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A complete (!) album of melodies by Ralph Vaughan Williams - the greatest English composer of the 20th century alongside Britten - cannot be overlooked. His two most famous cycles, the Songs of Travel and On Wenlock Edge do not feature on the album (the works here are composed for tenor, piano and string quartet) but instead we find rarer scores full of the English composer’s typical moving lyricism, such as in the second melody Silent Noon from the cycle The House of Life (the most famous cycle here), a piece with noticeable continental influences. In the pieces from his youth (the first seventeen date from the early 1900s), Vaughan Williams does not exactly assert himself, but shows a unique sensitivity to the words and narrative, especially since the piano parts remain uncluttered. A highlight of the album is the mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately, with her sumptuous timbre and expressive diction, who shares the programme’s various melodies with the baritone Roderick Williams. The House of Life takes on autumnal hues with Whately’s amber voice, contrasting with the baritone’s gravelly timbre. Williams sings more of the popular melodies, such as Three Old German Songs, which recalls baroque choirs, or French Songs, not forgetting the wonderful A Piper from Seumas O'Sullivan’s Two Poems. Thanks goes to the label Albion, who have once again delivered a precious Vaughan Williams album, a true essential for all lovers of this repertoire. © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz
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The House of Life (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
3 Old German Songs in G Major (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
3 Songs from Shakespeare (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
2 Poems by Seumas O'Sullivan (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Traditional, Composer - Roderick Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kitty Whately, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Vann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
Album review
A complete (!) album of melodies by Ralph Vaughan Williams - the greatest English composer of the 20th century alongside Britten - cannot be overlooked. His two most famous cycles, the Songs of Travel and On Wenlock Edge do not feature on the album (the works here are composed for tenor, piano and string quartet) but instead we find rarer scores full of the English composer’s typical moving lyricism, such as in the second melody Silent Noon from the cycle The House of Life (the most famous cycle here), a piece with noticeable continental influences. In the pieces from his youth (the first seventeen date from the early 1900s), Vaughan Williams does not exactly assert himself, but shows a unique sensitivity to the words and narrative, especially since the piano parts remain uncluttered. A highlight of the album is the mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately, with her sumptuous timbre and expressive diction, who shares the programme’s various melodies with the baritone Roderick Williams. The House of Life takes on autumnal hues with Whately’s amber voice, contrasting with the baritone’s gravelly timbre. Williams sings more of the popular melodies, such as Three Old German Songs, which recalls baroque choirs, or French Songs, not forgetting the wonderful A Piper from Seumas O'Sullivan’s Two Poems. Thanks goes to the label Albion, who have once again delivered a precious Vaughan Williams album, a true essential for all lovers of this repertoire. © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:36
- Main artists: Roderick Williams Kitty Whately William Vann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Albion
- Genre: Classical
2019 Albion 2019 (P) Albion
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