I’m looking through old music scores of my late father-in-law (John Noble), and came across ‘Serenade to Music’ so I thought I’d take a listen on KZbin. Thank-you for uploading his actual recording! Inside the score he’s written “Recorded 5 November 1969. EMI in the Kingsway Hall. L.P.O. (leader Rodney Friend)”. He also included a printout of all the soloists and members of the chorus (32 in total). I was fortunate to sing with John during the 1990s, and hear him perform solo on several occasions. When he sang beside me in a choir he had to tone his voice down, which was so powerful and focused he could fill the Albert Hall with a whisper! Best Wishes!
@bradleyevans26372 ай бұрын
John Noble was a great man - the original "Pilgrim" of RVW's "The Pilgrim's Progress." You are a lucky person to be so related. May he rest in peace. May we all rest and remain in peace with RVW's fine music. B :)
@christineannemarsden3 жыл бұрын
I bought my green copy when I was 21 and finally got to sing the soprano part in Exeter Cathedral in 2005 as the setting sun streamed in through the rose window bathing me in light and warmth.
@davidpender90935 жыл бұрын
I loved this rendition of Serenade to Music because of the 16 solo voices. Other versions of this omitted the voices which I could never understand. There's an emptiness to it if performed that way.
@Morigi55 жыл бұрын
Oh my, this is such a singular, glorious masterpiece by RVW ~ a perfect communion of orchestral, choral and vocal composition! To my knowledge, there is no other work quite like this one in the entire classical repertory - a truly unique creation of RVW’s genius. No wonder Rachmaninov wept at its Prom performance: it takes a hardcore romantic to feel another hardcore romantic! Even mere amateurs like myself get immediately transported by this sublime timeless music... This is a marvellous classic EMI recording from 1969 conducted by Sir Adrian Boult, arguably the greatest interpreter of RVW ever. The second version that I very much like is the 1990 Hyperion Records recording by the English Chamber Orchestra and Corydon Singers conducted by Matthew Best. I thoroughly recommend it for the languor of soloists’ voices and beauty of the recorded sound. A special thank you to the author of this music video for the wonderful natural imagery of Derbyshire through the seasons. I’ve visited there many moons ago in winter, at Christmas in fact, and it was most wonderful indeed.
@larryhamlet84792 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful and so moving. What else can I say as I am truly taken aback by the beauty of this music.
@bradleyevans26372 ай бұрын
Nice post. Both you and Rachmaninoff "got it." B :)
@caydab16 жыл бұрын
Something ... something about Vaughan-Williams. I am surprised by his tenderness and moved by his sometime ferocity. Thanks again for a wonderful post. Visuals as well. Bravo!
@birgitpfluegel86002 жыл бұрын
So touching...no more words, better listen...thanks!!!...also for the Peak District impressions ....🕊
@harpswellsound6 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite pieces and recordings, now coupled with your photos. Thank you. I still remember the first time I heard this, and the magic I felt. This was the loveliest of music, and I had to have it at my wedding in a rustic log church in the Adirondack Mountains. No one else was remotely familiar with the piece; except my mother's best friend, a soprano, who had chosen family life over a career at the Met. She approved the unconventional choice.
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
What a lovely account HF, thank you. I've spent a decent amount of time in the Adirondacks and share your love of the range.
@mikef58816 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic choice you made for your wedding music! I too remember the first time I heard it - totally taken by it, at first hearing.
@charlespeterson44386 жыл бұрын
You have showcased another one of RVW's exquisite gems. I find this piece transporting - mythic, a paeon to the deep mysteries of Nature. Your photography is as always a beautiful and fitting accompaniment.
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
Most kind Charles, thank you. Little wonder that Rachmaninoff wept when he heard this for the first time.
@fhbrown586 жыл бұрын
As ever a perfect union of music and photos. The moon images particularly atmospheric. Thank you for giving me a short time of perfect tranquility.
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
Thanks fh - the moon shots were tricky!
@kennethduckworth81004 жыл бұрын
While the original scoring for 16 solo voices is the most beautiful version, I sang a version for four soloists, chorus and orchestra that is almost as lovely--and much more practical in most circumstances. It is really not difficult for, e.g., one alto to sing all four alto solos, because they occur in sequence. RVW just divided up a line to give each of his soloists something to sing. The opening and closing choral chords always give me goosebumps. Thank you for posting this.
@stevendouglascarr55174 жыл бұрын
I've loved this piece since I was a kid, particularly the instrumental version...
@AndrewRudin Жыл бұрын
No, no, no... W/o the words, in every way the equal of the music, the piece is largely pointless. I never understood why he even made the textless version.
@LiquidMindOfficial6 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful recording...thanks so much for sharing this. Your images add a layer of context that makes listening all the more meaningful. Thanks again, Anthony :)
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
Agreed CW, it is a wonderful recording. At the hands of Sir Adrian Boult, ever a great conductor of British music, it couldn't go wrong.
@rcaughlan4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite pieces of music with some beautiful visuals to accompany it. Congratulations and thanks!
@rcaughlan4 жыл бұрын
When she hits that high note at the word harmony it always makes me cry.
@bronxboy4711 ай бұрын
Rachmaninov was in the audience for the premiere of this work and was seen breaking down into tears.
@grantyoungblood78954 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this beautiful video, with one of my favorite pieces of music ever written.
@AntPDC4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Grant. Stay safe!
@shin-i-chikozima2 жыл бұрын
It's really soothing to listen to his music. The melodies of his music are perfect for Japanese people FromTokyo
@kennethwebb66573 жыл бұрын
2021 May 21 approaching midnight. What joy to find this recording and the way you have brought everything together in perfect harmony. I first heard this in my teens and could not stop listening to it; a lifetime on, I find that same sense of safety and peace within its score. My thanks indeed for all that you have done, for giving us all a wonderful glimpse of the Peak District and for the historical notes. Those, especially, I enjoyed reading. I came across a recording of that first concert in 1938 last year. I could not quite belief I was listening to the first performance, and as I studied the images of each performer, each soloist, I kept going back to my family's history in 1938 and trying to put the two together. Thanks again Anthony. Ken
@julianheath27183 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous visuals to go with a gorgeous piece of music.
@WeemusStudio20173 жыл бұрын
Beautiful home. Beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing.
@MrSlowhandmac5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this marvellous recording. Beautiful images too. Just one thing... You left out Susan Longfield from the list of soloists. She sang Elsie Suddaby's part from both Sir Henry Wood's 1938 recording and Vaughan Williams' own 1951 recording :)
@ahmedmajeed13366 жыл бұрын
Thans alot for this beauty you made
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly Ahmed; I am very glad you enjoyed it. "This beauty you made": I have to admit that I was very touched indeed by your choice of words.
@fabbyclef78826 жыл бұрын
Hello, our Music Magus Anthony. Hello, the beautiful Peak District spring, thank you greetings of March.
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
Spring here has been delayed, alas: mountains of snow (by British standards at least)!
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
My apologies for the astronomically incorrect motion of the moons here. As an amateur astronomer, I should know better. Artistic licence ;)
@davidpender90935 жыл бұрын
Some recordings of this beautiful work by RVW omitted the chorus from the piece. How revolting! You might as well omit the chorus from Beethoven's 9th if you're going to go that far.
@BrucknerMotet2 жыл бұрын
I get that. I'd only heard Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé in the solely orchestral version. But when I heard a recording with the chorus, it was as if I had been listening to it in mono before, and now all of a sudden in stereo.
@karldelavigne81342 жыл бұрын
Vaughan Williams arranged several versions, including one without any voices.
@alger3041 Жыл бұрын
@@karldelavigne8134And the version for orchestra alone is slightly cut, which in itself would rule it out of any further consideration for me. consideration for
@mikef58816 жыл бұрын
Wow! Simply incredible. Thanks for posting this absolute treasure - one that struck home the very first time I heard it many years ago. RVW is my favourite composer (something most of my friends don't really get - but that's okay, I suppose). By any chance, is this the EMI recording of the London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Adrian Boult? That was the first version that I bought - since then I've also acquired the Dutton recording of Sir Henry Wood's restaged original with the 16 specified soloists, done just a few weeks after the premiere.
@AntPDC6 жыл бұрын
All in the Description Mike :)
@mikef58816 жыл бұрын
I forgot to click "show more"! By the way, your work is astounding. Thanks so much for providing this resource - and for introducing us to less well-known works of this Master.
@abyios2 жыл бұрын
for me, every Vauhan Williams music is a soundtrack to the Bible
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@warrenstutely71512 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to know who are the singers in this version. Thanks. Warren
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