Bach J.S. - St Matthew Passion

conducted by RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
This uniquely important recording, of a work which Vaughan Williams held close to his heart and conducted often but never recorded commercially, has never before been issued in any form; the master tape exists in only one copy. It is of one great composer conducting the work of another and may be compared to Mendelssohn's famous 1829 performance of the same work, in terms of its musical and emotional significance. We are most conscious of the privilege of being in a position to release this performance, recorded live at the Leith Hill Music Festival in 1958, a few months before VW's death. A 2 CD set.