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Here’s a disc that raises the most important issue with respect to historical recordings: given the inevitable limitations in sonics arising from their provenance, are
There’s little that need detain us here: Adrian Boult rerecorded both symphonies for EMI in the 1960s, in excellent sound with a much more polished
These performances stand as a tribute to John Barbirolli’s heroic, decades-long effort to raise the playing standards of the Hallé Orchestra from fourth rate to
Despite Adrian Boult’s reputation as an English music specialist and his advocacy of Vaughan Williams in particular, the later efforts of more assertive, disciplined, and
These performances, captured in good, clear mono sound, preserve Adrian Boult’s finest interpretations of both symphonies. His later EMI recordings feature an LPO in generally
These lovely works certainly deserve more attention on concert programs than they currently get. The two string quartets in particular demonstrate the composer’s compositional mastery
Thanks to an enlightened decision by the composer’s widow, Ursula Vaughan Williams, we now have the opportunity to hear the original version of A London
The accolades that Bernard Haitink’s wretchedly dreary Vaughan Williams cycle consistently receives in the UK only serve to prove, as if further proof were necessary,
Royal Long Players is the new reissue series from Dutch label Disky Communications. So far, it’s got off to a pretty shaky start, with some
Only the most hardcore historical recording fan will want to pay full price for this 1949 edition of Vaughan Williams’ apocalyptic Sixth Symphony. Not that
