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  • Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Audio CD (21 April 1992)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Emi Classical
  • ASIN: B00000DOAL
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue: Prologue: Bunyan in PrisonJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 3:46£0.69
Listen  2. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act I: Scene 1: The Pilgrim meets EvangelistJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp10:00£1.89
Listen  3. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act I: Scene 2: The House BeautifulJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp12:57£1.89
Listen  4. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act I: Nocturne (Intermezzo)John Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 7:48£1.89
Listen  5. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act II: Scene 1: The Arming of the PilgrimJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp10:50£1.89
Listen  6. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act II: Scene 2: The Pilgrim meets ApollyonJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp13:17£1.89
Listen  7. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act III, Scene 1: Vanity Fair: Buy! What will ye buy?John Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 7:09£1.89
Listen  8. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act III, Scene 1: Vanity Fair: I buy the truthJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp10:36£1.89


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act III: Scene 2: The Pilgrim in PrisonJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp11:50£1.89
Listen  2. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act IV: Scene 1: The Pilgrim meets Mister By-EndsJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp11:00£1.89
Listen  3. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act IV: Entr'acteJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 2:12£0.69
Listen  4. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act IV, Scene 2: The Delectable Mountains: Who so dwellethJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 7:04£1.89
Listen  5. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act IV, Scene 2: The Delectable Mountains: The Lord is my ShepherdJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 9:32£1.89
Listen  6. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act IV: Scene 3: The Pilgrim reaches the End of his JourneyJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 3:42£0.69
Listen  7. The Pilgrim's Progress - A morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue, Act IV: EpilogueJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 3:59£0.69
Listen  8. The Pilgrim's Progress - Sir Adrian Boult in Rehearsal: Act III Scene 1John Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 9:15£1.89
Listen  9. The Pilgrim's Progress - Sir Adrian Boult in Rehearsal: Act I NocturneJohn Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 4:01£0.69
Listen10. The Pilgrim's Progress - Sir Adrian Boult in Rehearsal: Act IV Scene 1John Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 5:42£0.69
Listen11. The Pilgrim's Progress - Sir Adrian Boult in Rehearsal: Act IV Scene 2John Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 5:09£0.69
Listen12. The Pilgrim's Progress - Sir Adrian Boult in Rehearsal: Act II Scene 1John Noble/Raimund Herincx/John Carol Case/Wynford Evans/Christopher Keyte/Geoffrey Shaw/Bernard Dickerson/Sheila Armstrong/Marie Hayward/Gloria Jennings/Ian Partridge/John Shirley-Quirk/Terence Sharp 2:50£0.69

On this CD:
  1. (The) Pilgrim's Progress
    Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performed by London Philharmonic Choir
    with John Noble, Raimund Herincx, John Carol Case, Wynford Evans, Christopher Keyte, Geoffrey Shaw, Bernard Dickerson, Sheila Armstrong, Marie Hayward Segal, Gloria Jennings, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Terence Sharpe, Robert Lloyd, Norma Burrowes, Alfreda Hodgson, Joseph Ward, Richard Angas, John Elwes, Delia Wallis, Wendy Eathorne, Gerald English
    Conducted by Adrian Boult

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Faithful presentation of Bunyan's classic, 11 May 2002
By Gontroppo "Music and Theology Lover" (Bathurst, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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Vaughan Williams' hymns and religious works leave many Christian compositions for dead. [Not bad for an avowed agnostic!]

I loved the Matthew Best version, with narration by the superb John Gielgud. The use of the Thomas Tallis Fantasia music was one of the things which attracted me to this work, but you will have to listen hard to hear any of the Fantasia in this version. [I understand that the Best version is based on the radio play, which used that music at scene changes.]

However, this is a wonderful performance. The recording quality is excellent, and you will enjoy John Noble's sterling performance as Pilgrim, and Robert Lloyd's evil evocation of Apollyon [with delightfully corny, circa 1970s sound effects on his voice!] The well researched liner notes tell us that Noble had performed the the role at Cambridge in 1954,and that his performance had moved Vaughan Williams deeply.

It would be interesting to know how the tinker from Bedford would have reacted to his simple story being set to music [and by one he would have regarded as being a citizen of the City of Destruction!]

The depiction of Vanity Fair is one of the highlights, as is the opening setting of the hymn tune, York.

Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A treasured memory, 17 Jan 2003
By Don T. Graham "organist" (Palm Springs, CA) - See all my reviews
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I had the privilege of working backstage during the 1954 Cambridge production of Pilgrim's Progress at the city's Guldhall and also had the pleasure of meeting the grand old man himself, when Vaughan Williams and his wife attended a performance and came backstage.
I found the performance of that work completely overwhelming and a fully emotional experience. The sequence when Pilgrim meets Mr. By-Ends is very Puccini-esque and the "Lord is My shepherd" sequence is quite sublime. The Entrance into Heaven completely surpasses Handel's Hallelujah Chorus and is most moving. I have worn out my three disc LP set over the years. The CD re-issue of this recording is highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A unique event, 25 April 2009
This is a work that tends to divide even Vaughan Williams admirers so I want to say a little about the work itself as well as the recording. It is something of a curate's egg but I would not want to be without it. VW brooded over the work for decades, writing the "Shepherd's of the Delectable Mountains" section many years before the work found this final form. That section is, incidentally, one of the most perfect moments of the finished "Morality". I think VW was right not to describe the work as an Opera.
VW despaired of ever being given the opportunity to see it performed and so it was cannibalised for a radio dramatisation of Bunyan's story (this is the Gielgud narrated version mentioned in an earlier review). Its key themes also found their way into VWs magical fifth symphony; which should be any newcomers starting point for discovering the music. Then, finally, it was staged in a largely amateur production at Cambridge in 1954. For the young Physics student, John Noble, who took the title role it was a literally life-changing experience as he went on to become a professional singer. His performance in this recording is marvellous and feels utterly truthful. Not only did EMI recruit the original Pilgrim but they committed their "crack" VW specialist and spared no expense in its production. Boult is a conductor who is unsurpassed in this music and the huge team of soloists who feature in the "tableaux" of the many scenes are characterful and thoroughly engaging. The recording is very fine indeed and comes across vividly and atmospherically in the re-mastering.
The work itself is flawed, in my opinion. For example, the crucial encounter with Apollyon just doesn't come off, in spite of Robert Lloyd's determined efforts to inject some menace into his underwritten scene. (The special effects that the production team resort to here seem to be an act of desperation). At intervals we get the occasional linking passage that begins to feel a little flat. Even so, every time I felt that I was grinding through a dull moment, VW would surprise me with an inspired scene that was touchingly beautiful or funny or genuinely menacing. The Vanity Fair section and the scene with Mr & Mrs Byends are among them. The final Hallelujahs and entry into Heaven is breathtakingly magical and I envy anyone hearing this scene for the first time. It is a passage of powerful spiritual transcendence and puts any reservations I have about the work as a whole into the background. Although I would not recommend this work for someone making their first encounter with VW, there is no doubt that this was a deeply personal work for him and anyone who is an admirer will not want to be without it.
The original three-disc set of LPs included, on the sixth side, an extended rehearsal sequence with Boult and the choir and orchestra. When I ordered the 2 CD set, I assumed that this would have been lost to fit the work into the space available. However, here it is; providing a brilliant insight into Boult's skill and charm in coaxing exactly what he wants from his performers.
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