Roderick Williams, David Lloyd-Jones, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Willow-Wood; The Sons of Light (2005)
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Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.557798 | Recorded: 2005
This release was an "Editor's Choice" in Gramophone Magazine (12/05) and features the world premiere recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Willow-Wood" as well as the return to the catalog of his "The Sons of Light." Both are cantatas dating from 1909 and 1951 respectively. The former is a passionate outpouring for baritone, women's voices and orchestra that's not to be missed. Drawn from Dante Gabriel Rossetti's The House of Life, it consists of four interlinked sonnets, which describe a dreamlike, amorous encounter by a rustic well.