Vaughan Williams, Elgar & Others: British Sacred Choral Works
10/14/2022, 16 Tracks, 1:16:12
Featuring
Jeremy Backhouse
Martin Ford
Julia Smith
Elizabeth Limb
Rachel Limb
Kate Jurka
Roderick Williams
Vasari Singers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Edward Elgar
Gustav Holst
Harold Darke
Herbert Howells
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Charles Villiers Stanford
Patrick Hadley
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Recording & Production
This recording was made possible by a generous anonymous donation, which helped the choir during a time of uncertainty following the Covid pandemic.
Composer Biography
Sir Edward Elgar, a Catholic, stood outside the British musical mainstream, being predominantly influenced by continental models.
Historical Context
The England into which Ralph Vaughan Williams was born was once called 'das Land ohne Musik' ('the country without music') by Europeans.
Composer Biography
Samuel Sebastian Wesley, a skilled organist, was the great-nephew of John Wesley, who founded the Methodist movement.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ralph Vaughan Williams believed that a thought and its expression are indivisible, and that removing the beauty of expression diminishes the thought itself.
Performer Biography
Jeremy Backhouse has been the sole conductor of the internationally renowned chamber choir Vasari Singers since its inception in 1980.
Composer Biography
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, a pillar of the musical establishment, was a teacher of Ralph Vaughan Williams and held professorships at the Royal College of Music and Cambridge.
