Symphony No 2 'London' [Original Version] (with Butterworth - Banks of Green Willow)

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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No 2 'London' [Original Version] (with Butterworth - Banks of Green Willow)
London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox

[ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD ]

Release Date: Thursday 20 March 2003

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'Hickox and the LSO respond with an unquenchable spirit, generous flexibility and tender affection that suit VW's admirably ambitious inspiration to a T, and Chandos' sound is big and bold to match. Quite simply, an essential purchase for anyone remotely interested in British music.'
(Gramophone)

Tracks:

George Butterworth (1885-1916)
1 The Banks of Green Willow 6:15
Idyll

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
world premiere recording
A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) 61:21
Original 1913 version
2 I Lento - Allegro risoluto 15:03
3 II Lento 16:14
4 III Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace - Andantino 11:04
5 IV Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Andantino ma sostenuto - Tempo primo - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue: Andante sostenuto - Lento 18:51