VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: SERENADE TO MUSIC, FIVE MYSTICAL SONGS, FANTASIA ON CHRISTMAS CAROLS, FLOS CAMPI - Thomas Allen, Nobuko Imai, Corydon Singers, Matthew Best, English Chamber Orchestra

 ‘Profoundly moving’ (Gramophone)

‘Strongly recommended!’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘Performances like these don't come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality’ (CDReview)

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Serenade to Music How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank![13'34]
Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), John Connell (bass)

Five Mystical Songs[19'20]
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
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Easter Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise without delays[5'25]
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I got me flowers[2'51]
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Love bade me welcome[5'53]
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The Call Come, my way, my truth, my life[1'59]
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Antiphon Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing[3'12]

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Fantasia on Christmas Carols This is the truth sent from above[12'26]
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)

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Flos Campi[22'13]
Nobuko Imai (viola)