RVW150: Vaughan Williams’s Norfolk Rhapsody (Boult/New Philharmonia; unsurpassed) and In the Fen Country (Haitink/LPO; revelatory).

Oct 15, 2022 | Videos | 2 comments

Norfolk Rhapsody No.1. New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult. EMI/HMV; 1967.

Cover for ASD 2375, Norfolk Rhapsody:

https://www.discogs.com/release/8027018-Vaughan-Williams-Sir-Adrian-BoultNew-Philharmonia-Orchestra-Symphony-No-4-Norfolk-Rhapsody-No-1/image/SW1hZ2U6MjE1ODkxMDU=

2 Comments

  1. Robert Matthew-Walker
    Robert Matthew-Walker on October 15, 2022 at 11:43 am

    At least the art department of Warner Classics has woken up – the cover they chose for Vernon Handley’s Sinfonia Antartica was of an English Cathedral in mid-summer: you may wish to read that bit again, but it’s true. Vive la France!

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    • canderson
      canderson on October 15, 2022 at 12:25 pm

      Bob, LOL: it’s the way you tell ’em.

      Reply

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