Vaughan Williams was nearly 42 when war broke out across Europe in 1914, but he was determined to see active service and signed up as an ambulance driverwith the Royal Army Medical Corps. Donald Macleod examines his wartime experiences, and the effect they had on his music.
Suite de Ballet No 1 (Improvisation)
Michael Cox (flute), Nigel Clayton (piano) Four Hymns
Ian Partridge (tenor),
Christopher Wellington (viola), David Parkhouse (piano)
A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No 3) Alison Barlow (soprano),
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Vernon Handley See BBC Orchestras 2pm