Vaughan Williams - The Haitink Cycle (Originals)

The accomplished composer from Gloucestershire will hardly go down in the history of music as an innovator, yet, his symphonic work is masterfully crafted and well worth our attention.

Of the few complete recordings available, I've always liked Haitink's endeavour best, as the great Dutch Maestro does not indulge too much in the Englishness of this music, thereby elevating its quality and calibre to gain a broader and diverse audience.

This cycle, recorded over a period of 15 years and later remastered and re-issued by EMI as a box-set, is here offered in its individual original and untouched CD releases.

Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Sea Symphony

Felicity Lott, Soprano
Jonathan Summers, Baritone
Cantilena Choir
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 7 49911 2 (1989)


Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 7 49394 2 (1986)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Pastoral Symphony
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor

Amanda Roocroft, Soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 5 56564 2 (1996)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 5
The Lark Ascending
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1

Sarah Chang, Violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 5 55487 2 (1994)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 6
On Wenlock Edge
In the Fen Country

Ian Bostridge, Tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 5 56762 2 (1997)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sinfonia Antartica

Sheila Armstrong, Soprano
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 5 47516 2 (1985)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 8 in D Minor
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
EMI 5 57086 2 (2000)





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