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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 - Symphony No. 8

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 - Symphony No. 8

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Mark Elder leads the Halle Orchestra in two beautiful works by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The 8th Symphony was written for, and premiered by, Sir John Barbirolli and the Halle orchestra in 1956 and is noted for an enlarged and colorful percussion section. The music is among the more light hearted and sunny of Vaughan Williams' scores. The lyrical, richly melodious 5th Symphony embraces the world of nature and human emotions one finds in the Tallis Fantasia and Serenade to Music. This concert was recorded live in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 9th November 2011.

Review quote:

"Elder made a splendid job of it, capturing its quizzical nature to a nicety and balancing the orchestral sound with a skill that drew out the subtlest of Vaughan Williams’s instrumental colourings." - Richard Fairman, Financial Times, (Review of Symphony No.8 Royal Albert Hall Proms, July 2008)
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Product Description:


  • Release Date: February 01, 2011


  • UPC: 5065001341397


  • Catalog Number: CDHLL7533


  • Label: Halle


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: Vaughan Williams


  • Performer: Sir Mark Elder, Hallé