Vaughan Williams Orchestral Works
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Composer or Director: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Label: Eminence
Magazine Review Date: 9/1991
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: TC-EMX2173
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Serenade to Music |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
Symphony No. 7, 'Sinfonia antartica' |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Alison Hargan, Soprano Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Label: Eminence
Magazine Review Date: 9/1991
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 57
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CD-EMX2173
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Serenade to Music |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
Symphony No. 7, 'Sinfonia antartica' |
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer
Alison Hargan, Soprano Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vernon Handley, Conductor |
Author: Michael Stewart
Handley's Serenade to Music faces some stiff competition. Of the three versions of the work that VW produced, the original version for 16 vocal soloists and orchestra would be my personal recommendation, either in the historic recording under Sir Henry Wood, with the original soloists for whom the work was conceived (now available on Pearl), or Matthew Best's warm and beautifully characterized performance on Hyperion. The version for chorus and orchestra (heard here) certainly makes some lovely sounds, but inevitably something of the character of the text (the scene between Jessica and Lorenzo from Act 5 scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice) is lost. Handley's performance is shapely and warm with a beautiful sense of flow, and the chorus is nicely balanced against the orchestra. As an alternative (or indeed complement) to the original version this recording is well worth considering.'
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