{"product_id":"806716","title":"Stiles-allen Baillie Mitchell - Ralph Vaughan Williams: Music In The Heart - The Pilgrims Journey \u0026 Serenade To Music [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: Serenade to Music\\r\u003cbr\u003eSopranos: Stiles Allen*, Isobel Baillie*, Ena Mitchell, Elsie Suddaby*\\r\u003cbr\u003eContraltos: Muriel Brunskill*, Astra Desmond*, Mary Jarred*, Gladys Ripley\\r\u003cbr\u003eTenors: William Herbert, Richard Lewis, Stephen Manton, Heddle Nash*\\r\u003cbr\u003eBaritone\/Bass: Norman Allin*, Robert Easton*, Roy Henderson*, Harold Williams*\\r\u003cbr\u003e* indicates the soloists in the first performance under Sir Henry Wood in 1938\\r\u003cbr\u003eLiverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams\\r\u003cbr\u003e(Recorded live at the Royal Concert on 22 November 1951 in the Royal Festival Hall, London)\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey (arranged by Roy Douglas)\\r\u003cbr\u003eLouis Bov\\xe9 (soprano), Clifford Scott (tenor), John Peck (baritone), Arnold Ostlund Jr. (organ), Plymouth Choir, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, New York City, Henry Pfohl\\r\u003cbr\u003e(Recorded live in the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims on Sunday April 4th, 1965)\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus disc: \\r\u003cbr\u003eThe teachings of Parry and Stanford - a talk by RVW (Edited from a broadcast on 17 November 1955)\\r\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from the Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Westminster Abbey, Friday September 19th, 1958 at 11.30am)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews\\r\u003cbr\u003eAn 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\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exquisite centrepiece here is Vaughan Williams' own performance of the 'Serenade to Music' from 1951\\u2026 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\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: Serenade to Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams talking about the teachings of Parry and Stanford (1955\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Cast thy burden on the Lord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from the Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Westminster Abbey 1958)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Into thy hands, O Lord\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Who would true valour see\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Unto him that overcometh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Vanity Fair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: He that is down\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: The Lord is my Shepherd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Journey: Alleluia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55143035273601,"sku":"806716","price":16.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/41L_sxBA-BL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767647500","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/806716","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}