At the time of his death in 1958, Vaughan Williams had photographs of his close friends Gustav Holst and Ralph Wedgwood (Randolph) on his bedside table.
Recording & Production
The album features a mix of new recordings and five tracks previously released on other Albion Records albums.
Album & Artwork
The album is titled "Serenade" after David Briggs's organ transcription of Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music, which is the longest work on the album.
Compositional Technique
Vaughan Williams's "March Past of the Kitchen Utensils" from The Wasps features percussion from unlikely instruments like a bowl, pestle, cheese-grater, brazier, and pot.
Composition History
Vaughan Williams composed his famous hymn tune "Sine Nomine" for "For All the Saints" for the English Hymnal of 1906, attributing it to "my old friend Mr Anon."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vaughan Williams believed the word 'Flourish' was good English for a trumpet call, as opposed to 'Fanfare' which he considered bad French.
Album & Artwork
This album was released on October 12, 2022, to celebrate the 150th birthday of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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