Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 28 September 2018
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One of the mightiest of first symphonies, Vaughan
Williams's setting of Walt Whitman creates a very
special sense of occasion. The coupling is more
Whitman: RVW's later, virtually unknown
'Darest thou now, O soul' for chorus and strings.
"His is a painstakingly prepared and intelligently paced conception, combining a perceptive awareness of the grander scheme (climaxes are built and resolved with unerring authority), exemplary attention to detail and mastery of texture...the BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra respond with thrilling accomplishment and unflagging enthusiasm." - Gramophone
"November 2018
The BBC Symphony Orchestra makes its own vividly virtuosic contribution, not least in the scherzo movement, 'The waves'; credit is due also to Martyn Brabbins, in expert control of the work's internal balance and its dramatic pacing, and to the production team in Blackheath Concert Halls." - BBC Music Magazine 4 Stars
"The choral singing is magnificent throughout, and the BBCSO vividly capture VW's tangy, salty orchestration - especially in the scherzo." The Sunday Times
Tracks:
A Sea Symphony Symphony No 1 [67'40]
Marcus Farnsworth baritone
Elizabeth Llewellyn soprano
1 A song for all seas, all ships Moderato maestoso [19'19]
2 On the beach at night alone Largo sostenuto [11'09]
3 Scherzo: The waves Allegro brillante [7'54]
4 The explorers Grave e molto adagio -
Andante con moto [29'18]
5 Darest thou now, O soul [3'12]
