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ID: ALBCD009 (EAN: 5060158190096) | 2 CD | DDD Released in: 2008
- LABEL:
- Albion Records
- Subcollection:
- Voices
- Composers:
- WILLIAMS, Ralph Vaughan
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Interprets:
- BOVÉ, Louis (soprano) | OSTLUND, Arnold Jr. (organ) | PECK, John (baritone) | SCOTT, Clifford (tenor)
- Ensembles:
- Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Plymouth Choir | Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn - New York City
- Conductors:
- PFOHL, Henry | WILLIAMS, Ralph Vaughan
- Other info:
MUSIC IN THE HEART
A commemorative Album marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams on 26th August 1958.
SERENADE TO MUSIC
Recorded live at the Royal Concert on 22 November 1951 in the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Pilgrim’s Journey: Recorded live in the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims on Sunday 4 April 1965
Sopranos: Stiles Allen*, Isobel Baillie*, Ena Mitchell, Elsie Suddaby*; Contraltos: Muriel Brunskill*, Astra Desmond*, Mary Jarred*, Gladys Ripley; Tenors: William Herbert, Richard Lewis, Stephen Manton, Heddle Nash*; Baritone/Bass: Norman Allin*, Robert Easton*, Roy Henderson*, Harold Williams* (* indicates the soloists in the first performance under Sir Henry Wood in 1938)
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams
THE PILGRIM'S JOURNEY
(arranged by Roy Douglas) Recorded live in the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims on Sunday April 4th 1965.
Louis Bové (soprano), Clifford Scott (tenor), John Peck (baritone), Arnold Ostlund Jr.(organ)
Plymouth Choir, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, New York City, Henry Pfohl
This release is a unique and rare recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams conducting his Serenade to Music from a performance in 1951. It is a deeply expressive and romantic interpretation. The Serenade to Music was commissioned by Sir Henry Wood for his Jubilee Concert to celebrate his 50 years as a conductor. The concert took place on October 5th 1938.
The Serenade to Music is one of the sweetest, most beautiful of all Vaughan William’s works.
Also on this recording are the Pilgrim’s Journey and a bonus disc of Vaughan Williams talking about the teachings of Parry and Stanford and a short extract from the funeral service of Vaughan Williams. This recording has been brilliantly re-mastered by Peter Reynolds.
CD 1
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| WILLIAMS, Ralph Vaughan (1872-1958) | | | 1. | Serenade to Music ('How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!') for 16 soloists (or soloists & chorus) & orchestra | 14:05 | | | Pilgrim's Journey, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra (or organ; arr. from the opera 'The Pilgrim's Progress') | | | 2. | Cast thy burden | 11:23 | | | 3. | Into thy hands, O Lord | 5:47 | | | 4. | Who would true valour see | 4:09 | | | 5. | Unto him that overcometh | 3:00 | | | 6. | Vanity Fair | 4:13 | | | 7. | He that is down | 2:47 | | | 8. | The Lord is my Shepherd | 3:16 | | | 9. | Alleluia | 4:34 | |
CD 2
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| Bonus Disc | | | 1. | The Teachings of Stanford and Parry - A talk by RVW. | 28:05 | | | (edited from a broadcast on 17 November 1955) | | | 2. | Excerpt from the Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan Williams | 1:25 | | | (Westminster Abbey, Friday September 19th 1958 at 11.30am) | |
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