Ralph Vaughan Williams

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:53 pm

I've become a fan of this great composer recently.

I copied a CD that Mike H left here by mistake a while ago, and it's really beautiful.

Perhaps Mike or Andrew I could help me with the title ?

Here is a taster

ed · Post by ed » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:24 pm

fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis.....the clue, if your not familiar, is in the other youtube clips......

then there's :
the lark ascending
dives and lazarus

all good stuff, usually found on one disc.....I can recommend the st martins in the fields version with iona brown

then there's the sea....whole different ball game

rvw, funny ole cove, but he wrote some good tunes

Dave the bass · Post by **Dave the bass** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:52 am

Aye, big up MC RVW.

I'm going to see the RPO play the Look, there's Lark's up there on Friday.

I'm excited.

DTB

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:44 pm

Aye he comes up on Classic FM a lot, as he's well poplar wiv de liskeners innits, one of those I'm not tired of hearing.

Yet.

theoldtrout · Post by **theoldtrout** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:03 pm

RVW is possibly England's finest yet under-rated composer, his symphonies are worth exploring, the 2nd [London]and 5th both are beautiful music. I've been an RVW fan for over 40 years and have every piece of his music that has been recorded. There is a society, of which I'm a member, dedicated to promoting RVW's music. RVW was an interesting man, his biography by his second wife Ursula [recently deceased] is worth a read.

If you like RVW, you may wish to explore George Butterworth and Gerald Finzi.

andrew Ivimey · Post by **andrew Ivimey** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:49 am

Finzi's your man for sure but hardly similar to RVW!

Nothing stands out in the music of Mr Butterworth so if you could give me a pointer I'll have another listen.

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:25 pm

Andrew check out 'Banks Of Green Willow'

Another CFM fave

theoldtrout · Post by **theoldtrout** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:18 pm

Mike H beat me to suggesting "Banks Of Green Willow" You may want try Butterworth's "2 English Idylls" and "Loveliest of Trees" from his six song setting of AE Houseman's "A Shropshire Lad"

andrew Ivimey · Post by **andrew Ivimey** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:12 am

I know the Shropshire Lad stuff; I'll have a dek for the other. Ta muchly for the pointers

david C · Post by **david C** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:20 pm

Butterworth was very friendly with RVW, sadly he was killed in WW1 before he could fulfil his promise, RVW was devastated at the time,

aquapiranha · Post by **aquapiranha** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:19 pm

Not a huge fan of classical music myself, but I do like the RVW stuff, essentially what has already been mentioned, the lark, fantasia etc. Good stuff.

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:36 pm

Mike H wrote:Andrew check out 'Banks Of Green Willow'

Another CFM fave

Just been listening to this, I like it.

Dave the bass · Post by **Dave the bass** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:58 am

Yeah, very nice. English, quiet, gentle.

I hear a lot of RVW in the sound of that piece.

DTB

shane · Post by **shane** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:10 am

Not quite sure how this happened. Not being familiar with the works of George Butterworth, I followed the link. Oh yes, I know that. What's this other link ? You know how it goes...

Anyway, I ended up on this inspired work of genius:

Dave the bass · Post by **Dave the bass** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:52 am

....which gives me a good excuse to post one of the best ever musical comedy sketches ever...

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There's some classic lines in there. 'A gaily coloured plastic bag....' for starters. "Groovin'.....hows that carried out....by a groover...."

DTB

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