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Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 8 in D minor
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Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony & Symphony No. 8
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
This is expressive and atmospheric playing, rarely heard since Boult. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th April 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, Orchestral Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies
RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Sarah Chang (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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.... —
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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
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8
Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins
Even against formidable competition [in No. 6], Martyn Brabbins impresses handsomely. Nothing is forced – the fury and the anguish, the grandeur and the desolation seem almost to speak for themselves. —
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in D minor, etc.
RecommendedRoderick Williams (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
The ending is quietly riveting - not just because it's so beautifully played, but because of the feeling it conveys that this extraordinary musical journey is coming to an end. —
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Building a Library, April 2008, First Choice
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Elder's way with Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony is one of those interpretations that grows with repeated hearings. As expected from the current Halle vintage, it's finely played in every department,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th February 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
RecommendedMargaret Ritchie (soprano), John Gielgud (speaker), London Philharmonic Choir, Isobel Baillie (soprano), John Cameron (baritone)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
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Building a Library, May 2005, Historic Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8
RecommendedLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Ryan Wigglesworth
[Jurowski] keeps sonority and expression taut, yet in a way that gives the orchestra time to play. They respond superbly, alighting on the music's idiom - the 80-year-old Vaughan Williams's... —
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Building A Library, May 2022, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies
Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Brian Rayner Cook, Roderick Elms, Simon Joly, Catherine Bott (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bryden Thomson
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 in E minor, etc.
Roderick Williams (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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André Previn Conducts Vaughan Williams
Heather Harper (soprano - Nos. 1. 3 and 7), Sir Ralph Richardson (narrator - No. 7), James Buswell (violin), John Fletcher (bass tuba)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus (No. 1), The Ambrosian Singers (No. 7), André Previn
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