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Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Foulds: Dynamic Tryptich
Lyrita

Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Foulds: Dynamic Tryptich

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Details

Composer
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS JOHN FOULDS
Artist
Vernon Handley, Howard Shelly
Format
CD
Label
Lyrita
Released
Sep 01, 2006
Catalog #
SRCD211
UPC
5020926021120

About

Sonically this was not one of Lyrita's best productions, with slightly dull piano sound and dense orchestral textures in works that are already quite thickly scored. The performances, though, are excellent. The single-piano version of Vaughan Williams' Piano Concerto on the whole is preferable to the two-piano alternative on account of its less-heavy keyboard sonority. Howard Shelley's performance is only surpassed by: Howard Shelley, with Bryden Thomson on Chandos, basically on account of the superior sonics. There was no competition in the Foulds, a marvelous piece by a fascinating minor master, until Warner very recently released a fine new version with Peter Donohue and the CBSO under Sakari Oramo. That disc may be well-nigh impossible to find and doubtless won't last long in the catalog, while the Chandos version of the RVW comes only in tandem with more Vaughan Williams (the Ninth Symphony). So if you're looking for this repertoire and a very satisfying coupling of two rare but extremely worthy works, this disc is easily recommendable, very minor reservations aside.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Toccata: Allegro moderato 06:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Toccata: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Howard Shelley
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  2. 2 II. Romanza: Lento 09:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Romanza: Lento
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Howard Shelley
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  3. 3 III. Fuga chromatica - IV. Con Finale alla Tedesca 11:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Fuga chromatica - IV. Con Finale alla Tedesca
    Duration
    11:31
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Howard Shelley
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  4. 4 I. Dynamic Mode 09:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Dynamic Mode
    Duration
    09:44
    Composer
    John Foulds
    Performer
    Howard Shelley
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  5. 5 II. Dynamic Timbre 12:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Dynamic Timbre
    Duration
    12:43
    Composer
    John Foulds
    Performer
    Howard Shelley
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley
  6. 6 III. Dynamic Rhythm 06:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Dynamic Rhythm
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    John Foulds
    Performer
    Howard Shelley
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vernon Handley