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Sinfonia antartica The wasps : Aristophonic suite

Title
Sinfonia antartica [electronic resource] ; The wasps : Aristophonic suite / Vaughan Williams.
Author
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Publication
Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Classics, [1991]

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Additional Authors
  • Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983
  • Burrowes, Norma
  • London Philharmonic Choir. prf
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra. prf
Description
1 online resource.
Series Statement
  • British composers
  • Classical music library
Uniform Title
  • Symphonies, no. 7
  • British composers.
Alternative Title
  • Symphonies, no. 7
  • Aristophanic suite.
Subject
  • Aristophanes > Musical settings
  • Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 > Songs and music
  • Incidental music > Excerpts
  • Suites (Orchestra)
  • Symphonies
Genre/Form
Sound recordings.
Note
  • First work uses music from Vaughan Williams' film score for the 1947 film "Scott of the Antarctic"; 2nd work is an orchestral suite arr. from his incidental music for Aristophanes' play.
  • Originally issued on analog discs in 1968 & 1970, respectively.
  • The vocal parts in the symphony are textless. There are literary superscriptions for each movement, not set, but to be read by the listener, from Shelley, Coleridge, Donne, Psalm 104 & Scott's Antarctic journal.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, Nov. 18-21, 1969 (1st work) & Sept. 23-25, 1968 (2nd work).
Contents
Sinfonia antartica -- The wasps : Aristophanic suite. Overture ; Entr'acte I ; March past of the kitchen utensils ; Entr'acte II ; Ballet and final tableau.
LCCN
  • GBAYC8702932
  • GBAYC8702933
  • GBAYC8702934
  • GBAYC8702935
  • GBAYC8702936
  • GBAYC8702938
  • GBAYC8702939
  • GBAYC8702940
  • GBAYC8702941
  • GBAYC8702942
OCLC
815762997
Author
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
Title
Sinfonia antartica [electronic resource] ; The wasps : Aristophonic suite / Vaughan Williams.
Imprint
Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Classics, [1991]
Series
British composers
Classical music library
British composers.
Performer
Norma Burrowes, soprano, women's voices of the London Philharmonic Choir (1st work) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor.
Event
Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, Nov. 18-21, 1969 (1st work) & Sept. 23-25, 1968 (2nd work).
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Added Author
Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983, conductor.
Burrowes, Norma. Performer
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Wasps (Suite)
London Philharmonic Choir. Performer
London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer
Added Title
Aristophanic suite.
Other Form:
Print version: Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 7. Sinfonia antartica. Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Classics, [1991] publisher catalog number CDM 7 64020 2
Print version: Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 7. Sinfonia antartica. Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Classics, [1991] (OCoLC)688989652
Other Standard Identifier
GBAYC8702932
GBAYC8702933
GBAYC8702934
GBAYC8702935
GBAYC8702936
GBAYC8702938
GBAYC8702939
GBAYC8702940
GBAYC8702941
GBAYC8702942
Publisher No.
0077776402055 EMI Classics
Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music
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