Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Elizabeth Watts, BBC Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68405
Release: 2023
Size: 1.37 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 7 ‘Sinfonia antartica’
01. I. Prelude: Andante maestoso
02. II. Scherzo: Moderato
03. III. Landscape: Lento –
04. IV. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto
05. V. Epilogue: Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro)
Symphony No. 9 in E minor
06. I. Moderato maestoso
07. II. Andante sostenuto
08. III. Scherzo: Allegro pesante
09. IV. Finale: Andante tranquillo
Two late, great Vaughan Williams symphonies: with the ‘Antartica’ and No 9, Martyn Brabbins and his BBC forces complete a cycle enthusiastically acclaimed by Radio 3 Record Review as ‘unmissable’.