Music

Richard II : incidental music


Reviews (2)


The observer

d. 11. Aug. 2019

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Stephen Pritchard

d. 11. Aug. 2019

"When a major production of Shakespeare's Richard II was planned, Ralph Vaughan Williams was commissioned to provide the incidental music ... but the production was abandoned in 1944 and the music forgotten. Now we can hear it for the first time ... All are unmistakably RVW, and show what a meticulous craftsman he was ... A must for RVW fans".


The gramophone

2019 August

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Andrew Achenbach

2019 August

"Baritone Roderick Williams is on exceptionally eloquent form in the Songs of Travel ... Elsewhere on this fascinating Dutton compendium, Nadège Rochat makes the best possible case for the Fantasia on Sussex Folk Tunes ... Again, Yates and the RSNO are at the top of their game throughout, making this an absolute delight from start to finish ... Strongly recommended.