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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Roland Wood, Andrew Kennedy, Paul Daniel, Nicholas Bootiman - The Solent: 50 Years of Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (2013) [Hi-Res]

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Roland Wood, Andrew Kennedy, Paul Daniel, Nicholas Bootiman - The Solent: 50 Years of Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams (2013) [Hi-Res]
  • Title: The Solent: 50 Years of Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Year Of Release: 2013
  • Label: Albion
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 44.1kHz +Booklet
  • Total Time: 01:00:30
  • Total Size: 262 / 538 mb
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Tracklist

01. 3 Impressions: No. 1. Burley Heath (completed by J. F. Brown)
02. 3 Impressions: No. 2. The Solent
03. 3 Impressions: No. 3. Harnham Down
04. Songs of Travel: No. 1. The Vagabond
05. Songs of Travel: No. 3. The Roadside Fire
06. Songs of Travel: No. 8. Bright Is the Ring of Words
07. 4 Hymns: No. 1. Lord! Come Away
08. 4 Hymns: No. 2. Who Is This Fair One?
09. 4 Hymns: No. 3. Come Love, Come Lord
10. 4 Hymns: No. 4. Evening Hymn
11. Weyhill Fair Song
12. The Mayor of Casterbridge: I. Casterbridge
13. The Mayor of Casterbridge: II. Intermezzo
14. The Mayor of Casterbridge: III. Weyhill Fair
15. Prelude on an Old Carol Tune


The casual buyer might infer from the subtitle "Fifty years of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams" that this is a kind of survey of Vaughan Williams' music, but in fact it's a collection of quite obscure pieces. It'll be of most interest to Vaughan Williams buffs, but it's actually quite a bit more interesting than general listeners might guess. True to its title, the album presents music composed by Vaughan Williams between 1902 and 1952. The real find is at the beginning: the three impressions for orchestra, composed in the first years of the 20th century, are absolutely characteristic of the composer despite their early date. The connection with nature, the episodic language that would in time become cinematic, the visionary, idealist quality: all are here. The three impressions (The "Solent" is a channel near the Isle of Wight, in case you were wondering) and the Incidental Music to the Mayor of Casterbridge, from the other end of the time range, both receive their world premieres here, and both are well worth reviving. Elsewhere there are arrangements for baritone and orchestra of a few of the Songs of Travel, an intriguing group of hymn settings for the unusual combination of tenor, viola, and orchestra, and various other works; together they make possible the argument that Vaughan Williams' basic musical personality changed less over time than that of any other major composer of the 20th century. For his fans, high-quality unknown works are going to be cause for celebration, especially in the completely idiomatic performances they receive here from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Paul Daniel.




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  • hollinsuk
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Many thanks for this flac share.

Cheers.