Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) - Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony" (1993) Cover Front Album Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Conductor Leonard Slatkin Orchestra / Ensemble I Philharmonia Orchestra Length 67:12 Format CD Genre Orchestral; Symphony; Vocal Chorus I Philharmonia Chorus Index 916 Out of Print Yes Musicians Soprano Benita Valente Baritone Thomas Allen Credits Producer Andrew Keener Label BMG/RCA Catalog Line Red Seal Track List 01 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Andante maestoso): "Behold the sea itself" 03:24 02 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Andante maestoso): "Today a rude brief recitative" 05:02 03 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Andante maestoso): "Flaunt out, O sea" 02:46 04 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Andante maestoso): "Token of all brave captains" 04:24 05 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Andante maestoso): "A pennant universal" 03:28 06 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto): "On the beach at night, alone" 03:45 07 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto): "A vast similitude interlocks all" 07:44 08 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro brillante) 07:38 09 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "O vast Rondure, swimming in space" 05:04 10 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "Down from the gardens of Asia descending" 07:44 11 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "O we can wait no longer" 05:42 12 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "O thou transcendent" 02:56 13 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "Greater than stars or suns" 01:31 14 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "Sail forth, steer for the deep waters only" 02:19 15 Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio): "O my brave soul!" 03:45 Personal Purchase Date 8/26/2003 Value $17.98 Store eBay Condition 100% Librettist Walt Whitman Nationality English Language English Period 20th Century Details Studio Abbey Road, London Catalog Number 09026-61197-2 Live No Recording Date 6/19/1992 Spars DDD Reissue No Sound Stereo Notes Benita Valente: Soprano Thomas Allen: Baritone Notes, illustration and text Essay: Ursula Vaughan Williams