Vaughan Williams arr. James Brown : Charterhouse Suite for string orchestra (1921 arr. 1923)

Originally composed for piano as six short pieces and arranged for strings in collaboration with the composer.
I. Prelude 00:00-01:40
II. Slow Dance 01:40-03:35
III. Quick Dance 03:35-05:55
IV. Slow Air 05:55-09:35
V. Rondo 09:35-11:40
VI. Pezzo Ostinato 11:40-14:20
Performed by the English Northern Philharmonia conducted by David Lloyd-Jones.

[@fnersch3367]

Love RVWs stuff. He was a true genius.

[@donaldelfreth553]

Been listening to the string version of Charterhouse Suite for ages. The English Northern Philharmonia version is exquisite. God bless David Greed.

[@robertbond9358]

The very essence of England.

[@jeffsturgeon414]

00:00 Prelude
01:42 Slow Dance
03:37 Quick Dance
05:55 Slow Air
09:38 Rondo
11:40 Pezzo Ostinato

[@user-cy1ri4wj4b]

Wonderful!

[@wittywarbler1117]

4:49 haha imagine having slightly sloppy shifts in a professional recording lol couldn't be me...
Despair...

[@maxmerry8470]

Tremendous string music that could almost be the natural companion to Holst's "Brook Green Suite". Transcendent stuff!! Excellent disc from Naxos in a series of familiar and rare works....

[@jamessmethurst3537]

Max Merry it could well be a companion piece with Brook green. Also notice the hints of ravel in there somewhere.

[@maxmerry8470]

@@jamessmethurst3537, Not surprising given Ravel's tuition of RVW....

[@jamessmethurst3537]

Max Merry yes he did and vw was a lot older than M Ravel wasn't he?.. I had a 45rpm lp that featured the above in its original piano form including real esoteric vw like the lake in the mountains. And now I shall lose all my credibility when I say that for the first year or so I never noticed that it was 45rpm and played it at 33rpm and do you know I still prefer the 6 piano pieces played at this slower rate. Please don't tell anyone else .. I wonder if anyone else was as thick. Ha ha.😁

[@maxmerry8470]

@@jamessmethurst3537 , Your secret's safe with me! You're right about RVW's being older than his "tutor". I think it would have only been a matter of time before RVW got there himself but Ravel certainly got him "kick-started".....

[@jamessmethurst3537]

Max Merry ravel the consumate orchestrator - but one of my favourite pieces is le tombeau de couperin in the piano version. Especially when played by vlado perlemuter . The best interpreter of Ravel's piano works? I think so. And my favourite vw? Flos campi.