wimpel69
12-06-2017, 05:05 PM
Note: About 25-30% of the albums posted are no longer available.
There will be no re-ups! So, get the music while it's still "in place". ;)
This thread will be devoted to the music of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams,
on account of his popularity among film music lovers. I am going to focus on single
releases rather than "boxed" editions, so inevitably there will be multiple overlaps.
To save time, I am not going to introduce the individual albums, you can google
information on these works and albums on your own. All albums are in FLAC
format, my own rips, and come with artwork & booklet whenever possible.
MUSIC NOT COVERED IN THIS THREAD
The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams - Thread 213622
The Complete Symphonies (Bryden Thomson cycle, LSO) - http://forums.ffshrine.org/showthread.php?t=211365&highlight=
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) left a varied oeuvre that includes orchestral works, songs, operas, and various
choral compositions. While primarily drawing on the rich tradition of English folksong and hymnody, Vaughan Williams produced
well-loved works that fit into larger European traditions and gained worldwide popularity.
Vaughan Williams, who lost his father early in life, was cared for by his mother. Related, through his mother, to both Charles
Darwin and the Wedgwoods of pottery fame, he grew up without financial worries. He studied history and music at Trinity College,
Cambridge, and finished up at the Royal College of Music, where he worked with Parry, Wood, and Stanford. In 1897, the year
he married Adeline Fisher, Vaughan Williams traveled to Berlin to study with Max Bruch, also seeking Maurice Ravel as a teacher
several years later, despite the fact that the French composer was three years his junior. In 1903, he started collecting English
folksongs; certain characteristics of English folk music, particularly its modal tonalities, in many ways informed his approach to
composition. Vaughan Williams further developed his style while working as editor of the English Hymnal, which was completed
in 1906. His work on the English Hymnal went beyond editing, for he contributed several new hymn tunes, most notably the
Sine nomine, the tune for the hymn For All the Saints. The composer's interest in and knowledge of traditional English music
is reflected in his song cycle On Wenlock Edge (1909), based on selections from A.E. Housman's immensely popular volume
of poetry A Shropshire Lad. In his Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, composed in 1910, Vaughan Williams introduced
antiphonal effects within the context of modal tonality, juxtaposing consonant, but unrelated, triads. Composed in 1914,
his Symphony No. 2, "A London Symphony" brings to life, with great charm, the sounds of London from dawn to dusk.
That year, Vaughan Williams also wrote his pastoral The Lark Ascending, for violin and orchestra. When World War I broke
out, the 41-year-old composer enlisted as an orderly in the medical corps, becoming famous for organizing choral singing
and other entertainment in the trenches. He was commissioned from the ranks, ending his war service as an artillery officer.
The war interrupted the composer's work but did not, it seems, disrupt the inner continuity of his creative development.
The Symphony No. 3 ("Pastoral"), composed in 1922, conjures up a familiar world, effectively incorporating folksong
motives into sonorities created by sequential chords. While critics detected pessimistic moods and themes in the later
symphonies, ascribing a shift to a darker vision to the composer's alleged general pessimism about the world,
Vaughan Williams refused to attach any programmatic content to these works. However, the composer created
a convincing musical description of a desolate world in his Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Antarctica" (1952), which was
inspired by the request to write the music for the film Scott of the Antarctic. In addition to his symphonies,
Vaughan Williams composed highly acclaimed religious music, as well as works inspired by English spiritual literature,
culminating in his 1951 opera The Pilgrim's Progress, based on the spiritual classic by John Bunyan. An artist of
extraordinary creative energy, Vaughan Williams continued composing with undiminished powers until his death at 87.
No.1
"Dona Nobis Pacem" / "Sancta Civitas"
Music Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Played by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
With Christina Pier & Matthew Brook (soloists)
And the Bach & Winchester Cathedral Choirs
Conducted by David Hill
Label: Naxos (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 246 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/jl21ggfkl
No.2
"A Cotswold Romance", "The Death of Tintagiles"
Music Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Played by the London Symphony Orchestra
With Rosa Mannion, Thomas Randle & Matthew Brook (soloists)
And the London Philharmonic Choir
Conducted by Richard Hickox
Label: Chandos (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 224 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/ox65dyqxx
No.3
"Symphony No.6", "The Wasps Overture" (+ John Ireland)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams & John Ireland
Played by Alan Rowlands (piano) & Adrian Sims (piano)
Label: Albion (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 173 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/isoq2c7qh
No.4
"Symphony No.5" (+ Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten & Edward Elgar
Played by The Oregon Symphony
Conducted by Carlos Kalmar
Label: Pentatone (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 269 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/teuk7nfbq
No.5
"Concerto Accademico", "The Lark Ascending" (+ Edward Elgar)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Edward Elgar
Played by the Orchestra of the Swan
With Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
Conducted by David Curtis
Label: Signum Classics (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 288 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/3n237x55n
To be continued ...
There will be no re-ups! So, get the music while it's still "in place". ;)
This thread will be devoted to the music of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams,
on account of his popularity among film music lovers. I am going to focus on single
releases rather than "boxed" editions, so inevitably there will be multiple overlaps.
To save time, I am not going to introduce the individual albums, you can google
information on these works and albums on your own. All albums are in FLAC
format, my own rips, and come with artwork & booklet whenever possible.
MUSIC NOT COVERED IN THIS THREAD
The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams - Thread 213622
The Complete Symphonies (Bryden Thomson cycle, LSO) - http://forums.ffshrine.org/showthread.php?t=211365&highlight=
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) left a varied oeuvre that includes orchestral works, songs, operas, and various
choral compositions. While primarily drawing on the rich tradition of English folksong and hymnody, Vaughan Williams produced
well-loved works that fit into larger European traditions and gained worldwide popularity.
Vaughan Williams, who lost his father early in life, was cared for by his mother. Related, through his mother, to both Charles
Darwin and the Wedgwoods of pottery fame, he grew up without financial worries. He studied history and music at Trinity College,
Cambridge, and finished up at the Royal College of Music, where he worked with Parry, Wood, and Stanford. In 1897, the year
he married Adeline Fisher, Vaughan Williams traveled to Berlin to study with Max Bruch, also seeking Maurice Ravel as a teacher
several years later, despite the fact that the French composer was three years his junior. In 1903, he started collecting English
folksongs; certain characteristics of English folk music, particularly its modal tonalities, in many ways informed his approach to
composition. Vaughan Williams further developed his style while working as editor of the English Hymnal, which was completed
in 1906. His work on the English Hymnal went beyond editing, for he contributed several new hymn tunes, most notably the
Sine nomine, the tune for the hymn For All the Saints. The composer's interest in and knowledge of traditional English music
is reflected in his song cycle On Wenlock Edge (1909), based on selections from A.E. Housman's immensely popular volume
of poetry A Shropshire Lad. In his Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, composed in 1910, Vaughan Williams introduced
antiphonal effects within the context of modal tonality, juxtaposing consonant, but unrelated, triads. Composed in 1914,
his Symphony No. 2, "A London Symphony" brings to life, with great charm, the sounds of London from dawn to dusk.
That year, Vaughan Williams also wrote his pastoral The Lark Ascending, for violin and orchestra. When World War I broke
out, the 41-year-old composer enlisted as an orderly in the medical corps, becoming famous for organizing choral singing
and other entertainment in the trenches. He was commissioned from the ranks, ending his war service as an artillery officer.
The war interrupted the composer's work but did not, it seems, disrupt the inner continuity of his creative development.
The Symphony No. 3 ("Pastoral"), composed in 1922, conjures up a familiar world, effectively incorporating folksong
motives into sonorities created by sequential chords. While critics detected pessimistic moods and themes in the later
symphonies, ascribing a shift to a darker vision to the composer's alleged general pessimism about the world,
Vaughan Williams refused to attach any programmatic content to these works. However, the composer created
a convincing musical description of a desolate world in his Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Antarctica" (1952), which was
inspired by the request to write the music for the film Scott of the Antarctic. In addition to his symphonies,
Vaughan Williams composed highly acclaimed religious music, as well as works inspired by English spiritual literature,
culminating in his 1951 opera The Pilgrim's Progress, based on the spiritual classic by John Bunyan. An artist of
extraordinary creative energy, Vaughan Williams continued composing with undiminished powers until his death at 87.
No.1
"Dona Nobis Pacem" / "Sancta Civitas"
Music Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Played by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
With Christina Pier & Matthew Brook (soloists)
And the Bach & Winchester Cathedral Choirs
Conducted by David Hill
Label: Naxos (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 246 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/jl21ggfkl
No.2
"A Cotswold Romance", "The Death of Tintagiles"
Music Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Played by the London Symphony Orchestra
With Rosa Mannion, Thomas Randle & Matthew Brook (soloists)
And the London Philharmonic Choir
Conducted by Richard Hickox
Label: Chandos (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 224 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/ox65dyqxx
No.3
"Symphony No.6", "The Wasps Overture" (+ John Ireland)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams & John Ireland
Played by Alan Rowlands (piano) & Adrian Sims (piano)
Label: Albion (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 173 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/isoq2c7qh
No.4
"Symphony No.5" (+ Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten & Edward Elgar
Played by The Oregon Symphony
Conducted by Carlos Kalmar
Label: Pentatone (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 269 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/teuk7nfbq
No.5
"Concerto Accademico", "The Lark Ascending" (+ Edward Elgar)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams & Edward Elgar
Played by the Orchestra of the Swan
With Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin)
Conducted by David Curtis
Label: Signum Classics (My rip!)
Format: FLAC(RAR), DDD Stereo
File Size: 288 MB (incl. covers & booklet)
Download Link - http://depositfiles.com/files/3n237x55n
To be continued ...
