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These are some of the most moving works of Vaughan Williams. The 1944 Oboe Concerto, for example, is a veritable treasure of softness and lyricism, as opposed to the ferocious atmosphere of its times, when bombs were falling on London. Flos campi for "solo viola, small chorus and small orchestra" from 1925 is surely one of Vaughan Williams's most sensual pieces, with its six movements that evoke the erotic pleasures of the Song of Songs. Rarer still, Serenade to Music from 1938 was written as a birthday present for Henry Wood, for an arrangement of sixteen vocal soloists, choir and orchestra – which the composer redistributed himself, shortly afterwards, for a more reasonable ensemble of four vocal soloists, choir and orchestra: and that is the version played here. Finally the Piano Concerto of 1926-31, which the dedicatee, pianist Harriet Cohen, thought so difficult that the composer re-wrote it in 1946 for two pianos and orchestra... This is the initial version for piano solo, played by Louis Lortie, but including a tender conclusion that Vaughan Williams added for his two-piano version. © SM/Qobuz
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Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Carla Huhtanen, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Lawrence Wiliford, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Tyler Duncan, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Emily D'Angelo, MainArtist, MezzoSopranoVocals
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Oboe Concerto (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sarah Jeffrey, Oboe, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sarah Jeffrey, Oboe, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sarah Jeffrey, Oboe, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Flos Campi (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Teng Li, Viola, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Teng Li, Viola, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Teng Li, Viola, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Teng Li, Viola, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Teng Li, Viola, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Teng Li, Viola, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Piano concerto (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Peter Oundjian, Conductor, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
Album review
These are some of the most moving works of Vaughan Williams. The 1944 Oboe Concerto, for example, is a veritable treasure of softness and lyricism, as opposed to the ferocious atmosphere of its times, when bombs were falling on London. Flos campi for "solo viola, small chorus and small orchestra" from 1925 is surely one of Vaughan Williams's most sensual pieces, with its six movements that evoke the erotic pleasures of the Song of Songs. Rarer still, Serenade to Music from 1938 was written as a birthday present for Henry Wood, for an arrangement of sixteen vocal soloists, choir and orchestra – which the composer redistributed himself, shortly afterwards, for a more reasonable ensemble of four vocal soloists, choir and orchestra: and that is the version played here. Finally the Piano Concerto of 1926-31, which the dedicatee, pianist Harriet Cohen, thought so difficult that the composer re-wrote it in 1946 for two pianos and orchestra... This is the initial version for piano solo, played by Louis Lortie, but including a tender conclusion that Vaughan Williams added for his two-piano version. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:22:14
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Peter Oundjian Toronto Symphony Orchestra Louis Lortie Sarah Jeffrey Teng Li Elmer Iseler Singers
- Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) Choral Music (Choirs)
2018 Chandos Records 2018 Chandos Records
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