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Work: Symphony no. 5 in D major

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ComposerVaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonSir John Rutter’s Birthday Celebration

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Rutter, Vaughan Williams
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir John Rutter; Melanie Marshall; Jonathan Brown; The Bach Choir

WinterthurNemanja Radulović spielt Beethoven

Musikkollegium Winterthur
Beethoven, Vaughan Williams
Musikkollegium Winterthur; Duncan Ward; Nemanja Radulović

PooleCelestial Symphony

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Bax, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Enyi Okpara; Martin James Bartlett
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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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Lucid and magical: Rattle and the LSO surpass themselves

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A deeply satisfying performance of Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony crowns an excellent evening of English repertoire at the Barbican. 
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The Belgrade Philharmonic: a fine English orchestra

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Howard Griffiths conducts English music in Belgrade. Ian Bostridge and Nikola Ćirić star and Britten's Serenade and Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony wow the Serbian audience.
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PooleCelestial Symphony

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Bax, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Enyi Okpara; Martin James Bartlett
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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.

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.