Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies, etc / Handley, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ian Tracey (Organ)
• Alison Hargan (Soprano)
• David Bell (Organ)
• Stephen Trier (Saxophone)
• David Nolan (Violin)
• William Shimell (Baritone)
• Joan Rodgers (Soprano)
• Roger Benedict (Viola)
• Malcolm Stewart (Violin)
• Alan Stringer (Trumpet)
• Alison Barlow (Soprano)
• Nigel Black (Horn)
• Colin Chambers (Flute)
• Christopher Balmer (Viola)
• Jonathan Small (Oboe)
• Ian Balmain (Flugelhorn)
• Mair Jones (Harp)

Conductor

• Handley, Vernon

Ensembles

• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer

• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Notes & Reviews:

Gramophone
Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.'

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Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"

• Performers: William Shimell (Baritone); Joan Rodgers (Soprano)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (07/27/1988-07/29/1988)
• Running Time: 67 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1903-1909

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version)

• Performer: Roger Benedict (Viola)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (03/03/1992-03/04/1992)
• Running Time: 44 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1911-1913

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 8 in D minor

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (03/03/1992-03/04/1992)
• Running Time: 26 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1953-1956

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : English Folk Song Suite

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (11/30/1990/12/01/1990)
• Running Time: 10 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1923

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral")

• Performers: Malcolm Stewart (Violin); Roger Benedict (Viola); Alan Stringer (Trumpet); Alison Barlow (Soprano); Nigel Black (Horn)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (03/08/1991/03/09/1993)
• Running Time: 34 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1921

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 4 in F minor

• Performer: Colin Chambers (Flute)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (03/08/1991/03/09/1993)
• Running Time: 31 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1931-1934

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Flos campi

• Performer: Christopher Balmer (Viola)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
• Running Time: 21 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1925

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Concerto for Oboe in A minor

• Performer: Jonathan Small (Oboe)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (11/30/1990-12/01/1990)
• Running Time: 17 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1944

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 5 in D major

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 39 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1938-1943

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 6 in E minor

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (03/05/1993-03/06/1993)
• Running Time: 33 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1944-1947

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 9 in E minor

• Performer: Ian Balmain (Flugelhorn)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (03/05/1993-03/06/1993)
• Running Time: 32 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1956-1958

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

• Performers: Colin Chambers (Flute); Mair Jones (Harp)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (11/30/1990/12/01/1990)
• Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Serenade to music

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (11/30/1990/12/01/1990)
• Running Time: 12 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1939

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Partita for double string orchestra

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (11/30/1990/12/01/1990)
• Running Time: 19 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1946-1948

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti

• Performers: Ian Tracey (Organ); Alison Hargan (Soprano)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool / Liverpool Anglican Cathedral (04/23/1990-04/24/1990)
• Running Time: 43 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1949-1952

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Fairfield Hall, Croydon, London, England (12/03/1973/12/04/1973)
• Running Time: 16 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'

• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: St. Augustine's, Kilburn, England (06/24/1985/06/25/1994)
• Running Time: 10 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1939

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Job

• Performers: David Bell (Organ); Stephen Trier (Saxophone); David Nolan (Violin)
• Conductor: Vernon Handley
• Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: St. Augustine's, Kilburn, England (12/14/1983/12/15/1983)
• Running Time: 6 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1927-1930