Momentous Events
Donald Macleod introduces music by Vaughan Williams for the Queen's coronation in 1953 and two works written for instruments which rarely take a starring role in the concert Hall.
Celebrating British Music: As the most important figure in British music, it was natural Vaughan Williams would be asked to provide some of the music for the coronation in 1953. The same year, the symphony inspired by his most popular film score for Scott of the Antarctic was premiered to great acclaim. Donald Macleod introduces part of that evocative work in which he controversially added a solo soprano and wordless chorus to his orchestral palette, plus two concert works written for unusual solo instruments - the bass tuba and the harmonica.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
O taste and see - motet for chorus and organ
Choir: Finzi Singers. Conductor: Paul Spicer.- Chandos: CHAN9425.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sinfonia Antarctica -1st mvt
Orchestra: London S O.. Singer: Heather Harper. Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Conductor: André Previn. Narrator: Ralph Richardson.- RCA:82876557082.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tuba Concerto in F minor
Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland. Performer: James Gourlay.- NAXOS : 8-557754.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sonata in A minor for violin and piano
Performer: Lydia Mordkovitch. Performer: Julian Milford.- IMP: 30366 00132.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Silence and music
Director: Marcus Creed. Choir: Stuttgart Vocal Ensemble.- Hanssler: HAEN93250.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Romance in D flat major for harmonica, strings and piano
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent. Performer: Eric Gritton. Performer: Larry Adler. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra.- EMI : CZS 5-74782 2.
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