BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins - Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) (2018)

Tracklist

01. A Sea Symphony "Symphony No. 1": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships. Moderato maestoso
02. A Sea Symphony "Symphony No. 1": II. On the Beach at Night Alone. Largo sostenuto
03. A Sea Symphony "Symphony No. 1": III. Scherzo. The Waves. Allegro brillante
04. A Sea Symphony "Symphony No. 1": IV. The Explorers. Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto
05. Darest Thou Now, O Soul

One of the mightiest of first symphonies, Vaughan Williams’s setting of Walt Whitman creates a very special sense of occasion. The coupling is more Whitman: RVW’s later, virtually unknown Darest thou now, O soul for chorus and strings.

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