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Larks Ascending
Just before he volunteered for active service in the First World War.
RalphVaughan Williams completed The Lark
Ascending for violin and orchestra, a fiendish challenge for a violinist. Iona Brown performs it, with memories of the composer from
Ursula Vaughan Williams and Sir Neville Marriner , and the sounds of the larks recorded by Richard Margoschis.
Producer Richard Bannerman Stereo

Contributors

Violinist:
Iona Brown
Unknown:
Ursula Vaughan Williams
Unknown:
Neville Marriner
Unknown:
Richard Margoschis.
Producer:
Richard Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

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