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| Composer | Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) |
| Period | 20th century |
| Year | 1953 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Toward the Unknown Region: Vaughan Williams 2 and 7 in Manchester
John Wilson navigates two of Ralph Vaughan Williams' symphonies at Bridgewater Hall, part of the RVW 150 celebrations.
Bleak polar landscapes evoked by The Hallé in Sinfonia Antartica
Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hallé in Berlioz, Saint-Saëns with Stephen Hough and Vaughan Williams
Hough in exemplary Beethoven before Manze’s Antarctic tour
Andrew Manze conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in two English choral pieces; Stephen Hough brought a fitting conclusion to his Beethoven concerto cycle as artist-in-residence.
Kindred spirits: Holst and Vaughan Williams
The Planets and Sinfonia antartica could be the Cav and Pag of British music.