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The Sky Shall Be Our Roof - Rare Songs from the Operas of Ralph Vaughan Williams
 
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The Sky Shall Be Our Roof - Rare Songs from the Operas of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams (Artist), Sara Fox (Artist), Juliette Pochin (Artist), Andrew Staples (Artist), Roderick Williams (Artist), et al. | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (19 Dec 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Albion
  • ASIN: B000WU085K
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 157,481 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  2. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Life Must Be Full of Care" (Aunt Jane) 2:12£0.69
Listen  3. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Sweet Little Linnet" (Hugh) 1:44£0.69
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Listen  5. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Ah! Love I've Found You" (Hugh, Mary) 5:03£0.69
Listen  6. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "The Devil and Bonyparty" (Showman) 1:11£0.69
Listen  7. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Alone and Friendless" (Hugh) 2:32£0.69
Listen  8. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Gaily I Go to Die" (Hugh) 2:00£0.69
Listen  9. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Here on My Throne" (Mary) 2:07£0.69
Listen10. Ten Songs from "Hugh the Drover": "Hugh My Lover" (Hugh, Mary) 9:31£0.69
Listen11. Two Songs from "Sir John in Love": "Greensleeves" 4:02£0.69
Listen12. Two Songs from "Sir John in Love": "See the Chariot At Hand" 4:04£0.69
Listen13. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "Watchful's Song" (Nocturne) 6:39£0.69
Listen14. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "The Song of the Pilgrims" 1:51£0.69
Listen15. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "The Pilgrim's Psalm" 2:38£0.69
Listen16. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "The Song of the Leaves of Life and the Water of Life" 2:25£0.69
Listen17. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "The Song of Vanity Fair" 2:06£0.69
Listen18. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "The Woodcutter's Song" 2:13£0.69
Listen19. Seven Songs from "The Pilgrim's Progress": "The Bird's Song" 2:32£0.69

Product Description

Album Description

This is the debut disc from Albion Records which is part of the Vaughan Williams Society.

Albion Records Ltd, a not-for-profit record label, is dedicated to recording rare 20th century English classical music, concentrating on Ralph Vaughan Williams. The label is a subsidiary of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society and each of the CDs will contain world premiere recordings.

This first CD issued by Albion Records, 'The Sky Shall Be Our Roof', comprises of 19 songs from Ralph Vaughan Williams operas. An astonishing 12 of these songs are world premiere recordings and all are deeply characteristic, in turn noble and beautiful. The disc boasts the talents of Iain Burnside, Roderick Williams, Juliette Pochin, Sarah Fox and Andrew Staples.

It will be followed by 'To Daffodils', a collection of early Vaughan Williams songs. One, "Rondel", is unpublished and unrecorded; it is serenely beautiful and is as it was written when the composer was only 22. It will change perceptions of the quality of music Vaughan Williams was composing at this early age.

Albion will then turn its attention to the unrecorded piano transcriptions of Vaughan Williams, for release next year.

Recorded 2007

Personnel:
Sara Fox - (soprano), Juliette Pochin - (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples - (tenor), Roderick Williams - (baritone), Iain Burnside - (piano)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This disc has blown me away and would be my choice for Disc of the Year - and it is only February. I am not over keen on the music of RVW but purchased this disc out of curiosity. It has some of the most beautiful English song I have ever heard on it. Quite simply at times it is ravishing and a joy to listen to. There are so many highlights on it it seems unfair to pick one out but I will - "O the sky shall be our roof" is a soaring duet of love.

Why has so much of this music not been recorded before? Glyndebourne take note there are works here that need to be performed and I will be first in line for tickets to see these operas in performance.

Thanks to the RVW society for putting this CD out. Don't hesitate, buy it!
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