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…
#TitleRatingLength
1Variations for Orchestra: Theme: Andante maestoso
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: Theme: Andante maestoso
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:42
2Variations for Orchestra: Var. I: Poco tranquillo
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: I. Poco tranquillo
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:42
3Variations for Orchestra: Var. II: Tranquillo cantabile
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: II. Tranquillo cantabile
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:45
4Variations for Orchestra: Var. III: Allegro
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: III. Allegro
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:16
5Variations for Orchestra: Var. IV: Canon (Allegro)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: IV. Canon (Allegro)
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:31
6Variations for Orchestra: Var. V: Moderato sostenuto
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: V. Moderato sostenuto
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:45
7Variations for Orchestra: Var. VI: Tempo di valse
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: VI. Tempo di valse
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
0:44
8Variations for Orchestra: Var. VII: Arabesque (Andante sostenuto)1:12
9Variations for Orchestra: Var. VIII: Alla polacca
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: VIII. Alla polacca
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
1:46
10Variations for Orchestra: Var. IX: Adagio
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: IX. Adagio
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
2:10
11Variations for Orchestra: Var. X: Fugato (Allegro moderato e risoluto)0:56
12Variations for Orchestra: Var. XI: Chorale
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Variations for Orchestra: XI: Chorale
orchestrator:
Gordon Jacob (composer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Variations for Orchestra
2:17
13Two Hymn-Tune Preludes: Eventide
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
Trinity Hall (Northumbria University) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Two Hymn-Tune Preludes: 1. Eventide
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Two Hymn Tune Preludes (for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and strings.)
3:23
14Two Hymn-Tune Preludes: Dominus regit me
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
Trinity Hall (Northumbria University) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Two Hymn-Tune Preludes: 2. Dominus Regit Me
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Two Hymn Tune Preludes (for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and strings.)
3:37
15Concerto accademico (Concerto for violin and strings in D minor): I. Allegro pesante
violin:
Bradley Creswick
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Concerto Accademico: I. Allegro pesante
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1925)
part of:
Concerto Accademico
6:03
16Concerto accademico (Concerto for violin and strings in D minor): II. Adagio
violin:
Bradley Creswick
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Concerto Accademico: II. Adagio - Tranquillo
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1925)
part of:
Concerto Accademico
6:43
17Concerto accademico (Concerto for violin and strings in D minor): III. Presto
violin:
Bradley Creswick
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Concerto Accademico: III. Presto
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1925)
part of:
Concerto Accademico
3:51
18Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: II. Rhosymedre
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Organ Prelude on Rhosymedre
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
is based on:
Rhosymedre
part of:
Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes for the Organ
4:14
19Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: III. Hyfrydol
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recorded at:
All Saints' Church (Quayside, Newcastle) in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Organ Prelude on Hyfrydol
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
is based on:
Hyfrydol (hymn tune, no lyrics)
part of:
Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes for the Organ
2:13
20String Quartet no. 1 in G minor: I. Allegro moderato
cello:
Andrew Shulman (cellist, conductor and composer)
string quartet:
Britten Quartet
viola:
Peter Lale (violist)
violin:
Peter Manning (violinist and conductor) and Keith Pascoe
recording of:
String Quartet no. 1 in G minor: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
String Quartet no. 1 in G minor
9:36
21String Quartet no. 1 in G minor: II. Minuet and Trio: Tempo di minuetto4:23
22String Quartet no. 1 in G minor: III. Romance: Andante sostenuto7:17
23String Quartet no. 1 in G minor: IV. Finale: Rondo capriccioso (Allegro molto - Pochettino più mosso1)7:27
13CD: Violin Sonata / Phantasy Quintet / Six Studies in English Folk Song / String Quartet no. 2…
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