Posts Tagged ‘ Ralph Vaughan Williams ’

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Favourites

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Year: 1994

Label: Nimbus Records

Orchestra: English String Orchestra

Conductor: William Boughton

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The Spirit of England (4 CDs)

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Year: 2004

Label: Nimbus

Performer: Alan Hacker, Michael Bochmann, Maurice Bourgue, et al.

Orchestra: English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: William Boughton

Composer: Sir Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius, George Butterworth, Sir Hubert Parry, et al.

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Chandos 30th Anniversary Box Set (30CDs)

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Year: 2009

Label: Chandos

Composers:
Sir Hamilton Harty,  Gustav Holst,  Tomaso Albinoni,  Arnold Bax,  Lili Boulanger,
Frédéric Chopin,  Frederick Delius,  Sir Edward Elgar,  Percy Aldridge Grainger,
Alexander Gretchaninov,  George Frideric Handel,  Johann Nepomuk Hummel,  Leos Janácek,
Zoltán Kodály,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Henry Purcell,  Sergei Rachmaninov,
Ottorino Respighi,  Dmitri Shostakovich,  Charles Villiers Stanford,  Richard Strauss,
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Johann Baptist Vanhal,  Ralph Vaughan Williams,  George Butterworth,
Giles Farnaby,  Anonymous,  Joseph Canteloube,  Sir William Walton,
George Lloyd,  Wilfred Heaton,  Gilbert Vinter,  John McCabe,
Dimitri Tiomkin,  Traditional,  Moises Simons,  George Gershwin,
Miguel Prado,  Burt Bacharach,  Ron Goodwin

Performers:
Anthony Robson,  Jason Howard,  Lynne Dawson,  Bonaventure Bottone,  Ann Murray,
Neil MacKenzie,  Louis Lortie,  Bryn Terfel,  Sally Burgess,
Nigel Kennedy,  Peter Pettinger,  Caroline Markham,  Bryan Taylor,
Michael George,  Ian Partridge,  Stephen Hough,  Susan Gritton,
Judith Nelson,  David Thomas,  Jantina Noorman,  Judith Rees,
Emily van Evera,  Rachel Bevan,  Emma Kirkby,  Tessa Bonner,
Rostislav Dubinsky,  Luba Edlina,  Yuli Turovsky,  Lydia Mordkovitch,
Dmitri Shostakovich Jr.,  James Thompson,  Gerald Finley,  Diana Montague,
Yvonne Kenny,  Rosemary Joshua,  Andrew Shore,  Jennifer Rhys-Davies,
Eugene Ginty,  John Tomlinson,  Elizabeth Vaughan,  Paul Parfitt,
Gareth Roberts,  Merryn Gamba,  Christopher Plummer,  Ian Watson,
Celia Nicklin,  Craig Ogden,  Alison Stephens

Conductors:
Bryden Thomson,  Sir Alexander Gibson,  Simon Standage,  Yan Pascal Tortelier,  Richard Hickox,
Charles Bruffy,  Harry Christophers,  Sir Charles Mackerras,  Neeme Järvi,
Andrew Parrott,  Geoffrey Simon,  Yuli Turovsky,  Maxim Shostakovich,
David Parry,  Mariss Jansons,  Matthias Bamert,  Rumon Gamba,
Sir Neville Marriner,  Major Peter Parkes

Orchestra/Ensemble:
Ulster Orchestra,  Scottish National Chorus,  Royal Scottish National Orchestra,  Collegium Musicum 90,
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,  City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus,  Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra,
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Chorus,  Waynflete Singers,  Southern Voices,
Bournemouth Chorus,  Kansas City Chorale,  Phoenix Bach Choir,
The Sixteen,  The Sixteen Orchestra,  English Chamber Orchestra,
Collegium Musicum 90 Choir,  Danish National Radio Choir,  Copenhagen Boys Choir,
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Taverner Consort,  Taverner Players,
Borodin Trio,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  I Musici de Montreal,
BBC National Orchestra of Wales,  BBC National Chorus of Wales,  London Philharmonic Orchestra,
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir,  Peter Kay Children’s Choir,  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra,
London Mozart Players,  London Symphony Orchestra,  Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus,
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  Westminster Cathedral Choir,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus,
Black Dyke Mills Band,  King’s Singers,  Gordon Langford Trio

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Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphonies & Orchestral Works (8CDs)

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Tracklist:

1. Symphony no 1 “A sea symphony” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), John Carol Case (Baritone)
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir
Written: 1903-1909; England

2. Symphony no 2 “London” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1913/1920; England

3. Symphony no 3 “Pastoral” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1921; England

4. Symphony no 4 in F minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1931-1934; England

5. Symphony no 5 in D major by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1938-1943; England

6. Symphony no 6 in E minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1944-1947; England

7. Symphony no 7 “Sinfonia antartica” by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1949-1952; England

8. Symphony no 8 in D minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1956; England

9. Symphony no 9 in E minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1956-1957; England

10. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1910/1919; England

11. The wasps by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1909; England

12. Serenade to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Wynford Evans (Tenor), Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), Marie Hayward (Soprano),
Richard Angas (Bass), Alfreda Hodgson (Alto), Gloria Jennings (Alto),
Shirley Minty (Alto), Meriel Dickinson (Alto), Ian Partridge (Tenor),
Bernard Dickerson (Tenor), John Noble (Bass), Kenneth Bowen (Tenor),
Christopher Keyte (Bass), John Carol Case (Bass), Norma Burrowes (Soprano),
Susan Longfield (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1938; England
Notes: Version: 1938

13. The lark ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Hugh Bean (Violin)
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1914/1920; England

14. Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1934; England
Notes: Arranger: Ralph Greaves.

15. Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: 1905-1906; England

16. English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1923; England
Notes: Arranger: Gordon Jacob.

17. Job by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Written: 1927-1930; England

18. Concerto for 2 Pianos in C major by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Vitya Vronsky (Piano), Victor Babin (Piano)
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1946; England

19. In the Fen Country by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Written: England
Notes: Composition written: England (1904 – 1907).

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