Vaughan Williams: Sinfonica Antartica; 5 Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
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Vaughan Williams's Seventh Symphony began life as a film score to Scott of the Antarctic (how the symphony lost the "c" in "Antarctic" not even the composer could fully explain). The movie describes Scott's ill-fated expedition in which everyone perishes during a blizzard, literally yards away from safety. To describe man's struggle against the hostile elements, the composer has recourse to a hefty battalion of percussion (including vibraphone), piano, organ, wind machine, and wordless female soloist and chorus. It's an incredible piece of writing, perhaps closest in spirit to Holst's The Planets--both pieces describe alien, hostile environments, after all. It sounds spectacular in this recording. --David Hurwitz
Vaughan Williams: Sinfonica Antartica; 5 Variants of "Dives and Lazarus", Music, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Leonard Slatkin, John Anderson, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Leslie Pearson, Linda Hohenfeld, 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music, 20th/21st Century Symphony with Solo Voice and Chorus, Band, Classical, Classical Music, Concert/Brass/Marching Band Music, Orchestral, Symphonic
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- Slatkin is the best conductor since Reiner
- Just the CD to spin on a hot, sweltering day.
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Vaughan Williams: Sinfonica Antartica; 5 Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Vaughan Williams, Ralph
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ASIN: B000003F9Q
Release Date: 1993-07-13 |
Tracks:
- Quick March-Sea Songs
- Five Vars Of 'Dives And Lazarus': Theme (Adagio)
- Five Vars Of 'Dives And Lazarus': Var I
- Five Vars Of 'Dives And Lazarus': Var II
- Five Vars Of 'Dives And Lazarus': Var III
- Five Vars Of 'Dives And Lazarus': Var IV
- Five Vars Of 'Dives And Lazarus': Var V
- Sinf Antartica (Sym No.7): Prld (Andante Maestoso) - Linda Hohenfeld/Women Of The Philharmonia Chor
- Sinf Antartica (Sym No.7): Scherzo (Moderato) - Linda Hohenfeld/Women Of The Philharmonia Chor
- Sinf Antartica (Sym No.7): Landscape (Lento) - Linda Hohenfeld/Women Of The Philharmonia Chor/Leslie Pearson
- Sinf Antartica (Sym No.7): Intermezzo (Andante Sostenuto) - Linda Hohenfeld/Women Of The Philharmonia Chor/John Anderson
- Sinf Antartica (Sym No.7): Epilogue. Alla Marcia, Moderato (Non Troppo Allegro) - Linda Hohenfeld/Women Of The Philharmonia Chor
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Vaughan Williams's Seventh Symphony began life as a film score to Scott of the Antarctic (how the symphony lost the "c" in "Antarctic" not even the composer could fully explain). The movie describes Scott's ill-fated expedition in which everyone perishes during a blizzard, literally yards away from safety. To describe man's struggle against the hostile elements, the composer has recourse to a hefty battalion of percussion (including vibraphone), piano, organ, wind machine, and wordless female soloist and chorus. It's an incredible piece of writing, perhaps closest in spirit to Holst's The Planets--both pieces describe alien, hostile environments, after all. It sounds spectacular in this recording. --David Hurwitz
Customer Reviews:
Slatkin is the best conductor since Reiner.......2004-11-17
My only quibble is about the 5-note trumpet motif in the scherzo movement. Slatkin rushed it. I'm referring to the same motif that's later taken up by the loud organ in the LANDSCAPE section.
Just the CD to spin on a hot, sweltering day........1999-03-26
The title piece of this CD is the epitome of a composition that attempts to evoke a visceral response by careful control of the score. One can almost develop frostbite just listening. The cold, blue-white texture of the music is wonderful. The sea songs have an almost-authentic air that causes one to think of rolling decks and sea-spray dampened canvas. Good art.
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