Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

This page lists all recordings of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

This was the first large-scale piece composed by Vaughan Williams after his studies with Ravel in Paris in 1908, and although it demonstrates his familiarity with the new school of French music, much of the work also looks back to the traditional English choral music of Purcell, Byrd, and, of course, Tallis.

Vaughan Williams found the theme when he edited The English Hymnal, Tallis having originally composed it in 1567. Scored for two unequal string orchestras and string quartet, the spread chords, majestic cadences and unearthly serenity mean this piece is an enduring favourite.

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Lyrita Classics

Lyrita Classics


Balfe:

The Bohemian Girl : Galop

Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Berners:

The Triumph of Neptune : Hornpipe

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Delius:

The Walk to the Paradise Garden

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Myer Fredman

The Immovable Do

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Elgar:

Dorabella (from Enigma Variations)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Andrew Davis

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Andrew Davis

Grainger:

Shepherd's Hey

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Harty:

An Irish Symphony : The Fair-Day

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Holst:

St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2

English Chamber Orchestra, Imogen Holst

Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Warlock:

Capriol Suite

London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite


Lyrita - SRCD336

(CD)

$16.99

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, etc.

Britten:

Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

(Recorded XI.1953, Kingsway Hall, London)

Handel:

Water Music Suite

(Recorded IV & VII 1952, Kingsway Hall, London)

Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

(Recorded XI.1953, Abbey Road Studios & Kingsway Hall, London)


Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan

Penguin Guide

Rosette Winner

EMI - The Karajan Collection - 4768802

(CD)

$11.99

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Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47, etc.

Elgar:

Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47

Allegri Quartet, Sinfonia of London, John Barbirolli

Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Sinfonia of London, John Barbirolli

Elegy for strings, Op. 58

New Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Sospiri, Op. 70

New Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli

Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Sinfonia of London, John Barbirolli

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sinfonia of London, John Barbirolli


Allegri String Quartet, Sinfonia of London & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

“Unforgettable!” Penguin Guide

Penguin Guide

Rosette Winner

Building a Library

First Choice - June 2007

EMI Great Recordings of the Century - 5672402

(CD)

$10.99

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Vaughan Williams: In the Fen Country, etc.

Vaughan Williams:

In the Fen Country

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'

Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1

The Lark Ascending

Michael Davis (violin)

Fantasia on Greensleeves


London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Bryden Thomson

Building a Library

Runner-Up - May 2002

Chandos - CHAN9775

(CD)

$16.99

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Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20, etc.

Britten:

Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

Elgar:

Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Tippett:

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis


Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

Regis - RRC1138

(CD)

$6.99

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Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem, etc.

Vaughan Williams:

Dona Nobis Pacem

Fantasia on the Old 104th

Magnificat

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

The Lark Ascending

Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra

Romance for strings, piano and harmonica

Partita for double string orchestra


Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), John Carol Case (Baritone), Christopher Hyde-Smith (Flute)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Chorus, Orchestra Nova, Philharmonia Orchestra,, Adrian Boult, Malcolm Sargent

Jan-2002 4 star BBC Music Mag.

EMI British Composers - 5747822

(CD - 2 discs)

$10.99

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Vaughan Williams - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

Vaughan Williams - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5


Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn

Symphony No. 5 in D major

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Barry Griffiths (first violin), Peter Cosham (second violin), Andrrew Williams (viola) & Francois Rive (cello)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn

The Lark Ascending

Barry Griffiths (violin)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn


Released or re-released in last 6 months

Telarc Everybody’s Classics - 2CD80738

(CD - 2 discs)

$9.99

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Vaughan Williams - Symphonies Nos. 4-6

Vaughan Williams - Symphonies Nos. 4-6


Vaughan Williams:

The Wasps Overture

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Constantin Silvestri

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Constantin Silvestri

Oboe Concerto in A minor

John Williams (oboe)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Symphony No. 4 in F minor

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Symphony No. 5 in D major

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson

Symphony No. 6 in E minor

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund


Released or re-released in last 6 months

EMI British Composers - 2161462

(CD - 2 discs)

$10.99

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The Best of Vaughan Williams

The Best of Vaughan Williams


Vaughan Williams:

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Linden Lea

The Wasps Overture

Silent Noon

Fantasia on Greensleeves

The Lark Ascending

49th Parallel: Prelude

Also Includes:

Symphony No. 2 ‘London’ : I. Lento - Allegro risoluto - Molto pesante (extract)

Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (extract)

Symphony No. 1 ‘A Sea Symphony’ II. On the Beach at Night, alone


Artists include: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kees Bakels, New Zealand SO, James Judd, David Greed, English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones, Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and many more

One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest in folk-song yet underpinned by a personal vision and language. This is nowhere better expressed than in his superb cycle of Nine Symphonies. The ‘London’ Symphony features a rich medley of thematic material that suggests the varied life of the capital city. The Lark Ascending, which concludes this disc, is one of Vaughan Williams’s most enduringly popular compositions

Released or re-released in last 6 months

Naxos The Best of - 8556835

(CD)

$6.99

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The Essential Vaughan Williams

The Essential Vaughan Williams


Vaughan Williams:

The Lark Ascending

Hugh Bean (violin)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Linden Lea

words by William Barnes)

Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) & Gerald Moore (piano)

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli

Silent Noon

Ian Bostridge (tenor) & Julius Drake (piano)

English Folk Song Suite

(orch. Gordon Jacob)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

The Vagabond (from Songs of Travel)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & David Willison (piano)

Serenade to Music

(original version with 16 soloists)

Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan Longfield, Marie Hayward (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Shirley Minty, Meriel Dickinson (contralto), Ian Partridge, Bernard Dickerson, Wynford Evans, Kenneth Bowen (tenor), Richard Angas, John Carol Case, John Noble & Christopher Keyte (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Rhosymedre

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli

The Wasps Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Loch Lomond

Ian Partridge (tenor)

London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop

Ca' the Yowes

Ian Partridge (tenor)

London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop

Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'

Jacques Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks

O Taste and See

James Lancelot (organ) & Ivan Sharpe (treble)

Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary

Bushes and Briars

Baccholian Singers of London

Wassail Song

Baccholian Singers of London

For all the saints (Sine nomine)

John Scott Whiteley (organ)

York Minster Choir, Philip Moore

The truth sent from above

hoir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks

Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)

The Lamb

Ian Partridge (tenor) & Janet Craxton (oboe)

Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Orpheus With His Lute

(first setting)

David Daniels (countertenor) & Martin Katz (piano)

Mass in G minor – Kyrie

John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor) & David van Asch (bass)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

The blessed Son of God

Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks

Come down, O Love divine

(trans. R. F. Littledale – v.4 arr. Williamson)

Thomas Williamson (organ)

All people that on earth do dwell

(William Kethe – Louis Bourgeois arr. RVW; version for brass ensemble and organ by Roy Douglas)

Benjamin Bayl (organ)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury


EMI - 2079922

(CD - 2 discs)

$16.99

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