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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony & Hodie

2009 · by Richard Hickox & Philharmonia Orchestra

Classical35 songs2 hr 13 min

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Disc 1
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A Sea Symphony, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Behold the sea itself (chorus)
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3:01
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A Sea Symphony, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Today a rude brief recitative (baritone & chorus)
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4:26
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A Sea Symphony, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Flaunt out, O sea, your separate flags of nations (soprano & chorus)
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2:25
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A Sea Symphony, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): Token of all brave captains (chorus)
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4:44
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A Sea Symphony, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships (Moderato maestoso): A pennant universal (baritone, soprano & chorus)
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A Sea Symphony, II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto): On the beach, at night, alone (baritone & semi-chorus)
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A Sea Symphony, II. On the Beach at Night, Alone (Largo sostenuto): A vast similitude interlocks all (baritone & chorus)
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7:22
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A Sea Symphony: III. Scherzo. The Waves (Allegro brillante)
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7:26
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): O vast Rondure, swimming in Space (chorus)
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4:20
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): Down from the gardens of Asia descending (chorus)
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6:28
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): O we can wait no longer (baritone & soprano)
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5:04
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): O thou transcendent (soprano, baritone & chorus)
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): Greater than stars or suns (chorus, soprano & baritone)
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1:26
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): Sail forth (chorus, soprano & baritone)
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2:06
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A Sea Symphony, IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio - Andante cono moto): O my brave Soul (soprano, baritone & chorus)
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4:25
Disc 2
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Fantasia on Christmas Carols: This is the truth sent from above
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4:33
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Fantasia on Christmas Carols: Come all you worthy gentlemen
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2:13
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Fantasia on Christmas Carols: On Christmas night all Christians sing
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1:27
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Fantasia on Christmas Carols: God bless the ruler of this house
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3:19
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ -
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: III. Song: It was the winter wild
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days
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1:49
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: V. Choral: The blessed son of God
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: VI. Narration: And there were in the same country
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6:58
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock)
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing
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2:45
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things
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0:38
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang
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2:38
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky
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3:15
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom -
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright
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Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word
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6:37

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Review by Yuki Tanaka★★★★Sample

an album you don't listen to so much as live inside for a month.

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Review by Tomasz W.★★½Sample

Respectfully: no. “Hodie - A Christmas Cantata: X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things” is the only thing I'd revisit.

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