The Lark Ascending / Introduction and Allegro

British-violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen – described by the late Ruggiero Ricci following a masterclass as the “most exceptionally gifted young violinist I have ever encountered” – adds to her prodigious reputation with a new disc of timeless works for strings by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. Joined again by the Orchestra of the Swan under David Curtis, the centerpiece of the program is a performance of Vaughan Williams’ enchanting The Lark Ascending. Of her previous disc: “Waley-Cohen makes the utmost of [the D minor Concerto’s] innocent, songful lyricism...” The Observer

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Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra
I. Allegro pesante
 
06:35
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Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra
II. Adagio - Tranquillo
 
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Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra
III. Presto
 
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Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
 
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Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
I. Allegro piacevole
 
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Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
II. Larghetto
 
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Serenade for Strings, Op. 20
III. Allegretto
 
02:43
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The Lark Ascending
 
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