White Rhino Tea said this on Augat 15:17 | ReplyĪnekdoten are extraordinarily good. This is exactly why I started this blog – to formalise my listening choices a bit more and be a bit more disciplined, it’s like iPod shuffle taken to the extreme 😉 Thanks! I shall however go back and listen to After Crying again and seek out some Delius. Their Chapters retrospective from last year is HIGHLY recommended. When I feel the urge for Red-era Crimson played on cello I usually reach for the amazing Anekdoten from Sweden. I have heard After Crying and liked what I heard. Itwasatrickpie said this on Augat 12:54 | Reply It’s a bit of a heavy burden to bear being compared to KC so I’d just forget that bit but I thought you’d like them (or at least be interested to hear them) – you must listen! :o) It’s one of my life ambitions to see them live now. Rec-if-you-don’t-have-any-already: Delius does gorgeous dreamy stuff like that too.Ĭompletely unrelated, I discovered this amazing band last week called (strangely and inappropriately) ‘After Crying’ – Hungarian prog/classical/jazz crossover who have been described as ‘Crim-Lite’. You started with my fave bird-themed piece of music 😀 Along with the theme tune to Wacky Races. I believe David Cross’s violin part in Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part I is influenced by the VW work.ġ0 Responses to “The Lark Ascending Into Aspic” Sure enough I played Trio next (an improv from Crimson’s The Night Watch live album from 1973) and the segue was perfect. Some of the violin phrasing reminded me of the afore-mentioned King Crimson’s quieter moments. A loose arch form with delicate orchestral flourishes bookended by the solo violin. I was so pleasantly surprised to be proved wrong. I should know by now never to pre-judge a piece of music based on its press/hype/listeners/chart position. The Lark Ascending had always seemed to be too populist, promenade-friendly, twitchy-curtain, middle-England for me. Curiosity sufficiently piqued I got a box set of VW symphonies and other works. Sid Smith (freelance music writer and King Crimson biographer – who blogs at ) has been championing Vaughan Williams’ music on his Twitter feed for quite some time now. It started around midday when I decided to audition Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending.
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