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’…
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1Five Tudor Portraits: I. Ballad: The Tunning of Elinor Rumming
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Five Tudors Portraits: I. Ballad "The Tunning of Elinor Rumming"
lyricist:
John Skelton (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Five Tudor Portraits
12:45
2Five Tudor Portraits: II. Intermezzo: My Pretty Bess
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Five Tudors Portraits: II. Intermezzo "My Pretty Bess"
lyricist:
John Skelton (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Five Tudor Portraits
3:07
3Five Tudor Portraits: III. Burlesca: Epitaph on John Jayberd of Diss
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Five Tudors Portraits: III. Burlesca "Epitaph on John Jayberd of Diss"
lyricist:
John Skelton (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Five Tudor Portraits
3:38
4Five Tudor Portraits: IV. Romanza: Jane Scroop (Her Lament for Philip Sparrow)
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Five Tudors Portraits: IV. Romanza "Jane Scoop (Her Lament for Philip Sparrow)"
lyricist:
John Skelton (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Five Tudor Portraits
21:31
5Five Tudor Portraits: V. Scherzo: Jolly Rutterkin
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Five Tudors Portraits: V. Scherzo "Jolly Rutterkin"
lyricist:
John Skelton (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1935)
part of:
Five Tudor Portraits
4:27
6Benedicite
choir vocals:
The Bach Choir
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Benedicite
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1929)
14:20
7Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’
orchestra:
Jacques Orchestra
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
is based on:
Dives and Lazarus
11:24
8Linden Lea (chorus version)
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
chorus master:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Linden Lea
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)
3:12
9Wither's Rocking Hymn
baritone vocals:
John Carol Case (English baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
contralto vocals:
Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Wither’s Rocking Hymn
lyricist:
George Wither (English poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
4:19
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
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