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Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 9 In E Minor; Piano Concerto - Howard Shelley, Bryden Thomson conducts The London Symphony Orchestra / Chandos Audio CD 1991 / CHAN 8941
UPC 095115894125
The Symphony No. 9 in E minor was the last symphony written by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. He composed it during 1956 and 1957, and it was given its premiere performance in London by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent on 2 April 1958, in the composer's eighty-sixth year. The work was received respectfully but, at first, without great enthusiasm. Its reputation has subsequently grown, and the symphony has entered the repertoire, in the concert hall and on record, with the majority of recordings from the 1990s and the 21st century.
In his early sketches for the symphony, Vaughan Williams made explicit reference to characters and scenes in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. By the time the symphony was complete he had deleted the programmatic details, but musical analysts have found many points in which the work nonetheless evokes the novel.
| Label: | Chandos – CHAN 8941 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
1991 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| Symphony No 9 In E Minor | (30:59) | ||
| 1 | 1. Moderato Maestoso | 7:16 | |
| 2 | 2. Andante Sostenuto | 7:04 | |
| 3 | 3. Scherzo: Allegro Pesante | 5:44 | |
| 4 | 4. Andante Tranquillo | 10:48 | |
|
Piano Concerto In C Major |
(25:46) |
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| 5 | 1. Toccata: Allegro Moderato – Largamente – Cadenza | 6:35 | |
| 6 | 2. Romanza: Lento | 8:07 | |
| 7 | 3. Fuga Chromatica | 5:10 | |
| 8 | Con Finale Alla Tedesca | 5:54 |
- Art Direction – Miranda Cook
- Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Conductor – Bryden Thomson
- Design – Jaquetta Sergeant
- Engineer – Richard Lee (3)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Sheldon
- Leader – Rudolf Gähler
- Liner Notes – Max Harrison
- Liner Notes [Translated By] – Maria Wendel, Paulette Hutchinson
- Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
- Piano – Howard Shelley (tracks: 5 to 8)
- Producer – Tim Oldham
