Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Serenade to Music (2007)

Brilliant programming is here undone by mediocre performances. Starting with Thomas Tallis' brief a cappella chorus "Why Fum'th in Fight" to lead into Ralph Vaughan Williams' ecstatic string orchestra Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis based on "Why Fum'th" was a brilliant idea. For the first time, listeners could hear the source and the elaboration side by side, and thereby take a truer measure of Vaughan Williams' genius. And following these with Vaughan Williams's sublime Fifth Symphony and rapturous Serenade to Music ... Read More

Brilliant programming is here undone by mediocre performances. Starting with Thomas Tallis' brief a cappella chorus "Why Fum'th in Fight" to lead into Ralph Vaughan Williams' ecstatic string orchestra Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis based on "Why Fum'th" was a brilliant idea. For the first time, listeners could hear the source and the elaboration side by side, and thereby take a truer measure of Vaughan Williams' genius. And following these with Vaughan Williams's sublime Fifth Symphony and rapturous Serenade to Music was likewise a brilliant idea. Together, the couplings and sequencing could have produced a persuasive portrait of Vaughan Williams as a later day musical saint.But it's all undone by the performances. Robert Spano is a talented conductor who has turned in many fine recordings for Telarc, and the Atlanta is one of the best American regional orchestras that has also turned in many fine recordings for Telarc. But while Spano's conducting here is technically assured, it fails to catch... Read Less

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