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CRQ 557 SIR ADRIAN BOULT LIVE AT THE PROMS: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: SYMPHONY NO. 2 'LONDON': 11 AUGUST 1971 BBCSO

by SIR ADRIAN BOULT, CONDUCTOR

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BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult, conductor Recording of the BBC broadcast of the concert given as part of the BBC Promenade Concerts on 11 August 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From the collection of Stephen Lloyd whose kind co-operation is gratefully acknowledged.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult, conductor Recording of the BBC broadcast of the concert given as part of the BBC Promenade Concerts on 11 August 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From the collection of Stephen Lloyd whose kind co-operation is gratefully acknowledged.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult, conductor Recording of the BBC broadcast of the concert given as part of the BBC Promenade Concerts on 11 August 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From the collection of Stephen Lloyd whose kind co-operation is gratefully acknowledged.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult, conductor Recording of the BBC broadcast of the concert given as part of the BBC Promenade Concerts on 11 August 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From the collection of Stephen Lloyd whose kind co-operation is gratefully acknowledged.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Adrian Boult, conductor Recording of the BBC broadcast of the concert given as part of the BBC Promenade Concerts on 11 August 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From the collection of Stephen Lloyd whose kind co-operation is gratefully acknowledged.

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CRQ 557 SIR ADRIAN BOULT LIVE AT THE PROMS: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: SYMPHONY NO. 2 'LONDON': 11 AUGUST 1971 BBCSO
Track 1: Movt 1: Lento-Allegro risoluto
Track 2: Movt 2: Lento
Track 3: Movt 3: Scherzo (Nocturne)
Track 4: Movt 4: Finale - Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue
Track 5: Applause and closing announcement

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released March 27, 2023

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
Recording of the BBC broadcast of the concert given as part of the BBC Promenade Concerts on 11 August 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
From the collection of Stephen Lloyd whose kind co-operation is gratefully acknowledged.

'The 1971 Prom [performance] was given a few months after the EMI recording and from an interpretive point of view it is notable for an outstanding account of the finale, reaching a moment of catharsis at Fig, P that is almost Mahlerian in its intensity'
From 'Ralph Vaughan Williams and Sir Adrian Boult' by Nigel Simeone (Boydell and Brewer, 2022)

Nigel Simeone's blog on this fine book together with a discount code worth 35% off the list price of £50, thus £32.50, may be accessed at:
boydellandbrewer.com/blog/music/ralph-vaughan-williams-and-adrian-boult/?fbclid=IwAR3oz2dOyxU_s-lLGGkk5rux_hlAcQyYHYmDrKLkyawDrGgzt7p1FJT_CD4

A programme note on Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 2 'London' may be found at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_London_Symphony

A biography of Sir Adrian Boult may be found at:
www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Boult,%20Adrian/30884

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