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Bax: Phantasy; Theodore Holland: Ellingham Marches; Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola; Richard Harvey: Reflections

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2013-01-08

Works: Arnold Bax: Phantasy, for viola & orchestra in D minor; Theodore Holland: Ellingham Marshes, for viola & orchestra; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Suite for viola & small orchestra; Richard Harvey: Reflecti...
Performers: Chase, Roger
Conductors: Bell, Stephen; Harvey, Richard [Gryphon]
Ensemble: ; BBC Concert Orchestra

Celebrated violist Roger Chase again presents repertoire associated with the great Lionel Tertis, played on Tertis's own Montagnana viola. The Bax Phantasy is the highlight,...continue...
Recording information: The Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford (04/16/2012-04/18/2012)....continue...

Arcadia Lost

1 Super Audio CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2012-02-14

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Flos campi; On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Performers: Benedict, Roger; Dauth, Michael; Davislim, Steve; Martin, Benjamin
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark

Vaughan Williams: Flos Campi; Suite for viola; McEwen: Viola Concerto / Lawrence Power, viola

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-11-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Suite for viola & small orchestra; Flos campi; John McEwen: Concerto for Viola
Performers: Power, Lawrence
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Lawrence Power has established himself as the most sought-after violist of his generation and has been favorably compared to the pioneering British violist Lionel Tertis....continue...
Recording information: BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff (01/17/2011-01/19/2011)....continue...

Vaughan Williams / Six Studies in English Folksong

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-03-04

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Studies (6) in English Folksong; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Pieces (2) for violin & piano; Romance for viola & piano; Suite for viola & small orchestra
Performers: Cayouette, Tina Louise [Viola]; Patenaude, Mariane

Recording information: Montreal Conservatory of Music, Montréal, Québec (05/31/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

English Music for Viola / Matthew Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for viola & piano; William Walton: Pieces (2) for violin & piano; Frank Bridge: Pieces (4), for viola & piano; Arnold Bax: Legend, for viola & piano; Arthur Bliss: Intermezzo, ...
Performers: Hampton, Michael; Jones, Matthew

Naxos presents Michael Hampton, as he performs English music for the viola. The works featured on this recording include Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata, which ranks...continue...

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...

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Flos Campi; Five Mystical Songs; Fantasia

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Imai, Nobuko; Tunnell, Charles
Conductors: Best, Matthew

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...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

Kissing Her Hair: Twenty Early Songs of Ralph Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Albion / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: To Daffodils, song for voice & piano; Rondel ("Kissing her hair I sat against her feet"), for alto or baritone & piano (incomplete); How Can the Tree but Wither?, song for voi...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Fox, Sarah; Staples, Andrew; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Kissing Her Hair is a collection of early Vaughan Williams songs. One, "Rondel," from which the title is gained, is unpublished and this is its...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK / Henry Wood Hall, (03/2007/05/2007)....continue...

Vaughan Williams: Rare Songs from the Operas / Fox, Williams, et al

1 CD / Albion / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover; Sir John in Love; The Pilgrim's Progress
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Fox, Sarah; Pochin, Juliette; Staples, Andrew; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

This is the first CD issued by Albion. 'The Sky Shall Be Our Roof' is comprised of 19 songs from Ralph Vaughan Williams operas. An...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas; Dona Nobis Pacem

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem; Sancta Civitas (The Holy City), oratorio
Performers: Pier, Christina; Staples, Andrew; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hill, David

Although Vaughan Williams described himself as "a cheerful agnostic", he was not only steeped in the traditions of the Anglican Church, but sensitive to the...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (09/26/2009-09/27/2009)....continue...

Music Mosaic, Vol. 1

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-12-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Winter, Op. 8 no 4; Ennio Morric...
Performers: Aguirre, Jorge; Amoruso, Livia [Violin]; Bernal, Sara [Viola]; Chambers, Jamie [Viola]; Ciliotta, Giulia [Cello]; Egoavil, Lupita [Violin]; Frescino, Jeanette [Cello]; Garcia, Karla [Violin]; Halyo, ...
Conductors: Aguirre, Jorge

Recording information: Larchmont Methodist Church, Norfolk; Santo Domingo....continue...

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock / Ian Partridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viola and Strings; Merciless beauty; The Water Mill; The New Ghost; Blake Songs (10) for Voice and Oboe; On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & st...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Brannigan, Owen; Butt, David; Craxton, Janet; Croxford, Eileen; Davis, Anthony [Piano/Composer]; Hammersley, Robert; Harvey, Frederick; Ledger, P...
Conductors: ; Dilkes, Neville; Wilcocks, Sir David
Ensemble: ; English Sinfonia; London Music Group

Among his many distinctions over a long career, Ian Partridge contributed to the catalog two recordings of music for tenor and small ensemble to which...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto, Ten Blake Songs / Lajos Lencsès

1 CD / Capriccio / 2009-09-29

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Blake Songs (10) for Voice and Oboe; Household Music; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Performers: Korner, Emily; Lencses, Lajos; Pesthy, Paul; Schneider, Ansgar; Weller, Andreas
Conductors: Bánfalvi, Béla

The Tertis Tradition - Music for Viola & Piano / Roger Chase, Michiko Otaki

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Arnold Bax: Concert Piece; York Bowen: Melody for the C String, Op. 51; Melody for the G string, Op. 47; Edmund Rubbra: Meditations on a Byzantine H...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Otaki, Michiko

Violist Roger Chase and pianist Michiko Otaki follow Chase's pioneering Dutton recording of viola concertos by Stanley Bate and WH Bell by celebrating the Tertis...continue...

Telarc Classical - SACD Sampler Vol 6

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2009-01-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Michael Gandolfi: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation; Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for 2 Violin...
Performers: Amsellem, Norah; Arenz, David; Arzewski, Cecylia; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Carpenter, Cameron; Haddock, Marcus; Harris, Reid; Jarman, Georgia; Kwiecien, Mariusz; Lees, Timothy; Martinson, Christina ...
Conductors: Spano, Robert; Runnicles, Donald; Kunzel, Erich; Zander, Benjamin; Paavo, Järvi; Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: ; Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Boston Baroque; Cincinnati Pops; Philharmonia Orchestra

Epoch - Bate, Vaughan Williams, Bell: Viola Concertos / Chase, Bell, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-01-13

Works: Stanley Bate: Concerto for Viola Op. 46; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; William Henry Bell: Concerto for Viola ("Rosa Mystica")
Performers: Chase, Roger
Conductors: Bell, Stephen

This gorgeous program of viola concertos features music that has been unjustly neglected. Played by celebrated British violist Roger Chase, the Stanley Bate and W.H....continue...

Homage / James Ehnes, et al

2 CD / Onyx Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Edward Elgar: La capricieuse, Op. 17; Salut d'amour; Cyril Scott:...
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Guarneri, Andrea; Laurel, Eduard

On this new CD and DVD Video set, 2008 Grammy and Gramophone Award winning violinist James Ehnes pays tribute to the world’s most celebrated violin-makers....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

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves, The lark ascending, Symphony no 2 & 5, etc

2 CD / Telarc / 2008-08-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Symphony no 5 in D major; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The lark ascending
Performers: Cosham, Peter; Griffiths, Barry; Rive, Francois; Williams, Andrew [Producer]
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Previn, Andre

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Symphonies no 4-6, Oboe Concerto, etc / Gibson, Royal PO, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Symphony no 4 in F minor; Symphony no 5 in D major; Symphony no 6 in E minor
Performers: Growcott, Robert; Jarvis, Gerald; Morgan, Cedric; Turner, Allan; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Berglund, Paavo; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Heading up the four titles in the new Vaughan Williams series from EMI is this 2-CD set featuring the first general CD release of the...continue...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Folksong Arrangements for Voice & Piano / Tear, Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folksongs from the Eastern Counties (15); Geordie, folk song for voice & piano (Folksongs from the Eastern Counties no 14); English Folksongs (6); Traditional English Carols (...
Performers: Bean, Hugh; Ibbott, Daphne; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Stewart, Jean; Tear, Robert

Appearing here for the first time on CD is RobertTear’s 1976 LP of solo folksong arrangements with piano, now coupled with the 1963World Record Club...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...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Spano, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2007-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 5 in D major; Serenade to music
Performers: Arenz, David; Arzewski, Cecylia; Ford, Nmon; Harris, Reid; O'Connor, Kelley; Rex, Christopher; Rivera, Jessica [Soprano Vocal]; Studebaker, Thomas
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

"This beautifully played and engineered disc contains three of Vaughan Williams' most mellifluous pieces... Not only is the singing of the choir just perfect, but...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Spano, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2007-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Symphony no 5 in D major; Serenade to music
Performers: Arenz, David; Arzewski, Cecylia; Harris, Reid; Rex, Christopher
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

"This beautifully played and engineered disc contains three of Vaughan Williams' most mellifluous pieces... Not only is the singing of the choir just perfect, but...continue...

English Viola Romance / Brett Deubner

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-07-04

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Studies (6) in English Folksong; Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for Viola and Clarinet; Benjamin Britten: Elegy for Viola solo; Arnold Bax: Fantasy Sonata
Performers: Biggers, Barbara Ann; Deubner, Brett; Lamy, Andrew

Walton: Viola Concerto; Bowen, etc / Callus, et al

1 CD / ASV / 2006-06-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Suite for viola & small orchestra; Herbert Howells: Elegy, for viola, string quartet & string orchestra; William Walton: Concerto for Viola; York Bowen: Concerto for Viola in ...
Performers: Callus, Helen; Chickering, David; Gilling, David; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti; Yendoll, Vyvyan
Conductors: Taddei, Marc
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

This is a stunning recording of several major British works for viola. Premiered by composer Paul Hindemith, Walton's Viola Concerto is the most important work...continue...

Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger / Slatkin, St Louis SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-04-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 2; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; ...
Performers: Dumm, Thomas; Korman, John; Sant'Ambrogio, John; Schiebler, Beverly
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

"Telarc has lavished its usual loving care on the recording...I cannot imagine anyone disliking this disc. It is a superb issue." -American Record Guide...continue...

Viola View - Piston, Harris, etc / Paul Cortese, et al

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2006-04-04

Works: Otto Luening: Suite for cello (or viola) & piano; Witold Lutoslawski: Bucolics, pieces (5) for viola & cello (originally for piano solo); Rebecca Clarke: Pieces (2) for viola & cello; Ralph Vaughan W...
Performers: Cortese, Paul; Coryn, Herwig; Roc, Artanios

The Elegant Viola / Yizhak Schotten, Slovak Radio Orchestra

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2005-10-18

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Suite for viola & small orchestra; Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sonata for viola & harpsichord in C minor ...
Performers: Epstein, Frank; Schotten, Yizhak; Terry, Carole
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk

Greatest Hits - Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Decca / 2005-08-09

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; English Folk Song Suite; The wasps; Concerto grosso for strings in 3 groups; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Performers: Brown, Iona; Connah, Trevor; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Shingles, Stephen
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony; Symphony No. 8

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor
Performers: Benedict, Roger
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: Symphony no 4, etc / Berglund, Silvestri

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Symphony no 4 in F minor
Performers: Growcott, Robert; Jarvis, Gerald; Morgan, Cedric; Turner, Allan; Williams, John
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin; Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4, etc / Daniel, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; Flos campi
Performers: Green, Stuart; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

The 'Fourth Symphony' is one of Vaughan Williams' most dissonant symphonies, and yet one of his most frequently performed works. Vaughan Williams is normally thought...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works / Abravanel, Utah SO

1 Super Audio CD / Artemis / 2004-05-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Flos campi; Fantasia on Greensleeves
Performers: Lentz, Sally Peck
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

"I haven't heard earlier CD re-incarnations of this, but I can't imagine how the rich, natural, smooth sound of this new SACD could beat." -...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Handley, Small, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-04-06

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Flos campi; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Symphony no 5 in D major
Performers: Balmer, Christopher; Small, Jonathan
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classics - Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Previn

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-02-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Performers: Cosham, Peter; Griffiths, Barry; Rive, Francois; Williams, Andrew [Producer]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-02-03

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Norfolk Rhapsody no 1 in E minor; The lark ascending; In the Fen Country; On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & string quartet (...
Performers: Blum, Norbert; Bostridge, Ian; Chang, Sarah
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Holidays

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-06-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Flute and Strings no 1 in D major, K 285; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Antonio Vivaldi: Conce...
Performers: Cox, Alan; Johnstone, Duncan; Levitan, Dan; Meir, Giddeon; O'Connor, Sharon; Rubin, Nathan; Shallenberger, Jim

The English Song Series 3 - Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: It Was a Lover and His Lass, partsong for female chorus; The Lawyer, folk song for voice & violin (English Folksongs for voice & violin no 2); The Splendour Falls, song for vo...
Performers: Fuller, Louisa; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Metcalfe, John; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"Safely stowed, another derelict from the Collins English song series comes aboard the well-stocked Naxos vessel, bound, we'll hope, for along and prosperous voyage. It...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

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Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.'
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Fantasy - Bax, Bridge, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, Grainger

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-08-29

Works: Arnold Bax: Fantasy Sonata; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for Viola and Piano; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Studies (6) in English Folksong; Elizabethan Songs (3); Percy Grainger: Sussex Mummers' Chri...
Performers: Lederer, Doris; Mollenhauer, Jude

English Music for Viola / Paul Coletti, Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-11-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Elegy for Viola solo; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Rebecca Clarke: Lullaby, for viola & piano; Morpheus, for viola & piano; Sonata for viola & piano; Percy Gra...
Performers: Coletti, Paul; Howard, Leslie

"Superb advocacy for some scandalously neglected music... this disc deserves to win both musicians and composers many new friends." -CD Review...continue...

Twentieth Century British Choral Music / Darlington, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-10-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); Hodie (This D...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Farr, Stephen; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Mauric...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: String Quartets, etc / Maggini Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet for Strings; Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor ("For Jean on Her Birthday")
Performers: Jackson, Garfield

Vaughan Williams was able to establish his own distinctive musical voice relatively early in his career. While his "Phantasy Quintet" and G Minor Quartet, conceived...continue...

Elegies / Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin

1 CD / ECM / 2000-04-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Elliott Carter: Elegy, for viola (or cello) & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & ...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]