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Work: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

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ComposerVaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeChoral
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LondonSinfonia of London: Serenade

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Vaughan Williams, Britten, Bliss, Delius, Elgar
Sinfonia of London; John Wilson; Laurence Kilsby; Christopher Parkes

LondonSing Joyfully: Music of the British Isles

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Vaughan Williams, Parry, Stanford, Byrd, Traditional, Tallis
Peregrine Orchestra; Peregrine Voices

DresdenSir Donald with Brahms

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Vaughan Williams, Walton, Brahms
Dresden Philharmonic; Sir Donald Runnicles; Timothy Ridout
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Aspects of Englishness: Manze and the Hallé explore Vaughan Williams

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An evening of Vaughan Williams’ greatest hits? There’s always an appetite for that, as Andrew Manze and the Hallé prove at Sheffield City Hall. 

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Ancient and modern from Emelyanychev and the SCO

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Maxim Emelyanychev forges connections between composers ancient and modern, but it's the Baroque composers who come off best as played by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Through the looking glass: Amsterdam Sinfonietta are a class act

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Candida Thompson’s performance of Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel with understated beauty, immaculate phrasing and restrained emotion, steals the show.
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MunichBRSO & Sir Simon Rattle

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Vaughan Williams, Mozart
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle
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Bachtrack top ten: Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Mark Pullinger celebrates this quintessentially English composer with a list of RVW's most inspiring works.

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

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How does this work by Vaughan Williams, an agnostic who composed hymns and was inspired by church music, cast its spell over audiences?

Bachtrack top ten: a pandemic playlist

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With social distancing restrictions in place, many orchestras had to rethink their repertoire to continue performing during lockdown. Here are the most frequently programmed classical works during the pandemic streaming era.