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Some Versions of Pastoral

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Piers Burton-Page presents four explorations of the pastoral theme in British music, based on William Empson 's celebrated exercise in literary criticism. 2: The Pastoral of the Innocence of Man and Nature, or In Summertime, on Bredon ...
The links between music, literature and painting, as revealed in excerpts from works by Handel, Elgar, Bliss, Vaughan Williams.
Balfour Gardiner and Hoist.
Producer Piers Burton-Page

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William Empson
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Vaughan Williams.
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Balfour Gardiner
Producer:
Piers Burton-Page
Source: Radio Times

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