Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Volume 2 (Chandos Audio CD)

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Volume 2

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

premiere recording in this suite
49th Parallel 38:43
Suite edited by Stephen Hogger
1 Prelude [opening titles] 2:13
2 Prologue 11:20
3 Control Room Alert 2:03
4 Hudson Bay Post 1:27
5 Looting the Store 0:46
6 Death of Kühnecke 1:57
7 Hutterite Settlement (a) Anna's Volkslied* 3:14
8 Hutterite Settlement (b) The Wheat Harvest 1:47
9 Winnipeg I 2:50
10 Winnipeg II 1:08
11 Nazi March 3:15
12 Indian Music I 0:29
13 Indian Music II 1:00
14 Indian Music III 0:46
15 Nazis on the run & The Lake in the Mountains 2:08
16 Prelude [closing titles] 2:12
The music for the opening and closing titles is published by Oxford University Press as 'Prelude to the 49th Parallel'

premiere recording of complete vesion
17 The Dim Little Island† 7:36
Partially reconstructed by Stephen Hogger
Moderato - Allegro moderato - Lento - Adagio

premiere recording in this suite
The England of Elizabeth 24:22
Suite edited by Stephen Hogger
18 I Titles. Allegro maestoso - Street scene - Countryside. Andante tranquillo - Tudor houses. Lento - Portraits. Allegro maestoso - Elizabeth. Allegro maestoso - Hatfield - Tintern. Lento - King's College 9:40
19 II Books. Andante con moto - Seaman. Allegro animato - Dance. Allegro moderato - Country wedding. Allegro vivace - London. Lento 3:32
20 III Stratford. Andante tranquillo - Maps - Red Indians - River Avon - Charlcote. Lento - Deer. Più mosso - Road to London. Allegretto - Armada. Allegro - The Aftermath. Largo sostenuto 5:24
21 IV Treasures. Allegretto (Tempo da Gavotte) - New houses. Allegro maestoso - Yeoman interior. Allegretto tranquillo 2:14
22 V King's College. Largo - River Avon. Andante - Final scenes. Allegro maestoso 3:29
70:47
Emily Gray soprano*
Martin Hindmarsh tenor†
Chetham's Chamber Choir
BBC Philharmonic
Rumon Gamba
Recorded in:
Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester
30 September-1 October 2003
Producer(s)
Brian Pidgeon (Executive)
Ralph Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Stephen Rinker
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K