Vaughan Williams’s London Symphony (the composer’s favourite of the nine) makes a rare appearance in its 1920 first publication. Three lesser-known works complete a highly desirable programme, while Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra understand how this music should be played like few others. This is mandatory listening.
‘A superbly involving account of Vaughan Williams’s A London Symphony … above all, Brabbins exhibits a very real love for this remarkable score, whose wealth of memorable invention, generosity of ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Brabbins’s fabulously assured reading … the fill-ups are fascinating, too’ (The Guardian)
BBC Music Magazine‘Brabbins’s fabulously assured reading … the fill-ups are fascinating, too’ (The Guardian)