Sinfonia antartica ; The wasps : Aristophonic suite / Vaughan Williams.
| Author/creator | Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
| Format | Audio (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI Classics, [1991] |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Access restricted to subscribers |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Burrowes, Norma, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Wasps (Suite) |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer. |
| Uniform title | Symphonies, no. 7 |
| Series | British composers British composers. ^A345919 |
| Contents | Sinfonia antartica -- The wasps : Aristophanic suite. Overture ; Entr'acte I ; March past of the kitchen utensils ; Entr'acte II ; Ballet and final tableau. |
| General note | Durations: 41:48 ; 25:41. |
| General 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. |
| General note | Originally issued on analog discs in 1968 & 1970, respectively. |
| General note | Previously released on compact disc. |
| General note | 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. |
| Performer | Norma Burrowes, soprano, women's voices of the London Philharmonic Choir (1st work) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, Nov. 18-21, 1969 (1st work) & Sept. 23-25, 1968 (2nd work). |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |
| Other title | Aristophanic suite. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |