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England's Pleasant Land

BBC Radio 3
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This centenary series for Ralph Vaughan Williams features a variety of music written in England during his lifetime. This week a programme of vocal music by Vaughan Williams himself.
DAVID HUMPHREYS (tenor) COLIN STAVEIEY (violin) GEOFFREY YORK (viola) GORDON HUNT (oboe)
BBC WELSH ORCHESTRA leader COLIN STAVELEY conducted by MEREDITH DAVIES
Along the field: Eight songs of A. E. Housman, for tenor and violin
Four Hymns, for tenor, viola and string orchestra
Ten Blake Songs, for tenor and oboe

Contributors

Unknown:
Ralph Vnughan Williams
Unknown:
Vaughan Wil
Tenor:
David Humphreys
Violin:
Colin Staveiey
Viola:
Geoffrey York
Viola:
Gordon Hunt
Leader:
Colin Staveley
Conducted By:
Meredith Davies
Source: Radio Times

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