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England's Pleasant Land

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On 12 October 1872 Ralph Vaughan Williams was born. This centenary series features music written in England during his lifetime - a period sometimes called ' The English Renaissance.'
This week piano music by Vaughan Williams himself, and choral pieces by some of his friends.
BERNARD ROBERTS (piano) BBC CHORUS conductor PETER GELLHORN
Maconchy Nocturnal, for unaccompanied chorus
Vaughan Williams Suite of six short pieces (first three)
Holst Six canons for equal voices
Vaughan Williams Suite of six short pieces
Rubbra The givers, for unaccompanied chorus; Bonny Mary O, for chorus and piano.

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music By:
Vaughan Williams
Piano:
Bernard Roberts
Conductor:
Peter Gellhorn
Source: Radio Times

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