Martyn Brabbins & BBC Symphony - Vaughan Williams - (24-96, Hyperion, 2017)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) 拉尔夫·沃恩·威廉斯
A London Symphony & other works
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Label: Hyperion
CDA68190 (https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68190)
Digital booklet (PDF)
Recording details: November 2016
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: November 2017
Total duration: 72 minutes 22 seconds
Cover artwork: London, Winter (1928) by Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946)
Museum of London / Bridgeman Art Library, London
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.
Tracks:
A London Symphony 'Symphony No 2 (1920)' [51'51]
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
1. Lento – Allegro risoluto [14'50]
2. Lento [13'00]
3. Scherzo: Nocturne – Allegro vivace [8'09]
4. Finale: Andante con moto – Maestoso alla marcia – Allegro – Epilogue [15'52]
5. Sound sleep Some are laughing, some are weeping [5'28]
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano),
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
6. Orpheus with his lute [2'36]
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
7. Variations [12'27]
Royal College of Music Brass Band, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)