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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 • Symphony No. 9 - Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Posted By: Jannem
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 • Symphony No. 9 - Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 • Symphony No. 9 - Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 8 in D minor was composed between 1953 and 1955. John Barbirolli conducted the premiere of the piece in 1956. It is the shortest of Vaughan Williams' nine symphonies yet is remarkably inventive, especially in the composer's experiments in sonority. Not only does he use a much-expanded percussion section, including "all the 'phones and 'spiels known to the composer" (as well as three tuned gongs, the same as were used in Puccini's Turandot), but the two central movements use only the wind section and string section respectively. Except for the slow movement and portions of the first movement, the overall mood of the symphony is light-hearted. The finale even carries this to the point of ending loudly: among his symphonies the Fourth symphony is the only other one to do so. The others all have quiet conclusions, often with the Vaughan Williams "fingerprint" niente.

The Symphony No. 9 in E Minor was written by the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams from 1956 to 1957 and given its premiere performance in London by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Sargent on April 2, 1958, in the composer's eighty-sixth year. It was subsequently performed on August 5, 1958 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Malcolm Sargent at a Promenade Concert. It proved to be Vaughan Williams's last symphony: He died on the 26th of that August, the day that the symphony was due to be recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult.

In an interview haitink once stated that "one should drink wine only in the country where it was made." Hence the choice for the LPO for these recordings.

Tracklist:
1. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in d - 1. Fantasia (Variazioni senza tema): Moderato - Presto - Andante sostenuto - Allegretto - Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace - Andante sostenuto - Tempo I, ma tranquillo
2. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in d - 2. Scherzo alla marcia (per stromenti a fiato): Allegro alla marcia - Andante - Tempo I (Allegro)
3. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in d - 3. Cavatina (per stromenti ad arco): Lento espressivo
4. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in d - 4. Toccata: Moderato maestoso
5. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 in e - 1. Moderato maestoso
6. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 in e - 2. Andante sostenuto
7. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 in e - 3. Scherzo: Allegro pesante
8. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9 in e - 4. Andante tranquillo


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