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Artwork for Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso John Alldis, Norma Burrowes, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso

John Alldis, Norma Burrowes, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

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  • 1987
  • 9:25
  • 152 BPM · A minor

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  1. Released on EMI, also Karma Police (Radiohead), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) and Paranoid Android (Radiohead)

  2. Recorded at Kingsway Hall, also Etude in E major, op. 10 no. 3 “Tristesse” (Vladimir Ashkenazy), La traviata: Atto I. “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” (Brindisi) (London Opera Chorus) and L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. “Una furtiva lagrima” (Luciano Pavarotti)

  3. Engineered by Christopher Parker, also Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto (Jacqueline du Pré), Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanza (Andante) (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) and Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 I. Adagio – Moderato (Jacqueline du Pré)

  4. Produced by Christopher Bishop, also Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10 "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge), Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanza (Andante) (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) and Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II: No. 10. Scène. Moderato (London Symphony Orchestra)

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Written by
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Produced by
Christopher Bishop
Performed by
London Philharmonic Choir and Norma Burrowes
Engineered by
Christopher Parker
Part of
Sinfonia Antartica / The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite
Recorded at
Kingsway Hall
Released on
EMI

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was performed by London Philharmonic Choir

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was performed by London Philharmonic Choir

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was performed by Norma Burrowes

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was performed by Norma Burrowes

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was produced by Christopher Bishop

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was produced by Christopher Bishop

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was written by Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was written by Ralph Vaughan Williams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso is part of the release Sinfonia Antartica / The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso is part of the release Sinfonia Antartica / The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was recorded at Kingsway Hall

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was recorded at Kingsway Hall

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz EMI is the label of the song Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso

    EMI is the label of the song Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was engineered by Christopher Parker

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was engineered by Christopher Parker

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was released on 1987

    Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": I. Prelude: Andante maestoso was released on 1987

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026