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cf. the theme of 'Roots.' ua-cam.com/video/PR-oFpi7VT4/v-deo.html

RVW was looked down upon a lot many years ago but it was completely undeserved. I think now people are realising he wrote many wonderful compositions, especially his symphonies. Romantic, nostalgic, pastoral but he could be musically quite edgy too. This is a great performance.

Very crispy playing, I suspect it is a midi rendition. Human player putting too much pedal blurring out all the notes. I don't mind if it is a midi . Very nice of you to provide pictures to go along with the music. Well done.

Great pleasure to listen to this wonderful music 💐

Well that's better on piano.

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This version is, the ONLY version. it is sublimnity. And what an amazing performance!! The pacing of the themes make MUCH more sense.

Spoilt by clatter cough cough of Proms audience

Been listening to this track since high school and had never heard the 1913 version. Its like an entirely new piece. VW is the only composer whose new-to-me works move me to tears every time without fail.

I like this version "pace" RVW... it wasn't too long at all.

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A beautiful performance by the National Orchestra of Wales of the rarely heard 1913 version of 'A London Symphony' by Vaughan Williams, conducted by the much-missed Richard Hickox. Terrific sound quality and visual perfection. A jewel to be cherished.

RVW's symphonies are some of the best of all time....over-powering depth and feeling, yet gentle beauty. If I only could listen to these for the remainder of my life, I would be content.

LOVE the pause at the end. So deserving of a good solid moment of contemplation!!

It is strange, but when I close my eyes during the second movement, I always see what appears to be a group of street vendors with their various and sundry items. It is always in black and white.

The fact that music like this came about before Disney emphasises how masterful music is as an art and a form of entertainment!

This must be a computer playing from a MIDI file. A musician would not play such a beautiful piece with so few subtle variations in tempo. 4:10

I prefer the other version.

Remember playing this to my first wife ....but she didn't get it ....just not on the bus.....not married anymore

This is so brilliant. Can't stop listening to this. Brilliant music, on the continent highly underrated and ignored. Brilliant performance, also due to quite good audio, nice wide space and pretty good dynamics. Heaven!

What on *earth* possessed RVW to cut out the passage from 51:40 to around 54:00 in the published version? To my ears it's one of the most beautiful things he ever wrote.

Th promotes spiritual uplift and awakening, and activates the soul

What piano are you using. Its scale is wonderfully brassy and balanced.

I'm glad that this original version of RVW's Symphony no.2 exists. But he was so right to revise it.

great recording of harpsichord

I've heard this symphony four or five times over the years from radio, and I've always thought it is very good. After seeing the video, my assessment went to excellent. 2nd movement Lento is extraordinary.

26:33 for me is one of the greatest pieces of orchestration. So moving and monumental yet simple. Masterfully done.

This is a magnificent performance of a truly great symphony. What a tragedy that Richard Hickox should have died so young. I was in tears at the end.

Truely Glorious and way ahead of its time.

Truly a majestic piece, especially Lento!

The 1913 Version at 1st listening was so-so, but as I carefully distinguished the 2, I embraced 1913. It is so richly melodic and nostalgic of early 20th Century life in bustling London....

Sounds way more accurate to the time period on the harpsichord

Wonderful to hear this piece , amongst my favourites by Scarlatti, played on the instrument it was composed for. It evokes different feelings and imagery for me than on piano. As great as it sounds on piano, it is more elegant on the harpsichord .

We shipped the Ashes of Peter Connor (1944-2022) back to London UK yesterday. This music evokes the feelings of Fairwell to our British Colleague. Farwell Good Friend.

Played in the harpsichord? That might break a few strings

Probably, the greatest British Composer of the 20C..RIP

What a profound loss that Maestro Hickox is no longer with us. His performance of the original 1913 version of Vaughan Williams' London Symphony is powerful, thrilling, and virtuosic in every respect. The 1913 version also offers a unique window into the compositional evolution of one of Vaughan Williams’ greatest symphonies. The final version wouldn't be published for another 22 years.

44:17 LOOOOOOOL

the book, year of wonder, brought me here - thanks to the author

Perfect tempo

An enthralling performance

So we’re off to the races, huh? This is way too fast. You can’t even say where the beautiful tones Debussy intended at this speed. To paraphrase a famous saying, “ slow down and smell the fragrances and hear the sounds.”.

I much prefer this symphony over RVW's other symphonies. This 1913 (original) version is in my opinion far better than the latter revisions he did to it. The second movement is extraordinarily beautiful and deeply moving!

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Sarabande 0:00 Gavotte 3:13 Scherzo 6:00

Prelude 0:00 Courante 2:53 Toccata 5:27

Listening to Vaughan Williams' symphonies , polish your soul and put you on the path to spiritual awakening From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

Pure perfection. I’m speechless.

All i can say is...WOW!!!

Astonishing that such a significant event drew a less than a full house but perhaps, to slightly adapt Shakespeare, 'twas a case of too much caviar to the general.