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Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'
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Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony
Recommendedoriginal 1913 version
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra have come up with a recording that you can cheerfully measure against most others in the catalogue, before you consider its unique extra charms! — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st December 2008
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2001, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2016, Also Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. 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.... — More…
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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: A London Symphony & Symphony No. 8
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
This is expressive and atmospheric playing, rarely heard since Boult. — More…
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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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Special offer. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Complete Symphonies
Susan Gritton (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Mari Eriksmoen, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Edvard Grieg Kor
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox, Sir Andrew Davis
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony
& other works
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music Brass Band, Martyn Brabbins
Brabbins conducts the [Symphony] with a sense of purposeful directness, likeably enhanced by the expressive warmth of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s response. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony', etc.
original 1913 version
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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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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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony', etc.
RecommendedLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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Building a Library, November 2016, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Landmarks: 40 Years of Chandos
Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano), James Thompson (trumpet), Stephen Hough (piano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass), Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Christopher Plummer (narrator), Celia Nicklin (oboe), Ian Watson (organ), Nigel Kennedy (violin), Peter Pettinger (piano),...
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