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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 9 in E minor (1956/57) World Première Performance 1 Introduction (0:30) 2 1st mvt. - Moderato Maestoso (8:11) 3 2nd mvt. - Andante sostenuto (7:34) 4 3rd mvt. - Scherzo, Allegro pesante (5:32) 5 4th mvt. - Andante tranquillo (10:54) Royal Festival Hall, London, 2nd April, 1958

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A London Symphony (No. 2) (1913) 6 Introduction (0:55) 7 1st mvt. - Lento - Allegro risoluto (13:49) 8 2nd mvt. - Lento (10:58) 9 3rd mvt. - Scherzo (Nocturne) (5:25) A 4th mvt. - Finale – Andante con moto – Maestoso alla marcia – Allegro – Lento – Epilogue (14:02) Studio 8H, New York, 9th December, 1945

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