Description
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Vaughan Williams Organ Anthology, A
Ref
H482
Categories
Instrumental Music
,
Organ
By
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Four classic arrangements by Henry G. Ley
Organist of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford and a friend of Vaughan Williams, Henry G. Ley made these four transcriptions – of the slow movements of
A Sea Symphony
and
A London Symphony
, of the
Alla Sarabanda
from the Phantasy Quintet, and of ‘Antiphon’ from
Five Mystical Songs
– with the composer’s approval. Though Ley was known as ‘the Paderewski of the organ’, the effectiveness of these arrangements depends as much on their skilful deployment of tone colour as on virtuosity. Previously issued separately, these pieces are now made available in one book on account of their enduring interest to organists.
CONTENTS
Largo sostenuto from
A Sea Symphony
The slow movement from
A London Symphony
Alla Sarabanda from the
Phantasy Quintet
Antiphon from
Five Mystical Songs
