Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
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Performer: John Carol Case
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Sheila Armstrong
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1991-09-12
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
  1. A Sea Symphony: Behold, The Sea Itself
  2. A Sea Symphony: Today A Rude Brief Recitative
  3. A Sea Symphony: Flaunt Out, O Sea, Your Separate flags Of Nations!
  4. A Sea Symphony: Token Of All Brave Captains
  5. A Sea Symphony: A Pennant Universal
  6. A Sea Symphony: On The Beach At Night, Alone
  7. A Sea Symphony: Alone A Vast Similitude Interlocks All
  8. A Sea Symphony: III. Scherzo: The Waves (Allegro Brillante)
  9. A Sea Symphony: O Vast Rondure, Swimming In Space
  10. A Sea Symphony: Down From The Gardens Of Asia Descending
  11. A Sea Symphony: O We Can Wait No Longer
  12. A Sea Symphony: O Thou Transcendent
  13. A Sea Symphony: Greater Than Stars Or Suns
  14. A Sea Symphony: Sail Forth
  15. A Sea Symphony: O My Brave Soul!

Music reviews of Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

Music Review: An excellent version for the poetry
Rating: 5 Stars

I admire this recording as much as all the other reviewers, but it has a special quality that isn't present on, for example, the Slatkin version on RCA. You can understand the poetry sung by the soloists. This clarity results because EMI has put the singers far forward, a wise decision. When the soprano and baritone are imbeddded sonically halfway betwee the chorus and orchestra--the usual practice--the vast forces arrayed against htem drown out the words.

Not here. VW had a deep feeling for Walt Whitman, nad it's crucial to hear the verses. Try the second movement "On the Beach At Night, Alone," where the sensitive singing of John Carol Case can be deciphered word for word without a libretto. Now listen to Thomas Allen on the Slatkin recording, and barely a word can be heard at times. (Because of her ample vibrato, Sheila Armstrong, sadly, is not nearly as clear, but putting her forward at least allows her to sing without strain.) As a lover of Whitman's verse, I consider this an important feature of the Boult reading.

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