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Vaughan Williams: Albion’s Journey

The Life and Work of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Release Date: 11th Oct 2019
Catalogue No: ALBCD039
Label: Albion Records
Length: 77 minutes

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Vaughan Williams: The Robin’s Nest

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Frank Ericson (piano)

Vaughan Williams: Summum Bonum

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Roderick Williams (baritone), Herbert Howells, Willam Vann (piano), Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Johnny Herford (baritone), Thomas Gould (violin)
The Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Paul Daniel, Martyn Brabbins

Summum Bonum

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Vaughan Williams Talking about Parry

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Three Vocal Valses: Winter

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Burley Heath

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The Last Invocation

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Smile O Voluptuous Cool-Breath’d Earth

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Herbert Howells Talking about RVW

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Vaughan Williams: Incidental Music to "Iphigenia in Tauris"

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Heather Lowe
Joyful Company of Singers, Britten Sinfonia
Alan Tongue

IV. O, Fair the Fruits of Leto Blow

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8 Traditional English Carols

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Hugh Rowlands (organ)
The Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Willam Vann

No. 3, The Twelve Apostles

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Vaughan Williams Talking about Folk Song

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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Willam Vann

Vaughan Williams Talking about Folk Song

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A Farmer’s Boy

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Vaughan Williams: Dirge for Fidele

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Roy Douglas, Hugh Rowlands (organ), Anthony Goldstone, Caroline Clemmow
Les Sirènes, The Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Andrew Nunn, Willam Vann

Dirge for Fidele

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Roy Douglas Talking about Vaughan Williams

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Wither’s Rocking Hymn

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The Running Set, arr. for two pianos by Vally Lasker and Helen Bidder

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Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola & Piano

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Martin Outram (viola), Julian Rolton (piano)

I. Prelude

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Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss (Excerpts Arr. A. Williams)

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Willam Vann (piano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Mary Bevan (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)

Dear Love

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Love Breaks all Rules

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Vaughan Williams: The Bridal Day, Scene VI

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Philip Smith (baritone), Sir Michael Tippett
Joyful Company of Singers, Britten Sinfonia Septet
Alan Tongue

The Bridal Day, Scene VI

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Michael Tippett Talking about RVW

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Vaughan Williams: Four Last Songs

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Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins

No. 1, Procris (Orch. by A. Payne)

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Vaughan Williams Talking about Sibelius

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress

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Margaret Godley (soprano), Margaret Rolfe (contralto), Bradbridge White (tenor), Stanley Riley (baritone)
BBC Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult

Christian & Hopeful Meet the Heavenly Hosts

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This album largely comprises a selection of tracks from eleven of the recordings issued by Albion Records between 2013 and 2019, including two albums that were nominated for Grammy awards. However, there are seven tracks that are new. On six spoken-word tracks we hear the voices of Vaughan Williams himself, Herbert Howells, Michael Tippett and Roy Douglas. We learn something of the composer’s musical education, his views on folk song, his working methods, and the affection felt towards him by many of those who were close to him. Also, by popular demand, the album begins with the first recording of The Robin’s Nest, which is the first piece known to have been written by Vaughan Williams, in his sixth year. Albion Records specializes in world-première recordings, mainly but not exclusively of works by Vaughan Williams, and many of these have been fairly early works. Despite that, this album features works written in the reign of every monarch from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II, covering an 80 year span from 1878 to 1958. Our previous compilation, issued in 2015, ALBCDSAMP Albion’s Vision (still available), set out Albion’s early successes. This new release combines music with the spoken word to trace elements of the composer’s lifelong journey. Just as Pilgrim (or Christian in Bunyan’s novel and the 1943 radio play) is travelling towards the Celestial City, Vaughan Williams, much influenced by Blake, was on his own journey, in search of a New Albion. It concludes with the composer talking about the Pilgrim’s battle with Apollyon, followed by our 1943 recording of Christian’s passage through the waters, to be serenaded with Alleluias by the Heavenly Hosts. The cover is based on an unpublished photograph taken by Ursula Vaughan Williams on their honeymoon in 1953, on the shores of Lake Garda.

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Frank Ericson (piano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Herbert Howells, Willam Vann (piano), Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mary Bevan (soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Johnny Herford (baritone), Thomas Gould (violin), Heather Lowe, Hugh Rowlands (organ), Roy Douglas, Anthony Goldstone, Caroline Clemmow, Martin Outram (viola), Julian Rolton (piano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Philip Smith (baritone), Sir Michael Tippett, Margaret Godley (soprano), Margaret Rolfe (contralto), Bradbridge White (tenor), Stanley Riley (baritone)

The Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Joyful Company of Singers, Britten Sinfonia, Les Sirènes, Britten Sinfonia Septet, BBC Chorus, Martyn Brabbins, Paul Daniel, Alan Tongue, Andrew Nunn, Sir Adrian Boult

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