Vaughan Williams
Portraits of a Mind (Albion Records)
This CD is a wonderful, enduring celebration of Ralph Vaughan Williams [JQ]
Vaughan Williams: Live Vol. 3 (Somm Recordings)
A remarkable archive set of Vaughan Williams conducting his own music [JQ]
Shadow Dances – British Works for Flute (Chandos)
A diverse and interesting programme beautifully played and recorded [NB]
Portraits of a Mind (Albion Records)
A dazzling performance and production [JF]
Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) If you have any interest in the music of Vaughan Williams this is an almost mandatory purchase [SF][PC]
Shadow Dances (Chandos)
A coterie of British composers and the flute [JW]
Portraits of a Mind (Albion Records)
Tenor Alessandro Fisher shines in a superb recital of beautiful music old and new [NB]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Hyperion)
A beautifully rendered conclusion to the Brabbins/Hyperion survey of the Vaughan Williams symphonies [NB]
Vaughan Williams: Live Vol. 4 (SOMM)
Fascinating Vaughan Williams performances from both sides of the Atlantic in excellent transfers [JQ]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Hyperion)
Vividly recorded and handsomely played accounts of two great, but challenging, symphonies [RMo]
Prospice (Meridian Records)
A recording which has somehow failed to attract much notice but proves to be a complete revelation [LF]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Hyperion)
A fine conclusion to Martyn Brabbins’ distinguished Vaughan Williams symphony cycle [JQ]
Music for Strings (Chandos)
An absolutely outstanding disc containing some of the best of English string music [EJW]
Vaughan Williams: Live Vol. 4 (SOMM Recordings)
More treasures lovingly restored – but without the revelations of the earlier volumes [NB]
The King of the Golden River (SOMM Recordings)
(Déjà Review) Another enterprising album from SOMM that deserves to succeed [IL]
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) A most impressive album [IL]
Vaughan Williams: Chamber Works (Resonus)
Attractive rarities, including an unstoppable performance of the Old 104th Fantasia [EJW]
Vaughan Williams: Live Vol 2 (SOMM Recordings)
Lani Spahr’s expert restorations have breathed new life into these important archive recordings [JQ]
Music for Strings (Chandos)
Superb playing and engineering; any reservations will centre upon the desirability of the programme [RMo]
British String Quartets (Rubicon Classics)
A lovely Celtic inflected collection of rarities [DMD]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 6 & 9 (Pristine)
Pristine remastering of the first Boult cycle of Vaughan Williams symphonies reaches a triumphant conclusion [PCG]
British Choral Anthems (Naxos)
This recording of the Five Mystical Songs is touched by greatness [JQ]
Vaughan Williams: Extravaganza (Pristine)
Enlightening recordings by Boult of Vaughan Williams’ folk song suites and dance music [GT]
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies (Alto)
A fine pairing from two English conductors and orchestras, immersed in the idiom but in their very different ways [RMo]
