Overture to “The Wasps” / A Sea Symphony

~ Release by Vaughan Williams; London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded in:
Barbican Centre, London
3 & 4 June 2006

Annotation last modified on 2010-01-17 04:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Overture to “The Wasps”
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”: I. Overture
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”
Ralph Vaughan Williams9:58
2Symphony No. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
chorus master:
Joseph Cullen (organist / chorus master)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1903 until 1909)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Ralph Vaughan Williams19:07
3Symphony No. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
chorus master:
Joseph Cullen (organist / chorus master)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony": II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1903 until 1909)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Ralph Vaughan Williams10:56
4Symphony No. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: III. The Waves
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
chorus master:
Joseph Cullen (organist / chorus master)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": III. Scherzo. The Waves
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1903 until 1909)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Ralph Vaughan Williams7:54
5Symphony No. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: IV. The Explorers
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
chorus master:
Joseph Cullen (organist / chorus master)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1903 until 1909)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Ralph Vaughan Williams28:23