea Symphony: On The Beach At Night, Alone: Largo sostenuto10:53
  3. A Sea Symphony: Scherzo: The Waves: Allegro brillante7:37
  4. A Sea Symphony: The Explorers: Grave e molto adagio28:08

CD 2

  1. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: Lento - Allegro risoluto15:03
  2. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: Lento10:36
  3. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: Scherzo (Nocturne)7:15
  4. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue13:26
  5. Concerto Accademico for Violin and Orchestra in D minor: Allegro pesante5:14
  6. Concerto Accademico for Violin and Orchestra in D minor: Adagio6:43
  7. Concerto Accademico for Violin and Orchestra in D minor: Presto4:02
  8. The Wasps: Overture8:59

CD 3

  1. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): Molto moderato11:09
  2. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): Lento moderato9:23
  3. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): Moderato pesante6:35
  4. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3): Lento11:08
  5. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: Allegro8:45
  6. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: Andante moderato10:32
  7. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: Scherzo: Allegro molto5:36
  8. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: Finale con epilogo fugato: Allegro molto9:06

CD 4

  1. Symphony no. 5 in D major: Preludio: Moderato12:56
  2. Symphony no. 5 in D major: Scherzo: Presto5:20
  3. Symphony no. 5 in D major: Romanza: Lento12:22
  4. Symphony no. 5 in D major: Passacaglia: Moderato11:22
  5. Three Portraits from “The England of Elizabeth”: Explorer4:49
  6. Three Portraits from “The England of Elizabeth”: Poet7:27
  7. Three Portraits from “The England of Elizabeth”: Queen5:27
  8. Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor: Allegro moderato4:21
  9. Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor: Romanza: Andante sostenuto5:06
  10. Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra in F minor: Finale: Rondo alla tedesca3:03

CD 5

  1. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: Allegro8:07
  2. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: Moderato9:41
  3. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: Scherzo: Allegro vivace6:13
  4. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: Epilogue: Moderato10:26
  5. Symphony no. 9 in E minor: Moderato maestoso10:08
  6. Symphony no. 9 in E minor: Andante sostenuto8:41
  7. Symphony no. 9 in E minor: Scherzo: Allegro pesante5:58
  8. Symphony no. 9 in E minor: Andante tranquillo13:45

CD 6

  1. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction0:31
  2. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Prelude: Andante maestoso11:02
  3. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction0:10
  4. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Scherzo: Moderato - Poco animato5:47
  5. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction0:22
  6. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Lanscape: Lento10:15
  7. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction0:12
  8. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto6:34
  9. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Spoken Introduction0:13
  10. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7): Epilogue: Alla marcia moderato (ma non troppo)9:04
  11. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema)10:17
  12. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato)3:46
  13. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco)9:25
  14. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: Toccata5:15