Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams: the Grinke Legacy
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Ralph Vaughan Williams: the Grinke Legacy

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Release Date: 6th Sep 2024
Catalogue No: ALBCD061
Label: Albion Records
Length: 72 minutes

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Vaughan Williams: Violin Concerto in D Minor

Work length17:05

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Frederick Grinke
Boyd Neel Orchestra
Louis Boyd Neel

Violin Concerto: I. Allegro pesante (D Minor)

Track length6:07

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Violin Concerto: II. Adagio (G Minor)

Track length6:39

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Violin Concerto: III. Presto (D Minor)

Track length4:19

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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Work length13:01

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Frederick Grinke
Boyd Neel Orchestra
Louis Boyd Neel

Vaughan Williams: Two Hymn-tune Preludes

Work length3:03

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Frederick Grinke
Boyd Neel Orchestra
Louis Boyd Neel

Eventide. Lento sostenuto (G Major)

Track length3:03

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Benjamin, A: Sonatina for Violin & Piano (1925)

Work length15:33

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Frederick Grinke, Arthur Benjamin

I. Tranquilly Flowing

Track length7:22

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II. Scherzo

Track length2:20

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III. Rondo

Track length5:51

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Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A minor

Work length23:22

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Frederick Grinke, Michael Mullinar

Violin Sonata: I. Fantasia

Track length7:32

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Violin Sonata: II. Scherzo

Track length5:18

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Violin Sonata: III. Tema con Variazioni

Track length10:32

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Violinist Frederick Grinke (1911-1987) was much in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, and recording artist. He was the principal violinist of the Boyd Neel Orchestra for a decade, appearing in many recordings. His advocacy for new music by British composers led to premiere releases of important compositions by Britten, Ireland, Bridge, Rubbra, Berkeley, and Vaughan Williams.

This new issue gathers into one place all of Grinke's Vaughan Williams recordings. Here can be found his 1939 reading of the Concerto Accademico (Violin Concerto) and the 1940 The Lark Ascending, as well the Hymn-Tune Prelude 'Eventide' committed to disc at the same time with Grinke in his role as orchestra leader. All three appear here in excellent new restorations by Ronald Grames. All but The Lark Ascending were first recordings when released and only the concerto has ever been commercially available in a digital format. All were vividly conducted by Louis Boyd Neel/

Vaughan Williams was so impressed by these recordings, especially The Lark, that he tailored his austere 1954 Violin Sonata in A minor to Grinke's virtuosic skills and dedicated it to him. The violinist's recording of that work is included here as well - he prepared it under Vaughan Williams's supervision before premiering it. This also makes available the only known recording of any work by pianist Michael Mullinar, who worked closely with the composer on this. This marvellous performance justifies his esteem for both artists completely.

The programme also includes Grinke's recording of Arthur Benjamin's delightful Sonatina for Violin and Piano with the composer at the keyboard. Like the Vaughan Williams sonata, with which it shared the LP, this is the authoritative recording's first appearance in the digital domain.

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