This is one of the greatest baragins ever. 30 CDs for about two dollars each! From EMI and available in the UK, the ultimate VW collection. This item should be available in the USA in the near future, in observance of the 50th anniversay of the death of one of England's greatest composers. Grab it you if you see it and buy it, before it disappears. The contents are below:
Vaughan Williams - The Collector’s Edition
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Vaughan Williams:
Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Joan Rogers (soprano), William Shimell (baritone), Alison Barlow (soprano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Oboe Concerto in A minor
Jonathan Small (oboe)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Serenade to Music
choral version
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Partita for double string orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Prelude and Fugue in C minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Piano Concerto in C major
Piers Lane (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Piano Concerto in C for two pianos
Vitya Vronsky & Victor Babin
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Serenade to Music
16 soloists
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
English Folk Song Suite
(orchestral)
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
The Lark Ascending
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
English Folk Song Suite
(band)
Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra
Tuba Concerto in F minor
Serenade to Music
(orchestral)
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Old King Cole
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Five Mystical Songs
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Sea Songs
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Variations for Brass Band
(orchestral)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Northern SInfonia of England, Richard Hickox
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor
Britten Quartet
Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico'
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Northern SInfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Violin Sonata in A minor
Music Group of London
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Music Group of London
Toward the Unknown Region
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Dona Nobis Pacem
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Magnificat
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
An Oxford Elegy
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Flos Campi
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Whitsunday Hymn
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Sancta Civitas
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Five Tudor Portraits
Bach Choir, New Phil Orch & LSO, David Willcocks
Benedicite
Bach Choir, New Phil Orch & LSO, David Willcocks
Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'
Bach Choir, New Phil Orch & LSO, David Willcocks
Hodie (A Christmas Cantata)
(w/strings & organ)
Janet Baker
Bach Choir & LSO, David Willcocks
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
(w/orch)
In Windsor Forest
Songs of Travel
On Wenlock Edge
Mass in G minor
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
All people that on earth do dwell
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
Te Deum in G
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
Household Music
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
Four Hymns
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
Merciless Beauty
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
Ten Blake Songs
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
On Wenlock Edge
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
House of Life
Anthony Rolfe Johnson & David Willison
Songs of Travel
(piano)
A Song of Thanksgiving
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Epithalamion
Meredith Davies
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestra Nova of Londo, David Willcocks
Riders to the Sea
Meredith Davies
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestra Nova of Londo, David Willcocks
Hugh the Drover
Robert Tear / Sheila Armstrong / Michael Rippon & Robert Lloyd
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral & RPO, Charles Groves
Sir John in Love
Felicity Palmer / Robert Tear / Robert Lloyd & Helen Watts
New Phil Orchestra, Meredith Davies
The Pilgrim's Progress (complete)
& rehearsal sequence
Ian Partridge / John Shirley-Quirk / Jean Temperley & John Noble
LPC / LPO, Adrian Boult
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Celebrated as the musical poet of the English landscape, Vaughan Williams was also a visionary composer of enormous range: from the pastoral lyricism of The Lark Ascending and the still melancholy of Silent Noon to the violence of the Fourth Symphony and the grand ceremonial of All people that on earth do dwell, he assumed the mantle of Elgar as our national composer. This edition, released to mark the 50th anniversary of his death, presents all the major orchestral, chamber, vocal and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities, in the finest interpretations. All your favourite Vaughan Williams is here, in over 34 hours of music on 30 CDs
Vaughan Williams - The Collector’s Edition
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Vaughan Williams:
Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Joan Rogers (soprano), William Shimell (baritone), Alison Barlow (soprano)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Oboe Concerto in A minor
Jonathan Small (oboe)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Serenade to Music
choral version
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Partita for double string orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Prelude and Fugue in C minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Piano Concerto in C major
Piers Lane (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
Piano Concerto in C for two pianos
Vitya Vronsky & Victor Babin
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Serenade to Music
16 soloists
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
English Folk Song Suite
(orchestral)
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
The Lark Ascending
London Symphony Orchestra & New Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
English Folk Song Suite
(band)
Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra
Tuba Concerto in F minor
Serenade to Music
(orchestral)
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Old King Cole
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Five Mystical Songs
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Sea Songs
Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Variations for Brass Band
(orchestral)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Northern SInfonia of England, Richard Hickox
String Quartet No. 1 in G minor
Britten Quartet
Violin Concerto in D minor 'Concerto Accademico'
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Northern SInfonia of England, Richard Hickox
Violin Sonata in A minor
Music Group of London
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Music Group of London
Toward the Unknown Region
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Dona Nobis Pacem
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Magnificat
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
An Oxford Elegy
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Flos Campi
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Whitsunday Hymn
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Sancta Civitas
Kings College Cambridge & London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks
Five Tudor Portraits
Bach Choir, New Phil Orch & LSO, David Willcocks
Benedicite
Bach Choir, New Phil Orch & LSO, David Willcocks
Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'
Bach Choir, New Phil Orch & LSO, David Willcocks
Hodie (A Christmas Cantata)
(w/strings & organ)
Janet Baker
Bach Choir & LSO, David Willcocks
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
(w/orch)
In Windsor Forest
Songs of Travel
On Wenlock Edge
Mass in G minor
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
All people that on earth do dwell
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
Te Deum in G
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
Household Music
Kings College Cambridge, David Willcocks
Four Hymns
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
Merciless Beauty
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
Ten Blake Songs
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
On Wenlock Edge
Ian Partridge
Music Group of London
House of Life
Anthony Rolfe Johnson & David Willison
Songs of Travel
(piano)
A Song of Thanksgiving
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Epithalamion
Meredith Davies
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestra Nova of Londo, David Willcocks
Riders to the Sea
Meredith Davies
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Orchestra Nova of Londo, David Willcocks
Hugh the Drover
Robert Tear / Sheila Armstrong / Michael Rippon & Robert Lloyd
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral & RPO, Charles Groves
Sir John in Love
Felicity Palmer / Robert Tear / Robert Lloyd & Helen Watts
New Phil Orchestra, Meredith Davies
The Pilgrim's Progress (complete)
& rehearsal sequence
Ian Partridge / John Shirley-Quirk / Jean Temperley & John Noble
LPC / LPO, Adrian Boult
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Celebrated as the musical poet of the English landscape, Vaughan Williams was also a visionary composer of enormous range: from the pastoral lyricism of The Lark Ascending and the still melancholy of Silent Noon to the violence of the Fourth Symphony and the grand ceremonial of All people that on earth do dwell, he assumed the mantle of Elgar as our national composer. This edition, released to mark the 50th anniversary of his death, presents all the major orchestral, chamber, vocal and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities, in the finest interpretations. All your favourite Vaughan Williams is here, in over 34 hours of music on 30 CDs