Vaughan Williams; Symphonies Nos 4 & 6 Orchestral & Concertos LSO Live

Vaughan Williams; Symphonies Nos 4 & 6

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LS 0867

Vaughan Williams; Symphonies Nos 4 & 6

Label Catalogue Number:
LSO 0867

Running Time: 68:06

Release Date: June 2021
Originally recorded in 2019

Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor
Sir Antonio Pappano

Producer
Andrew Cornall

Engineer
Neil Hutchinson

Venue
Barbican Hall, London

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Symphony No.4 in F Minor

Allegro

8:38

Andante moderato

9:56

III

Scherzo. Allegro molto

5:20

Finale con epilogo fugato. Allegro molto

8:45

Symphony No.6 in E Minor

Allegro

7:39

Moderato

9:50

III

Scherzo. Allegro vivace

6:25

Epilogue. Moderato

11:33

Total time: 68:06

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano

Recorded live on 12 December 2019 (Symphony No.4)

and 15 March 2020 (Symphony No.6)

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Reviews

Symphonic Music category – Nominee

International Classical Music Awards 2022

Nominee in Orchestral category

BBC Music magazine Awards 2022

Andrew Achenbach Favourtie Album of 2021

"Don’t miss this terrific RVW symphony pairing from Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, the Sixth in particular enjoying thrustingly cogent, highly charged advocacy, culminating in a superbly concentrated and remarkably articulate reading of the hushed Epilogue (the playing splendidly watchful of the composer’s crucial sempre pp e senza crescendo markings)."

Gramophone magazine - Critics' Choice 2021

“… Pappano’s interpretations of these symphonies are very good, especially for the depths of the slow sections and their transparency. His is a more fleet and leaner concept than many…”

Roger Hecht – American Record Guide – September/October 2021

“… There is so much musicality and great playing here that I cannot resist offering a strong recommendation.” Huntley Dent

“… The LSO are predictably superb, with the brass meriting a special mention …” Philip Borg-Wheeler

Fanfare - September/October 2021

“… An indispensable, even shattering pairing I think you’ll agree. Unless state-of-the-art sound tops your list of requirements you won’t find better modern accounts of either work.” ****

David Gutman – ClassicalSource.com – July 2021

“…The London Symphony Orchestra is no stranger to the works of Vaughan Williams … as these are live performances, there is a resulting excitement to the playing that can’t be matched in studio recordings.”

Scott Irvine – thewholenote.com – 30 June 2021

“… Antonio Pappano’s scrupulously prepared and urgently communicative reading of Vaughan Williams’s Six Symphony is a splendidly cogent affair, with no lack of sinewy thrust and tension levels … this undeniably powerful newcomer remains well worth experiencing. Vivid SACD sound and a tastefully judged balance too. I do hope we can look forward to more Vaughan Williams symphonies from this source.”

Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – June 2021

Recording of the Month

Performance ***** Recording *****

“… they’re (Sym 4 & 6] both electrifying; and they sound absolutely magnificent… There really are stunning times ahead for the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano, no doubt about it.”

David Nice – BBC Music magazine – June 2021

“…highly impressive reading in impactful surround sound of Vaughan Williams’ two most muscular symphonies, 4 and 6, is an absolute winner … this new coupling becomes a highly competitive way of experiencing the drama and exhilaration of both works in truly exemplary performances …”

Barry Forshaw – cdchoice.co.uk – 11 April 2021

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