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Vaughan Williams - Retrospect | Orchid Classics ORC100289

Vaughan Williams - Retrospect

£12.69

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Label: Orchid Classics

Cat No: ORC100289

Barcode: 5060189562893

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 9th February 2024

Gramophone Editor's Choice

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This new album of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, the latest by the London Choral Sinfonia and Michael Waldron, features collaborators including violinist Jack Liebeck and tenor Andrew Staples. The collection includes works such as Vaughan Williams's Violin Concerto; In Windsor Forest, adapted from the opera Sir John in Love; and Prelude on Gibbons’ Song 13, newly orchestrated for strings.

Among these adaptations are Vaughan Williams's own transcriptions of J.S. Bach's works, including the 'Giant' Fugue and 'Schmücke dich' chorale, reflecting his admiration for Bach's music. The album contains poignant pieces like Nothing is here for tears, a sombre response to King George V's death, and Land of our birth, an homage to Britain's World War II victory.

Highlighting string arrangements including the seminal Silent Noon, arranged for strings by Owain Park, as well as world premieres, the album underscores Vaughan Williams's musical adaptations and their ties to British legacies.

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