Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers

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Relationships

lyricist:Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1903 until 1909)
part of:Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony" (order: 4)
parts:1. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVa. The Explorers: O vast Rondure, swimming in space
2. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVb. The Explorers: Down from the gardens of Asia descending
3. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVc. The Explorers: O we can wait no longer
4. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVd. The Explorers: O thou transcendent
5. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVe. The Explorers: Greater than stars or suns
6. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVf. The Explorers: Sail forth, steer for the deep waters only
7. Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": IVg. The Explorers: O my brave Soul!

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1965-09-22Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: The ExplorersBBC Chorus, BBC Choral Society, Elaine Blighton, John Cameron, Christchurch Harmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent24:26
1970-02-09 – 1970-02-16Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The ExplorersHeather Harper, London Symphony Chorus, John Shirley‐Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn28:09
1989-06-19 – 1989-06-20A Sea Symphony: The ExplorersSimon Joly, Yvonne Kenny, London Symphony Chorus, Brian Rayner Cook, Roderick Elms, London Symphony Orchestra, Bryden Thomson27:31
1994-02Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: IV. The ExplorersBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis28:08
2001-09-10A Sea Symphony: The ExplorersBBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin27:56
2001-11-10 – 2001-11-11Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The ExplorersAtlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano26:13
2014-03-29A Sea Symphony: IV. The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto)liveAd Solem, Katherine Broderick, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Roderick Williams, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder30:23
2017-10-14 – 2017-10-15Symphony no. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: The Explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto)BBC Symphony Chorus, Marcus Farnsworth, Elizabeth Llewellyn, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins29:18
2017-11-09 – 2017-11-11A Sea Symphony (Symphony no. 1): IV. The ExplorersSarah Fox, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Mark Stone, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze27:26
A Sea Symphony: Finale "The Explorers" (excerpt)partialAtlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano7:15
A Sea Symphony: IV. The explorersLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult28:15
A Sea Symphony: IV. The ExplorersAustralian Intervarsity Choral Festival Choir27:27
A Sea Symphony: IV. The ExplorersRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley29:50
A Sea Symphony: The ExplorerspartialSimon Joly, Brian Rayner Cook, Yvonne Kenny, London Symphony Chorus, Roderick Elms, London Symphony Orchestra, Bryden Thomson5:11
Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The ExplorersBayerisches Symphonieorchester, Hansjörg Albrecht26:33
Symphony No. 1 “A Sea Symphony”: IV. The ExplorersLondon Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox28:23
Symphony no. 1: IV. The Explorers - Grave e molto adagioBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel27:15
The Blue World: Fate Has Smiled Upon Us / Anchors Away / Symphony No. 9 (New World Symphony) / Symphony No. 1 (The Sea Symphony) / The Predator / "The Siren / Shipwreck"instrumental and medleyBlue Stars11:36