Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2, "A London Symphony" (2012)

The second of Ralph Vaughan Williams' expansive post-romantic symphonies, A London Symphony had an uncertain beginning: originally conceived as a symphonic poem before being cast as a four-movement symphony about the city of London, the score was lost in Germany before the outbreak of World War I, then painstakingly reconstructed from the orchestral parts, and revised twice before appearing in the standard version known today. Despite those vicissitudes, the work remains one of Vaughan Williams' freshest compositions, ... Read More

The second of Ralph Vaughan Williams' expansive post-romantic symphonies, A London Symphony had an uncertain beginning: originally conceived as a symphonic poem before being cast as a four-movement symphony about the city of London, the score was lost in Germany before the outbreak of World War I, then painstakingly reconstructed from the orchestral parts, and revised twice before appearing in the standard version known today. Despite those vicissitudes, the work remains one of Vaughan Williams' freshest compositions, enlivened by the use of jaunty folk tunes and lavished with evocative tone colors that give the music the suggestion of London's sounds and sights. This committed performance by Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic aims to capture all the moody atmosphere and vibrant timbres in the super audio format, and the luscious sound Harmonia Mundi provides is extraordinarily rich in nuances of tonal quality and dynamics. The symphony is paired on this 2012 release with Vaughan... Read Less

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