Recommend me the definitive Vaughan Williams 5th recording please.
Mon, Jan 28 2013, 5:35PM
#2
Further support for Vaughan
Further support for Vaughan Williams himself. It has enormous individuality, and really doesn't sound that bad. Barbirolli in stereo would be a good companion. He was the first conductor to record the piece commercially.
Mon, Jan 28 2013, 5:35PM
#3
Further support for Vaughan
Further support for Vaughan Williams himself. It has enormous individuality, and really doesn't sound that bad. Barbirolli in stereo would be a good companion. He was the first conductor to record the piece commercially.
Mon, Jan 28 2013, 5:36PM
#4
Further support for Vaughan
Further support for Vaughan Williams himself. It has enormous individuality, and really doesn't sound that bad. Barbirolli in stereo would be a good companion. He was the first conductor to record the piece commercially.
Fri, Feb 1 2013, 1:31AM
#5
RE: Recommend me the definitive Vaughan Williams 5th recording
I like the Previn/LSO, though lately I feel it is slightly overdone. Must hear his Telarc recording sometime - hopefully not as 'ambient' as his rerecording of 2. Two conductors I'm not usually fond of do very well: Handley and Thomson.
OTOH, Boult and Barbirolli do little for me, the latter in particular seems to lack expressiveness here. Haitink = meh, as usual, and same with Bakels. Gibson's old recording is alright, but doesn't match my top three faves.
Fri, Feb 1 2013, 7:13AM
#6
RE: Recommend me the definitive Vaughan Williams 5th recording
Have people seen that the Halle under Mark Elder will be issuing a disc of the 5th and 8th Symphonies next month? Could be very interesting.
A very special word - such a moving performance.