The New Collector’s Edition

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

Annotation

A 30-CD collection including CD wallets with a variety of paintings used as cover art, and a 16-page booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-01 10:40 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: A Sea Symphony
2CD: A London Symphony / Symphony no. 8
3CD: A Pastoral Symphony / Symphony no. 4
4CD: Oboe Concerto / Symphony no. 5
5CD: Symphonies nos. 6 & 9
6CD: Serenade to Music / Partita for double string orchestra / Sinfonia antartica
7CD: The Wasps / Prelude and Fugue / Piano Concerto
8CD: Piano Concerto / Job: A Masque for Dancing
9CD: Serenade to Music / English Folk Songs / Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ / The Lark Ascending…
10CD: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / English Folk Songs / Concerto grosso / Tuba Concerto…
11CD: Serenade to Music / Old King Cole / Five Mystical Songs…
12CD: Variations for Orchestra / Concerto accademico / String Quartet no. 1…
13CD: Violin Sonata / Phantasy Quintet / Six Studies in English Folk Song / String Quartet no. 2…
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1Violin Sonata in A minor: I. Fantasia: Allegro giusto
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in A minor: I. Fantasia (Allegro giusto)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1954)
part of:
Violin Sonata in A minor
8:05
2Violin Sonata in A minor: II. Scherzo: Allegro furioso, ma non troppo
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in A minor: II. Scherzo (Allegro furioso ma non troppo)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1954)
part of:
Violin Sonata in A minor
5:01
3Violin Sonata in A minor: III. Tema con variazioni
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist)
recording of:
Violin Sonata in A minor: III. Tema con variazoni: Tema (Andante)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1954)
part of:
Violin Sonata in A minor
14:26
4Phantasy Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello: I. Prelude: Lento ma non troppo
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
viola [viola II]:
Ian Jewel
recording of:
Phantasy Quintet: I. Prelude: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Phantasy Quintet
4:39
5Phantasy Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello: II. Scherzo: Prestissimo
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
viola [viola II]:
Ian Jewel
recording of:
Phantasy Quintet: II. Scherzo: Prestissimo
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Phantasy Quintet
3:38
6Phantasy Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello: III. Alla sarabanda: Lento
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
viola [viola II]:
Ian Jewel
recording of:
Phantasy Quintet: III. Alla sarabanda: Lento
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Phantasy Quintet
2:59
7Phantasy Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello: IV. Burlesca: Allegro moderato
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
viola [viola II]:
Ian Jewel
recording of:
Phantasy Quintet: IV. Burlesca: Allegro moderato
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Phantasy Quintet
4:16
8Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano: I. Adagio (Lovely on the Water)
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
recording of:
Six Studies in English Folk-song: I. Lovely on the Water. Adagio
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Six Studies in English Folk-song
1:57
9Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano: II. Andante sostenuto (Spurn Point)
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
recording of:
Six Studies in English Folk-song: II. Spurn Point. Andante sostenuto
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Six Studies in English Folk-song
1:39
10Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano: III. Larghetto (Van Diemen's Land)
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
recording of:
Six Studies in English Folk-song: III. Van Dieman's Land. Larghetto
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Six Studies in English Folk-song
1:53
11Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano: IV. Lento (She borrowed some of her mother's gold)1:43
12Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano: V. Andante tranquillo (The Lady and the Dragon)1:21
13Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano: VI. Allegro vivace (As I walked over London Bridge)0:50
14String Quartet no. 2 in A minor (For Jean on her Birthday): I. Prelude: Allegro appassionato4:26
15String Quartet no. 2 in A minor (For Jean on her Birthday): II. Romance: Largo9:13
16String Quartet no. 2 in A minor (For Jean on her Birthday): III. Scherzo: Allegro3:49
17String Quartet no. 2 in A minor (For Jean on her Birthday): IV. Epilogue: Greetings from Joan to Jean (Andante sostenuto)3:54
18Fantasia on Greensleeves
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
viola:
Herbert Downes
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (for viola and piano, arr. Forbes)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arranger:
Watson Forbes (Scottish violist)
arrangement of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
4:40
19Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra: III. Galop
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer)
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
viola:
Herbert Downes
recording of:
Suite for Viola and Orchestra: Group 3: VIII. Galop
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
part of:
Suite for Viola and Orchestra
2:16
14CD: Toward the Unknown Region / Dona nobis pacem / Fantasia on the Old 104th Psalm Tune / Magnificat
15CD: An Oxford Elegy / Flos campi Suite / Sancta Civitas…
16CD: Five Tudor Portraits / Benedicite / Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’…
17CD: Fantasia on Christmas Carols / Hodie
18CD: Fantasia on Christmas Carols / In Windsor Forest / Songs of Travel / On Wenlock Edge
19CD: Mass in G minor / Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes / Songs…
20CD: Four Hymns / Merciless Beauty / Ten Blake Songs / On Wenlock Edge
21CD: The House of Life / Songs of Travel
22CD: Songs
23CD: Folksong Arrangements / A Song of Thanksgiving
24CD: Epithalamion / Riders to the Sea
25CD: Hugh the Drover (beginning)
26CD: Hugh the Drover (end)
27CD: Sir John in Love (beginning)
28CD: Sir John in Love (end)
29CD: The Pilgrim's Progress (beginning)
30CD: The Pilgrim's Progress (end) / Sir Adrian in rehearsal