The Symphonies

by Ralph Vaughan Williams; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships19:02
  2. Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone10:27
  3. Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: III. Scherzo. The Waves7:53
  4. Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: IV. The Explorers28:08

CD 2

  1. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: I. Lento - Allegro risoluto15:01
  2. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: II. Lento10:58
  3. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace8:24
  4. Symphony no. 2 “A London Symphony”: IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia - Epilogue: Andante sostenuto14:25
  5. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: I. Fantasia (Variazioni Senza Tema)10:46
  6. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: II. Scherzo alla marcia (for wind instruments)3:35
  7. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: III. Cavatina (for strings)8:26
  8. Symphony no. 8 in D minor: IV. Toccata5:15

CD 3

  1. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: I. Allegro9:47
  2. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: II. Andante moderato10:04
  3. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: III. Allegro molto5:40
  4. Symphony no. 4 in F minor: IV. Finale con epilogo fugato - allegro molto9:47
  5. Symphony no. 5 in D major: I. Preludio. Moderato12:44
  6. Symphony no. 5 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro5:04
  7. Symphony no. 5 in D major: III. Romanza. Lento12:51
  8. Symphony no. 5 in D major: IV. Passacaglia. Moderato10:28

CD 4

  1. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: I. Allegro7:25
  2. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: II. Moderato8:55
  3. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: III. Scherzo5:58
  4. Symphony no. 6 in E minor: IV. Epilogue9:48
  5. Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis15:46
  6. The Lark Ascending14:23
  7. Fantasia on Greensleeves4:35
  8. The Wasps - Overture9:26

CD 5

  1. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) I. Prelude10:11
  2. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) II. Scherzo6:28
  3. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) III. Landscape11:10
  4. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) IV. Intermezzo5:53
  5. Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony no. 7) V. Epilogue9:26
  6. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) I. Molto moderato9:33
  7. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) II. Lento moderato7:52
  8. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) III. Moderato pesante - Presto6:07
  9. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony no. 3) IV. Lento - Moderato maestoso - Lento10:43

CD 6

  1. Symphony no. 9 in E minor I. Moderato maestoso8:46
  2. Symphony no. 9 in E minor II. Andante sostenuto8:39
  3. Symphony no. 9 in E minor III. Scherzo. Allegro pesante5:18
  4. Symphony no. 9 in E minor IV. Andante tranquillo - Poco animato11:28
  5. Job: Scene I. Introduction6:05
  6. Saraband of the Sons of God4:20
  7. Job: Scene II. Satan’s Dance of Triumph3:18
  8. Job: Scene III. Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives3:36
  9. Job: Scene IV. Job’s Dream4:01
  10. Job: Scene V. Dance of the Three Messengers4:58
  11. Job: Scene VI. Dance of Job’s Comforters4:32
  12. Job: Scene VII. Elihu’s Dance of Youth and Beauty4:12
  13. Pavane of the Sons of the Morning1:42
  14. Job: Scene VIII. Galliard of the Sons of the Morning2:21
  15. Altar Dance2:20
  16. Job: Scene IX. Epilogue3:28