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2023-12-18 05:30:00
KN's Favorite Recordings of 2023
[…] Los Angeles Master Chorale. So what we have here in this Decca release is in essence a chamber version of the work. That is not to diminish its value, for VOCES8 does a beautiful job. In all honesty, I find The Sacred Veil to be one of the most moving musical works of the 21st century, and I highly recommend this new recording. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7 (“Sinfonia Antartica”); Symphony No. 9 in E minor. Elizabeth Watts, soprano, BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, conductor. Hyperion CDA68405. Many classical music fans, or at least those conversant with the music of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, know that his Symphony No. 7 (“Sinfonia Antartica”) grew out of music that he had composed for the film Scott of the Antarctic, which portrayed the ill-fated South Pole expedition of Royal Navy officer Captain Robert Scott. Intrigued by the story, RVW decided to write a symphony based upon […]
2023-12-12 10:07:41
[…] In 1992, Quincy Jones rethought it as the Grammy-winning A Soulful Celebration – and its Hallelujah Chorus is one of the world’s most instantly recognisable (and most memed) pieces of classical music. This month – like every December – there are performances all over the world from Philadelphia to Paris and Perth - both Scotland’s and Australia’s.Marin Alsop rehearses the BBC Concert Orchestra, the big band, and the choir (the London Adventist Chorale with the BBC Symphony Chorus) at Henry Wood Hall, London SE1. Middle right: South African tenor soloist Zwakele Tshabalala with Karin Hendrickson, who is assisting Marin Alsop.
2023-10-20 00:00:00
Robert Simpson, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Nordic Showcase & The French Connection (Christian Lindberg, Neville Marriner et al)
The French Connection:01 - 04 Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (1917) [16'53]05 Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane (1904) * [9'49]06 - 11 Gabriel Fauré (orch. Rabaud): Dolly Suite, op.56 (1894-97) [17'25]12 - 17 Jacques Ibert: Divertissement (1930) [15'53]Ossian Ellis-harp*, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville MarrinerASV CD-DCA 517 [recorded August 1982; CD issued 1994][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Abbey Road Studios, LondonRecording engineer: Michael Sheady; Producer: Anthony SargentRalph Vaughan Williams:01 - 04 Symphony No. 3 'Pastoral' ^ [37'32]05 - 08 Symphony No. 4 in F minor [34'16]09 Saraband 'Helen'. Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? * [9'06]David Butt Philip- tenor, BBC Symphony Chorus*; Elizabeth Watts- soprano^; BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn BrabbinsHyperion CDA68280 [recorded November and December 2018; issued 2020][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: The Colosseum, Watford, UKRecording engineer: Simon Eadon; Producer: Andrew KeenerRalph Vaughan […]
2023-09-01 00:00:00
Chisholm, Vaughan Williams & Wright: Orchestral & Vocal Works (Martin Yates, Martyn Brabbins, Roderick Williams et al)
Ralph Vaughan Williams:01 - 04 Symphony No 5 in D major [40'07]05 - 17 Scenes adapted from Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress * [26'52]Enily Portman- folk voice, Kitty Whately- mezzo-sopranom Marcus Farnsworth- baritone, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers Quartet*; BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn BrabbinsHyperion CDA68325 [recorded December 2018* and November 2019; issued 2020][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Watford Colosseum, UKRecording engineer: Simon Eadon; Producer: Andrew KeenerRalph Vaughan Williams:01 - 14 Richard II. Incidental music (1944) [27'48]15 - 19 Fantasia on Sussex Folk Tunes for cello and orchestra (1929) ^ [12'14]20 - 23 (arr. Roger Steptoe): Suite de Ballet for flute and string orchestra (ca. 1913) # [7'16]24 - 32 (orch, RVW and Roy Douglas): Songs of Travel (1901-04) * [24'34]Nadège Rochat- cello ^; Anna Noakes- flute #; Roderick Williams- baritone *; Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Martin YatesDutton Epoch CDLX7359 [recorded September 2018; issued 2019][rip from […]
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