George Butterworth also helped reconstruct the score of Vaughan Williams's London Symphony after the original was lost.
Performer Biography
Sir Adrian Boult knew George Butterworth since his student days at Oxford and conducted the first performance of Butterworth's The Banks of Green Willow in his 1914 conducting debut.
Performer Biography
Sir Adrian Boult, the conductor on this album, conducted Vaughan Williams's London Symphony over 60 times from 1918 to 1973.
Critical Reception
Ernest John Moeran, composer of the Sinfonietta on this album, initially expressed relief at not having Sir Adrian Boult conduct his work, but later praised Boult's performance of his symphony.
Composition History
The score of Vaughan Williams's London Symphony was lost in Germany in 1914 and had to be reconstructed from orchestral parts.
Composition History
George Butterworth, whose rhapsody A Shropshire Lad is on this album, suggested to Ralph Vaughan Williams the idea of composing a purely orchestral symphony.
Interpretation
Sir Adrian Boult's 1971 Proms performance of the London Symphony is noted for its masterly grasp of the symphony as a whole, rather than incidental details.
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