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Sinfonia Antartica ; Symphony no. 8 / Vaughan Williams.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 07878
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- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
- Series:
- British collection
- The British collection
- Standardized Title:
- Symphonies, no. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Symphonies.
- Genre:
- Sound recordings.
- Symphonies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Sinfonia Antartica.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : London, [1989, p1953, 1954]
- System Details:
- digital
- optical
- 1.4 m/s
- digital recording
- Participant:
- Margaret Ritchie, soprano, John Gielgud, speaker (superscriptions), London Philharmonic Choir (1st work) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor.
- Notes:
- The 1st work, based on his music for the film Scott of the Antarctic, for wordless soprano, and wordless chorus (SSA) and orchestra; each of the five movements preceded by a superscription from Shelley, Psalm 104, Coleridge, Donne, and Captain Scott's diary, respectively.
- Recorded in 1953 (1st work) and 1952 (2nd work).
- Compact disc.
- Analog recordings; the 1st work monaural, the 2nd stereophonic.
- First issued on analog disc in 1954 (1st work), and 1953 (2nd).
- Program notes, in part by Frank Howes (6 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
- Contains:
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 8, D minor
- OCLC:
- 21681756
- Publisher Number:
- 2894251572
- 425 157-2 London
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