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Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony & Hodie

Margaret Marshall, Stephen Roberts, Elizabeth Gale & Robert Tear

London Symphony Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul’s Cathedral & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony & Hodie
Early performances by this much-missed conductor, the Sea Symphony splendidly vivid and boisterous but marred by the underpowered baritone and shrill soprano.

BBC Music Magazine, March 20104 out of 5 stars

Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony & Hodie

Margaret Marshall, Stephen Roberts, Elizabeth Gale & Robert Tear

London Symphony Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul’s Cathedral & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

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Early performances by this much-missed conductor, the Sea Symphony splendidly vivid and boisterous but marred by the underpowered baritone and shrill soprano.

BBC Music Magazine, March 20104 out of 5 stars

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Contents and tracklist

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso)
Work length18:09
Behold the sea itself (chorus)
Track length3:00
Today a rude brief recitative (baritone & chorus)
Track length4:26
Flaunt out, O sea, your separate flags of nations (soprano & chorus)
Track length2:24
Token of all brave captains (chorus)
Track length4:43
A pennant universal (baritone, soprano & chorus)
Track length3:36
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto)
Work length11:05
On the beach, at night, alone (baritone & semi-chorus)
Track length3:44
A vast similitude interlocks all (baritone & chorus)
Track length7:21
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony: III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro brillante)
Work length7:26
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto)
Work length27:02
O vast Rondure, swimming in Space (chorus)
Track length4:19
Down from the gardens of Asia descending (chorus)
Track length6:28
O we can wait no longer (baritone & soprano)
Track length5:03
O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)
Track length3:17
Greater than stars or suns (chorus, soprano & baritone)
Track length1:26
Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)
Track length2:05
O my brave Soul (soprano, baritone & chorus)
Track length4:24
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Work length11:31
This is the truth sent from above
Track length4:33
Come all you worthy gentlemen
Track length2:12
On Christmas night all Christians sing
Track length1:27
God bless the ruler of this house
Track length3:19
Vaughan Williams: Hodie (A Christmas Cantata)
Work length57:46
I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
Track length3:46
II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ -
Track length4:50
III. Song: It was the winter wild
Track length4:24
IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days
Track length1:49
V. Choral: The blessed son of God
Track length2:42
VI. Narration: And there were in the same country
Track length6:57
VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock)
Track length3:20
VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned
Track length1:03
IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing
Track length2:44
X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things
Track length0:37
XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang
Track length2:38
XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky
Track length3:15
XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born
Track length2:48
XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom -
Track length7:50
XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright
Track length2:26
XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word
Track length6:37

Awards and reviews

March 2010

Early performances by this much-missed conductor, the Sea Symphony splendidly vivid and boisterous but marred by the underpowered baritone and shrill soprano.
4 out of 5 stars
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