Vaughan Williams - Folk Song Suite

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
English Folk Song Suite for band (1923) with score

0:00 - I. March "Seventeen Come Sunday"
3:22 - II. Intermezzo "My Bonny Boy"
7:11 - III. March "Folk Songs from Somerset"

Cleveland Symphonic Winds

[theosmith]

The one thing I enjoyed the most about this recording is the familiarity that band enthusiasts have with it. I heard three notes and then immediate said "That's Cleveland." It's hard to get to that level outside of maybe your North Texas's and your Eastman's.

[soutteruk]

Bravo! The gutsy original military band version.

[georgethakur]

I think the day I get tired of this piece is the day I can stop breathing.

[james_subosits]

I've heard this recording before, and I still wholeheartedly disagree with the tempo at the Poco Allegro in Mvmt 2. It definitely is not "scherzando" as is marked