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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (Eternal)
Naxos

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (Eternal)

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Details

Composer
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, RALPH
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 29, 2008
Catalog #
8572080
UPC
747313208074

About

One of the leading English composers of his generation, Vaughan Williams was a pupil of Parry, Charles Wood and Stanford, and later of Bruch and Ravel. In his work as a composer he went some way towards creating a specifically English musical idiom, influenced by his interest in folk-song, but colored by his own personal vision and language. Vaughan Williams wrote nine symphonies, the first of these A Sea Symphony, with words taken from Walt Whitman, the second "A London" Symphony and the third a "Pastoral" Symphony. The Sixth Symphony, completed in it's first version in 1947, seemed to break new ground and was followed by a seventh, the Sinfonia Antartica. Compositions by Vaughan Williams for solo instrument and orchestra include the pastoral romance The Lark Ascending, for solo violin, and a Concerto accademico for solo violin and string orchestra. There is an attractive concerto for oboe and two more unusual concertos, one for harmonica and the other for bass tuba. Flos campi uses a solo viola and is scored also for a small choir and chamber orchestra. He made direct use of folk-song in his three Norfolk Rhapsodies, his Fantasia on Greensleeves, for solo flute, harp and strings and in his English Folksong Suite for military band, among other works. His Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis for two string orchestras returns to the 16th century for it's musical inspiration.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Fantasia on Greensleeves 04:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fantasia on Greensleeves
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Judd
  2. 2 The Lark Ascending 15:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Lark Ascending
    Duration
    15:03
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    David Greed
    Ensemble
    English Northern Philharmonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  3. 3 Mass in G Minor: Agnus Dei 03:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Mass in G Minor: Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    The Elora Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison
  4. 4 Phantasy Quintet: I. Prelude: Lento ma non troppo 04:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Phantasy Quintet: I. Prelude: Lento ma non troppo
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Garfield Jackson
    Ensemble
    Maggini Quartet
  5. 5 The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite: I. Overture 09:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite: I. Overture
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kees Bakels
  6. 6 5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus 11:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus
    Duration
    11:38
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  7. 7 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 15:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
    Duration
    15:17
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    James Judd
  8. 8 Job: Scene IX: Epilogue 02:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Job: Scene IX: Epilogue
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    English Northern Philharmonia
    Conductor
    David Lloyd-Jones
  9. 9 Mass in G Minor: Sanctus - Osanna I 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Mass in G Minor: Sanctus - Osanna I
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Thomas Fitches
    Ensemble
    The Elora Singers
    Conductor
    Noel Edison