佛漢.威廉士:第6.8號交響曲
馬汀.布拉賓斯 指揮
BBC交響樂團暨BBC交響合唱團

'Essential listening' … 'fabulously assured' … 'unequivocally excellent': just a few of the critical superlatives earned by Martyn Brabbins's magnificent Vaughan Williams symphony cycle. In this, the penultimate release of the series, two of the late symphonies are coupled with more rare RVW.

Symphony No 6 in E minor [33''59]
1 Allegro – [7''50]
2 Moderato – [9''21]
3 Scherzo: Allegro vivace – [6''14]
4 Epilogue: Moderato [10''34]
5 Tarry Trowsers As I walked out one fine summer''s morning [1''04]
with BBC Symphony Chorus
6 The Carter I once was a bold fellow [2''26]
with BBC Symphony Chorus
7 Ward the Pirate Come, all ye gallant seamen bold [2''57]
with BBC Symphony Chorus
Symphony No 8 in D minor [28''58]
8 Fantasia: Variazioni senza tema [11''15]
9 Scherzo alla marcia: Per stromenti a fiato [3''52]
10 Cavatina: Per stromenti ad arco [8''43]
11 Toccata [5''08]
12 England, my England What have I done for you, England? [4''34]
with Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Symphony Chorus