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1.Vaughan Williams: Choral Works from: British Composers August 23, 1993
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Neither work is particularly well known, even among enthusiasts for Vaughan Williams music. Don't let that put you off. Both are original and gripping works and Sancta Civitas is an extraordinary piece unlike any other work I know. It is the work in which the composer found the unique colours and dissonance that would lead to works like Job and the Fourth Symphony and is, perhaps, even finer than those great works. It is certainly original. The only previous recording that came anywhere near to doing the work justice was that conducted by Sir David Willcocks. This new account is in the same class and has the benefit of a superb modern recording that the earlier record cannot match. I genuinely believe that Sancta Civitas is one of Vaughan Williams' ... Read More:

2.Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.6/Dona Nobis Pacem from: Vanguard May 23, 1995
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Abravel performed and recorded a considerable amount of music by Vaughan Williams but this wonderfully gripping performance of Vaughan Williams's greatest symphony has been largely overlooked, at least in Britain. It is possibly THE most exciting performance ever to be recorded and, in my opinion, has only one competitor and that is the 1950s recording under Sir Adrian Boult on Decca (recently digitally remastered and released as part of a boxed set of the complete symphonies). Abravel's performance comes from the mid 1960s but is still finely recorded and absolutely not to be missed. Abravel's pioneering recording of Dona Nobis Pacem is better known in the UK having previously released on CD coupled with a fine performance of Flos Campi. ... Read More:

3.Vaughan Williams - Orchestral Works by: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra October 01, 2001
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This is a fine 2-CD set and VW admirers need not hesitate. It combines some familiar VW, like the wonderful 'Lark Ascending' in a glorious old recording by Jean Pougnet, with works which are seldom heard, but all are worth a listen and some far more than that. All the performers can be trusted, all the recordings are good. I am particularly fond of 'Dona Nobis Pacem', a really sincere and impressive anti-war work very well given here. But, because of the rarer works, this is a valuable set. Recommended.

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