COMPOSERS: Vaughan Williams
LABELS: Chandos
WORKS: Concertos for Piano, Oboe, Tuba & Violin (Concerto Accademico); The Lark Ascending; Toward the Unknown Region
PERFORMER: Howard Shelley (piano), David Theodore (oboe), Patrick Harrild (tuba), Kenneth Sillito, Michael Davis (violin)LSO & Chorus/Bryden Thomson
CATALOGUE NO: CHAN 9262/3 DDD (1987-90)
This is a welcome repackaging of works previously released with RVW symphonies. These are warm, radiant performances in glorious sound. In such a quality programme, space permits mention of only Howard Shelley’s brilliant reading of the rugged Piano Concerto with its haunting Romanza, the engaging Tuba Concerto, the immaculate string playing in the Concerto Grosso and a truly exciting Toward the Unknown Region. Ian Lace
Vaughan Williams: Concertos for Piano, Oboe, Tuba & Violin (Concerto Accademico); The Lark Ascending; Toward the Unknown Region
This is a welcome repackaging of works previously released with RVW symphonies. These are warm, radiant performances in glorious sound. In such a quality programme, space permits mention of only Howard Shelley’s brilliant reading of the rugged Piano Concerto with its haunting Romanza, the engaging Tuba Concerto, the immaculate string playing in the Concerto Grosso and a truly exciting Toward the Unknown Region. Ian Lace
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm