Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s cycle of the 9 Vaughan Williams symphonies have been praised by the reviewers, and their live performances rapturously received. This album contains the most popular of his shorter orchestral works – The Tallis Fantasy, Greensleeves, The Lark Ascending and the wonderful Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”. The Serenade to Music is heard in the rarely performed orchestral version – this album will be a must have for all fans of the composer!

Tracklist:
01. Serenade to Music (Orchestral Version)
02. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
03. The Lark Ascending
04. Fantasia on Greensleeves
05. English Folksong Suite: I. March ‘Seventeen come Sunday – Pretty Caroline’
06. English Folksong Suite: II. Intermezzo ‘My Bonny Boy’
07. English Folksong Suite: III. March Folk Song from Somerset
08. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis