Vaughan Williams: Choral Works
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Release Date: 01 June 2008
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 034571143217
Genres: Classical  Orchestral  
Release Date: 01 June 2008
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 034571143217
Genres: Classical  Orchestral  
Description
Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williamsâs death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the the catalogue, the Serenade to Music, and includes such favourites as the Five Mystical Songs and The Hundreth Psalm. There are also two intriguing pairings: in Dona nobis pacem, RVW warns of the impending doom of WWII, in A song of thanksgiving we hear his moving response to its successful conclusion; in The shepherds of the delectable mountains we hear an early working of Bunyanâs literary masterpiece, later extensively reworked in the landmark 1942 BBC radio production of The Pilgrimâs Progress featuring Sir John Gielgud and reprised here, this time in condensed form. Throughout the collection, RVWâs mastery in setting great texts to music is evident, and has prompted the sort of glowing reviews that make this box-set a must have.
Tracklisting
The Orlando Consort
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Roberto Prosseda, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nir Kabaretti
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
Steven Isserlis
The Nash Ensemble
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers
Matthew Best: Corydon Singers