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Vaughan Williams ~ The Lark Ascending
The World Rose: http://richardbrittain.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/the-world-rose
An English classic, performed here by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Nolan on violin and Vernon Handley conducting.
(Picture: "The Cornfield", 1826, by John Constable)
published: 01 Sep 2010
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Hilary Hahn - V. Williams "The Lark Ascending"
Hilary Hahn performs The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams at the George Enescu Festival.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights for this material, I just want to share great music by great performances. However, if anyone has a problem with this video do feel free to tell me and I will delete it immediately. Otherwise, enjoy!
published: 01 May 2017
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending · Hilary Hahn · London Symphony Orchestra · Sir Colin Davis · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Ralph Vaughan Williams
Elgar: Violin Concerto, op.61 / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 2004-01-01
Producer: Martin T:son Engstroem
Producer, Recording Producer: Thomas Frost
Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Sam O'Kell
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 12 Dec 2018
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The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams
'The Lark Ascending', inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith, was begun shortly before the outbreak of the First World War but not completed until Vaughan Williams returned from active service in France. This performance is by Nicola Benedetti with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton.
published: 25 Jul 2012
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Nigel Kennedy: The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams)
The Lark Ascending
I enjoyed many interpretations of this composition. ...
I said to myself: "Only Nigel will do it in a way, touching my heart in the ultimate way."
In my research, I finally found it, robbed it, cut it.
With deepest respect!
... dreaming of a jam session with Nigel ...
The Lark Ascending Poem
George Meredith (1828–1909)
https://www.bartleby.com/246/680.html
Lark Gif by Jackie Smith:
https://pin.it/whee4ym4blifbm
Nigel Kennedy, Violin:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWuMjn0evbAhVKsKQKHd3mCeEQFghLMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNigel_Kennedy&usg=AOvVaw1bwSkDE3o9q-vt1sgjbeDY
Vaughan Wiliams, Composer:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiM...
published: 25 Jun 2018
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Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending | Janine Jansen, BBC Proms 2003
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, 1914
Janine Jansen, Royal Abert Hall BBC Proms 2003
A relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly and easily perceived; yet at its heart is an emotional profundity that links it with other works by Vaughan Williams from the same period, in which a calm, almost detached pastoral approach is used to convey great feeling. Vaughan Williams completed The Lark Ascending in 1914 for violinist Marie Hall, with whom he consulted on the solo part. After a thorough revision in 1920, she first played it in a violin-piano arrangement in Shirehampton Public Hall in December 1920. The first performance of the orchestral version was in London, at a Queen's Hall concert in June, 1921, during the second Congress of British Music Society.
Verses f...
published: 28 Jun 2012
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending" mit Arabella Steinbacher | NDR Radiophilharmonie
Unter der Leitung von Chefdirigent Andrew Manze spielt die NDR Radiophilharmonie die Romanze für Violine und Orchester "The Lark Ascending" ("Die aufsteigende Lerche") des britischen Komponisten Ralph Vaughan Williams zur Saisoneröffnung 2014/15. Die Solistin ist Arabella Steinbacher.
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending
für Violine und Orchester
Arabella Steinbacher, Violine
Andrew Manze, Dirigent
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Konzertmitschnitt vom 13. September 2014, Kuppelsaal des Hannover Congress Centrums.
Website: https://www.ndr.de/radiophilharmonie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDRRadiophilharmonie
#thelarkascending #ndrradiophilharmonie #arabellasteinbacher
published: 30 May 2022
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Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending [With score]
-Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958)
-Violin: Iona Brown
-Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
-Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
The Lark Ascending, Romance for violin and orchestra, written in 1914
The Lark Ascending is a relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly and easily perceived; yet at its heart is an emotional profundity that links it with other works by Vaughan Williams from the same period, in which a calm, almost detached pastoral approach is used to convey great feeling. Vaughan Williams completed The Lark Ascending in 1914 for violinist Marie Hall, with whom he consulted on the solo part. After a thorough revision in 1920, she first played it in a violin-piano arrangement in Shirehampton Public Hall in December 1920...
published: 09 Dec 2018
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THE LARK ASCENDING (performed as originally heard)
The full performance of 'The Lark Ascending' as it was originally heard, for violin and piano, and staged at Shirehampton Public Hall near Bristol where the piece was performed for the very first time in December 1920 - from the BBC4 documentary THE LARK ASCENDING (first shown 13/01/12) presented by Dame Diana Rigg
published: 29 Dec 2012
14:55
Vaughan Williams ~ The Lark Ascending
The World Rose: http://richardbrittain.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/the-world-rose
An English classic, performed here by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Dav...
The World Rose: http://richardbrittain.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/the-world-rose
An English classic, performed here by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Nolan on violin and Vernon Handley conducting.
(Picture: "The Cornfield", 1826, by John Constable)
https://wn.com/Vaughan_Williams_~_The_Lark_Ascending
The World Rose: http://richardbrittain.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/the-world-rose
An English classic, performed here by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with David Nolan on violin and Vernon Handley conducting.
(Picture: "The Cornfield", 1826, by John Constable)
- published: 01 Sep 2010
- views: 8507272
15:37
Hilary Hahn - V. Williams "The Lark Ascending"
Hilary Hahn performs The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams at the George Enescu Festival.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights for this material, I just ...
Hilary Hahn performs The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams at the George Enescu Festival.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights for this material, I just want to share great music by great performances. However, if anyone has a problem with this video do feel free to tell me and I will delete it immediately. Otherwise, enjoy!
https://wn.com/Hilary_Hahn_V._Williams_The_Lark_Ascending
Hilary Hahn performs The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams at the George Enescu Festival.
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights for this material, I just want to share great music by great performances. However, if anyone has a problem with this video do feel free to tell me and I will delete it immediately. Otherwise, enjoy!
- published: 01 May 2017
- views: 1679227
16:20
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending · Hilary Hahn · London Symphony Orchestra · Sir Colin Davis · Ralph Vaughan W...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending · Hilary Hahn · London Symphony Orchestra · Sir Colin Davis · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Ralph Vaughan Williams
Elgar: Violin Concerto, op.61 / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 2004-01-01
Producer: Martin T:son Engstroem
Producer, Recording Producer: Thomas Frost
Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Sam O'Kell
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Auto-generated by YouTube.
https://wn.com/Vaughan_Williams_The_Lark_Ascending
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending · Hilary Hahn · London Symphony Orchestra · Sir Colin Davis · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Ralph Vaughan Williams
Elgar: Violin Concerto, op.61 / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
℗ 2004 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 2004-01-01
Producer: Martin T:son Engstroem
Producer, Recording Producer: Thomas Frost
Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Sam O'Kell
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Auto-generated by YouTube.
- published: 12 Dec 2018
- views: 171056
16:10
The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams
'The Lark Ascending', inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith, was begun shortly before the outbreak of the First World War but not completed unt...
'The Lark Ascending', inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith, was begun shortly before the outbreak of the First World War but not completed until Vaughan Williams returned from active service in France. This performance is by Nicola Benedetti with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton.
https://wn.com/The_Lark_Ascending_Ralph_Vaughan_Williams
'The Lark Ascending', inspired by a poem of the same name by George Meredith, was begun shortly before the outbreak of the First World War but not completed until Vaughan Williams returned from active service in France. This performance is by Nicola Benedetti with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton.
- published: 25 Jul 2012
- views: 872850
16:49
Nigel Kennedy: The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams)
The Lark Ascending
I enjoyed many interpretations of this composition. ...
I said to myself: "Only Nigel will do it in a way, touching my heart in the ultimate...
The Lark Ascending
I enjoyed many interpretations of this composition. ...
I said to myself: "Only Nigel will do it in a way, touching my heart in the ultimate way."
In my research, I finally found it, robbed it, cut it.
With deepest respect!
... dreaming of a jam session with Nigel ...
The Lark Ascending Poem
George Meredith (1828–1909)
https://www.bartleby.com/246/680.html
Lark Gif by Jackie Smith:
https://pin.it/whee4ym4blifbm
Nigel Kennedy, Violin:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWuMjn0evbAhVKsKQKHd3mCeEQFghLMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNigel_Kennedy&usg=AOvVaw1bwSkDE3o9q-vt1sgjbeDY
Vaughan Wiliams, Composer:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiM18XH0evbAhVF6aQKHeNyDxoQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRalph_Vaughan_Williams&usg=AOvVaw24plYUVUfr-YvIez2WcVR3
"In the next world, I shan't be doing music, with all the striving and disappointments. I shall be being it. " Said to Sylvia Townsend Warner two weeks before his death; published in William Maxwell (ed.) The Letters of Sylvia Townsend Warner (1982) p. 168.
In beloved memory of my music teachers: Hans Römhild, Werner Schröder und Nuri Sezer!
I-Ging 16
Der Donner kommt aus der Erde hervorgetönt: das Bild der Begeisterung.
So machten die alten Könige Musik, um die Verdienste zu ehren, und brachten sie herrlich dem höchsten Gotte dar, indem sie ihre Ahnen dazu einluden.
Meister Kung selbst sagte von dem großen Opfer, bei dem diese Bräuche vollzogen wurden:
»Wer dieses Opfer ganz verstünde, der könnte die Welt regieren, als drehte sie sich auf seiner Hand.«
Respect to the musicians and the recording crew!
The definition of congenial ART!
God bless you all!
Wolf Ram, Solstice, June 2018
https://wn.com/Nigel_Kennedy_The_Lark_Ascending_(Vaughan_Williams)
The Lark Ascending
I enjoyed many interpretations of this composition. ...
I said to myself: "Only Nigel will do it in a way, touching my heart in the ultimate way."
In my research, I finally found it, robbed it, cut it.
With deepest respect!
... dreaming of a jam session with Nigel ...
The Lark Ascending Poem
George Meredith (1828–1909)
https://www.bartleby.com/246/680.html
Lark Gif by Jackie Smith:
https://pin.it/whee4ym4blifbm
Nigel Kennedy, Violin:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiWuMjn0evbAhVKsKQKHd3mCeEQFghLMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FNigel_Kennedy&usg=AOvVaw1bwSkDE3o9q-vt1sgjbeDY
Vaughan Wiliams, Composer:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiM18XH0evbAhVF6aQKHeNyDxoQFggoMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRalph_Vaughan_Williams&usg=AOvVaw24plYUVUfr-YvIez2WcVR3
"In the next world, I shan't be doing music, with all the striving and disappointments. I shall be being it. " Said to Sylvia Townsend Warner two weeks before his death; published in William Maxwell (ed.) The Letters of Sylvia Townsend Warner (1982) p. 168.
In beloved memory of my music teachers: Hans Römhild, Werner Schröder und Nuri Sezer!
I-Ging 16
Der Donner kommt aus der Erde hervorgetönt: das Bild der Begeisterung.
So machten die alten Könige Musik, um die Verdienste zu ehren, und brachten sie herrlich dem höchsten Gotte dar, indem sie ihre Ahnen dazu einluden.
Meister Kung selbst sagte von dem großen Opfer, bei dem diese Bräuche vollzogen wurden:
»Wer dieses Opfer ganz verstünde, der könnte die Welt regieren, als drehte sie sich auf seiner Hand.«
Respect to the musicians and the recording crew!
The definition of congenial ART!
God bless you all!
Wolf Ram, Solstice, June 2018
- published: 25 Jun 2018
- views: 203790
15:01
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending | Janine Jansen, BBC Proms 2003
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, 1914
Janine Jansen, Royal Abert Hall BBC Proms 2003
A relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly ...
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, 1914
Janine Jansen, Royal Abert Hall BBC Proms 2003
A relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly and easily perceived; yet at its heart is an emotional profundity that links it with other works by Vaughan Williams from the same period, in which a calm, almost detached pastoral approach is used to convey great feeling. Vaughan Williams completed The Lark Ascending in 1914 for violinist Marie Hall, with whom he consulted on the solo part. After a thorough revision in 1920, she first played it in a violin-piano arrangement in Shirehampton Public Hall in December 1920. The first performance of the orchestral version was in London, at a Queen's Hall concert in June, 1921, during the second Congress of British Music Society.
Verses from George Meredith's poem "The Lark Ascending" precede this evocative tone painting, describing the unique circling ascent of the lark, accompanied by its long-breathed, rhapsodic song. The writing for the violin mimics the "silver chain of sound...In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake" described by Meredith, though of course it also carries the main melodic argument. A brief cadence of soft chords from winds and strings discreetly usher in the first flight of the soloist, who rhapsodizes without accompaniment on a folk-like theme of considerable plasticity. The orchestra then quietly enters, and the first theme is developed organically until the section closes with a reprise of the solo cadenza.
A more straightforward folk theme on woodwinds begins the middle section, which has been likened to the pastoral countryside over which the lark soars; the violin's free descant over the orchestra certainly underscores that impression. A magical moment ensues when solo woodwinds evoke a panoply of birdsong under the busy rustling of the violin; the effect is like a choir of birds led by the virtuoso lark. A note of sadness and nostalgia informs the reprise of the first section, and the piece ends with one more cadenza from the violin, whose song circles ever higher into the upper reaches of the instrument until it more disappears than ends; as quoted from Meredith, "Till lost on his aerial rings / In light, and then the fancy sings."
The Lark Ascending was dedicated to Marie Hall, who premiered both versions. The piano-accompanied premiere was in December 1920, in conjunction with the Avonmouth and Shirehampton Choral Society. This was followed by the first London performance, and first orchestral performance, on 14 June 1921, under conductor Adrian Boult. The critic from The Times said of that performance, "It showed supreme disregard for the ways of today or yesterday. It dreamed itself along".
"Lark Ascending
George Meredith (1828--1909)
Soloist Janine Jansen plays her 1727 Stradivari "Barrere" violin, in this popular Vaughn Williams masterpiece. From the BBC Proms 2003, Royal Abert Hall
The Lark Ascending
Die aufsteigende Lerche, Ralph Vaughan Williams.
https://wn.com/Ralph_Vaughan_Williams_The_Lark_Ascending_|_Janine_Jansen,_BBC_Proms_2003
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending, 1914
Janine Jansen, Royal Abert Hall BBC Proms 2003
A relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly and easily perceived; yet at its heart is an emotional profundity that links it with other works by Vaughan Williams from the same period, in which a calm, almost detached pastoral approach is used to convey great feeling. Vaughan Williams completed The Lark Ascending in 1914 for violinist Marie Hall, with whom he consulted on the solo part. After a thorough revision in 1920, she first played it in a violin-piano arrangement in Shirehampton Public Hall in December 1920. The first performance of the orchestral version was in London, at a Queen's Hall concert in June, 1921, during the second Congress of British Music Society.
Verses from George Meredith's poem "The Lark Ascending" precede this evocative tone painting, describing the unique circling ascent of the lark, accompanied by its long-breathed, rhapsodic song. The writing for the violin mimics the "silver chain of sound...In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake" described by Meredith, though of course it also carries the main melodic argument. A brief cadence of soft chords from winds and strings discreetly usher in the first flight of the soloist, who rhapsodizes without accompaniment on a folk-like theme of considerable plasticity. The orchestra then quietly enters, and the first theme is developed organically until the section closes with a reprise of the solo cadenza.
A more straightforward folk theme on woodwinds begins the middle section, which has been likened to the pastoral countryside over which the lark soars; the violin's free descant over the orchestra certainly underscores that impression. A magical moment ensues when solo woodwinds evoke a panoply of birdsong under the busy rustling of the violin; the effect is like a choir of birds led by the virtuoso lark. A note of sadness and nostalgia informs the reprise of the first section, and the piece ends with one more cadenza from the violin, whose song circles ever higher into the upper reaches of the instrument until it more disappears than ends; as quoted from Meredith, "Till lost on his aerial rings / In light, and then the fancy sings."
The Lark Ascending was dedicated to Marie Hall, who premiered both versions. The piano-accompanied premiere was in December 1920, in conjunction with the Avonmouth and Shirehampton Choral Society. This was followed by the first London performance, and first orchestral performance, on 14 June 1921, under conductor Adrian Boult. The critic from The Times said of that performance, "It showed supreme disregard for the ways of today or yesterday. It dreamed itself along".
"Lark Ascending
George Meredith (1828--1909)
Soloist Janine Jansen plays her 1727 Stradivari "Barrere" violin, in this popular Vaughn Williams masterpiece. From the BBC Proms 2003, Royal Abert Hall
The Lark Ascending
Die aufsteigende Lerche, Ralph Vaughan Williams.
- published: 28 Jun 2012
- views: 149853
17:25
Ralph Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending" mit Arabella Steinbacher | NDR Radiophilharmonie
Unter der Leitung von Chefdirigent Andrew Manze spielt die NDR Radiophilharmonie die Romanze für Violine und Orchester "The Lark Ascending" ("Die aufsteigende L...
Unter der Leitung von Chefdirigent Andrew Manze spielt die NDR Radiophilharmonie die Romanze für Violine und Orchester "The Lark Ascending" ("Die aufsteigende Lerche") des britischen Komponisten Ralph Vaughan Williams zur Saisoneröffnung 2014/15. Die Solistin ist Arabella Steinbacher.
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending
für Violine und Orchester
Arabella Steinbacher, Violine
Andrew Manze, Dirigent
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Konzertmitschnitt vom 13. September 2014, Kuppelsaal des Hannover Congress Centrums.
Website: https://www.ndr.de/radiophilharmonie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDRRadiophilharmonie
#thelarkascending #ndrradiophilharmonie #arabellasteinbacher
https://wn.com/Ralph_Vaughan_Williams_The_Lark_Ascending_Mit_Arabella_Steinbacher_|_Ndr_Radiophilharmonie
Unter der Leitung von Chefdirigent Andrew Manze spielt die NDR Radiophilharmonie die Romanze für Violine und Orchester "The Lark Ascending" ("Die aufsteigende Lerche") des britischen Komponisten Ralph Vaughan Williams zur Saisoneröffnung 2014/15. Die Solistin ist Arabella Steinbacher.
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending
für Violine und Orchester
Arabella Steinbacher, Violine
Andrew Manze, Dirigent
NDR Radiophilharmonie
Konzertmitschnitt vom 13. September 2014, Kuppelsaal des Hannover Congress Centrums.
Website: https://www.ndr.de/radiophilharmonie
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDRRadiophilharmonie
#thelarkascending #ndrradiophilharmonie #arabellasteinbacher
- published: 30 May 2022
- views: 48347
16:11
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending [With score]
-Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958)
-Violin: Iona Brown
-Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
-Conductor: Sir Nevill...
-Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958)
-Violin: Iona Brown
-Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
-Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
The Lark Ascending, Romance for violin and orchestra, written in 1914
The Lark Ascending is a relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly and easily perceived; yet at its heart is an emotional profundity that links it with other works by Vaughan Williams from the same period, in which a calm, almost detached pastoral approach is used to convey great feeling. Vaughan Williams completed The Lark Ascending in 1914 for violinist Marie Hall, with whom he consulted on the solo part. After a thorough revision in 1920, she first played it in a violin-piano arrangement in Shirehampton Public Hall in December 1920. The first performance of the orchestral version was in London, at a Queen's Hall concert in June, 1921, during the second Congress of British Music Society.
Verses from George Meredith's poem "The Lark Ascending" precede this evocative tone painting, describing the unique circling ascent of the lark, accompanied by its long-breathed, rhapsodic song. The writing for the violin mimics the "silver chain of sound...In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake" described by Meredith, though of course it also carries the main melodic argument. A brief cadence of soft chords from winds and strings discreetly usher in the first flight of the soloist, who rhapsodizes without accompaniment on a folk-like theme of considerable plasticity. The orchestra then quietly enters, and the first theme is developed organically until the section closes with a reprise of the solo cadenza.
A more straightforward folk theme on woodwinds begins the middle section, which has been likened to the pastoral countryside over which the lark soars; the violin's free descant over the orchestra certainly underscores that impression. A magical moment ensues when solo woodwinds evoke a panoply of birdsong under the busy rustling of the violin; the effect is like a choir of birds led by the virtuoso lark. Vaughan Williams would achieve a similar effect in Jane Scroop: Her Lament for Philip Sparrow from his 1935 choral suite Five Tudor Portraits. A note of sadness and nostalgia informs the reprise of the first section, and the piece ends with one more cadenza from the violin, whose song circles ever higher into the upper reaches of the instrument until it more disappears than ends; as quoted from Meredith, "Till lost on his aerial rings / In light, and then the fancy sings."
[allmusic.com]
https://wn.com/Ralph_Vaughan_Williams_The_Lark_Ascending_With_Score
-Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958)
-Violin: Iona Brown
-Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
-Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
The Lark Ascending, Romance for violin and orchestra, written in 1914
The Lark Ascending is a relatively simple piece -- its musical discourse is plainly and easily perceived; yet at its heart is an emotional profundity that links it with other works by Vaughan Williams from the same period, in which a calm, almost detached pastoral approach is used to convey great feeling. Vaughan Williams completed The Lark Ascending in 1914 for violinist Marie Hall, with whom he consulted on the solo part. After a thorough revision in 1920, she first played it in a violin-piano arrangement in Shirehampton Public Hall in December 1920. The first performance of the orchestral version was in London, at a Queen's Hall concert in June, 1921, during the second Congress of British Music Society.
Verses from George Meredith's poem "The Lark Ascending" precede this evocative tone painting, describing the unique circling ascent of the lark, accompanied by its long-breathed, rhapsodic song. The writing for the violin mimics the "silver chain of sound...In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake" described by Meredith, though of course it also carries the main melodic argument. A brief cadence of soft chords from winds and strings discreetly usher in the first flight of the soloist, who rhapsodizes without accompaniment on a folk-like theme of considerable plasticity. The orchestra then quietly enters, and the first theme is developed organically until the section closes with a reprise of the solo cadenza.
A more straightforward folk theme on woodwinds begins the middle section, which has been likened to the pastoral countryside over which the lark soars; the violin's free descant over the orchestra certainly underscores that impression. A magical moment ensues when solo woodwinds evoke a panoply of birdsong under the busy rustling of the violin; the effect is like a choir of birds led by the virtuoso lark. Vaughan Williams would achieve a similar effect in Jane Scroop: Her Lament for Philip Sparrow from his 1935 choral suite Five Tudor Portraits. A note of sadness and nostalgia informs the reprise of the first section, and the piece ends with one more cadenza from the violin, whose song circles ever higher into the upper reaches of the instrument until it more disappears than ends; as quoted from Meredith, "Till lost on his aerial rings / In light, and then the fancy sings."
[allmusic.com]
- published: 09 Dec 2018
- views: 49581
15:00
THE LARK ASCENDING (performed as originally heard)
The full performance of 'The Lark Ascending' as it was originally heard, for violin and piano, and staged at Shirehampton Public Hall near Bristol where the pi...
The full performance of 'The Lark Ascending' as it was originally heard, for violin and piano, and staged at Shirehampton Public Hall near Bristol where the piece was performed for the very first time in December 1920 - from the BBC4 documentary THE LARK ASCENDING (first shown 13/01/12) presented by Dame Diana Rigg
https://wn.com/The_Lark_Ascending_(Performed_As_Originally_Heard)
The full performance of 'The Lark Ascending' as it was originally heard, for violin and piano, and staged at Shirehampton Public Hall near Bristol where the piece was performed for the very first time in December 1920 - from the BBC4 documentary THE LARK ASCENDING (first shown 13/01/12) presented by Dame Diana Rigg
- published: 29 Dec 2012
- views: 301854