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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Sarah Chang (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, May 2022, Recommended Recording
This set presents RVW in a slightly heretical way that will appeal to those whose RVW tastes have become jaded or for those who have, for whatever reason, been put off by the mainstream cycles....
Special offer. Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Sarah Chang (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 1990, Winner - Orchestral
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Building A Library, May 2022, Recommended Recording
This set presents RVW in a slightly heretical way that will appeal to those whose RVW tastes have become jaded or for those who have, for whatever reason, been put off by the mainstream cycles....
About
This collection brings together the complete symphonies and orchestral works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by celebrated conductor Bernard Haitink and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The set demonstrates the breadth of the composer’s musical, historical and cultural influences – in works such as Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and Sinfonia antartica – and contains some of the most memorable moments in music, such as the thrilling opening fanfare of A Sea Symphony, the contemplative mourning of the Pastoral and the beautiful passages for solo violin in The Lark Ascending.
Contents and tracklist
- Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Jonathan Summers (baritone)
- London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1989-03-21
- Recording Venue: 19-21 March 1989, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1986-01-01
- Recording Venue: 8-9 October 1986: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1986-01-01
- Recording Venue: 8 & 9 October 1986, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Amanda Roocroft (soprano)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1996-12-18
- Recording Venue: 16-18 December 1996 / The Colosseum, Watford
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1996-12-18
- Recording Venue: 16-18 December 1996: The Colosseum, Watford
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1994-12-18
- Recording Venue: 17-18 December 1994: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1994-12-18
- Recording Venue: 17 & 18 December 1994, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Sarah Chang (violin)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1994-12-18
- Recording Venue: 17 & 18 December 1994, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1997-12-14
- Recording Venue: 13 & 14 December 1997 / The Colosseum, Watford
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1997-12-17
- Recording Venue: 13 & 14 December 1997, the Colosseum, Watford
- Ian Bostridge (tenor)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1997-12-14
- Recording Venue: 13 & 14 December 1997 / The Colosseum, Watford
- Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
- London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 1984-11-29
- Recording Venue: 28-29 November 1984: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 2000-04-15
- Recording Venue: 14 & 15 April 2000 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Ann McAneney (flugelhorn)
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
- Recorded: 2000-04-15
- Recording Venue: 14 & 15 April 2000 / No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Awards and reviews
5th March 2014
This set presents RVW in a slightly heretical way that will appeal to those whose RVW tastes have become jaded or for those who have, for whatever reason, been put off by the mainstream cycles. Well worth the price - which is modest - and the journey.