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The major work present here is the 1909 song cycle On Wenlock Edge, for tenor, piano and string quartet, a setting of poms by A.E.Houseman, and often recorded. It contains what, for me, is the most beautiful and memorable of RVW’s songs, From Far, from Eve and Morning.
1 de abr. de 2022 · Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge; Four Hymns; The House of Life by Nicky Spence, Julius Drake, Piatti Quartet, Timothy Ridout released in 2022. Find album revi
£3.60. View whole album. Reviews. ‘Nicky Spence and colleagues serve up a nourishing feast of Vaughan Williams’s vocal music, culminating in a performance of On Wenlock Edge which, in its thrilling assurance, strength of imagination and rapt instinct, inclines me to rank it alongside the very finest I know …
9 de feb. de 2024 · Four Hymns for tenor, piano, and viola; The House of Life; The saucy bold robber; Harry the tailor; The brewer; On Wenlock Edge. Nicky Spence tenor, Julius Drake piano, Timothy Ridout viola ( Four Hymns) Piatti Quartet ( On Wenlock Edge) Hyperion CDA68378. www.hyperion-records.co.uk/ Available as an MP3, iTunes, CD or FLAC and ALAC formats.
The famous cycle On Wenlock Edge (1909) has of ten been recorded, but this is a fine rendering with ‘Bredon Hill’ providing some particularly sublime moments. As always Julius Drake’s accompanying... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, More… Release Date: 1st Apr 2022. Catalogue No: CDA68378. Label: Hyperion. Length: 69 minutes. BBC Music Magazine.
On Wenlock Edge is a song cycle composed in 1909 by Ralph Vaughan Williams for tenor, piano and string quartet. The cycle comprises settings of six poems from A. E. Housman's 1896 collection A Shropshire Lad. A typical performance lasts around 22 minutes.
4 de oct. de 2022 · Music Reviews: Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge; Four Hymns; The House of Life by Nicky Spence, Julius Drake, Piatti Quartet & Timothy Ridout released in 2022. Genre: Classical.
