Songs of Travel / On Wenlock Edge / Orchestral Songs

~ Release by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Butterworth; Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Vernon Handley (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1On Wenlock Edge: 1. On Wenlock Edge
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: I. "On Wenlock Edge" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:49
2On Wenlock Edge: 2. From Far, From Eve and Morning
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: II. "From far, from eve and morning" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:00
3On Wenlock Edge: 3. Is My Team Ploughing
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: III. "Is my team ploughing" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:36
4On Wenlock Edge: 4. Oh, When I Was in Love With You ()
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: IV. "Oh, when I was in love with you" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams0:45
5On Wenlock Edge: 5. Bredon Hill
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: V. "Bredon Hill" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams7:09
6On Wenlock Edge: 6. Clun
producer:
John Willan (producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: VI. "Clun" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:07
7Songs of Travel: 1. The Vagabond
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: I. "The Vagabond" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator and composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: I. The Vagabond
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:03
8Songs of Travel: 2. Let Beauty Awake
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: II. "Let beauty awake" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: II. Let beauty awake
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:41
9Songs of Travel: 3. The Roadside Fire
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: III. "The Roadside Fire" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator and composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: III. The Roadside Fire
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:21
10Songs of Travel: 4. Youth and Love
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: IV. "Youth and Love" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: IV. Youth and Love
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:18
11Songs of Travel: 5. In Dreams
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: V. "In Dreams" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: V. In Dreams
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:36
12Songs of Travel: 6. The Infinite Shining Heavens
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: VI. "The infinite shining heavens" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: VI. The infinite shining heavens
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:06
13Songs of Travel: 7. Whither Must I Wander
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: VII. "Whither must I wander" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: VII. Whither must I wander
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:50
14Songs of Travel: 8. Bright Is the Ring of Words
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: VIII. "Bright is the ring of words" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator and composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: VIII. Bright is the ring of words
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:55
15Songs of Travel: 9. I Have Trod the Upward and the Downward Slope
producer:
John Willan (producer)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
recording of:
Songs of Travel: IX. "I have trod the upward and the downward slope" (orchestral version) (from 1983-05-26 until 1983-05-27)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Songs of Travel: IX. I have trod the upward and the downward slope
part of:
Songs of Travel (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:11
16Pleading, op 48 no. 1
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Pleading, op. 48 (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
Arthur L. Salmon
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1908)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 48)
Sir Edward Elgar2:48
17Three Songs, op. 59: 5. Was It Some Golden Star
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Was It Some Golden Star?, op. 59 no. 5 (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
Sir Gilbert Parker
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Songs, op. 59
Sir Edward Elgar2:06
18Three Songs, op. 59: 3. Oh, Soft Was the Song
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Oh, Soft Was the Song, op. 59 no. 3 (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
Sir Gilbert Parker
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Songs, op. 59
Sir Edward Elgar1:35
19Three Songs, op. 59: 6. Twilight
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Twilight, op. 59 no. 6 (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
Sir Gilbert Parker
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Songs, op. 59
Sir Edward Elgar2:52
20Two Songs, op. 60: 1. The Torch
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
The Torch, op. 60 no. 1 (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 60
Sir Edward Elgar2:26
21Two Songs, op. 60: 2. The River
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
The River, op. 60 no. 2 (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 60
Sir Edward Elgar3:48
22Love Blows as the Wind Blows: In the Year That's Come and Gone
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Love blows as the wind blows: I. In the year that's come and gone (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
William Ernest Henley
composer:
George Butterworth (composer)
part of:
Love blows as the wind blows
George Butterworth3:18
23Love Blows as the Wind Blows: Life in Her Creaking Shoes
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Love blows as the wind blows: II. Life in her creaking shoes (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
William Ernest Henley
composer:
George Butterworth (composer)
part of:
Love blows as the wind blows
George Butterworth2:03
24Love Blows as the Wind Blows: Coming Up From Richmond
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recorded at:
Bedworth Civic Hall in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
recording of:
Love blows as the wind blows: IV. On the way to Kew (from 1979-11-05 until 1979-11-06)
lyricist:
William Ernest Henley
composer:
George Butterworth (composer)
part of:
Love blows as the wind blows
George Butterworth4:40

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