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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 8 / Bakels, Bournemouth So
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 8 / Bakels, Bournemouth So

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Composer
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS
Artist
David, Way, Lynda, Timson, Christopher, Russell, Kees, Dowie, Bakels
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jun 30, 1998
Catalog #
8550737
UPC
730099573726

About

Naxos has very intelligently included the spoken superscriptions for each movement of the "Antartica" at the end of the disc, so those who want them (a minority, to be sure) can program them in. Kees Bakels and his Bournemouth forces lead excellent performances of both works, and it's particularly gratifying to be able to report that both the conductor and the recording engineers seems to have taken pains to ensure that the special percussion effects in both symphonies are well caught. Of course, the music itself is splendid. The Sinfonia antartica (a.k.a. the film score to Scott of the Antarctic) takes up where Holst's Planets left off, and fans of that work will love this icy-sounding sequel. The Eighth Symphony, with its fabulous finale employing "all the 'phones and 'spiels known to the composer," deserves to be much more popular than it is. That last movement is a humdinger! So while you're waiting to hear these two masterworks of the composer's old age in a live concert, why not shell out a few bucks and enjoy them at home? --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prelude: Andante maestoso-Lento-Poco animato-Piu mosso-Tranquillo-Andante...- Largamente 09:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude: Andante maestoso-Lento-Poco animato-Piu mosso-Tranquillo-Andante...- Largamente
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Lynda Russell, Christopher Dowie
    Ensemble
    Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Moderato 05:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Moderato
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Christopher Dowie
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  3. 3 III. Landscape: Lento - 10:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Landscape: Lento -
    Duration
    10:59
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Christopher Dowie
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  4. 4 IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto-Allegretto-Pesante-Tempo primo tranquillo 06:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto-Allegretto-Pesante-Tempo primo tranquillo
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Christopher Dowie
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  5. 5 V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro) - Andante maestoso 08:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro) - Andante maestoso
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Lynda Russell, Christopher Dowie
    Ensemble
    Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  6. 6 I. Fantasia: Moderato-Presto-Andante...-Allegretto-Andante...-Allegro...-Andante...-Largamente-Tempo I 10:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Fantasia: Moderato-Presto-Andante...-Allegretto-Andante...-Allegro...-Andante...-Largamente-Tempo I
    Duration
    10:56
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  7. 7 II. Scherzo alla Marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia - Andante - Tempo primo 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Scherzo alla Marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia - Andante - Tempo primo
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  8. 8 III. Cavatina (Per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo 08:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Cavatina (Per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  9. 9 IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso 05:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  10. 10 I. Prelude: 'To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite' (Shelley: Prometheus Unbound) 00:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Prelude: 'To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite' (Shelley: Prometheus Unbound)
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    David Timson
  11. 11 II. Scherzo: 'There go the ships' (Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 104) 00:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Scherzo: 'There go the ships' (Book of Common Prayer, Psalm 104)
    Duration
    00:12
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    David Timson
  12. 12 III. Landscape: 'Ye Ice Falls!' (Coleridge: Hymn before Sunrise, in the Vale of Chamouni) 00:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Landscape: 'Ye Ice Falls!' (Coleridge: Hymn before Sunrise, in the Vale of Chamouni)
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    David Timson
  13. 13 IV. Intermezzo: 'Love, all alike' (Donne: The Sun Rising) 00:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo: 'Love, all alike' (Donne: The Sun Rising)
    Duration
    00:17
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    David Timson
  14. 14 V. Epilogue: 'I do not regret this journey' (Captain Scott: Message to the Public) 00:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Epilogue: 'I do not regret this journey' (Captain Scott: Message to the Public)
    Duration
    00:16
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    David Timson