Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto The Wasps (Aristophanic Suite), Piano Concerto in C and English Folk Song Suite
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James Judd conductor
The Wasps (Aristophanic Suite)
1. I. Overture
2. II. Ent'acte
3. III. March Past of the Kitchen Utensils
4. IV. Ent'acte
5. V. Ballet and Final Tableau
Piano Concerto in C*
6. I. Toccata: Allegro moderato -
7. II. Romanza: Lento
8. III. Fuga cromatica con finale alla tedesca: Allegro - Lento - Largo sostenuto -
9. IV. Finale
English Folk Song Suite (orch. Gordon Jacob)
10. I. March: Seventeen come Sunday
11. II. Intermezzo: My bonny Boy
12. III. March: Folk Songs from Somerset
13. The Running Set
Ashley Wass Piano*
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The popular overture from Vaughan Williams' incidental music for Aristophanes's The Wasps introduces a suite whose mischievously witty, noble and farcical movements underline the play's satire of the Athenian legal system. A similar vivacity characterises his English Folksong Suite and The Running Set, where Vaughan Williams relishes setting tunes such as Barrack Hill, Irish Reel, The Blackthorn Stick and Cock o' the North. Folksong-like melodies also feature in his magnificent Piano Concerto, in which the magisterial influence of Bach and Busoni may also be heard.
"Ashley Wass and the RLPO give a shining account in this collection, which in 70 minutes manages to give a deft illustration of the vastness of his range."
Stephen Pritchard - The Guardian - read the full review
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