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The Ralph Vaughan Williams Society has been exceptionally effective in curating that composer's legacy, not only unearthing many lost works but also commissioning new music that explores aspects of his compositional output. Here, on an album that hit classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2023, the Society presents a new work, Ian Venables' Portraits of a Mind, Op. 54, commissioned for the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams' birth. It might be called a Vaughan Williams tribute work, and it is exceptionally intelligent as such. Venables does not simply ape Vaughan Williams but rather expands upon certain aspects of his language. He sets texts by poets that Vaughan Williams loved, including Walt Whitman. Especially interesting is the first song in the cycle, "The Lark Ascending," which sets the poem that inspired Vaughan Williams' evergreen orchestral work and quotes bits of the Vaughan Williams work. Venables' cycle is framed by two Vaughan Williams works, On Wenlock Edge, for tenor, string quartet, and piano, and the sacred Four Hymns, arranged by Iain Farrington for the same combination. These passionately religious songs, by an agnostic composer, are served well by this version, and tenor Alessandro Fisher, clear and accurate throughout, is especially effective here, as is the Navarra Quartet. There is nothing really groundbreaking about any of the music here, but the listener will come away feeling immersed in Vaughan Williams' world. The Albion label's over-resonant church sound is a slight disincentive.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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On Wenlock Edge (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Novello & Co. Ltd, MusicPublisher - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - A E Housman, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - A E Housman, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Novello & Co. Ltd, MusicPublisher - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - A E Housman, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Novello & Co. Ltd, MusicPublisher - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - A E Housman, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Novello & Co. Ltd, MusicPublisher - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - A E Housman, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Novello & Co. Ltd, MusicPublisher - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - A E Housman, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Portraits of a Mind (Ian Venables)
Andrew Walton, Producer - Unpublished, MusicPublisher - George Meredith, Lyricist - Ian Venables, Composer - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Andrew Walton, Producer - Ursula Vaughan Williams, Lyricist - Unpublished, MusicPublisher - Ian Venables, Composer - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Robert Louis Stevenson, Lyricist - Andrew Walton, Producer - Unpublished, MusicPublisher - Ian Venables, Composer - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Christina Rossetti, Lyricist - Andrew Walton, Producer - Unpublished, MusicPublisher - Ian Venables, Composer - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Walt Whitman, Lyricist - Andrew Walton, Producer - Unpublished, MusicPublisher - Ian Venables, Composer - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Four Hymns (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Iain Farrington, Arranger - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - Boosey & Co., MusicPublisher - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - Bishop Jeremy Taylor, Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Isaac Watts, Lyricist - Andrew Walton, Producer - Iain Farrington, Arranger - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - Boosey & Co., MusicPublisher - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Richard Crashaw, Lyricist - Iain Farrington, Arranger - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - Boosey & Co., MusicPublisher - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Andrew Walton, Producer - Iain Farrington, Arranger - Navarra Quartet, MainArtist - Boosey & Co., MusicPublisher - William Vann, MainArtist - Deborah Spanton, Engineer - Alessandro Fisher, MainArtist - Robert Bridges (translator), Lyricist
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
Albumbeschreibung
The Ralph Vaughan Williams Society has been exceptionally effective in curating that composer's legacy, not only unearthing many lost works but also commissioning new music that explores aspects of his compositional output. Here, on an album that hit classical best-seller charts in the spring of 2023, the Society presents a new work, Ian Venables' Portraits of a Mind, Op. 54, commissioned for the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams' birth. It might be called a Vaughan Williams tribute work, and it is exceptionally intelligent as such. Venables does not simply ape Vaughan Williams but rather expands upon certain aspects of his language. He sets texts by poets that Vaughan Williams loved, including Walt Whitman. Especially interesting is the first song in the cycle, "The Lark Ascending," which sets the poem that inspired Vaughan Williams' evergreen orchestral work and quotes bits of the Vaughan Williams work. Venables' cycle is framed by two Vaughan Williams works, On Wenlock Edge, for tenor, string quartet, and piano, and the sacred Four Hymns, arranged by Iain Farrington for the same combination. These passionately religious songs, by an agnostic composer, are served well by this version, and tenor Alessandro Fisher, clear and accurate throughout, is especially effective here, as is the Navarra Quartet. There is nothing really groundbreaking about any of the music here, but the listener will come away feeling immersed in Vaughan Williams' world. The Albion label's over-resonant church sound is a slight disincentive.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Alessandro Fisher William Vann Navarra Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Albion
- Genre: Klassiek Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus)
2023 Albion Records 2023 Albion Records
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