The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2 (Includes '49th Parallel' & 'the England of Elizabeth')
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2 (Includes '49th Parallel' & 'the England of Elizabeth')
Emily Gray (soprano) Martin Hindmarsh (tenor) Chetham's Chamber Choir / BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba (conductor)
[ Chandos Movies / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 8 September 2004
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Premiere recording of the extended suites of 49th Parallel and The England of Elizabeth, and the premiere recording of the complete version of The Dim Little Island.
Chandos Movies is one of the best known film music labels in the industry, and has received tremendous critical acclaim. The series is especially associated with the conductor Rumon Gamba, whose understanding and enthusiasm for the form shines through. Vaughan Williams's film music ranks amongst the very finest ever written, and this CD contains some excellent examples.
What makes this disc so important is that some of the material has never been recorded before, music which has been painstakingly assembled by Chandos' in-house arranger and music researcher, Stephen Hogger. The result is a hugely important release which will be of interest to both film music buffs and fans of Vaughan Williams.
Tracks:
premiere recording in this suite
49th Parallel 38:43
Suite edited by Stephen Hogger
1 Prelude [opening titles] 2:13
2 Prologue 11:20
3 Control Room Alert 2:03
4 Hudson Bay Post 1:27
5 Looting the Store 0:46
6 Death of Kühnecke 1:57
7 Hutterite Settlement (a) Anna's Volkslied* 3:14
8 Hutterite Settlement (b) The Wheat Harvest 1:47
9 Winnipeg I 2:50
10 Winnipeg II 1:08
11 Nazi March 3:15
12 Indian Music I 0:29
13 Indian Music II 1:00
14 Indian Music III 0:46
15 Nazis on the run & The Lake in the Mountains 2:08
16 Prelude [closing titles] 2:12
premiere recording of complete vesion
17 The Dim Little Island† 7:36
Partially reconstructed by Stephen Hogger
Moderato - Allegro moderato - Lento - Adagio
premiere recording in this suite
The England of Elizabeth 24:22
Suite edited by Stephen Hogger
18 I Titles. Allegro maestoso - Street scene - Countryside. Andante tranquillo - Tudor houses. Lento - Portraits. Allegro maestoso - Elizabeth. Allegro maestoso - Hatfield - Tintern. Lento - King's College 9:40
19 II Books. Andante con moto - Seaman. Allegro animato - Dance. Allegro moderato - Country wedding. Allegro vivace - London. Lento 3:32
20 III Stratford. Andante tranquillo - Maps - Red Indians - River Avon - Charlcote. Lento - Deer. Più mosso - Road to London. Allegretto - Armada. Allegro - The Aftermath. Largo sostenuto 5:24
21 IV Treasures. Allegretto (Tempo da Gavotte) - New houses. Allegro maestoso - Yeoman interior. Allegretto tranquillo 2:14
22 V King's College. Largo - River Avon. Andante - Final scenes. Allegro maestoso 3:29
