Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 - CD

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 7, "Sinfonia antartica" (1952)

 

1. I. Prelude: Andante maestoso-Lento-Poco animato-Piu mosso-Tranquillo-Andante...- Largamente

00:09:53

 

2. II. Scherzo: Moderato

00:05:33

 

3. III. Landscape: Lento -

00:10:59

 

4. IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto-Allegretto-Pesante-Tempo primo tranquillo

00:06:16

 

5. V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro) - Andante maestoso

00:08:06

Symphony No. 8 in D Minor (1956)

 

6. I. Fantasia: Moderato-Presto-Andante...-Allegretto-Andante...-Allegro...-Andante...-Largamente-Tempo I

00:10:56

 

7. II. Scherzo alla Marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia - Andante - Tempo primo

00:03:53

 

8. III. Cavatina (Per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo

00:08:49

 

9. IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso

00:05:12

Movement superscriptions for Sinfonia antartica (1953)

 

10. I. Prelude: 'To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite' (Shelley: Prometheus Unbound)

00:00:37

 

11. II. Scherzo: 'There go the ships' (Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 104)

00:00:12

 

12. III. Landscape: 'Ye Ice Falls!' (Coleridge: Hymn before Sunrise, in the Vale of Chamouni)

00:00:26

 

13. IV. Intermezzo: 'Love, all alike' (Donne: The Sun Rising)

00:00:17

 

14. V. Epilogue: 'I do not regret this journey' (Captain Scott: Message to the Public)

00:00:16