Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

The BBC Symphony Orchestra makes its own vividly virtuosic contribution, not least in the scherzo movement, ‘The waves’; credit is due also to Martyn Brabbins, in expert control of the work’s... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Sep 2018
Catalogue No: CDA68245
Label: Hyperion
Series: Brabbins Vaughan Williams Symphonies
Length: 70 minutes

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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 'A Sea Symphony'

Work length1:07:40

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus
Martyn Brabbins

I. A song for all seas, all ships (Moderato maestoso)

Track length19:19

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II. On the beach at night alone (Largo sostenuto)

Track length11:09

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III. Scherzo: The waves (Allegro brillante)

Track length7:54

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IV. The explorers (Grave e molto adagio – Andante con moto)

Track length29:18

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Vaughan Williams: Darest thou now, O soul

Work length3:12

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus
Martyn Brabbins

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One of the mightiest of first symphonies, Vaughan Williams’s setting of Walt Whitman creates a very special sense of occasion. The coupling is more Whitman: RVW’s later, virtually unknown Darest thou now, O soul for chorus and strings.

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November 2018

The BBC Symphony Orchestra makes its own vividly virtuosic contribution, not least in the scherzo movement, ‘The waves’; credit is due also to Martyn Brabbins, in expert control of the work’s internal balance and its dramatic pacing, and to the production team in Blackheath Concert Halls.

October 2018

His is a painstakingly prepared and intelligently paced conception, combining a perceptive awareness of the grander scheme (climaxes are built and resolved with unerring authority), exemplary attention to detail and mastery of texture...the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra respond with thrilling accomplishment and unflagging enthusiasm.

23rd September 2018

The choral singing is magnificent throughout, and the BBCSO vividly capture VW’s tangy, salty orchestration — especially in the scherzo.

New Classics November 2018

One of the mightiest of first symphonies, this setting of Walt Whitman creates a very special sense of occasion.

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