No one but the most dedicated of Vaughan Williams devotees should try this Dutton disc featuring recordings from the composer's personal record collection called "From Vaughan Williams Attic." The problem is the sound. Of the six selections here, two were recorded in 1925, one in 1937, one in 1938, one in 1945, and the most recent in 1948. Though Michael Dutton has done an outstanding job of transferring every recording, much of the sound here will be far too antediluvian for most tastes with noise running a close second to ...
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No one but the most dedicated of Vaughan Williams devotees should try this Dutton disc featuring recordings from the composer's personal record collection called "From Vaughan Williams Attic." The problem is the sound. Of the six selections here, two were recorded in 1925, one in 1937, one in 1938, one in 1945, and the most recent in 1948. Though Michael Dutton has done an outstanding job of transferring every recording, much of the sound here will be far too antediluvian for most tastes with noise running a close second to signal in the earliest recordings.But the most dedicated of Vaughan Williams devotees will positively have to try this disc. The two earliest selections -- The Wasps overture and the Old King Cole ballet music -- are conducted by the composer himself who elicits sprightly and sparkling performances from the Aeolian Orchestra. While these recordings alone would be enough for most devotees of Vaughan Williams, the remaining four performances are nearly as classic. Thomas Beecham leads...
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