List of CDs for Tuba Concerto of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:10 am

CanTUBAllada

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:19 am

Also, Bill Bell with the Little Orchestra Society of New York, which is the U.S. premiere.

I don't think it's in commercial distribution, but it is available privately (and legally). Search in the archives.

There is also a recording of Philip Catelinet playing it the day following the premiere. I have this CD and it is available commercially but it may be hard to find. I know that I have listed its details before but don't have it handy now. Again, search in the archives.

Edit: Here is my post providing the particulars of the Catelinet recording:

http://www.chisham.com/tips/bbs/jun2003 ... 38238.html

Rick "who really likes the Hans Nickel version" Denney

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:57 pm

Kenneth wrote:Is this tuba concerto accompanied by an orchestra? (not by a piano?) Which orchestra is that?

I've also found that he is playing Hirsbrunner's tuba for this
CD. Does anyone know which model he is playing?

Nickel was accompanied by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. The CD also includes an escellent rendition of the Gregson concerto, plus several other works.

http://www.worldofbrass.com/acatalog/21310.html

Rick "who does not know which Hirsbrunner F tuba he is playing" Denney

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:45 am

The Chicago Principal (ASIN: B00008RV2S)

That's the Deutsche Grammophone recording that was reportedly recorded during a "rehearsal" or "quick read-through" by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was not Arnold Jacobs' favored performance. AJ was not happy that DG released this recording commercially.

The best recorded Arnold Jacobs rendition of the VW Concerto appeared on a recording issued as a fund raising premium for WFMT. Henry Mazur conducted the CSO on this occasion. I believe that it was a live, unedited performance.

Brian F. can confirm how unfortunately elusive this recording is.

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:18 am

Steve Marcus wrote:That's the Deutsche Grammophone recording that was reportedly recorded during a "rehearsal" or "quick read-through" by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was not Arnold Jacobs' favored performance. AJ was not happy that DG released this recording commercially.

According to how I read the story, it was just the cadenzas that were used from the warm-up. Jacobs was testing microphones and warming up, and played through the cadenzas. They then recorded the work with the orchestra (in stages, I'm sure, for later editing), and then started packing up. Jacobs asked when they would record the cadenzas, and they said they already had everything they needed.

But even considering that story, I think Jacobs erred in using the Besson instrument. Even so, Jacobs's performance was a natural progression, which started with Catelinet and then with Bell. Bell's version is far better than Catelinet's, and Jacobs's version is more mature than Bell's. Fletch and Lind took it in a different direction.

The only version I don't have is the Hilgers, and I need to hunt that up.

Rick "thinking they are all valuable" Denney