Vaughan Williams - Choral Works
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Label: Hyperion
Cat No: CDS443214
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 2nd June 2008
Contents
Works
A Song of ThanksgivingChoral Hymns (3)
Dona nobis pacem
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Flos Campi
Hymns (4) for tenor, viola obbligato and strings
Lord, thou hast been our refuge
Magnificat
Mystical Songs (5)
O Clap your Hands
Serenade to Music
The Hundredth Psalm 'O be joyful in the Lord'
The Pilgrim's Progress
Toward the Unknown Region
Artists
Corydon SingersEnglish Chamber Orchestra
Corydon Orchestra
City of London Sinfonia
Conductor
Matthew BestWorks
A Song of ThanksgivingChoral Hymns (3)
Dona nobis pacem
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Flos Campi
Hymns (4) for tenor, viola obbligato and strings
Lord, thou hast been our refuge
Magnificat
Mystical Songs (5)
O Clap your Hands
Serenade to Music
The Hundredth Psalm 'O be joyful in the Lord'
The Pilgrim's Progress
Toward the Unknown Region
Artists
Corydon SingersEnglish Chamber Orchestra
Corydon Orchestra
City of London Sinfonia
Conductor
Matthew BestAbout
There are also two intriguing pairings: in Dona nobis pacem, Vaughan Williams warns of the impending doom of World War II whilst in A song of thanksgiving we hear his moving response to its successful conclusion; in The shepherds of the delectable mountains we hear an early working of Bunyan’s literary masterpiece, later extensively reworked in the landmark 1942 BBC radio production of The Pilgrim’s Progress featuring Sir John Gielgud and reprised here, this time in condensed form.
Throughout the collection, Vaughan William’s mastery in setting great texts to music is evident, and has prompted glowing reviews that make this box-set a must have: ‘Performances like these don’t come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality’ - CD Review.
Contents:
CD1 English Chamber Orchestra
- Serenade to Music
Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzosoprano), John Connell (bass)
- Five Mystical Songs - Easter / I got me flowers / Love bade me welcome / The Call / Antiphon
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
- Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
- Flos Campi
Nobuko Imai (viola)
CD2 Corydon Orchestra
- Dona nobis pacem
Judith Howarth (soprano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
- Four Hymns
John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Matthew Souter (viola)
- Toward the Unknown Region
- O clap your hands
- Lord, thou hast been our refuge
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
CD3 City of London Sinfonia
- The Pilgrim’s Progress — A Bunyan Sequence
Sir John Gielgud (speaker), Richard Pasco (speaker)
CD4 City of London Sinfonia
- A song of thanksgiving
Sir John Gielgud (speaker), Lynne Dawson (soprano), The London Oratory Junior Choir, John Scott (organ)
- Three Choral Hymns
- Magnificat
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Duke Dobing (flute), Roger Judd (organ)
- The shepherds of the delectable mountains
Bryn Terfel (baritone), Alan Opie (baritone), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Jonathan Best (bass), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Linda Kitchen (soprano)
- The Hundredth Psalm
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