Ralph Vaughan Williams, a highly educated and sophisticated artist, was related to the Wedgewood family and Charles Darwin, and studied with notable teachers including Ravel.
Recording & Production
For the film Coastal Command, the recording engineer Ken Cameron stated that if the music was slightly too long or short, the visual material was altered to fit Vaughan Williams' score, indicating its importance.
Composition History
Vaughan Williams composed music for no fewer than eleven films, with one score, for 49th Parallel, later developing into his seventh symphony, Sinfonia Antartica.
Performer Biography
The RTÉ Concert Orchestra (Dublin) was named the World’s Favourite Orchestra in 2015, winning 25% of the vote in an international poll.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vaughan Williams believed film music should be integrated from the beginning of a film's production, rather than added after shooting, and preferred to intensify the spirit of the whole situation with a continuous stream of music.
Performer Biography
Andrew Penny, the conductor on this album, has made over 35 recordings for Naxos and Marco Polo, specializing in British Music, and his complete cycle of Sir Malcolm Arnold's symphonies is highly recommended by BBC Music Magazine.
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