Suite for Viola and Orchestra (Vaughan Williams)

The work consists of eight movements, initially published in three groups. ;Group 1: • Prelude • Carol • Christmas Dance ;Group 2: • Ballad • Moto Perpetuo ;Group 3: • Musette • Polka Melancolique • Galop The work is scored for solo viola, 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, percussion, celesta, harp and strings. ==Discography==

;Complete recordings • Bloch and Vaughan Williams – William Gromko (viola); Harriet Wingreen (piano); Classic Editions CE 1038 (mid- to late-1950s) • Starer and Vaughan Williams – Melvin Berger (viola); John Snashall (conductor); English Chamber Orchestra (1965) • Bliss and Vaughan Williams – Emanuel Vardi (viola); Frank Weinstock (piano); Musical Heritage Society 4043 (1979) • Vaughan Williams – Frederick Riddle (viola); Norman Del Mar (conductor); Bournemouth Sinfonietta; recorded in 1977; Chandos Records CHAN 241-9 (1999) • The Elegant Viola – Yizhak Schotten (viola); Kirk Trevor (conductor); Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Crystal Records CD837 (2005) • Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi, Suite • McEwen: Viola Concerto – Lawrence Power (viola); Martyn Brabbins (conductor); BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales; Hyperion Records CDA67839 (2011) • Music for Viola and Chamber Orchestra: Vaughan Williams, Martinů, Hindemith, Britten – Timothy Ridout (viola); Jamie Phillips (conductor); Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne; Claves Records (2020) ;Partial recordings • Walton, Vaughan Williams, Howells & Bowen (Nos. 1–3) – Helen Callus (viola); Marc Taddei (conductor); New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Asv CDDCA 1181 (2006) ==References==