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Work: Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"

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ComposerVaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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HamburgChor St. Michaelis / ensemble reflektor / Jörg Endebrock

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Mendelssohn, Elgar, Vaughan Williams
Ensemble Reflektor; Jörg Endebrock; Chor St. Michaelis; Nombulelo Yende; Markus Eiche

Hong KongTarmo Peltokoski Conducts A Sea Symphony

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Salonen, Vaughan Williams
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Tarmo Peltokoski; Chen Reiss; Andrè Schuen; Hong Kong Philharmonic Chorus; London Philharmonic Choir
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Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hallé in Mahler and Vaughan Williams

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Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder provide an apt, if somewhat unexpected, partner to Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. 
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Elder and LPO plumb new depths in Vaughan Williams

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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.
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Pappano crests the waves at the Edinburgh International Festival

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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

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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.