ENGLISH STRING MASTERPIECES
Label: Regis Records
Format: CD
Categories: Orchestral Music
Budget Periods: 20th Century, Modern
Composers: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Michael Tippett
Directors: Sir Charles Groves
Performers: Andrews Williams, Barry Griffiths, Ian Rhodes, Mats Lidstrom, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Available: 4
Price: $8.99
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Groves
Soloists*: 1st violin: Barry Griffiths
2nd violin: Ian Rhodes
Cello: Mats Lidstrom
Viola: Andrews Williams (excl. Tippett)
Sir Edward Elgar (1837-1934)
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Sir Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Variations on Theme by Frank Bridge, Op.10
Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Fantasia on a Theme from Thomas Tallis
Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)
Fantasia Concertante on a Theme from Corelli
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Edwards (1857-1934): Serenade fir Strings in E minor, Op.20 | |||
| 1 | Allegro piacevole | 3:34 | |
| 2 | Largo | 6:33 | |
| 3 | Allegretto | 3:04 |  |
| Sir Benjamin Britten (1913-76): Variations on Theme by Frank Bridge, Op.10 | |||
| 4 | (i) introduction & theme (lento maestoso) | 2:05 | |
| (ii) adagio | 2:37 | ||
| 5 | March (presto) | 1:09 | |
| 6 | Romance (allegretto grazioso) | 1:23 | |
| 7 | Aria Italiana (allegro brillante) | 1:23 | |
| 8 | Bourree Classiquée (allegro e pesante) * | 1:36 | |
| 9 | Wiener Walzer (lento-vivace) | 2:57 | |
| 10 | Moto Perpetuo (allegro molto) | 1:10 | |
| 11 | Funeral March (andante ritmico) | 3:55 | |
| 12 | Chant (lento) | 1:41 | |
| 13 | Fugue & Finale (allegro molto vivace- lento e solenne) | 7:47 | |
| Sir Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) "Tallis" Fantasia | |||
| 14 | Fantasia on the Theme of Thomas Tallis* | 15:11 | |
| Sir Michael tippett (1905-98) "Corelli Fantasia" | |||
| 15 | Fantasia Concertante on the Theme of Corelli* | 19:13 | |
"With gloriously full and real recording, providing the most beautiful string textures, this is one of Groves's finest records...RPO players give deeply felt, vibrant accounts of four great masterpieces of English string music."
Penguin Guide, Rosette award
"Fresh and vital performances...a thrilling challenge for any string orchestra which the RPO players meet splendidly, affectionate but un-fussy, with real wit and convincing intensity of feeling...music superbly evocative of England...in the shape of Vaughan Williams's Fantasia, a work which...also reaches back to the Tudor times; this is a radiant, richly textured and spacious account...a most desirable collection."
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