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
21▶CD: The House of Life / Songs of Travel
22▼CD: Songs
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1Linden Lea
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Linden Lea
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)
2:53
2Orpheus and his lute (first setting)
piano:
Martin Katz (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
recording of:
Orpheus with his lute (first setting)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
3:17
3Hands, eyes and heart
piano:
Martin Katz (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
recording of:
Hands, Eyes and Heart
lyricist:
Ursula Vaughan Williams
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
1:26
4Rest
vocals:
The King’s Singers
recording of:
Rest
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
3:00
5Five Mystical Songs: The Call
choir vocals:
Choristers St Paul’s Cathedral (London)
treble vocals:
Philip Martin (chorister)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Scott (film composer)
recording of:
Five Mystical Songs: No. 4. The Call
lyricist:
George Herbert (Church poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Five Mystical Songs
2:22
6Linden Lea
choir vocals:
Choristers St Paul’s Cathedral (London)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Scott (film composer)
recording of:
Linden Lea (arr. Harrison)
orchestrator:
Julius Harrison
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
orchestration of:
Linden Lea
3:08
7Five English Folk Songs: I. The Dark-Eyed Sailor
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
5 English Folk Songs: I. The Dark Eyed Sailor
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
5 English Folk Songs
2:15
8Five English Folk Songs: II. The Spring Time of the Year
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
5 English Folk Songs: II. The Spring Time of the Year
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
5 English Folk Songs
3:09
9Five English Folk Songs: III. Just as the Tide was Flowing
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
5 English Folk Songs: III. Just as the Tide Was Flowing
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
5 English Folk Songs
2:16
10Five English Folk Songs: IV. The Lover's Ghost (Well met, my own true love)
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
5 English Folk Songs: IV. The Lover’s Ghost
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
5 English Folk Songs
4:09
11Five English Folk Songs: V. Wassail Song
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
5 English Folk Songs: V. Wassail Song (Gloucestershire Wassail)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1913)
part of:
5 English Folk Songs
2:42
12Bushes and Briars
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bushes and Briars
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Songs from Essex
2:52
13Loch Lomond
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Loch Lomond (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arrangement of:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
3:42
14John Dory
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
John Dory
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
2:13
15Greensleeves
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Greensleeves
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
3:19
16Ward, the Pirate
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ward, the Pirate (Vaughan Williams arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Songs from Norfolk
2:40
17Ca' the Yowes
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ca’ the Yowes
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1922)
5:12
18The Unquiet Grave
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
How Cold the Wind Doth Blow (for piano, violin and voice, Vaughan Williams)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
The Unquiet Grave
part of:
Folk Songs of England, Book 5 "From Sussex"
recording of:
The Unquiet Grave (for choir, Vaughan Williams)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arrangement of:
The Unquiet Grave
part of:
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Autumn
4:46
19The Seeds of Love
baritone vocals:
Geoffrey Shaw (bass-baritone vocalist)
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Seeds of Love
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Folk Songs of England, Book 5 "From Sussex"
2:37
20Early in the Spring
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Spring: I. Early in the Spring
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arrangement of:
Early, Early in the Spring
part of:
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Spring
1:52
21The Turtle Dove
baritone vocals:
Christopher Keyte (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Turtle Dove
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arrangement of:
The Turtle Dove (aka Fare Thee Well / Ten Thousand Miles)
part of:
Book I - Folk Songs from Dorset
3:22
22An Acre of Land
choir vocals:
London Madrigal Singers
soprano vocals:
Susan Longfield
conductor:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
An Acre of Land
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Autumn
1:19
23Bushes and Briars (men's voices)
choir vocals:
Baccholian Singers of London
recording of:
Bushes and Briars
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Songs from Essex
3:00
24Five English Folk Songs: Wassail Song
choir vocals:
Baccholian Singers of London
recording of:
5 English Folk Songs: V. Wassail Song (Gloucestershire Wassail)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1913)
part of:
5 English Folk Songs
2:44
25Bushes and Briars (voice and piano version)
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Bushes and Briars
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Songs from Essex
2:56
26Linden Lea
piano:
Julius Drake (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
recording of:
Linden Lea
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)
2:29
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