Stiles-allen Baillie Mitchell - Ralph Vaughan Williams: Music In The Heart - The Pilgrims Journey & Serenade To Music [CD]

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This Albion compendium of vocal works by Vaughan Williams represents the first appearance on CD of these recordings u2013 and the only CD recording of Serenade to Music conducted by the composer with many of the original named soloists.

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Vaughan Williams may not have had a conventional conducting technique, but he achieved remarkable results. Over the years, just a few broadcast recordings conducted by Vaughan Williams have come to light. Now for the first time we can hear the gorgeous Serenade to Music conducted by the composer from a performance in 1951. It is a deeply expressive and romantic interpretation, using eleven of the sixteen singers involved in the original 1938 performance.

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The Pilgrim's Journey is a cantata for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra (or organ as in this recording), derived by Christopher Morris and Roy Douglas from Vaughan Williams' opera The Pilgrim's Progress.

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Vaughan Williams: Serenade to MusicrSopranos: Stiles Allen*, Isobel Baillie*, Ena Mitchell, Elsie Suddaby*rContraltos: Muriel Brunskill*, Astra Desmond*, Mary Jarred*, Gladys RipleyrTenors: William Herbert, Richard Lewis, Stephen Manton, Heddle Nash*rBaritone/Bass: Norman Allin*, Robert Easton*, Roy Henderson*, Harold Williams*r* indicates the soloists in the first performance under Sir Henry Wood in 1938rLiverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williamsr(Recorded live at the Royal Concert on 22 November 1951 in the Royal Festival Hall, London)

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Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey (arranged by Roy Douglas)rLouis Bovxe9 (soprano), Clifford Scott (tenor), John Peck (baritone), Arnold Ostlund Jr. (organ), Plymouth Choir, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, New York City, Henry Pfohlr(Recorded live in the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims on Sunday April 4th, 1965)

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Bonus disc: rThe teachings of Parry and Stanford - a talk by RVW (Edited from a broadcast on 17 November 1955)rExcerpt from the Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Westminster Abbey, Friday September 19th, 1958 at 11.30am)

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ReviewsrAn immensely spirited live recording of the cantata 'The Pilgrim's Journey'u2026 eloquently given here in its alternative guise with organ accompaniment. --Gramophone, November 2008

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The exquisite centrepiece here is Vaughan Williams' own performance of the 'Serenade to Music' from 1951u2026 the sense of freedom u2013 as though the singers and players were floating around the beat rather than following it rigidly u2013 is spellbinding. --BBC Music Magazine, September 2008

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The sound is sometimes a little congested but it is very listenable if you have any extensive experience of archive recordings u2026 an invigorating performance. This music and performance are truly reflective of the authentic RVW spirit u2013 that intensity of delight once described as 'notable ecstasy'. --Rob Barnett, Musicweb International

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music

Vaughan Williams talking about the teachings of Parry and Stanford (1955

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Cast thy burden on the Lord

Excerpt from the Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Westminster Abbey 1958)

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Into thy hands, O Lord

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Who would true valour see

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Unto him that overcometh

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Vanity Fair

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: He that is down

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: The Lord is my Shepherd

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Alleluia

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 5061058190032

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