Peter Oundjian – Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto, Oboe Concerto, Serenade to Music & Flos Campi (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Peter Oundjian – Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto, Oboe Concerto, Serenade to Music & Flos Campi (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:22:21 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Classical
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With this celebratory release completing his fourteen-year tenure as Music Director of the TSO, Peter Oundjian conducts an exquisite Vaughan Williams programme, supported by an all-Canadian cast of star soloists.

In the programme notes of the concert preceding the recording, Oundjian declared: ‘Ralph Vaughan Williams was possibly England’s most significant composer, and he is a personal favourite of mine. This [recording] presents some of his finest works, featuring soloists from the Orchestra as well as some of Canada’s most notable solo artists, and the Elmer Iseler Singers. The lyrical and engaging Oboe Concerto is rarely heard, but it is one of his most inspired works. Serenade to Music showcases his exquisite vocal writing, which also figures prominently in the ravishingly beautiful Flos Campi, so surprisingly scored for solo viola, choir, and chamber orchestra. The Piano Concerto is more dramatic, with a juggernaut opening and a brilliant fugal finale.’

Tracklist:
1-01. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Serenade to Music (14:30)
1-02. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Oboe Concerto in A Minor: I. Rondo pastorale. Allegro moderato (07:52)
1-03. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Oboe Concerto in A Minor: II. Minuet & Musette. Allegro moderato (02:39)
1-04. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Oboe Concerto in A Minor: III. Scherzo. Presto (09:33)
1-05. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Flos campi: I. Sicut Lilium inter spinas (02:46)
1-06. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Flos campi: II. Jam enim hiems transiit (03:24)
1-07. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Flos campi: III. Quaesivi quem diligit anima mea (03:21)
1-08. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Flos campi: IV. En lectulum Salomonis sexaginta fortes ambiunt. (01:59)
1-09. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Flos campi: V. Revertere, revertere Sulamitis! (03:20)
1-10. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Flos campi: VI. Pone me ut signaculum super cor tuum (06:08)
1-11. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Piano Concerto in C Major: I. Toccata. Allegro moderato (06:42)
1-12. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Piano Concerto in C Major: II. Romanza. Lento (09:02)
1-13. Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Piano Concerto in C Major: III. Fuga chromatica – IV. Con finale alla tedesca (10:58)

Personnel:
Louis Lortie (piano),
Carla Huhtanen (soprano),
Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano),
Lawrence Wiliford (tenor)
Tyler Duncan (baritone),
Sarah Jeffrey (oboe),
Teng Li (viola)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra,
Elmer Iseler Singers,
Peter Oundjian (conductor)

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