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Vaughan Williams: Retrospect
London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron, Jack Liebeck (violin), Andrew Staples (tenor, Thomas Carroll (cello)
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
The two choral works showcase the unforced sensitivity of the London Choral Sinfonia, who skilfully avoid overheating the patriotism of Kipling’s text for ‘Land of our Birth’, and the funerary...
Vaughan Williams: Retrospect
London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron, Jack Liebeck (violin), Andrew Staples (tenor, Thomas Carroll (cello)
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
The two choral works showcase the unforced sensitivity of the London Choral Sinfonia, who skilfully avoid overheating the patriotism of Kipling’s text for ‘Land of our Birth’, and the funerary...
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"This new album of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, the latest by the London Choral Sinfonia and Michael Waldron, features collaborators including violinist Jack Liebeck and tenor Andrew Staples. The collection includes works such as Vaughan Williams's Violin Concerto; ""In Windsor Forest,"" adapted from the opera 'Sir John in Love;' and ""Prelude on Gibbons’ Song 13,"" newly orchestrated for strings. Among these adaptations are Vaughan Williams' own transcriptions of J.S. Bach's works, including the 'Giant' Fugue and 'Schmucke Dich' chorale, reflecting his admiration for Bach's music. The album contains poignant pieces like ""Nothing is here for tears,"" a sombre response to King George V's death, and ""Land of our birth,"" an homage to Britain's World War II victory. Highlighting string arrangements including the seminal “Silent Noon”, arranged for strings by Owain Park, as well as world premieres, the album underscores Vaughan Williams' musical adaptations and their ties to British legacies."
Contents and tracklist
- Rachel Ambrose Evans
- London Choral Sinfonia
- Michael Waldron
- Arr. for Cello & Orchestra
- Thomas Carroll
- London Choral Sinfonia
- Michael Waldron
- Arr. for Orchestra
- London Choral Sinfonia
- Michael Waldron
- Arr. for Orchestra
- London Choral Sinfonia
- Michael Waldron
- Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Owain Park
- Andrew Staples
- London Choral Sinfonia
- Michael Waldron
Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineMarch 2024Editor's Choice
June 2024
The two choral works showcase the unforced sensitivity of the London Choral Sinfonia, who skilfully avoid overheating the patriotism of Kipling’s text for ‘Land of our Birth’, and the funerary heroics of Milton’s ‘Nothing is here for tears’...Half a dozen other recordings of Vaughan Williams's Violin Concerto are currently available, but Jack Liebeck’s new interpretation rates highly, not least for the precisely tailored contribution Waldron elicits from the string orchestra.
March 2024
I’m happy to report that Michael Waldron secures splendidly articulate and idiomatic results from his assembled forces...First-rate sound and presentation. Don’t miss this one!