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| Composer | Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hallé in Mahler and Vaughan Williams
Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder provide an apt, if somewhat unexpected, partner to Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.
Elder and LPO plumb new depths in Vaughan Williams
Elder's reading of A Sea Symphony has the maturity and surefooted-ness of a conductor who has fully absorbed the work and long since recognised it as a masterpiece.
Pappano crests the waves at the Edinburgh International Festival
Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony is a highlight of the London Symphony Orchestra’ s programme which also includes Vilde Frang excelling in Korngold.
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The power and the glory: Vaughan Williams, the transcendent symphonist
Ralph Vaughan Williams' nine symphonies represent one of the peaks of creative achievement in British culture. Enthusiast Chris Garlick takes us on a musical journey through the cycle.