Vaughan Williams' 'Serenade to Music' for sixteen named soloists - recorded in 1938.

Vaughan Williams composed 'Serenade to Music' in honour of Dr. Henry Wood's 50th anniversary as a conductor in 1938. It was written for sixteen named soloists, and recorded by them on 15 October 1938 - ten days after the first performance.

This album - uniquely - comprises 18 newly remastered tracks from 78 rpm records, including the Serenade to Music itself, and one track featuring each of the sixteen named singers, as well as one singer (Keith Falkner) who would have been among their number had he not been abroad at the time. There is considerable variety among the eighteen tracks, with songs and operas represented. The album notes include biographies of the singers and full texts.

Track Listing

• Sixteen soloists - Ave Maria
• Sixteen soloists - Shepherd's Cradle Song
• Sixteen soloists - Tosca: Vissi d'arte
• Sixteen soloists - Cavalliera Rusticana, Santuzza's Song
• Sixteen soloists - Six Jester Songs, Serenade
• Sixteen soloists - Mull Fisher's Love Song
• Sixteen soloists - Dream of Gerontius: The Angel's Farewell
• Sixteen soloists - England
• Sixteen soloists - A Request
• Sixteen soloists - There is a Lady Sweet and Kind
• Sixteen soloists - La Boheme: Ah! Mimi, tu piu non torni
• Sixteen soloists - Linden Lea
• Sixteen soloists - A Shropshire Lad: Loveliest of Trees
• Sixteen soloists - Faust: Heavenly Vision
• Sixteen soloists - I Pagliacci: Prologue
• Sixteen soloists - Silent Noon
• Sixteen soloists - Serenade To Music
• Sixteen soloists - A Shropshire Lad: Is my Team Ploughing?

Additional Details

Label: ALBION RECORDS

Genre: Classical

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/03/24

UPC: 5060158190591