Vaughan Williams: a London Symphony & Other Works

Brabbins, Martyn & Bbc Symphony Orchestra

Genre: Classical

CD | 1 disc(s) | Release: 01-11-2017

Verwachte levertijd (in NL): +/- 7 tot 15 werkdagen

€ 20.95

Extra info

Maatschappij:	Universal
Label:	Hyperion
Barcode:	0034571281902
Suffix - prefix:	68190 CDA
Taal:	EN
Herkomst:	Holland

Beschrijving

Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music Brass Band, Martyn Brabbins

Vaughan Williams’s London Symphony (the composer’s favourite of the nine) makes a rare appearance in its 1920 first publication. Three lesser-known works complete a highly desirable programme, while Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra understand how this music should be played like few others. This is mandatory listening.

Vaughan Williams:
Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'
Orpheus With His Lute
Sound sleep
Variations for Brass Band

"Brabbins masterminds a superbly involving account...Clocking in at around 52 minutes, it’s a canvas of thrilling sweep, evocative power and vaulting ambition...Above all, Brabbins exhibits a very real love for this remarkable score...The fill-ups are a joy, too. Elizabeth Watts makes a radiant showing in Orpheus With His Lute...An irresistible anthology, in sum."
Gramophone Magazine - November 2017

"Brabbins conducts the [Symphony] with a sense of purposeful directness, likeably enhanced by the expressive warmth of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s response."
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2017 ****