Vaughan Williams, Ralph > Hallé Orchestra

English Landscapes / Elder, Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Arnold Bax: Tintagel; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Edward Elgar: As torrents fly; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

This is a collection of stunning music in which the composers have taken inspiration from their surrounding landscape, and from nature. Vaughan Williams' hauntingly beautiful...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Wasps / Goodman, Elder, et al

2 CD / Halle Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps
Performers: Suart, Richard; Wines, Chris
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The complete score of the music Ralph Vaughan Williams composed for a production of Aristophanes' comedy 'The Wasps' at Cambridge University in 1909, had not...continue...