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Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem – Hough: Missa Mirabilis

1/26/2024, 10 Tracks, 54:42

Featuring

  • Andrew Litton
  • Sarah Fox
  • Christopher Maltman
  • Colorado Symphony
  • Colorado Symphony Chorus
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Stephen Hough

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Compositional Technique

The libretto for Ralph Vaughan Williams's Dona nobis pacem draws words from scriptures and Walt Whitman, pre-echoing Benjamin Britten's War Requiem.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ralph Vaughan Williams believed composers should live with their fellows and make their art an expression of the whole community's life.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Dona nobis pacem by Ralph Vaughan Williams was also a piece of propaganda, commenting on the state of Europe as it moved towards another major war in the 1930s.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Ralph Vaughan Williams's cantata Dona nobis pacem was composed in 1936 for the centenary of the Huddersfield Choral Society.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Stephen Hough, the composer of Missa Mirabilis, was involved in a serious car crash where he overturned on the motorway but emerged with his manuscript and body intact.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Andrew Litton, the conductor, currently serves as Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, Norway's Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and the New York City Ballet.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Andrew Litton has a discography of over 120 recordings and has received awards including America's Grammy and France's Diapason d'Or.

Source: Booklet

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