Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Orchestra of the Swan & David Curtis - Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra: I. Allegro pesante
02. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra: II. Adagio-Tranquillo
03. Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra: III. Presto
04. Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
05. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole
06. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20: II. Larghetto
07. Serenade for Strings, Op. 20: III. Allegretto
08. The Lark Ascending

British-violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen, described by the late Ruggiero Ricci following a masterclass as the “most exceptionally gifted young violinist I have ever encountered”, adds to her already prodigious reputation with a new disc of timeless works for strings by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. Joined again the the Orchestra of the Swan under David Curtis, the centre-piece of the programme is an enchanting performance of Vaughan Williams’ 'The Lark Ascending'.

"By today's turbo-charged standards the firepower of Waley-Cohen's playing is not huge, and the range of light and shade a little contained; but her sense of line and capacity to make things happen are both beautiful and strikingly individual." (BBC Music Magazine)

"This performance [of the Concerto] is very convincing...And there are some fine imaginative touches; I was particularly taken with Tamsin Waley-Cohen's lovely flautando tone as the finale quietly drifts away...All in all, it's a most attractive programme, performed with real sympathy and understanding." (Gramophone Magazine)

"Here is a fine performance indeed…forthright and exciting…Waley-Cohen’s reading is deeply felt and has been thought through afresh…the results are sumptuous." (International Record Review)

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