5 Mystical Songs: The Call
Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.… Read Full Bio ↴Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
5 Mystical Songs: The Call
Ralph Vaughan Williams Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" I got someone at home, don't know whats going on Thinks…
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" (Plymouth Festival Orchestra) Now there you go again you say you want your…
Fantasia on Greensleeves I got someone at home, don't know whats going on Thinks…
Rest O Earth lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes…
The Turtle Dove Fare you well my dear I must be gone and leave…
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@joeyblogsy
What a stupendously excellent voice that boy has. The best rendition
@jeffreyparsons4740
Thirty-one years ago when hearing the words, “Come my love, my joy, my heart” I knew right then I was to be married to the lovely woman in her white wedding dress about to come down the aisle to join me. I will never forget that moment or this hymn.
@tcr1962
A gorgeous rendition.
@leedshunk
that is utterly beautiful and moving , thanks for sharing it .
@AxisDimension
I think that since certain singers like Paul Elliot and Emma Kirby made 'choral' sound work so well for Handle's Messiah it's arguable it could work for Vaughan Williams as well
@AxisDimension
this is EXACTLY how I hear this entire cycle, but it often gets the more operatic treatment rather than this style, which I prefer, not as to demean the typical method, but that this one is more in the spirit of the music
@TheLoupgarou79
Love the imagery - great choice
@1RobertCEvans1
Thanks for sharing this!
@11Freedome11
Beautiful.
@mibi1946
Very clear and sung beautifully but short on passion. I am surprised you did not use the John Shirley-Quirk, Kings, Willcocks version which conveys VWs true message. Thank you.