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Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 1 'A Sea Symphony'
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Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies
RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Sarah Chang (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
This set presents RVW in a slightly heretical way that will appeal to those whose RVW tastes have become jaded or for those who have, for whatever reason, been put off by the mainstream cycles.... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, May 2022, Recommended Recording
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 'A Sea Symphony'
RecommendedKatherine Broderick (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone)
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Ad Solem, Sir Mark Elder
Mark Elder's Vaughan Williams cycle with The Halle is turning out to be the finest since the two by Adrian Boult - and the opening bars of this live recording of A Sea Symphony show why. The... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th September 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & BBC Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins
The BBC Symphony Orchestra makes its own vividly virtuosic contribution, not least in the scherzo movement, ‘The waves’; credit is due also to Martyn Brabbins, in expert control of the work’s... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2018, Editor's Choice
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
RecommendedMargaret Ritchie (soprano), John Gielgud (speaker), London Philharmonic Choir, Isobel Baillie (soprano), John Cameron (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
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Building a Library, May 2005, Historic Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Susan Gritton (soprano) & Gerald Finley (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Richard Hickox
The choral singing is as alert and secure as one would expect from Hickox, and the balance with the orchestra is well judged too… Gerald Finley…a noble, warm-toned baritone soloist… —
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies
Susan Gritton (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Martin Winter, Radio Announcer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Barbara Hooper, Robert Layton, Ursula Vaughn Williams, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bergen...
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Sea Pictures
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), John Turner (recorder), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano), Joan Rodgers (soprano), Christopher Maltman (baritone)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus,...
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1, 'A Sea Symphony'
BBC Symphony Chorus (chorus), Thomas Hampson (baritone vocals), Amanda Roocroft (soprano vocals)
Andrew Davis
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 'A Sea Symphony'
Sheila Armstrong, John Carol Case
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
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