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Composer of the Week: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Symphonies

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Vaughan Williams was too old for active service during the Second World War, but he retained his devoted sense of national duty and used his music to contribute to the British war effort. Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Symphony No 6 BBC Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis See BBC Orchestras 2pm

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Unknown:
Vaughan Williams
Presented By:
Donald MacLeod.
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Source: Radio Times

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