, ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁opera ). ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁a ▁pre ponder ance ▁of ▁slow ▁music ▁and ▁st ret ches ▁lack ing ▁in ▁dram atic ▁action , ▁but ▁some ▁comment ators ▁believe ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁supre me ▁achiev ements . ▁Sum mar ies ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁vary ▁from ▁" be aut iful , ▁if ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁sty list ic ▁j umble " ▁( S aylor ) ▁to ▁" a ▁synth esis ▁of ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁sty list ic ▁progress ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁from ▁the ▁past oral ▁med iation ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁angry ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁sym phon ies ▁and ▁eventually ▁the ▁more ▁experimental ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁S inf onia ▁ant art ica ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁de cade " ▁( K enn edy ). ▁ ▁Record ings ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁conducted ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁record ings ▁for ▁gram oph one ▁and ▁radio . ▁His ▁studio ▁record ings ▁are ▁the ▁over t ure ▁to ▁The ▁Was ps , ▁and ▁the ▁bal let ▁Old ▁King ▁Cole ▁( both ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ), ▁D ona ▁Nob is ▁Pac em ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Four th ▁Sym phony ▁( 1 9 3 7 ). ▁Live ▁concert ▁tap ings ▁include ▁the ▁Ser en ade ▁to ▁Music , ▁and ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Sym phony , ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9