Vaughan Williams, Ralph > Soprano

Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance; Death of Tintagiles / Rosa Mannion, soprano; Thomas Randle, tenor; Matthew Brook, baritone

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance, cantata (arr. by Jacobson from synopsis of Hugh the Drover, opera); The Death of Tintagiles, incidental music
Performers: Mannion, Rosa; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Though quite popular and well-explored, the catalogue of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams still boasts a few rarely-heard gems. Richard Hickox interprets these near-forgotten beauties...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/03/1997-10/04/1997)....continue...

The Best of Yvonne Kenny

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Messiah; Alcina; Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Four Last Songs; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Tr...
Performers: Almonte, Caroline; Chindamo, Joe; Kenny, Yvonne; Martineau, Malcolm; Sandilands, Ron; Vries, Doug de
Conductors: Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Fritzsch, Johannes; Bonynge, Richard; Noble, Guy; Dyer, Paul

Vaughan Wiliams: Carols, Songs & Hymns

1 CD / Park Records (uk) / 2010-12-07

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Golden Carol ("Now is Christèmas y-come"), carol for chorus; Blake's Cradle Song ("Sweet dreams, form a shade o'er my lovely infant's head"), carol for chorus; Hodie;...
Performers: Banks, Steve; Davis, Jub; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Prior, Maddy; Prior, Maddy & The Carnival Band; Vitale, Steno; Watts, Andy

Recording information: Blue Moon Studios, Oxfordshire; The Steppings Cumbria....continue...

20th Century Classics: Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Wasps; The lark ascending; Flos campi; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E mino...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balmer, Christopher; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John Carol; Chang, Sarah; Dickerson, Bernard; Evans, Wynford; Hayward, Marie; Keyte, Chr...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Haitink, Bernard; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian;
Ensemble: ; London Early Music Group

Vaughan Williams: Music in the Heart [Includes Bonus Disc]

2 CD / Albion / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Pilgrim's Journey, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra (or organ; arr. from the opera "The Pilg; English Hymnal; Spoken Word: Vaughan Williams speaks a...
Performers: Allen, Stiles; Allin, Norman; Baillie, Isobel; Bove, Louis; Easton, Robert; Henderson, Roy; Herbert, William; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Manton, Stephen; Mitchell, Ena; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]...
Conductors: Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Pfohl, Henry

Music in the Heart features a rare recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams conducting his Serenade to Music from a performance in 1951, the Pilgrim's Journey...continue...

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams [Collectors Edition]

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-06-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Scott of the Antarctic, film score; Coastal Command, suite from the film score for orchestra (arranged by Mathieson); The People's Land, film score (based on traditional melod...
Performers: Gamba, Merryn; Gray, Emily; Hindmarsh, Martin; Scott, Jonathan
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: ; Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus

Chandos is pleased to offer this collector's edition of the 'Film Music of Vaughan Williams', packaged and sold at three discs for the price of...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England....continue...

From Vaughan Williams attic / Boult, Irving, Wood, London PO, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-03-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Old King Cole, ballet for chorus & orchestra; Flourish for a Coronation, for chorus & orchestra; Serenade to music; A Song of Thanksgiving for soprano, speaker, cho...
Performers: Allen, Stiles; Allin, Norman; Baillie, Isobel; Balfour, Margaret; Brunskill, Muriel; Desmond, Astra; Easton, Robert; Henderson, Roy; Jarred, Mary; Jones, Parry; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]; Ritchie, ...
Conductors: Vaughan Williams, Ralph; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Wood, Henry J.; Irving, Ernest
Ensemble: ; Aeolian Orchestra

This fascinating and important release features recordings of Vaughan Williams works, remastered from the composer's personal collection of 78-rpm discs. Works include the film score...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Silence and music, Mass in G minor; MacMillan / Creed, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-02-16

Works: James MacMillan: O bone Jesu, for a cappella chorus; Màiri, for a cappella chorus; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Silence and music
Performers: Hartmann, Bernhard; Jackel, Achim; Lustig, Aleksandra; Pfeifer, Julius; Steube, Kerstin; Yudenkov, Alexander
Conductors: Creed, Marcus

One of the best choirs in the world releases, for the first time, a disc of English music for a cappella chorus! Colorful English choral...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies / Rodgers, Maltman, Russell, Silverthorne, Bournemouth SO, et al

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no ...
Performers: Dowie, Christopher; Green, Stuart; Maltman, Christopher; O'Brien, Brendan; Rodgers, Joan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul; Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Waynflete Singers

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, Serenade to Music, etc / Sargent, London SO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Serenade to music; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 5 in D major
Performers: Anthony, Trevor; Morison, Elsie; Robertson, Duncan
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John

This release from EMI's British Composers Series featuring the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams restores two classics of the early stereo catalog: the extraordinarily lyrical...continue...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams, Holst: Choral Folksong Arrangements / Gibson, Royal PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folksongs from the Eastern Counties (15); Loch Lomond, folk song for baritone & male chorus; John Dory, folk song for chorus; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Ward the Pirate, folk s...
Performers: Keyte, Christopher; Longfield, Susan; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Shaw, Geoffrey

This new release from EMI's British Composers Series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams features the composer's choral folksongs performed...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Essential Vaughan Williams / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Linden Lea; Fantasia on Greensleeves; House of life; English Folk Song Suite; The Vagabond ("Give to me the life I love"), song for voice & piano (or orche...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Asch, David van; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bostridge, Ian; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John C...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Bishop, Christopher; Neary, Martin; Moore, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection; Winchester Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

This essential collection presents 30 Vaughan Williams favorites on 2 CDs. It includes such classic recordings as 'The Lark Ascending' with Hugh Bean, the 'Tallis...continue...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hodie; Fantasia on Christmas Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Hodie (This Day), Christmas cantata for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Vaughan Williams’s Christmas Cantata 'Hodie' (This Day) is a brilliant mosaic of musical styles set to poetry from the most diverse sources. Texts by Milton,...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light; Holst, Parry

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-09-04

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Sons of Light; Gustav Holst: The Mystic Trumpeter, Op. 18; Hubert Parry: Ode on the Nativity
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! The Sons of Light was commissioned for the Schools Music Association. The composer's wife wrote the text,...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, etc / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with Gerald Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul."...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4),...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

For the first time in Telarc's long and fruitful association with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, it will release here the first recording by the ASO...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony no 1) / Daniel

1 Super Audio CD / NVDV / 2005-05-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus

"...Daniel's is an unabashedly youthful take on this monumental score. His greatest virtue is in that he moves things forward with vigor, informs everything with...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartcia; Serenade to Music / Handley

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Partita for double string orchestra; Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti
Performers: Hargan, Alison; Tracey, Ian
Conductors: Handley, Vernon

Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica; Oboe Concerto; Elgar: Introduction & Allegro; Cockaigne

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Concerto for Tuba in F minor; Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti; The wasps; Fan...
Performers: Catelinet, Philip; Collingwood, Lawrance; Ritchie, Margaret; Rothwell, Evelyn
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Shimell, William
Conductors: Handley, Vernon

Vaughan Williams: A Pastoral Symphony; Symphony No. 4 in F minor; English Folk Song Suite

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no 4 in F minor
Performers: Barlow, Alison; Benedict, Roger; Black, Nigel; Chambers, Colin; Stewart, Malcolm; Stringer, Alan
Conductors: Handley, Vernon

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works / Haitink, Chang

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-11-02

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Chang, Sarah; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Roocroft, Amanda; Summers, Jonathan
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

What Sweeter Music / Barbieri

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2004-10-01

Works: William Walton: Christmas Carols (4) for chorus; John Rutter: What sweeter music; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Andrew Carter: Mary's Magnific...
Performers: Barbieri, Edward; Consortium; Dobell, Mark; Downs, Melanie; Price, Gareth; Price, Ray; Semmens, Richard; Swift, Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consortium

Recording information: Saint Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London, England (05/02/1998-05/03/1998)....continue...

The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan WIlliams Vol 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Forty-Ninth Parallel; Dim Little Island, film score; The England of Elizabeth, film score
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Gamba, Rumon; Gray, Emily; Hindmarsh, Martin
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon

This is the second release of Vaughan Williams's film music as part of Chandos' highly successful Film Music Series. "Rumon Gamba secures exemplary results from...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England (09/30/2003/10/01/2003)....continue...

British Music Collection - Vaughan Willliams / Boult, LPO

5 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 9 in E minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Cameron, John; Parfitt, Harold; Ritchie, Margaret
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the first time these complete symphony recordings have been made available as a boxed set....continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony"

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover / Best, Bottone, Evans

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Bottone, Bonaventura; Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Evans, Wynford; Gooding, Julia; Hulton, Adrian; Jenkins, Neil; Nicoll, Harry; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Poulton, Robert; Saun...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra

'Enchanting, heartwarming' (Fanfare, USA)

'This sparkling recording makes it clear that 'Hugh the Drover' is a work that deserves to be staged professionally at regular intervals....continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss / Hickox, BBC National

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss, opera
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Graham-Hall, John; McGilloway, Emer; Pearson, Gail; Richardson, Mark [Engineer]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Suart, Richard; Watson, Jan...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Written in the late 1920s when he was at the height of his powers, The Poisoned Kiss is Vaughan Williams's forgotten opera:...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony no 1) / Daniel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus

"Rarely is a performance so compellingly fresh that it has the potential to generate a new level of appreciation for the work itself. All of...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Hickox, Watson, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); Symphony no 5 in D major; The Pilgrim Pavement, hymn for soprano, chorus & organ (or orchestra); Hymn tune Pr...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; Lane, Carys-Anne; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox Singers

American Maestros - Classical Selections

2 CD / Telarc / 2003-07-22

Works: Aaron Copland: Rodeo; Gustav Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; Paul Hinde...
Performers: Christiansen, Clay; Dumm, Thomas; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Goerke, Christine; Korman, John; Leech, Richard; Longhurst, John; McNair, Sylvia; Polegato, Brett; Sant'Ambrogio, John; Schiebler, Beverly
Conductors: Lane, Louis; Fennell, Frederick; Slatkin, Leonard; Shaw, Robert; Litton, Andrew; Spano, Robert; Zinman, David; Maazel, Lorin; Kunzel, Erich; Pearlman, Martin; Jessop, Craig D.
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Boston Baroque; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Symphonic Winds; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; St. Michael's Chorus

Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony, etc /Hickox, Evans, LSO

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-05-20

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody for orchestra no 2 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); The Running Set, fantasia on jig-rhythms for orchestra; Norfolk Rh...
Performers: Evans, Rebecca
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Passiontide - Music for Solace and Reflection / Gray, Stokes

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1; Ralph Vaughan Williams: O taste and see; Peter Hurford: Litany of the Holy Spirit, hym...
Performers: Buckley, Claire; Gray, Emily; Makinson, Jeffrey; Stokes, Christopher

"Gray's remarkable voice has an innocent, almost-untrained quality that lends angelic appeal to whatever she sings - an effect you expect from a gifted boy...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies, etc / Handley, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2003-01-07

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; English Folk Song Suite; Symphony no 3 for soprano or teno...
Performers: Balmain, Ian; Balmer, Christopher; Barlow, Alison; Bell, David [Organ]; Benedict, Roger; Black, Nigel; Chambers, Colin; Hargan, Alison; Jones, Mair; Nolan, David; Rodgers, Joan; Shimell, William; Sma...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone
Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.'
...continue...

So Great a Joy

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-12-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 52, "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht," BWV 52; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Dan Lock...
Performers: Burge, Kelly; Funk, Mannfried; Habedank, Kathryn; Houston, Janeanne; Kelly, Michael; Mikhlin, Yuriy; Peterson, Francine; Rine, Craig; Sokol, Jenny; Spicciati, Shannon; Swanson, Eileen; Terpenning, Ra...

Something Borrowed, Something Blue - Music to Marry By

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-12-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mystical Songs (5); Last Songs (4); Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Saint Jo...
Performers: Byars, James; Chung, Saffron Y.; Easton, David; Holt Lauber, Dawn; Johnson, Lisa [flute]; Jolles, Susan; Neal, Michael; Wade, Mark

It Takes Two - Andriessen, Bártok, et al / Schneemann, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2002-08-01

Works: Iva Bittová: Intro, for recitalist & mallet instrument; Hoboj (oboe), for oboe & viola; Divná slecinka (A strange young lady); V zemi neorané (On unploughed land); Astor Piazzolla: Enr...
Performers: Gerrit Boonstra; Marcucci, Alfredo; Prommel, Peter; Raiskin, Daniel; Schneemann, Bart; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony / Spano, Goerke, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-07-23

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Goerke, Christine; Polegato, Brett
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chorus

Robert Spano, the new and talented young Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leads an absolutely stunning performance of this monumental work. This first...continue...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem, etc

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2002-04-02

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestra; Dona nobis pacem; Fantasia (quasi variazione) on the Old 104th Psalm, for piano, chorus & orchestra; Magnificat for female c...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Case, John Carol; Gritton, Eric; Hyde-Smith, Christopher; Katin, Peter; Pougnet, Jean
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra Nova; Philharmonia Orchestra

All Things Bright & Beautiful - A collection of favourite hymns / Sarah Tenant-Flowers, The Victoria Singers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-02-01

Works: Anonymous: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven; Now Thank We All Our God; Eternal Father, Strong To Save; Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us; The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended; Holy, Holy, Holy; O P...
Performers: Atherton, Diane; Ayres, Paul; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Parker, Helen; Rayfield, Benjamin

A collection of favourite hymns. Favourite English hymns from Sunday school days, taken from Victorian hymn books. A traditional choice of hymns including many which...continue...

Wayne Rapier Plays Oboe / Amlin, Colton, Swanborn, Rapier

1 CD / Boston Records / 2001-12-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D major, Op. 166; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Cantata no 187, "Es wartet alles auf dich" BWV 187; Ralph ...
Performers: Amlin, Martin; Colton, Kendra; Rapier, Toni; Rapier, Wayne; Swanborn, Edwin

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, etc / Wood, BBC SO

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2001-08-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Serenade to music; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Fantasia on Greensleeves
Performers: Allin, Norman; Baillie, Isobel; Balfour, Margaret; Brunskill, Muriel; Desmond, Astra; Easton, Robert; Henderson, Roy; Jarred, Mary; Jones, Parry; Nash, Heddle [Tenor Vocals]; Suddaby, Elsie; Titterto...
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.

"[This recording] brings a most striking discrepancy of pace with modern performances. The first movement alone takes over three minutes less than in most latter-day...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love / Hickox, Varcoe, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
Performers: Bannatyne-Scott, Brian; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bowen, John; Claycomb, Laura; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gritton, Susan; Lloyd-Morgan, Richard; Loges, Stephan; Maxwell, Donald [Bas...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

Aside from the EMI recording made by Davies and the New Philharmonia Orchestra (breifly offered as an import, and nearly impossible to obtain), Vaughan Williams'...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 6, etc / Boult, Londpn PO

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories Import / 2000-11-14

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 6 in E minor; A Song of Thanksgiving for soprano, speaker, chorus & orchestra; The lark ascending
Performers: Dolemore, Betty; Gabb, Harry; Pougnet, Jean
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

In 1943, the BBC commissioned a piece to be performed on the defeat of Hitler's Germany. Vaughan Williams compiled his own libretto from the Bible,...continue...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-10-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bishop, Christopher [Producer]; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John Carol; Dickerson, Bernard; Eathorne, Wendy; Elwes, John;...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Introducting Patrice Michaels

1 CD / Cedille / 2000-01-01

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium; Antonio Vivaldi: All'ombra di sospetto, cantata for voice, flute & continuo, RV 678; Franz Joseph Haydn: Original Canzonettas Book 1, H 26a; Isabella Colbran: Mi lagne...
Performers: Bucchieri, Elizabeth; Combs, Larry; Golub, Elliott; Kust, Jeffrey; Michaels, Patrice; Rollins, Rebecca; Schrader, David; Sobol, Deborah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chicago Baroque Ensemble; Rembrandt Chamber Players