Vaughan Williams Weekend: Fantasia On Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending; English Folk Song Suite

Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Neville Marriner (Conductor), David Willcocks (Conductor), Arthur Fiedler (Conductor), David Flood (Conductor, Performer), Allan Wicks (Conductor), The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (Performer), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Cambridge King's College Choir (Orchestra), Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Philip Ledger (Performer), Robert Tear (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: David Flood, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Philip Ledger, Robert Tear
• Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Cambridge King's College Choir, Boston Pops Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Neville Marriner, David Willcocks, Arthur Fiedler, David Flood, Allan Wicks
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Audio CD (March 10, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B0000041ZC
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,195 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #85 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Vaughan Williams, Ralph

Track Listings

1. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera 'Sir John In Love')

2. Linden Lea, song for voice & orchestra ('In Linden Lea'; 'A Dorset Song')

3. Silent Noon ('Your hands lie open in the long fresh grass'), song for voice & piano (The House of Life No. 2)

4. The Vagabond ('Give to me the life I love'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Songs of Travel No. 1)

5. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra

6. Shakespeare Songs (3) for chorus: Full Fathom Five

7. Shakespeare Songs (3) for chorus: The Cloud-capp'd Towers

8. Shakespeare Songs (3) for chorus: Over Hill, Over Dale

9. English Folk Song Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by G. Jacob): March: Seventeen Come Sunday

10. English Folk Song Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by G. Jacob): Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy

11. English Folk Song Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by G. Jacob): March: Folk Songs from Somerset

12. O Clap Your Hands, motet for chorus, brass & organ (Psalm 47)

13. O Taste and See, motet for chorus & organ (Psalm 34)

14. Fantasia on Christmas Carols for baritone, chorus & orchestra

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I say GREAT but with reservation, June 28, 2004

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James Roby (Immokalee,Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vaughan Williams Weekend: Fantasia On Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending; English Folk Song Suite (Audio CD)

This is a great recording of some of Ralph(pernounced "RAFE")Vaughn Williams best work. But it is not the best you can find. For the english folk song suite, i highly recomend the recording of Neville Marriner and Academy of St.Martins in the fields. For the Lark ascending the recording of Midori and the New York Philharmonic can't be beat. For "O Clap your hands" and "O Taste and See" this is the best recordings. Except that the Kings choir could work on the diction.