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Vaughan Williams - Hugh the Drover: A Celebration of the 1924 Recording
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Label: Albion Records
Cat No: ALBCD060
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Expected Release Date: 28th June 2024
Contents
Works
Comin' thro the ryeO Sally, my dear (arr. Cecil Sharp)
Poor Old Horse (arr. Cecil Sharp)
The Nightingale (arr. Cecil Sharp)
A Selection of Collected Folk Songs, Vol.1
Hugh the Drover
Artists
Mary Lewis (soprano)Tudor Davies (tenor)
Marie Howes (soprano)
Jane Powell (soprano)
Maggie Teyte (soprano)
Nellie Walker (contralto)
Constance Willis (contralto)
John Coates (tenor)
Robert Gwynne (tenor)
James Johnston (tenor)
Trefor Jones (tenor)
William Waite (tenor)
Clive Carey (baritone)
Frederick Collier (baritone)
Peter Dawson (baritone)
Keith Falkner (baritone)
Harry Plunket Greene (baritone)
William Michael (baritone)
William Anderson (bass)
WT Best (piano)
Frank Howes (piano)
Samuel Liddle (piano)
Berkeley Mason (piano)
Gerald Moore (piano)
British National Opera Company
Philharmonia Orhestra
Conductors
Malcolm SargentJames Robertson
Works
Comin' thro the ryeO Sally, my dear (arr. Cecil Sharp)
Poor Old Horse (arr. Cecil Sharp)
The Nightingale (arr. Cecil Sharp)
A Selection of Collected Folk Songs, Vol.1
Hugh the Drover
Artists
Mary Lewis (soprano)Tudor Davies (tenor)
Marie Howes (soprano)
Jane Powell (soprano)
Maggie Teyte (soprano)
Nellie Walker (contralto)
Constance Willis (contralto)
John Coates (tenor)
Robert Gwynne (tenor)
James Johnston (tenor)
Trefor Jones (tenor)
William Waite (tenor)
Clive Carey (baritone)
Frederick Collier (baritone)
Peter Dawson (baritone)
Keith Falkner (baritone)
Harry Plunket Greene (baritone)
William Michael (baritone)
William Anderson (bass)
WT Best (piano)
Frank Howes (piano)
Samuel Liddle (piano)
Berkeley Mason (piano)
Gerald Moore (piano)
British National Opera Company
Philharmonia Orhestra
Conductors
Malcolm SargentJames Robertson
About
The conductor for BNOC was Malcolm Sargent, then only 29 years old, and this was his first opera. The lead singers, Tudor Davies and Mary Lewis, played Hugh and Mary, while the supporting cast included Constance Willis, Frederick Collier and Peter Dawson.
In September and October 1924, Sargent and the BNOC cast and orchestra found themselves in the recording studio, setting down roughly half the opera on ten 78rpm sides, the whole running to forty-three and a half minutes. This remained the only recording of the work until more complete recordings appeared in 1978 and 1994. Despite the limitations of the acoustic recording process, it is arguable that these early recordings have more than stood the test of time. The passion captured in 1924 has never been bettered.
Of course a recording of this importance has been remastered before - just once, by Pearl, in 1975, when it was just over half a century old. Techniques have developed since then, and Pete Reynolds has made a fresh master for Albion Records, direct from 78 rpm discs, resulting in a cleaner sound. Stephen Connock assembled the album, but recreating the libretto became a collaborative effort, since it was difficult to pin every word down following revisions in 1933 and 1956. It was at a late stage - just a few weeks ago - that the British Library, which has made a partial recovery from last year's cyber- attack, was able to retrieve early manuscripts and scores to enable us to clear the final question marks.
Remastered recordings of seven songs and folk songs, largely arranged or written by Vaughan Williams and Cecil Sharp, complete the album. Two of these feature John Coates and Maggie Teyte, who Vaughan Williams had considered for the lead parts in Hugh the Drover in 1911, but it was not then to be. Clive Carey, Marie Howes (singing with her brother Frank Howes) and Harry Plunket Greene were all associated with Vaughan Williams in different way, while James Johnston took the leading part of Hugh the Drover in a popular revival in 1950.
Cast (Hugh the Drover):
- Mary: Mary Lewis (soprano)
- Hugh the Drover: Tudor Davies (tenor)
- Aunt Jane: Constance Willis (contralto)
- The Constable: William Anderson (bass)
- John the Butcher: Frederick Collier (baritone)
- A Sergeant: Peter Dawson (baritone)
- A Showman: William Michael (baritone)
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