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Special offer. British Symphonies

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite, Vernon Handley, Adrian Boult, Myer Fredman, Norman Del Mar, John Pritchard, Lennox Berkeley, William Alwyn, Josef Krips

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4 CDs

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Contents

Bennett, W S: Symphony in G minor, Op. 43

Work length23:47
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Nicholas Braithwaite
  • Recorded: 9 January 1990
  • Recording Venue: Watford, United Kingdom

Symphony in G Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegro moderato

Track length8:09
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Symphony in G Minor, Op. 43: II. Introduzione maestoso - Minuettos I & II - Moderato con grazia - Trio pomposo

Track length4:43
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Symphony in G Minor, Op. 43: III. Romanza. Larghetto cantabile

Track length5:55
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Symphony in G Minor, Op. 43: IV. Intermezzo. Tempo di minuetto - Grave - Presto

Track length5:00
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Rootham: Symphony No. 1 in C minor

Work length30:59
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley
  • Recorded: September 1976
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: I. Adagio - Allegro ritmico

Track length7:44
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Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: II. Adagio molto alla marcia

Track length8:39
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Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

Track length7:07
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Symphony No. 1 in C Minor: IV. Allegro con spirito

Track length7:29
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Moeran: Sinfonietta

Work length23:53
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Adrian Boult
  • Recorded: 21 November 1967
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, United Kingdom

Sinfonietta: I. Allegro

Track length6:42
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Sinfonietta: II. Theme & Variations

Track length9:50
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Sinfonietta: III. Allegro risoluto

Track length7:21
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Bax: Symphony No. 1 in E flat

Work length32:25
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Myer Fredman

Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro moderato e feroce

Track length13:45
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Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: II. Lento solenne

Track length10:18
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Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro maestoso - Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto

Track length8:22
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Rubbra: Symphony No. 4, Op. 53

Work length27:03
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Norman Del Mar

Symphony No. 4, Op. 53: I. Con moto

Track length13:01
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Symphony No. 4, Op. 53: II. Intermezzo. Allegretto gracioso

Track length4:21
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Symphony No. 4, Op. 53: IIIa. Introduzione. Grave e molto calmo

Track length4:29
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Symphony No. 4, Op. 53: IIIb. Allegro maestoso

Track length5:12
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Rawsthorne, A: Symphonic Studies

Work length20:11
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir John Pritchard

Symphonic Studies: I. Theme

Track length0:49
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Symphonic Studies: II. Allegro di bravura

Track length3:08
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Symphonic Studies: III. Allegretto

Track length4:31
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Symphonic Studies: IV. Allegro di bravura

Track length1:56
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Symphonic Studies: V. Lento

Track length3:35
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Symphonic Studies: VI. Allegro piacevole

Track length6:12
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Berkeley, L: Symphony No. 3, Op. 74

Work length15:18
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Lennox Berkeley

Alwyn: Symphony No. 5 'Hydriotaphia'

Work length15:04
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • William Alwyn

Williams, Grace: Symphony No. 2

Work length37:53
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  • BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley

Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro marciale

Track length9:11
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Symphony No. 2: II. Andante sostenuto

Track length11:58
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Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro scherzando

Track length7:15
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Symphony No. 2: IV. Largo

Track length9:29
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Arnold: Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48

Work length9:53
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  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Nicholas Braithwaite
  • Recorded: 06 September 1978
  • Recording Venue: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48: I. Allegro commodo

Track length2:47
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Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48: II. Allegretto

Track length4:28
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Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48: III. Allegro con brio

Track length2:38
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Wordsworth: Symphony No. 3 in C

Work length27:24
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Nicholas Braithwaite

Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 48: I. Allegretto scioltamente

Track length7:30
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Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 48: II. Andante espressivo

Track length13:44
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Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 48: III. Allegro deciso

Track length6:10
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Searle: Symphony No. 2, Op. 33

Work length20:20
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Josef Krips
  • Recorded: 18 September 1973
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, United Kingdom

Symphony No. 2, Op. 33: I. Maestoso - Allegro molto

Track length7:30
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Symphony No. 2, Op. 33: II. Lento

Track length6:57
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Symphony No. 2, Op. 33: III. Allegro molto - Lento, solenne

Track length5:53
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Joubert: Symphony No. 1, Op. 20

Work length31:15
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  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vernon Handley

Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: I. Allegro energico

Track length8:24
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Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: II. Lento, ma non troppo

Track length7:44
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Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: III. Presto

Track length5:11
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Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: IV. Adagio - Allegro vivace

Track length9:56
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