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

1▶CD: A Sea Symphony
2▶CD: A London Symphony / Symphony no. 8
3▶CD: A Pastoral Symphony / Symphony no. 4
4▶CD: Oboe Concerto / Symphony no. 5
5▶CD: Symphonies nos. 6 & 9
6▶CD: Serenade to Music / Partita for double string orchestra / Sinfonia antartica
7▶CD: The Wasps / Prelude and Fugue / Piano Concerto
8▶CD: Piano Concerto / Job: A Masque for Dancing
9▶CD: Serenade to Music / English Folk Songs / Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ / The Lark Ascending…
10▶CD: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / English Folk Songs / Concerto grosso / Tuba Concerto…
11▶CD: Serenade to Music / Old King Cole / Five Mystical Songs…
12▶CD: Variations for Orchestra / Concerto accademico / String Quartet no. 1…
13▶CD: Violin Sonata / Phantasy Quintet / Six Studies in English Folk Song / String Quartet no. 2…
14▶CD: Toward the Unknown Region / Dona nobis pacem / Fantasia on the Old 104th Psalm Tune / Magnificat
15▶CD: An Oxford Elegy / Flos campi Suite / Sancta Civitas…
16▶CD: Five Tudor Portraits / Benedicite / Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’…
17▶CD: Fantasia on Christmas Carols / Hodie
18▶CD: Fantasia on Christmas Carols / In Windsor Forest / Songs of Travel / On Wenlock Edge
19▶CD: Mass in G minor / Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes / Songs…
20▼CD: Four Hymns / Merciless Beauty / Ten Blake Songs / On Wenlock Edge
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1Four Hymns: I. Lord! come away!
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Lord, Come Away (Hymn 1 of "Four Hymns")
lyricist:
Jeremy Taylor (English clergyman)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Four Hymns (For tenor, with pianoforte and viola obbligato)
3:39
2Four Hymns: II. Who is this fair one?
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Who is this fair one? (Hymn 2 of "Four Hymns")
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Four Hymns (For tenor, with pianoforte and viola obbligato)
4:06
3Four Hymns: III. Come Love, come Lord
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Come Love, Come Lord (Hymn 3 of "Four Hymns")
lyricist:
Richard Crashaw
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Four Hymns (For tenor, with pianoforte and viola obbligato)
4:01
4Four Hymns: IV. Evening Hymn
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Evening Hymn (Hymn 4 of "Four Hymns")
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
translator:
Robert Bridges (poet)
part of:
Four Hymns (For tenor, with pianoforte and viola obbligato)
3:44
5Merciless Beauty: Your eyën two
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Merciless Beauty: I. Your eyën two
lyricist:
Geoffrey Chaucer
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1921)
part of:
Merciless Beauty (For voice, 2 violins, cello)
2:17
6Merciless Beauty: So hath your beauty
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Merciless Beauty: II. So hath your beauty
lyricist:
Geoffrey Chaucer
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1921)
part of:
Merciless Beauty (For voice, 2 violins, cello)
2:40
7Merciless Beauty: Since I from Love
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Merciless Beauty: III. Since I from Love
lyricist:
Geoffrey Chaucer
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1921)
part of:
Merciless Beauty (For voice, 2 violins, cello)
1:26
8The Water Mill
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
Jennifer Partridge (British pianist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
4 Poems by Fredegond Shove: No. 4. The Water Mill (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Fredegond Shove
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
4 Poems by Fredegond Shove (for voice and piano)
3:16
9The New Ghost
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
Jennifer Partridge (British pianist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
4 Poems by Fredegond Shove: No. 3. The New Ghost (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Fredegond Shove
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
4 Poems by Fredegond Shove (for voice and piano)
5:04
10Ten Blake Songs: I. Infant Joy
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: I. Infant Joy
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
1:19
11Ten Blake Songs: II. A Poison Tree
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: II. A Poison Tree
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
2:35
12Ten Blake Songs: III. The Piper
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: III. The Piper
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
1:53
13Ten Blake Songs: IV. London
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: IV. London
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
1:35
14Ten Blake Songs: V. The Lamb
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: V. The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
2:16
15Ten Blake Songs: VI. The Shepherd
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: VI. The Shepherd
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
0:50
16Ten Blake Songs: VII. Ah, Sun-flower!
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: VII. Ah, Sun-flower!
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
1:27
17Ten Blake Songs: VIII. Cruelty has a human heart
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: VIII. Cruelty has a human heart
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
1:58
18Ten Blake Songs: IX. The Divine Image
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: IX. The Divine Image
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
2:24
19Ten Blake Songs: X. Eternity
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: X. Eternity
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
1:44
20On Wenlock Edge: I. “On Wenlock Edge”
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: I. On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
3:53
21On Wenlock Edge: II. “From far, from even and morning”
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: II. From far, from eve and morning (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
2:06
22On Wenlock Edge: III. “Is my team ploughing”
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: III. Is my team ploughing (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
3:48
23On Wenlock Edge: IV. “Oh, when I was in love with you”
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: IV. Oh, when I was in love with you (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
0:44
24On Wenlock Edge: V. Bredon Hill
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: V. Bredon Hill (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
7:29
25On Wenlock Edge: VI. Clun
cello:
Eileen Croxford (cellist)
instruments:
Music Group of London (chamber music ensemble)
piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
viola:
Christopher Wellington (violist)
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist) and Frances Mason (violinist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: VI. Clun (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
3:34
21▶CD: The House of Life / Songs of Travel
22▶CD: Songs
23▶CD: Folksong Arrangements / A Song of Thanksgiving
24▶CD: Epithalamion / Riders to the Sea
25▶CD: Hugh the Drover (beginning)
26▶CD: Hugh the Drover (end)
27▶CD: Sir John in Love (beginning)
28▶CD: Sir John in Love (end)
29▶CD: The Pilgrim's Progress (beginning)
30▶CD: The Pilgrim's Progress (end) / Sir Adrian in rehearsal