
Vaughan Williams A London Symphony
Price
£12.99
Released On
14th Nov 2011
Product Code
CD HLL 7529
Composer
Vaughan Williams
Conductor
Sir Mark Elder
Soloists/Artists
Stéphane Rancourt, Oboe
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872–1958)
SYMPHONY NO.2, ‘A LONDON SYMPHONY’
1. I Lento – allegro risoluto 14 . 45
2. II Lento 10 . 42
3. III Scherzo (Nocturne). Allegro vivace 7 . 17
4. IV Finale – Epilogue 13 . 17
RECORDED 14 OCTOBER 2010, LIVE IN THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
CONCERTO IN A minor for OBOE and STRINGS
5. I Rondo pastorale (allegro moderato) 7 . 20
6. II Minuet and Musette (allegro moderato) 2 . 44
7. III Finale (Scherzo) Presto – lento – presto 9 . 12
RECORDED 23 JUNE 2010, IN BBC STUDIO 7, NEW BROADCASTING HOUSE, MANCHESTER
‘Elder brought out exactly the right sound from the orchestra … the passages of hobgoblin mystery that stalk through the Scherzo had a kind of Shakespearian earthiness.’
The Daily Telegraph on the Hallé’s performance of A London Symphony