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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Riders to the Sea Finnie, Dawson, Attrot; Daymond; Northern Sinfonia, Hickox. Chandos 9392
Hugh the Drover Evans, Walker; Bottone, Van Allan, Opie; Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Best. Hyperion 66901/2 (2)
Armstrong, Watts; Tear, Rippon, Lloyd; Royal Philharmonic, Groves. EMI 65224 (2)
Riders to the Sea is all gloom and death in the West of Ireland, about women coping with the loss of their menfolk to the wild Atlantic; Hugh the Drover glorifies life and romance on the open road in the West of England. The Riders score,...