The Collector’s Edition

~ Release by Vaughan Williams (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: A Sea Symphony
2▶CD: A London Symphony / Symphony No. 8 In D Minor
3▶CD: A Pastoral Symphony / Symphony No. 4 In F Minor
4▶CD: Oboe Concerto In A Minor / Symphony No. 5 In D
5▶CD: Symphony No. 6 In E Minor / Symphony No. 9 In E Minor
6▶CD: Serenade To Music / Partita / Sinfonia Antartica
7▶CD: The Wasps – Aristophanic Suite / Prelude And Fugue In C Minor / Piano Concerto In C
8▶CD: Piano Concerto In C / Job: A Masque For Dancing
9▶CD: Serenade To Music / English Folk Songs – Suite / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia On ‘Greensleeves’ / In The Fen Country / The Lark Ascending – Romance
10▶CD: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis / English Folk Songs – Suite / Concerto Grosso / Romance In D Flat
11▶CD: Serenade To Music Orchestral Version / The Poisoned Kiss – Overture / Old King Cole – A Ballet For Orchestra / Five Mystical Songs (George Herbert) / Prelude On An Old Carol Tune / The Running Set / Prelude: 49th Parallel / Sea Songs – March Orchestral Version
12▶CD: Variations For Orchestra / Two Hymn‐Tune Preludes / Concerto Accademico (Concerto For Violin And Strings In D Minor) / Three Preludes Founded On Welsh Hymn Tunes / String Quartet No. 3 In G Minor
13▶CD: Violin Sonata In A Minor / Phantasy Quintet For Two Violins, Two Violas And Cello / Six Studies In English Folk Song For Cello And Piano / String Quartet No. 2 In A Minor (For Jean On Her Birthday)
14▶CD: Toward The Unknown Region / Dona Nobis Pacem / Fantasia (Quasi Variazione) On The Old 104th Psalm Tune / Magnificat
15▶CD: An Oxford Elegy For Speaker, Small Chorus And Small Orchestra / Whitsunday Hymn (Three Choral Hymns) / Flos Campi Suite For Solo Viola, Small Chorus And Small Orchestra / Sancta Civitas (The Holy City)
16▶CD: Five Tudor Portraits / Benedicite / Five Variants Of ‘Dives And Lazarus’
17▶CD: Fantasia On Christmas Carols Version With Strings And Organ / Hodie – A Christmas Cantata /
18▶CD: Fantasia On Christmas Carols Version With Full Orchestra / Yorkshire Wassail Song (We’ve Been Awhile A‐Wandering) / In Windsor Forest / Songs Of Travel / On Wenlock Edge
19▶CD: O Clap Your Hands / Mass In G Minor / All People That On Earth Do Dwell / O Taste And See / Te Deum In G / For All The Saints / Three Preludes Founded On Welsh Hymn Tunes / The Truth From Above / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Joseph And Mary / And All In The Morning / Alleluya, Sing To Jesus / Come Down, O Love Divine / All People That On Earth Do Dwell
20▶CD: Four Hymns / Merciless Beauty / The Water Mill / The New Ghost / Ten Blake Songs / On Wenlock Edge
21▶CD: Songs Of Travel
22▶CD: Linden Lea / Joy, Shipmate, Joy! / A Clear Midnight / Orpheus With His Lute / Hands, Eyes And Heart / Rest / The Call / Linden Lea / Folksong Arrangements: Five English Folk Songs / Folksong Arrangements
23▶CD: Folksong Arrangements: East Anglia – Wessex – Carols – France – Newfoundland / Voice & Violin (Violin & Piano) / A Song Of Thanksgiving
24▼CD: Epithalamion / Riders To The Sea
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1Epithalamion: I. Prologue
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: I. Prologue
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:07
2Epithalamion: II. Wake Now
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: II. Wake Now
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:39
3Epithalamion: III. The Calling of the Bride
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: III. The Calling of the Bride
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:26
4Epithalamion: IV. The Minstrels
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: IV. The Minstrels
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:39
5Epithalamion: V. Procession of the Bride
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: V. Procession of the Bride
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:23
6Epithalamion: VI. The Temple Gates
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: VI. The Temple Gates
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:41
7Epithalamion: VII. The Bell Ringers
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: VII. The Bell Ringers
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:45
8Epithalamion: VIII. The Lover's Song
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: VIII. The Lover's Song
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:54
9Epithalamion: IX. The Minstrel's Song
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: IX. The Minstrel's Song
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:25
10Epithalamion: X. Song of the Winged Loves
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: X. Song of the Winged Loves
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:03
11Epithalamion: XI. Prayer to Juno
flute:
Jonathan Snowden (flutist)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Roberts (UK bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Epithalamion: XI. Prayer to Juno
lyricist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1939 until 1957)
part of:
Epithalamion (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra)
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:12
12Riders to the Sea: Where Is She?
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Maurya]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
soprano vocals [Cathleen]:
Margaret Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nora]:
Norma Burrowes (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova of London
conductor:
Meredith Davies (conductor)
partial recording of:
Riders To The Sea (single-act opera by Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (until 1927, in 1927)
librettist:
John Millington Synge
Ralph Vaughan Williams6:17
13Riders to the Sea: Where Is the Bit of New Rope
baritone vocals [Bartley]:
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Maurya]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
soprano vocals [Cathleen]:
Margaret Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nora]:
Norma Burrowes (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova of London
conductor:
Meredith Davies (conductor)
partial recording of:
Riders To The Sea (single-act opera by Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (until 1927, in 1927)
librettist:
John Millington Synge
Ralph Vaughan Williams7:00
14Riders to the Sea: Wait, Nora
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Maurya]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
soprano vocals [Cathleen]:
Margaret Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nora]:
Norma Burrowes (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova of London
conductor:
Meredith Davies (conductor)
partial recording of:
Riders To The Sea (single-act opera by Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (until 1927, in 1927)
librettist:
John Millington Synge
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:39
15Riders to the Sea: You Didn't Give Him His Bit of Bread?
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Maurya]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
soprano vocals [Cathleen]:
Margaret Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nora]:
Norma Burrowes (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova of London
conductor:
Meredith Davies (conductor)
partial recording of:
Riders To The Sea (single-act opera by Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (until 1927, in 1927)
librettist:
John Millington Synge
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:40
16Riders to the Sea: Bartley Will Be Lost Now
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Maurya]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals [A Woman]:
Pauline Stevens (soprano)
soprano vocals [Cathleen]:
Margaret Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nora]:
Norma Burrowes (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova of London
conductor:
Meredith Davies (conductor)
partial recording of:
Riders To The Sea (single-act opera by Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (until 1927, in 1927)
librettist:
John Millington Synge
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:15
17Riders to the Sea: They Are All Gone Now
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Maurya]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
soprano vocals [Cathleen]:
Margaret Price (soprano)
soprano vocals [Nora]:
Norma Burrowes (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Nova of London
conductor:
Meredith Davies (conductor)
partial recording of:
Riders To The Sea (single-act opera by Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (until 1927, in 1927)
librettist:
John Millington Synge
Ralph Vaughan Williams9:32
25▶CD: Hugh The Drover – Act I
26▶CD: Hugh The Drover – Act II
27▶CD: Sir John In Love – Act I, Act II
28▶CD: Sir John In Love – Act III, Act IV
29▶CD: The Pilgrim’s Progress – Act I, II, III
30▶CD: The Pilgrim’s Progress – Act III (contd.) / Sir Adrian In Rehearsal

Credits

Release

chorus master:Ian Tracey (organist and choir master)
baritone vocals:William Shimell (baritone)
choir vocals:Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
soprano vocals:Joan Rodgers (soprano)
tenor vocals:Ian Partridge (tenor)
ASIN:UK: B00156ZWV0 [info]