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Vaughan Williams - Sinfonia Antartica, etc

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CHSA 5186
 
Vaughan Williams - Sinfonia Antartica, etc
Running Time: 77:02
CD UPC: 0095115518625

Release Date: October 2017
Originally recorded in 2017
Solo soprano *
Mari Eriksmoen
Solo baritone †
Roderick Williams
Solo Piano piano ‡
Helene Mercier
Solo piano ‡
Louis Lortie
Choral *
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
Conductor
Sir Andrew Davis
Producer
Brian Pidgeon
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Engineer assistant
Gunnar Herleif Nilsen
Venue 30 January - 2 February 2017
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Orchestral & Concertos

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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No.7) (1949-51) *

41:40
for Soprano Solo, Female Chorus, and Orchestra
To Ernest Irving
1.
1
Prelude. Andante maestoso - Largamente - Lento - Poco più mosso - Tempo I - Poco animato -
9:31
2.
2
Scherzo. Moderato - Poco animando - Moderato - Poco animato - Moderato scherzando - L'istesso tempo - Meno mosso
5:47
3.
3
Landscape. Lento - Andante sostenuto - Lento - Poco meno lento - Poco meno mosso -
10:31
4.
4
Intermezzo. Andante sostenuto - Allegretto - Pesante - Poco più lento - Tempo I tranquillo
6:14
5.
5
Epilogue. Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro) - Lento - Allegro moderato - Andante maestoso
9:22
premiere recording in version for male voice

Four Last Songs (1954-58) †

for Voice and Piano
Orchestrated 2013 by Anthony Payne (b.1936)
6.
1
Procris. Andante sostenuto
2:17
7.
2
Tired. Andante sostenuto - Pochissimo animando - Tempo I
2:05
8.
3
Hands, Eyes, and Heart. Andante tranquillo
1:09
9.
4
Menelaus. Andante moderato
4:02

Concerto (1926-31) ‡

in C major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur
for Piano and Orchestra
Arranged 1946 for Two Pianos and Orchestra by the composer and Joseph Cooper (1912-2001)
To Harriet Cohen
10.
I
Toccata. Allegro moderato - Poco animato - Tempo I - Poco animato -
6:07
11.
II
Romanza. Lento - Poco più mosso - Poco animato - Tranquillo - Tempo I -
9:02
12.
III
Fuga chromatica, con Finale alla tedesca Allegro - Fuga - Cadenza -
4:22
13.
Finale alla tedesca - Cadenza - Poco stringendo - Cadenza - Lento - Largo sostenuto - Andante sostenuto
6:33
TT:: 77:47
Solo: Mari Eriksmoen soprano *
Solo: Roderick Williams baritone †
Solo: Louis Lortie piano ‡
Choral: Bergen Philharmonic Choir *
Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master
Choral: Edvard Grieg Kor *
Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
David Stewart, leader
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis






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