Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 / Valiant-for-Truth / The Pilgrim Pavement / Hymn-Tune Prelude on Song 13 / Psalm 23 / Prelude & Fugue in C minor - London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox
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Composer: Ralph Vaughan WilliamsConductor: Richard Hickox
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Richard Hickox Singers
Performer: Ian Watson
Performer: Malcolm Hicks
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1999-02-09
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
- Valiant-For-Truth
- Symphony No. 5 in D major: I Preludio: Moderato
- Symphony No. 5 in D major: II Scherzo: Presto misterioso
- Symphony No. 5 in D major: III Romanza: Lento
- Symphony No. 5 in D major: IV Passacaglia: Moderato
- The Pilgrim Pavement
- Hymn-Tune Prelude On Song 13 By Orlando Gibbons
- The Twenty-Third Psalm
- Prelude And Fugue In C Minor: Prelude
- Prelude And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue
Music reviews of Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 / Valiant-for-Truth / The Pilgrim Pavement / Hymn-Tune Prelude on Song 13 / Psalm 23 / Prelude & Fugue in C minor - London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox
Music Review: An above average 5th Symphony in oddly constructed program
Rating: 3 Stars
I enjoy this version of Vaughan Williams' 5th Symphony more than others I've heard by Boult, Handley and Previn because Hickox approaches the score more on the basis of orchestral execution than developing the quiet pastoral flavors of the English countryside that characterize most versions of the music. In other words, Hickox spends less time interpreting the music and more time playing it than the others.
Hickox, who has gained fame in the CD world for having one of the first authentic recordings of the Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and for squeezing the Verdi Requiem onto a single CD, is faster than most conductors in this music. He takes a meatier, more muscular approach.
Yet Hickox is just as mellow in the lengthier quiet sections of the score as his famous countrymen and delivers more in the bigger moments with his orchestra right in step with him. The London Symphony Orchestra brass, in particular, are outstanding in this issue with the strings providing strong support and wonderful elocution throuhout.
The sound on the Chandos CD is outstanding in every way with brilliance, depth and unmatched clarity. You can hear every instrument, every voice and every little thing every time.
What I don't like about this CD is the odd program built around the main dish, which is the symphony. There is nothing particularly wrong with any of Vaughan Williams choral selections that fill out this CD. However, at about 37 minutes for the symphony, there was plenty of room on the disk to include another VW symphony. That would have made this full price issue more valuable, in my opinion.
If you enjoy characterful vocal music by Vaughan Williams that never gets too dramatic, you'll find this CD every bit the equal to what the other reviewers here said. If you seek the more substantial and longlasting contributions of the composer, you may wish to look elsewhere for a better pairing, though.
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