Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (1913 version) - LP

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Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (1913 version) - LP

CD UPC: 0095115990254

Release Date: June 2014
Originally recorded in 2000

Composer (1885-1916)
George Butterworth

Composer (1872-1958)
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor
Richard Hickox

Venue
All Saints' Church, Tooting, London

Producer
Brian Couzens

Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer (Assistant)
Christopher Brooke

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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A London Symphony

SIDE ONE [37:44]

GEORGE BUTTERWORTH

(1885-1916)

The Banks of Green Willow

6:15

Idyll

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

(1872-1958)

world premiere recording

A London Symphony (No. 2) (Original 1913 Version)

61:19

Lento - Allegro risoluto

15:04

Lento

16:16

SIDE TWO [30:01]

A London Symphony (No. 2) (Original 1913 Version)

III

Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace - Andantino

11:04

Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento) -

18:50

Allegro - Andantino ma sostenuto - Tempo primo - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue: Andante sostenuto - Lento

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Richard Hickox

18 & 19 December 2000

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Reviews

Recording of the Year 2001

Gramophone Award Winner 2001

James Giles

"... He [Hickox] draws ravishing sounds throughout from the LSO, with an unerring feeling for idiomatic rubato and a powerful control of massive dynamic contrasts The sumptuous Chandos sound, with an extraordinarily widedynamic range, adds to the impact of the performance, which comes with a short but valuable and beautifully played fill-up."

The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings 2011-12

‘Hickox is a persuasive Vaughan Williams interpreter and has the LSO on unbeatable form.’

Sunday Times

‘As with his Chandos Fifth he’s [Hickox] a wonderfully sensitive interpreter of the whole piece.’

International Record Review

'This is no academic resuscitation, but a glorious finished work in its own right. The orchestral playing is jaw-dropping. Buy it immediately - and you'll be treated to a lovely little extra in The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth.'

Gramophone

Disc of the Month

"... The original 1913 score contains some remarkable extra music, and the LSO and Hickox give it a performance that’s far from academic."

BBC Music Magazine

‘Quite simply, an essential purchase for anyone remotely interested in British music.’

Gramophone

‘This is a disc of immense importance to lovers of English music.’

Sunday Telegraph

Gramophone Critic's Choice of 2001 new releases

Gramophone

‘As of now, this issue is for me the symphonic recording of the year. It is glorious in all respects.’

American Record Guide

'Andrew Aschenbach's endorsement, 'an essential purchase for anyone remotely interested in Bristish music' can itself be endorsed, even with that 'British'

Gramophone

‘Richard Hickox, whose dedication to the VW cause is second to none, directs a vivid performance, with splendid support from his assembled forces… the performances could hardly be better.’

BBC Music Magazine on CHAN 9646 (A Cotswold Romanc

‘…one of the best Fifths I have heard. The recording is state-of-the-art.’

Classic FM on CHAN 9666 (Symphony No. 5 etc.)

‘The refinement of the LSO string playing under Hickox is magnificent, and the subtle textures of the scoring are beautifully captured.’

BBC Music Magazine on CHAN 9593 (Five Tudor Portra

‘If anything, the result is a gain in grandeur, and of symphonic breadth… Hickox’s beautifully played and recorded reading leaves… an account that takes revisitation beyond a mere musicological exercise.’

BBC Music Magazine

This is a sublime recording and contains over five minutes of music that never made it to the final version of the London Symphony. I can see why Vaughan Williams revised the symphony - the final version is more cohesive - but he jettisoned some gorgeous music in the process and I'm very glad that we can now hear it. Both the performance and recording are first class. This is a must for anyone who likes Vaughan Williams.

P Boakes

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A London Symphony

GEORGE BUTTERWORTH

The Banks of Green Willow

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

A London Symphony (No. 2) (Original 1913 Version)

A London Symphony (No. 2) (Original 1913 Version)

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