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Barbirolli Conducts Arthur Benjamin Symphony and VW Symphony 4

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« on: October 08, 2012, 08:52:49 pm »

This is a remastering of recordings made in 1948 (Benjamin) and 1950 (VW), released by the Barbirolli Society. It's always worth having more recordings of Arthur Benjamin's powerful, dark Symphony, especially by such a master as Barbirolli :). I've always found it a shame that Benjamin didn't write any more symphonies, as he proves to be a master of he form in this piece :(. The other piece on the disc is another, more well-known, wartime (well, in anticipation of the war, I guess) British symphony, the Vaughan Williams Fourth.
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« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2012, 01:44:44 am »

Thanks for drawing my attention to this, Kyjo. I have always loved the Benjamin symphony, especially the brooding opening. I like the fact it has no number, no key designation and no title, so it is just "Symphony", which is really rare. Almost every composer who wrote just one symphony called it "Symphony in G minor" or something or else "Colour Symphony" or something. I wish Benjamin had written more for the orchestra generally.
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« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2012, 01:50:56 am »

...pre-ordered my copy!
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