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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Volume 1
RecommendedMary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Jack Liebeck (violin), William Vann (piano)
All three soloists are careful to avoid an over-sophisticated response to songs whose strength is their directness of expression and simple integrity. Williams in particular is a perfect singer... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Volume 2
Nicky Spence (tenor), William Vann (piano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Mary Bevan (soprano), Thomas Gould (violin)
This is one of the finest produced song albums that’s come my way. All three singers, recognised artists in their vocal prime, perform their allotted songs with commitment and character. They... —
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Volume 4
William Vann (piano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone)
This volume completes Albion Records’s survey of Vaughan Williams’s respectful and often touchingly lyrical arrangements, all performed with character and artistry by these singers and above... —
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Earth's Wide Bounds
Joshua Ryan (organ), Rowan Williams, Leah Jackson (soprano), Charlie Morris, Simon Wall, Adrian Horsewood, Eloise Irving, Ciara Hendrick, Joseph Doody, James Arthurt, Helen Ashby, Clara Kanter, Jonny Beatty, Nicholas Ashby, Katy Hill, Emma Ashby, Tom Castle, Nathan Harrison, Jenni Harper, Rosemary...
[The Te Deum in G] is delivered with lusty relish by the Royal Hospital choir, particularly in the ringing antiphonal exchanges. O Clap Your Hands has similar ebullience, and the motet Valiant-for-Truth... —
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Volume 3
Roderick Williams (baritone), William Vann (piano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Cara Curran, Benedict Hymas, James Arthur, Nicholas Ashby
‘Bushes and Briars’ leads off the recital in baritone Roderick Williams’s sensitively expressive performance…Vann’s accompaniments are a model of tact and supportiveness throughout, and he gives... —
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The biggest test for the Tredegar Town Band on this Vaughan Williams recital is the Variations for Brass Band, a technically demanding piece written for the National Brass Band Championships... —
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Transcriptions From Truro
David Briggs (organ), Rupert Marshall-Luck (violin)
The acoustic of the cathedral gives Rupert MarshallLuck’s playing a sheen, particularly in the slow outer sections. —
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Pan's Anniversary and Other Works
Samuel West (narrator), Thomas Gould (violin), Thomas Hancox (piccolo), Mary Bevan, Joy Farrall (clarinet), Timothy West (narrator), Sophie Bevan, William Lockhart (percussion), Jess Dandy, Johnny Herford, Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia, William Vann
The vernal setting of that 1905 production with its costumed actors, dancers and musicians undoubtedly cast a spell. Stripped of these visual elements, and with Vaughan Williams not quite his... —
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Listening to the slower sections, you may pine for the original instrumentation, teasingly indicated in the arrangement’s score as particular bars pass by. On the other hand, it’s hard to resist... —
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RVW from America: Forgotten Recordings of the 50s
Arthur Whittemore, Jack Lowe, Francis Tursi, John Beavan, John Hunt, A. Stratton McAllister, Robin Hood Dell Orchestra, Cornell University Chorus, Concert Hall Chamber Orchestra, Rochester Chamber Orchestra, Vladimir Golschmann, Robert Hull
The Concerto for Two Pianos benefits from an expert performance by Whittemore andLowe – one of the top duos at the time – placed rather too prominently against the Philadelphia Orchestra. —
