Compelling performances of two very different symphonies, the complex visionary pantheism of the ‘Pastoral’ an ideal foil for the unbridled ferocity of No 4. An added incentive, Martyn Brabbins’s idiomatic realization of Vaughan Williams’s choral ‘Saraband—Helen’ (a first recording) is a real discovery.

• 1. Symphony No.3 'Pastoral' - Molto Moderato
• 2. Symphony No.3 'Pastoral' - Lento Moderato
• 3. Symphony No.3 'Pastoral' - Moderato Pesante
• 4. Symphony No.3 'Pastoral' - Lento (With Elizabeth Watts)
• 5. Symphony No.4 In F Minor - Allegro
• 6. Symphony No.4 In F Minor - Andante Moderato
• 7. Symphony No.4 In F Minor - Scherzo: Allegro Molto
• 8. Symphony No.4 In F Minor - Finale Con Epilogo Fugato: Allegr
• 9. Saraband 'Helen' (With David Butt Philip & Bbc Chorus)