Since you are interested in Vaughan Williams: Over Hill, Over Dale: partsongs, folksongs & Shakespeare settings, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BUTTERWORTH / BROWNE / SOMMERVELL
Christopher Maltman - Songs of Travel Christopher Maltman (baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 21/Sep/2003 ] 'Christopher Maltman at all times sings beautifully...As is their custom, Hyperion completes this superior production with intelligent annotation and complete texts' (American Record Guide) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Choral Works [Incls Serenade to Music; Five Mystical Songs & Fantasia on Christmas Carols] (4 CD set) Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, with John Mark Ainsley, Thomas Allen, Elizabeth Connell, John Gielgud, Bryn Terfel, Sarah Walker, etc [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'The performances are splendid, graced by such soloists as Thomas Allen and Bryn Terfel … The rapturous Serenade to Music has a cast of 16 singers fit to rival those of the original recording' (Sunday Times) |
GURNEY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Ludlow and Teme / On Wenlock Edge Adrain Thompson (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) / The Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'I recommend this record to every serious collector of songs' (American Record Guide) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Feast of St Michael and All Angels The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] Hyperion is delighted to present this latest CD from The Choir of Westminster Abbey. The texts for Michaelmas are uniquely dramatic and visionary, and have inspired musicians throughout the centuries to create settings of thrilling immediacy. This... |
THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James OAEDonnell (with Robert Quinney, organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "You quickly appreciate how the engineers have placed us relative to the choir for the best listening perspective, both for antiphonal passages and for full ensemble with organ." (ClassicsToday April 2008 10 artistic /8 sound) |
GRECHANINOV
Vespers (All-Night Vigil, Op. 59 "Vsenoshchnoye bdeniye") Holst Singers, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Highly attractive and unstuffy Russian liturgical works in attractive performances" (Classic CD) |
ROGER QUILTER
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano) |
COPLAND / GRIEG / JANACEK / STRAUSS / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BRITTEN / etc
Music for Brass and Percussion London Brass Virtuosi / David Honeyball [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2006 ] 'Highly recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams - The Early Chamber Music The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 26/Nov/2002 ] 'This revelatory collection of early chamber works by the giant of the 20th-century English style is fascinating and captivating' (The Scotsman) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Five Tudor Portraits / Five Mystical Songs Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) / Henry Herford (baritone) / Guildford Choral Society / Philharmonia Orchestra / Hilary Davan Wetton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'An incredible bargain. Altogether, this sumptuously remastered issue is definitely one of the highlights of the first batch of Helios reissues that promise to take a fair share of the market both for artistic and commercial merit.' (The Sunday... |