Vaughan Williams : Serenade in A minor for orchestra (1898)

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Edited from the manuscript by Julian Rushton (2011)
I. Prelude (Andante sostenuto) 00:00-04:20
II. Scherzo (Allegro) 04:20-08:10
III. Intermezzo & Trio (Allegretto Trio (poco piu mosso)) 08:10-13:30
IV. Romance (Andantino appassionato) 13:30-22:25
V. Finale (Allegro) 22:25-26:25
Performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates.

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@paulschlitz5256 3 жыл бұрын

Even in 1898 VW goes his own sweet way. Ride on Uncle Ralph. Those who love you are forever with you. The composer that won my heart in the 1970s can still surprise and awaken it

@richh9450 4 жыл бұрын

This is insanely beautiful. Vaughen-Williams left to all of us a legacy like none other.

@MikeDial 3 жыл бұрын

RVW's music is a dream from which I never want to awaken.

@Londonfogey 4 жыл бұрын

How can I have reached nearly half a century on this earth and not heard this marvel before?

@TheMonolake 3 жыл бұрын

I hear you .who else wont hear of it. I dont understand this.

@peterbargmann7341 3 жыл бұрын

Vaughn- Williams is seen by so many as a "utilitarian" kind of composer... Give him some kind of premise--a place, an objective, a discovery, an observation, an artifact--and he will write a composition for it. Hum-drum, tweedle-dee, tweedle-dum. Nice earworms. My view of Vaughn-Williams is that he is among those in the musical firmament who could make music that stirred his countrymen's souls. Maybe not a ground-breaker, but surely grounded in his homeland's heritage, which he could turn into extraordinary melody. A wonderful source of pride and joy.

@bredbandtva7177 3 жыл бұрын

The tallis fantasia was groundbreaking though with the acoustics he got from the placement of the performers in the Gloucester Cathedral+ the mix of having a very old tune and the latest hyper-chromatic haromonics. Before WW1 he was considered modern, he just stuck to his late victorian/edwardian style for his remaining 40 years (thankfully!).

@pp312 3 жыл бұрын

Only not ground-breaking in the sense that he rejected atonalism. I would consider, say, the 8th symphony as ground breaking with its use of a different instrumental cluster for each movement, and its last movement, if not ground-breaking, is certainly very "modern" (as for that matter were the 4th and 6th symphonies). I don't think VW ever got left behind. He liked the modern tonal form, hence his eagerness to get film score assignments. To me atonalism is an aberration and really not worth considering. It's gone up the dead-end of musical history, and rightly so.

@bgccallahan4116 2 жыл бұрын

@@pp312 A recent book by John Maucieri addresses this. How atonalism was a rather unfortunate byproduct of the Nazi regime/WW2.

@pp312 2 жыл бұрын

@@bgccallahan4116Sounds interesting, but didn't Atonalism begin in the early part of the 20th Century with composers like Schonberg?

@bgccallahan4116 2 жыл бұрын

@@pp312 It did, and was reinforced in pre WW2 Europe, due to Hitler's demonizing of "decadent" music. Gad, can't locate reference to most recent book by John Maucieri on this topic.

@craigbritton3213 Жыл бұрын

Delightful. The older I get, the more I am learning to appreciate perhaps more "hidden" works and composers. While RVW needs no help to be known amongst music lovers, a trek through the breadth and quality of his work is a task worth taking on. Thanks for your assistance in that task.

@RJPacittiII 3 жыл бұрын

How have I not heard this before? The Romance is just breathtaking.

@anitrabn2110 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it's early work? I heard it for the first time only a few years ago despite the fact I very like music of Vaughan Williams. This piece isn't frequently recorded or performed (sadly!).

@271250cl 2 жыл бұрын

@@anitrabn2110 Until about 20 years ago it was forbidden to perform any of Vaughan Williams's music written before 1904. This embargo was eventually lifted and many lovely pieces have been revealed.

@wesn.9174 Жыл бұрын

@@271250cl Why was that?

@wielandwittmann9832 3 жыл бұрын

Großartige Musik eines großartigen Komponisten. Bravissimo!

@stixpooper3704 2 жыл бұрын

Celebral artwork, painting beautiful pictures in our heads with music!

@3253222 3 жыл бұрын

The intermezzo seems to soar! The whole piece does!

@germanquintero10121946 4 ай бұрын

magnifico

@PhrygianPhrog Жыл бұрын

RVW had an interesting metric feel to his melodies. My father was friends with his wife Ursula VW :) Used to go round there quite often.

@annfarmer7966 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, exhilarating, superb!

@grandemauro344 3 жыл бұрын

Majestic and oneiric!

@glenncambray626 Жыл бұрын

A lovely piece.

@Mark_Dyer1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this gorgeous post! And well done the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for recording this poorly-known work by RVW. In the superb documentary video on RVW, called 'O, Thou Transcendent' (from the 1st Symphony) one of those who knew him, personally, made the comment that "Ralph Vaughan Williams is often accused of writing tunes: but WHAT 'tunes'?!" That says it all.

@RobvanderHilst Жыл бұрын

RVW's music is the best embodiment of both the contemporary Grand Gesture of his lifetime (Romanticism, in his case of the healthiest round apple cheeks sort, as can also be found in the works of R.Schumann and Grieg), and of the Enlightenment in all its transparent, crystal-clear splendor. This is very, very exceptional. "Even" for a genius like this really Great Creator. Gloria, laus et honor.

@LKemp-lr1ky 8 ай бұрын

I can recall a time when I'd never heard of RVW--and KXPR "bravely" played a Mahler work! Yes, I'm up there a bit, but just think: are there composers of merit who are not being heard? Ours is a great age for music.

@nickwright6034 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@kaybeenullenvoyde9196 3 жыл бұрын

I WISH I could locate a copy of this to play while I do my road trips.

@jeppemoulijn1 2 жыл бұрын

It is surprising to find so many features that became so important in his mature works are allready there. Especially his very unique use of modal harmony. In that sense, this IS a groundbreaking work for 1898. The roots of his 'pastoral style' are completely there. And without RVW none of the film scores to any British costume drama would have sounded as they do. :) So all of that started here in 1898.

@manichols84 3 жыл бұрын

oh my goodness! 1:10 was a huge surprise!

@melindalemmon2149 3 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes.

@chsc4134 2 жыл бұрын

Gostei.

@williamrubinstein3442 Жыл бұрын

Why would RVW suppress his pre 1903 works, when they are outstanding?

@GringatTheRepugnant 3 жыл бұрын

Hey ho ho, it's one for all for one..

@samuelstalder9522 3 жыл бұрын

16:18 sounds pretty good.

@sweatylasagna4081 4 жыл бұрын

I. Prelude: 0:00 II. Scherzo: 4:19 III. Intermezzo & Trio: 8:10 IV. Romance: 13:30 V. Finale: 22:28

@Muvandfarve 5 жыл бұрын

The prelude follows English speech rhythms. Reduces me to pulp every time.

@C.F.6718 4 жыл бұрын

La musica di Ralph Vaugan Williams e' un esperienza totalizzante che ruota attorno alla grandezza della Gran Bretagna alla sua varieta' di colori e alle sue risorse isolate dai mari del nord.

@steveturpin4242 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful composer....thank you.

@kaybeenullenvoyde9196 5 жыл бұрын

I utilize music for emotional and spiritual support. Hearing newly discovered (by me) works by any composer, no matter what time of life the work originated, no matter whether it is "derivative" or utterly created out of fresh air, is so often a thing of joy. This is one such work, and hearing echoes of the future RVW here is such a delight.

@anselman3156 5 жыл бұрын

If you haven't already found it, check out the upload of the Romance segment by David Harris. It has paintings which complement the music beautifully. "Ralph Vaughan Wiliams:Serenade in A Minor: Romance. George Cole, George Vicat Cole: Paintings".

@kaybeenullenvoyde9196 4 жыл бұрын

@@anselman3156 This work has really been getting under my spiritual skin this year., like having my Thomas Tallis fix from 1968 back all over again, but more subtle.

@bgccallahan4116 2 жыл бұрын

@@anselman3156 Now it's 2022 and this music is just as powerful as it was in 2019. Why do the "cognoscenti' condemn this as "Merely early Vaughan Williams", just fast forward to Thomas Tallis Fantasia, do not pass GO". GAD!!!

@malcolmosman6111 4 жыл бұрын

The seven individuals who down thumbed this work obviously have no soul...

@samuelstalder9522 3 жыл бұрын

or they're Australian. Big up my Ozzy mates.

@pp312 3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelstalder9522 What! I'm Australian and I thought this was exquisite. We're not all footy-loving, pie-munching drongos, you know.

@samuelstalder9522 3 жыл бұрын

@@pp312 Haha, don't worry, I've been there enough to know that :)). I was referring to the meme about Australians living upside down so they mistake the dislike button for a like button.

@pp312 3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelstalder9522 Oh, I must have missed that meme. Sounds a bit subtle for the likes of me anyway. :)

@raymondtogtman1047 3 жыл бұрын

@@pp312 Did Melbourne ever host the Summer Olympics?

@tonyobadinage6647 6 жыл бұрын

This is new to me and fascinating indeed. Interesting to hear his early work, before being taken under Ravel's wing for a spot of "French Polish". Like your other correspondents, I heard hints of other works in there, specifically (at the end of the First Movement) a taste of "Dives and Lazarus". Marvelous stuff!

@molnarattila5129 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Very like Vaughan Williams!

@mrrkdino 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you this posting.

@maxmerry8470 6 жыл бұрын

The CD shown is special to me with its selection of premiere recordings. The Serenade is, in spite of its earliness, a highly attractive work, each movement revealing a composer beginning to reach a distinctive style. The Romance (my favourite) and Finale are, I think, the nearest to the later (post-Ravel's input) RVW voice.

@kaybeenullenvoyde9196 5 жыл бұрын

Extremely impressed with this album, cannot find a record store anywhere that happens to carry these gems. I have searched in Archiv for music I have heard here on this site, but, bupkis. I haven't become conversant with Amazon or similar sites, guess this ole music biddy will have to gal up and do so!

@kaybeenullenvoyde9196 3 жыл бұрын

@@amn91459 Thank you! Hope i can track this down.