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Music : Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Christmas Carols, Hodie
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Vaughan Williams: Fantasia On Christmas Carols, Hodie from: British Composers List Price: £6.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £4.97 You Save: £2.02 (29%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724356742727 Label: British Composers Manufacturer: British Composers Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: British Composers Release Date: October 02, 2000 Running Time: 71 minutes Studio: British Composers Sales Rank: 576 MPN: 67427 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - A Christmas CrackerI bought this a couple of years ago and return to it regularly - a sure sign of a good recording. I like the music of Vaughan Williams and this is a good example of his music. The Fantasia was a big surprise - its a lovely setting of some well known carols. John Barrow has a superb baritone voice. The Hodie takes a little more getting into but it is worth the effort. Both choirs and orchestra have good sounds. At this price you can't go wrong! Rating: - A most incredible, beautiful, and moving recordingI first became aware of Hodie when I performed the work in high school. While it is true that Vaughn-Williams does use a variety of styles, this is much more than a compendium of musical approaches. Each style is well chosen to provide an appropriate context for the words in a way matched by few composers - intimate in "The Oxen", hushed and reverential in "No sad thought his soul affright", and imposing and even majesterial in "The March of the Three Kings". I can't imagine how anyone could listen to the Epilogue (especially as performed here) with it's quoting of the beginning of St. John's gospel without being utterly moved. Because of the beauty of the work (only a critic would give it "bad press") and the quality of the performance, ... Read More: |
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