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Catalogue No: CDA67313
Label: Hyperion
Length: 74 minutes

Vaughan Williams: The Lake in the Mountains

Work length4:17

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Ian Brown (piano)
The Nash Ensemble

Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folksong

Work length9:20

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Paul Watkins (cello), Ian Brown (piano)
The Nash Ensemble

I. Adagio 'Lovely on the water'

Track length1:50

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II. Andante sostenuto 'Spurn Point'

Track length1:24

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III. Larghetto 'Van Dieman's Land'

Track length1:29

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IV. Lento 'She borrowed some of her mother's gold'

Track length1:51

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V. Andante tranquillo 'The lady and the dragon'

Track length1:42

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VI. Allegro vivace 'As I walked over London Bridge'

Track length1:04

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Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet

Work length14:31

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The Nash Ensemble

I. Prelude: Lento ma non troppo

Track length3:54

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II. Scherzo: Prestissimo

Track length3:51

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III. Alla Sarabanda: Lento

Track length2:33

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IV. Burlesca: Allegro moderato

Track length4:13

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Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A minor

Work length27:00

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Marianne Thorsen (violin), Ian Brown (piano)
The Nash Ensemble

I. Fantasia: Allegro giusto

Track length8:56

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II. Scherzo: Allegro furioso ma non troppo

Track length6:36

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III. Tema con variazioni: Andante

Track length11:28

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Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor

Work length19:31

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The Nash Ensemble

I. Prelude: Allegro appassionato

Track length4:02

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II. Romance: Largo

Track length8:08

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III. Scherzo: Allegro

Track length3:34

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IV. Epilogue: Andante sostenuto

Track length3:47

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This disc is for those in awe of, and in love with Ralph Vaughan Williams for his sublime work The Lark Ascending. Evoking an ambience of balmy, hazy summer afternoons spent languishing in the English countryside in a state of semi-slumber while the world drifts gently by in the breeze, this disc is the textbook antidote for clearing away the dark grey clouds so prevalent of late. The opening work, The Lake in the Mountains for solo piano, is deliciously dreamy, as are the Six Studies in English Folk-Song for cello and piano. Vaughan Williams (himself a viola player) augmented the standard string quartet with a second viola for his Phantasy Quintet, adding further sonority and richness to music already measuring very highly on the sonorous scale. The Violin Sonata was written for Frederick Grinke, whose performances of The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams much admired, and the String Quartet No 2 arose from his friendship with a young viola player. Echoes of Flos campi and the finale of his Fifth Symphony waft through the quartet like little coils of smoke from an early autumn bonfire, and it concludes in an atmosphere of benediction and serenity. Heavenly performances of heavenly works, this disc is destined for a life within easy reach of the CD player.

Vaughan Williams - Chamber Music

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