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Special offer. Vaughan Williams, Finzi & Holst
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Ian Partridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), John Westbrook (speaker), John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor), David van Asch (bass), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Philip Fowke (piano),...
Special offer. Vaughan Williams, Finzi & Holst
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Ian Partridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), John Westbrook (speaker), John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor), David van Asch (bass), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Philip Fowke (piano),...
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A 5CD set containing titles from the acclaimed EMI British Composers series, based around the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams and his contemporaries; Gerald Finzi, Arnold Bax and Gustav Holst.
Artists
Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Ian Partridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), John Westbrook (speaker), John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor), David van Asch (bass), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Philip Fowke (piano), Graham Green & Bruce Blyth (trebles)
Jacques Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Purcell Singers, Sir David Willcocks, Christopher Finzi, Richard Hickox, Sir Adrian Boult, André Previn, Imogen Holst
Contents and tracklist
- John Westbrook [1]-[18] (announcer), John Westbrook (vocals), Robin Doveton [19] (tenor), Ian Partridge [35] (tenor), Cecil Aronowitz [20]-[25] (viola)
- Jacques Orchestra [1]-[18], [20]-[25], Knabenstimmen Des Choir Of King's College, Cambridge (Fernchor) [26], [30], [34], London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge, Bach Choir [26]-[35], Jacques Orchestra
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1968-07-30
- Recording Venue: 30 July 1968, Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge
- John Westbrook [1]-[18] (announcer), Robin Doveton (vocals), Robin Doveton [19] (tenor), Cecil Aronowitz [20]-[25] (viola), Ian Partridge [35] (tenor)
- London Symphony Orchestra, Knabenstimmen Des Choir Of King's College, Cambridge (Fernchor) [26], [30], [34], Jacques Orchestra [1]-[18], [20]-[25], Choir of King's College Cambridge, Bach Choir [26]-[35]
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1968-07-31
- Recording Venue: 31 July 1968, Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge
- John Westbrook [1]-[18] (announcer), Robin Doveton [19] (tenor), Ian Partridge [35] (tenor), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Cecil Aronowitz [20]-[25] (viola)
- Jacques Orchestra [1]-[18], [20]-[25], Jacques Orchestra, Knabenstimmen Des Choir Of King's College, Cambridge (Fernchor) [26], [30], [34], London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge, Bach Choir [26]-[35]
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1968-07-31
- Recording Venue: 31 July 1968, Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge
- John Westbrook [1]-[18] (announcer), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Robin Doveton [19] (tenor), Ian Partridge (vocals), Cecil Aronowitz [20]-[25] (viola), Ian Partridge [35] (tenor)
- Knabenstimmen Des Choir Of King's College, Cambridge (Fernchor) [26], [30], [34], London Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Orchestra [1]-[18], [20]-[25], Bach Choir [26]-[35], Bach Choir, BACH CHOIR, THE, Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1968-01-19
- Recording Venue: 18 & 19 January 1968, Kingsway Hall, London
- John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone)
- English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1966-08-04
- Recording Venue: 3 & 4 August 1966, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
- John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone)
- English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1966-08-04
- Recording Venue: 3 & 4 August 1966, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
- John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone)
- English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1966-08-04
- Recording Venue: 3 & 4 August 1966, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
- English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1966-08-04
- Recording Venue: 3 & 4 August 1966, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
- Purcell Singers (lead vocals), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Imogen Holst
- Recorded: 1963-09-22
- Recording Venue: 23 September 1963: St Augustine's, Kilburn, London London
- Ian Partridge (vocals), Purcell Singers (lead vocals)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Imogen Holst
- Recorded: 1963-09-23
- Recording Venue: 23 September 1963: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London
- Wilfred Brown (vocals)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Christopher Finzi
- Recorded: 1963-09-26
- Recording Venue: 26 September 1963, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Nigel Perrin (countertenor), Robin Doveton (tenor), John Eaton (treble vocals), David Van Asch (bass)
- Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Sir David Willcocks
- Recorded: 1968-07-28
- Recording Venue: 28 July 1968, Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Richard Farnes (organ), John Bowen (tenor), Roland Robertson (bass)
- Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Stephen Cleobury
- Recorded: 1985-07-18
- Recording Venue: 18 July 1985, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
- Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Stephen Cleobury
- Recorded: 1985-07-17
- Recording Venue: 17 July 1985, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
- Richard Farnes (organ)
- Choir of King's College Cambridge
- Stephen Cleobury
- Recorded: 1985-07-17
- Recording Venue: 17 July 1985, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge