classical music: Thomas Waddington

classical music: Thomas Waddington

classical music:

Thomas Waddington

Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten, ...

Nimbus Records, 1992

The Spirit of England---INDEED !
These are absolutely wonderful performances of some of the most timeless works of the British repertoire. Poignancy, refreshment, peacefulness and exhilaration all reside here and not only because of the nature of the compositions but also because of the sensitive ...

Meditations for a Quiet Dawn
Thomas Waddington, Franz Joseph Haydn, ...

Nimbus Records, 1994

God knows how the producers of this series decided which works to put in the Meditations for a Quiet Dawn and which to put in Meditations for a Quiet Night and which ones in Meditations at Sunset . There's no point speculating what the producers, in their wisdom, were thinking, beyond how to get the disc into your hand. That said, this ...

A Portrait of Vaughan Williams

Thomas Waddington, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ...

Nimbus Records, 1999

An essential boxed set of RVWs work
Originally, I was confused when I encountered this set, as it incorporates four formerly individual Nimbus releases, now deleted from their catalogue. Be warned, then, if you have Nimbus releases of 'An Oxford Elegy' (and other choral music), or of RVWs Chamber Music ...

Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Favourites, Vol. 3

Thomas Waddington, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ...

Nimbus Records, 1994

Boughton nails Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams was responsible for a great renaissance in English music through the development of a distinctive style based on the melodies of folk songs. You can hear excellent examples here on the Greensleeves Fantasia and the Five Variants on Dives and Lazarus. ...