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Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Barbirolli, Allegri String Quartet, London Sinfonia, Sinfonía of London, The City of London Sinfonia - Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on

Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Barbirolli, Allegri String Quartet, London Sinfonia, Sinfonía of London, The City of London Sinfonia - Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on

Band: Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Barbirolli, Allegri String Quartet, London Sinfonia, Sinfonía of London, The City of London Sinfonia Title: Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Rating: Release Date: 14 March, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Introduction And Allegro, Op.47 2: I. Allegro Piacevole 3: II. Larghetto 4: III. Allegretto - Come Prima 5: Elegy, Op.58 6: Sospiri, Op. 70 7: Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis 8: Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Ralph Vaughan Williams

Customer Reviews Vaughn Williams It is soft and soothing but it is not elevator music. This is truly beautiful music. It has intellectual and emotional depth. Listening to Vaughn Willimas's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis my imagination was triggered with streams of images and deep feeling. Fantasia on a Theme-Vaughan Williams Imagine music to the sun rising, or the view from a mountain top, above the clouds, the sun rising and the grandeur of the vision before you is put to music. This is beautiful. This is it. barbirolli at his best I first heard Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings in a DG recording by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; when I saw this recording in my college library, I thought to myself, "I wonder if Barbirolli can play it better. . " Barbirolli seems to have Midas' touch with British orchestral music - and this repertoire brings out some of his best qualities (namely the string playing). The London Sinfonia is just as good as any chamber orchestra out there (including their fellow countrymen, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields), and overall this is a wonderful performance. Both Vaughan Williams pieces are especially refreshing - especially the Thomas Tallis Fantasia. . You can see a complete list of all Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Barbirolli, Allegri String Quartet, London Sinfonia, Sinfonía of London, The City of London Sinfonia discography, or go back to the Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Barbirolli, Allegri String Quartet, London Sinfonia, Sinfonía of London, The City of London Sinfonia tabs