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Composer of the Week: RalphVaughan Williams - Symphonies

on BBC Radio 3

Vaughan Williams is famous for his wistful, pastoral themes and his use of English folksong, but Donald Macleod reveals a composerwho penetrated the British psyche far more deeply. He begins his survey of the symphonies by looking at the enormous range of a composer who continued to surprise both his critics and supporters throughout his life.
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andrew Davis
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No 1)
(Scherzo) London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink Symphony No 8 London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn Producer Chris Taylor See BBC Orchestras 2pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Thomas Tallis
Conductor:
Andrew Davis
Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Conductor:
Andre Previn
Producer:
Chris Taylor

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