 | from Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 5 & 8 (CDHLL7533) 1 Preludio [11'27] 38 minutes 47 seconds 4 tracks2 Scherzo [5'04] 3 Romanza [12'17] 4 Passacaglia [9'59] ‘The Scherzo shows the Hallé winds and brass to excellent effect and I was warmed by Elder's well-aimed use of string portamentos in the 'Cavatina' … I would recommend it unreservedly’ (Gramophone)  BBC Music Magazine‘Vaughan Williams’s outwardly serene Symphony No 5 is a difficult work to get right … which is why Sir Mark Elder’s recording does succeed; he manages to inject a hint of drama into the static op ... |