Vaughan Williams: Transcriptions From Truro
A disc of organ transcriptions recorded on the renowned 'Father Willis' organ of Truro Cathedral in August 2021. David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. In addition to his performing abilities, he is renowned as an arranger of orchestral works for the organ, and The Ralph Vaughan Williams Society commissioned three new transcriptions for this recording. David is joined by the acclaimed violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck on The Lark Ascending. This was often performed with violin and organ 75 to 100 years ago; this recording is the first modern revival of that tradition. The Fifth Symphony was completed in 1943. It is, perhaps, the warmest of the nine symphonies, clearly influenced by the unfinished opera Pilgrim's Progress, famously dedicated 'without permission' to Jean Sibelius. Written in wartime, it is described as expressing 'not mere resignation under disaster, but hope during adversity'.
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Format: CDArtist: David Briggs, Rupert Marshall-Luck
Release Date: 04 March 2022
Genre: Classical Music
Label: Albion Records
Distributor: MGM Music
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