Vaughan Williams: Retrospect

Liebeck, Jack, London Choral Sinfonia, Waldron, Michael

ORC 100289

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' own transcriptions of J.S. Bach's works, including the 'Giant' Fugue and 'Schmucke Dich' chorale, reflecting his admiration for Bach's music. The album contains poignant pieces like "Nothing is here for tears," a sombreresponse 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' musical adaptations and their ties to British legacies.

Works:

•JS Bach: Chorale Prelude BWV680 'Wir glauben all' an Einen Gott', 'Giant Fugue' (orch. Vaughan Williams)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymn-Tune Preludes
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: » Song 13 - Gibbons
• Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Land of Our Birth
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Nothing is here for tears
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (JS Bach, arr. for cello and strings)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silent Noon (arr. Owain Park)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Violin Concerto in D minor, 'Concerto Accademico'

CD x 1

Orchid Classics

9.02.2024

5060189562893