Music : On the Banks of Green Willow

Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028946135426
Label: Belart
Manufacturer: Belart
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Belart
Release Date: May 19, 1997
Running Time: 65 minutes
Studio: Belart
Sales Rank: 12409

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Disc 1:

1. A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody
2. The Banks of Green Willow
3. Tintagel
4. The Perfect Fool, Ballet Music Op.39
5. Old King Cole - Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Chanson de Matin, Op.15, No.2
7. Chanson de Nuit, Op.15, No.1

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Rating: - ageless lyricism
I first heard 'The Banks of Green Willow' as incidental music to a BCC 'Lorna Doone' in the 1960s and wrote to the BBC to find out what this achingly beautiful piece was. 'A Shropshire Lad' is even better. The poignancy is intensified when you know that Butterworth (the dedicatee of Vaughan Williams' 'London' Symphony) died in the First World War. 'Tintagel' is grand and imposing, echoing Arthurian legend and the beat of waves round the ancient castle. This collection is absolutely authoritative, ... Read More

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