Vaughan Williams: Job & The Lark Ascending by Naxos CD

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• UPC: 730099495523
• Product Type: Audio CD
• Brand Name: Naxos
• MPN: 8.553955
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Orchestral / Ballet / Pastoral
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958)
• Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
• Orchestra: English Northern Philharmonia
• Soloist: David Greed (Violin)
• Release Year: 1997

Product Features

• Format: CD (Compact Disc Digital Audio)
• Recording Mode: DDD (Full Digital)
• Total Playing Time: 61'08''
• Recording Date: 24th and 25th August, 1995
• Recording Location: Leeds Town Hall
• Packaging: Standard Jewel Case

Overview

This stunning Naxos release features two of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ most evocative works: the visionary ballet Job - A Masque for Dancing and the sublime, ethereal The Lark Ascending. Conducted by David Lloyd-Jones, the English Northern Philharmonia delivers a powerful performance that captures the spiritual struggle of Job and the peaceful, soaring beauty of the English countryside. Job is based on the biblical Book of Job and the illustrations by William Blake, making it a profound musical journey through faith, suffering, and restoration.

Interesting Facts

• William Blake's Influence: Job was directly inspired by William Blake's "Illustrations of the Book of Job." The cover art for this CD features Blake's "Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils."
• Choreography: Though now frequently performed as a concert suite, the work was originally written for the stage and premiered in 1931 by the Camargo Society.
• The Lark Ascending: This piece is consistently voted as one of the most popular pieces of classical music in the UK. It was inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith.
• David Lloyd-Jones: The conductor was a specialist in British music and was a founding music director of Opera North (of which the English Northern Philharmonia is the orchestra).

Track Listing

Job - A Masque for Dancing

1. Scene I: Introduction – Pastoral Dance – Satan’s Appeal to God – Saraband of the Sons of God (10:12)
2. Scene II: Satan’s Dance of Triumph (3:38)
3. Scene III: Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives (4:07)
4. Scene IV: Job’s Dream. Dance of Plague, Pestilence, Famine and Battle (4:13)
5. Scene V: Dance of the Messengers (4:49)
6. Scene VI: Dance of Job’s Comforters. Job’s Curse. A Vision of Satan (4:46)
7. Scene VII: Elihu’s Dance of Youth and Beauty. Pavane of the Sons of the Morning (6:08)
8. Scene VIII: Galliard of the Sons of Morning. Altar Dance and Heavenly Pavane (5:13)
9. Scene IX: Epilogue (2:49)

The Lark Ascending

1. The Lark Ascending (David Greed, Violin) (15:14)

Publishers

• Label: Naxos
• Copyright: ℗ 1997 HNH International Ltd. © 1997 HNH International Ltd.
• Notes: Music Notes by Ateş Orga; Produced by Paul Myers; Engineered by Dave Harries.

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