The 9 symphonies ; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis ; Fantasia on Greensleeves ; Norfolk rhapsody no. 1 ; 5 variants of "Dives and Lazarus" / Vaughan Williams.
Publisher:
RCA Victor Red Seal,
Copyright Date:
1993
Description:
6 audio discs (6 hr., 36 min., 49 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Orchestra music. Selections London symphony. Pastoral symphony. Quick march. Five variants of Dives and Lazarus. Sinfonia Antartica.
Notes:
Chiefly orchestral works; 1st work, disc 1 for soprano, baritone, and chorus with orchestra; 2nd work, disc 2 for 2 string orchestras; 3rd work, disc 5, for soprano, women's chorus and orchestra. Title from container. 1st work, disc 5 (Sea songs) originally for band. RCA Victor Red Seal: 09026-61460-2 (set). Benita Valente, soprano (disc 1, 1st work) ; Linda Hohenfeld, soprano (3rd work, disc 5) ; Thomas Allen, baritone (1st work, disc 1) ; women of the Philharmonia Chorus (3rd work, disc 5) ; Philharmonia Chorus (1st work, disc 1) ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Leonard Slatkin, conductor. Recorded at Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London, variously between May 31, 1991 and June 21, 1992; Apr. 6 1990 and Nov. 29, 1991, at Watford Town Hall, Watford, England; and, Nov. 14, 1991 at Powell Hall, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Contents:
disc 1. A sea symphony (no. 1) / text by Walt Whitman (67:20) -- disc 2. Norfolk rhapsody no. 1 (9:45) ; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (15:16) ; A London symphony (No. 2) (44:13) -- disc 3. Fantasia on Greensleeves (4:30) ; A Pastoral symphony (No. 3) (36:17) ; Symphony no. 4 in F minor (31:40) -- disc 4. Symphony no. 5 in D (37:38) ; Symphony no. 6 in E minor (33:56) -- disc 5. Quick march -- Sea songs / arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (3:31) ; Five variants of "Dives and Lazarus" (10:05) ; Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony no. 7 (44:13) -- disc 6. Flourish for glorious John (1:35) ; Symphony no. 8 in D minor (26:50) ; Symphony no. 9 in E minor (33:57).
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