Title: | The Collector's Edition - Tallis Fantasia - English Folk Songs ; Suite - Concerto grosso - Tuba Concerto |
Otros títulos: | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis English Folk Songs - Suite Sea Songs - March Dawn Patrol Concerto grosso Romance in D flat for harmonica with strings and piano Tuba concerto in F minor |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Ralph Vaughan Williams; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Central Band of the Royal Air Force; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra.; Constantin Silvestri; Sir Charles Groves; Sir Malcom Sargent; Sir Adrian Boult |
Código CDU: | Vau.08 |
Forma Musical: | String orchestra music ; Suites (Band) ; Marches (Band) ; Folk songs, English -- Instrumental settings ; Concerti grossi ; Harmonica with string orchestra ; Concertos (Tuba). |
Abstract: | Ralph Vaughan Williams left a varied oeuvre that includes orchestral works, songs, operas, and various choral compositions. While primarily drawing on the rich tradition of English folksong and hymnody, Vaughan Williams produced well-loved works that fit into larger European traditions and gained worldwide popularity. Vaughan Williams, who lost his father early in life, was cared for by his mother. Related, through his mother, to both Charles Darwin and the Wedgwoods of pottery fame, he grew up without financial worries. He studied history and music at Trinity College, Cambridge, and finished up at the Royal College of Music, where he worked with Parry, Wood, and Stanford. In 1897, the year he married Adeline Fisher, Vaughan Williams traveled to Berlin to study with Max Bruch, also seeking Maurice Ravel as a teacher several years later, despite the fact that the French composer was three years his junior. In 1903, he started collecting English folksongs; certain characteristics of ... |