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Andrew Manze - Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, Symphony No.8 (2016)

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Andrew Manze - Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, Symphony No.8 (2016)

Andrew Manze - Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, Symphony No.8 (2016)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:15:28 | 173 MB
Label: Onyx Classics

Andrew Manze has established himself as one of the leading interpreters of Vaughan Williams Symphonies. His 2012 BBC Proms performances drew critical acclaim, and were highlights of that season's Proms. ONYX Classics will release one volume a year, completing the cycle in the spring of 2019 with Symphonies 7 and 9. It was Vaughan Williams's friend and fellow composer George Butterworth who in 1912 suggested he write a purely orchestral symphony. Vaughan Williams told him he had absolutely no plans to do so, but Butterworth was a very perceptive friend and colleague, and the premiere took place in 1914. Called A London Symphony (Vaughan Williams considered himself a Londoner), Vaughan Williams thought a better title would be A Symphony by a Londoner . On New Year s Eve that year Vaughan Williams joined the army and went to the trenches in France. Butterworth would be killed by a sniper at the Somme in 1916. The 8th Symphony of 1955 is a tightly written, brilliant and innovative work that shows Vaughan Williams s creativity at full stretch. Although outwardly a sunny work, shadows of the 6th and 7th symphonies lurk in the background at points throughout this brilliant symphony. Next in the Vaughan Williams Symphony cycle from Andrew Manze and the RLPO will be Symphonies 3 & 4 [ONYX4161] to be released in March 2017.

Tracklist:
Symphony No.2 in G ‘A London Symphony’
1. I. Lento – Allegro risoluto (molto pesante) 14.29
2. II. Lento 10.59
3. III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace 7.55
4. IV. Andante con moto – Maestoso alla Marcia (quasi lento) – Allegro – Maestoso alla Marcia (alla I) – Epilogue (Andante sostenuto) 13.19
Symphony No.8 in D minor
5. I. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema) 10.47
6. II. Scherzo alla marcia (per strumenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia 3.50
7. III. Cavatina (per strumenti ad arco): Lento espressivo 9.03
8. IV. Toccata: Moderato maestoso 5.06