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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Influential English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in 1872 in the Gloucestershire Cotswold village of Down Ampney. He was educated at Charterhouse School, then Trinity College, Cambridge. Later he was a pupil of Stanford and Parry at the Royal College of Music after which he studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris. Vaughan Williams's composing developed slowly and it was not until he was 30 that the song ‘Linden Lea’ became his first publication. He mixed composition with conducting, lecturing and editing other music. He discovered English folk songs, which were fast becoming extinct at the beginning of the 20th century owing to the increase of literacy and printed music in rural areas. He travelled the countryside, transcribing and preserving many himself. Later he incorporated some songs and melodies into his own music, being fascinated by the beauty of the music and its anonymous history in the working lives of ordinary people.
Show less « Vaughan Williams volunteered to serve in the Field Ambulance Service in Flanders for the 1914–1918 war, during which he was deeply affected by the carnage and death. He enjoyed a long and productive musical life. Hardly a musical genre was untouched or failed to be enriched by his work, which included nine symphonies, five operas, film music, ballet and stage music, several song cycles, church music and works for chorus and orchestra. He died in 1958 and is buried in Westminster Abbey London.

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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5665432 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: 2 CD Set PRICE: £ 6.50 including VAT, or £ 5.53 excluding VAT Save 13%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £7.50 £6.38 RELEASE DATE: 06-Jul-1998
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams (other composers in brackets after works) TRACKS: Sinfonia antartica. Oboe Concerto. Tuba Concerto. The Wasps (Overture). Fantasia on Greensleeves. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (Vaughan Williams). Introduction and Allegro. Serenade fro Strings. Cockaigne (Elgar). ORCHESTRA: Halle Orchestra CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli
	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1949-55 - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Barbirolli later recorded all three of these works in stereo, but these mono versions from the early post-war period have an immediacy and positive strength rarely matched'
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5672402 RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 6.50 including VAT, or £ 5.53 excluding VAT Save 13%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £7.50 £6.38 RELEASE DATE: 07-Feb-2000
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams (other composers in brackets after works) TRACKS: Tallis Fantasia. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (Vaughan Williams). Introduction & Allegro. Serenade. Sospiri. Elegy (Elgar). ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra and London Sinfonia CONDUCTOR: John Barbirolli ARTISTS: Allegri Qt
	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'It is all magnificently played and the sound is gorgeous..' Gramophone - Penguin Guide Rosette star 'Barbirolli's famous record of English string music might be considered the finest of all his records'
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5674272 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT Save 10%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £5.45 £4.64 RELEASE DATE: 02-Oct-2000
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Hodie Christmas cantata. ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra CONDUCTOR: David Willcocks and Barry Rose ARTISTS: Janet Baker Richard Lewis Guildford Cathedral Choir John Shirley-Quirk
	- Jan-2001 4 star BBC Music Mag.
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5739242 RECORD LABEL: EMI FORMAT: 8 CD Set PRICE: £ 19.39 including VAT, or £ 16.50 excluding VAT Save 25%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £25.99 £22.12 RELEASE DATE: 09-Oct-2000
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TITLE: Orchestral Works TRACKS: Symphony No.1. Symphony No.2. Symphony No.3. Symphony No.4. Symphony No.5. Symphony No.6. Symphony No.7. Symphony No.8. Symphony No.9. Thomas Tallis Fantasia. The Wasps. Serenade to Music. The Lark Ascending. Greensleeves Fantasy. Norfolk Rhapsody. English Folk Song Suite. Job. Concerto for Two Pianos. CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult

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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5739862 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: 2 CD Set PRICE: £ 6.50 including VAT, or £ 5.53 excluding VAT Save 13%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £7.50 £6.38 RELEASE DATE: 05-Jun-2000
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TITLE: Hickox conducts Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Serenade to Music - orchestral version. The Poisoned Kiss - Overture. Old King Cole - Ballet. Five Mystical Songs. Prelude on an Old Carol Tune. Prelude: 49th Parallel. The Lark Ascending. The Running Set. Two Hymn Tune Preludes. Sea Songs - March. Concerto accademico. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'. Oboe Concerto. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'. Two Preludes founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes. ORCHESTRA: Northern Sinfonia CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox ARTISTS: Stephen Roberts Roger Winfield Bradley Creswick
	- Oct-2000 4 star BBC Music Mag.
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5747822 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: 2 CD Set PRICE: £ 6.50 including VAT, or £ 5.53 excluding VAT Save 13%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £7.50 £6.38 RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2001
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Dona nobis pacem. Fantasia on the Old 104th. Magnificat. Toward the Unknown Region. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. The Lark Ascending. Concerto grosso. Romance for harmonica. Partita. CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargent
	- Jan-2002 4 star BBC Music Mag.
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	COMPOSER: Edward Elgar (other composers in brackets after works) TRACKS: Variations on an Original Them 'Enigma' op.36. Serenade in E minor op.20 (Elgar). The Lark Ascending. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (Vaughan Williams). ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic and Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
	- Penguin Guide 2/3 star
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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.1 'Sea Symphony'. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley ARTISTS: Joan Rodgers William Shimell Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.2 'London Symphony'. Symphony No.8 in D minor. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.3 'Pastoral Symphony'. Symphony No.4 in F minor. English Folk Song Suite. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley ARTISTS: Alison Barlow

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.5. Flos campi. Oboe Concerto. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley ARTISTS: Christopher Balmer Jonathan Small Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.6. Symphony No.9. Fantasia on Greensleeves. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Sinfonia antartica. Serenade to Music. Partita for double string orchestra. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley ARTISTS: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Job - A Masque for Dancing. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley

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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5757602 RECORD LABEL: EMI Classics for Pleasure FORMAT: 7 CD Set PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT Save 27%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £21.95 £18.68 RELEASE DATE: 09-Sep-2002
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TITLE: The Nine Symphonies TRACKS: Symphony No.1 'Sea Symphony'. Symphony No.2 'London Symphony'. Symphony No.8 in D minor. Symphony No.3 'Pastoral Symphony'. Symphony No.4 in F minor. Symphony No.5. Symphony No.6. Symphony No.9. Job - A Masque for Dancing. ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.' Gramophone
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	COMPOSER: Frederick Delius (other composers in brackets after works) TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C minor RTVII/4 (Delius). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C (Vaughan Williams). Eclogue for Piano and Orchestra op.10 (Finzi). ORCHESTRA: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley ARTISTS: Piers Lane
	- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Piers Lane gives a masterly performance'
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5851512 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT Save 10%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £5.45 £4.64 RELEASE DATE: 20-Oct-2003
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. Norfolk Rhapsody No.1. The Lark Ascending. In the Fen Country. On Wenlock Edge. ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink ARTISTS: Sarah Chang Ian Bostridge

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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.1 Sea Symphony. Symphony No.2 London Symphony. Symphony No.3 Pastoral Symphony. Symphony No.4 in F minor. Symphony No.5 in D. Symphony No.6 in E minor. Symphony No.7 Sinfonia antartica. Symphony No.8 in D minor. Symphony No.9 in E minor. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Norfolk Rhapsody No.1. The Lark Ascending. In the Fen Country. On Wenlock Edge. ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink ARTISTS: Sarah Chang Ian Bostridge

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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 5865922 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: 2 CD Set PRICE: £ 6.50 including VAT, or £ 5.53 excluding VAT Save 13%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £7.50 £6.38 RELEASE DATE: 21-Nov-2005
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Symphony No.2 'A London Symphony'. Symphony No.6 in E minor. Prelude and Fugue in C minor. ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Vernon Handley
	- Penguin Guide 3 star
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 7547882 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT Save 10%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £5.45 £4.64 RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1993
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: Dona nobis pacem. Sancta Civitas - The Holy City. ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox ARTISTS: Bryn Terfel Yvonne Kenny Philip Langridge
	- Penguin Guide 3 star
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 7640162 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT Save 10%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £5.45 £4.64 RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1991
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TITLE: A Sea Symphony TRACKS: (words by Walt Whitman). ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult ARTISTS: Sheila Armstrong John Carol Case
	- Penguin Guide 3 star
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 7640182 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT Save 10%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £5.45 £4.64 RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1991
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: A Pastoral Symphony. Symphony No.5 on D. ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra and London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult and Adrian Boult
	- Penguin Guide 3 star
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Add to Wish List Write a Review	CATALOGUE NR: 7640222 RECORD LABEL: EMI British Composers FORMAT: CD PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT Save 10%! Above is a special price until 25-Sep-2008 when it reverts to £5.45 £4.64 RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1991
	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams TRACKS: The Lark Ascending. Norfolk Rhapsody No.3. Serenade to Music. English Folk Song Suite. ORCHESTRA: New Philharmonia Orchestra and London Philharmonic CONDUCTOR: Adrian Boult and Adrian Boult
	- Penguin Guide 3 star
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	COMPOSER: Ralph Vaughan Williams (other composers in brackets after works) TRACKS: Songs of Travel. On Wenlock Edge (orchestral versions) (Vaughan-Williams). Orchestral Songs (Elgar). Orchestral Songs (Butterworth). ORCHESTRA: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle ARTISTS: Robert Tear
	- Penguin Guide 3 star
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