Bbc Symphony Orchestra Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8 CD

Essential listening... "fabulously assured"... "unequivocally excellent", are just a few of the critical superlatives earned by Martyn Brabbins's magnificent Vaughan Williams symphony cycle. In this, the penultimate release of the series, two of the late symphonies are coupled with more rare works.

1. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6 in E minor I. Allegro 2. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6 in E minor II. Moderato 3. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6 in E minor III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace 4. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6 in E minor IV. Epilogue: Moderato 5. Vaughan Williams: Tarry Trowsers 6. Vaughan Williams: The Carter 7. Vaughan Williams: Ward the Pirate 8. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8 in D minor I. Fantasia: Variazioni Senza Tema 9. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8 in D minor II. Scherzo Alla Marcia: Per Stromenti a Fiato 10. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8 in D minor III. Cavatina: Per Stromenti Ad Arco 11. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.8 in D minor IV. Toccata 12. Vaughan Williams: England, My England