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Pastoral Sympathies

BBC Radio 3
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From the Idylls ofTheocritus and the Eclogues of Virgil , to the Pastoral
Symphony of Vaughan Williams and Birtwistle's Earth Dances and Gawain, the pastoral theme has provided writers, painters and composers with an unexpectedly rich seam. Graham Fawcett investigates its many aspects and asks some of its devotees to explain its continuing spell. (R)

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Vaughan Williams
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Graham Fawcett
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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