Artist: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Title: Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antartica, etc.
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Chandos
Genre: Classical
Quality: SACD (DST64 5.1; Image.iso)
Total Time: 01:17:08 min
Total Size: 3,47 Gb
This is the eagerly awaited final volume in our historic series of Vaughan Williams’s Symphonies, started about twenty-five years ago by the late Richard Hickox, and recently continued by that other expert in British repertoire, Sir Andrew Davis. The album features an exceptional cast and a rare combination of repertoire. While the indefatigable piano duo Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier tackle the virtuosic Double Piano Concerto, the baritone Roderick Williams OBE offers breathtaking interpretations of the rarely heard, yet passionate Four Last Songs, in Anthony Payne’s delicate and imaginative orchestration, premiered at the BBC Proms only four years ago. Vaughan Williams based the disc’s centrepiece, the majestic Sinfonia Antartica, on music he had written for the film Scott of the Antarctic only a few years before, stunningly evoking the implacable, frozen landscape of the Antarctic. All are supported by the impeccable Bergen orchestra and choirs and recorded in surround-sound. This album is a very special one, as is the now complete series.
Tracklist:
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica' 41:51
Mari Eriksmoen (soprano)
01. I. Prelude. Andante maestoso 9:36
02. II. Scherzo. Moderato 5:51
03. III. Landscape. Lento 10:31
04. IV. Intermezzo. Andante sostenuto 6:18
05. V. Epilogue. Alla marcia, moderato non troppo allegro 9:35
Vaughan Williams: Four Last Songs 9:57
Roderick Williams (baritone)
06. No. 1, Procris 2:21
07. No. 2, Tired 2:09
08. No. 3, Hands, Eyes & Heart 1:12
09. No. 4, Menelaus 4:15
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto in C for two pianos 26:04
Hélène Mercier (piano), Louis Lortie (piano)
10. I. Toccata. Allegro moderato 6:07
11. II. Romanza. Lento 9:02
12. IIIa. Fuga chromatica. Allegro 4:22
13. IIIb. Finale alla tedesca 6:33
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