Concerto Soundclips :: Ralph Vaughan Williams Society

Flos Campi

Suite for viola, small wordless mixed chorus and small orchestra.

English Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Matthew Best, Corydon Singers, Nobuko Imai (viola).
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The Lark Ascending

Romance for violin and orchestra.

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Adrian Boult, Hugh Bean (violin).
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Above Left: George Meredith wrote the poem on which the piece was based. The Lark Ascending was dedicated to Marie Hall who gave the first public performance with Geoffery Mendham (pianoforte), at Shirehampton Public Hall, Bristol, on 15 December 1920. Vaughan WIlliams had made a special arrangement of the piece especially for the occasion.

Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra

Romance for viola and piano

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Frederick Riddle (viola), Conductor Richard Hickox.
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Concerto in F minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra

Vaughan Williams wrote the concerto for Philip Catelinet, principal tubist of the London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Bryden Thomson.
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Above Left: Vaughan Williams with Philip Catellet

Concerto in D minor for violin and string orchestra (Concerto AcCademico)

Vaughan Williams's homage to Bach

London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Bryden Thomson.
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Piano Concerto in C major

Later for two pianos. Harriet Cohen gave the first performance on 1st February in 1933 with Adrian Boult conducting.

London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Bryden Thomson, Howard Shelley (piano).
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Above Left: Harriet Cohen

Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings

	Rondo pastorale
	Minuet and Musette
	Finale

The Lake in the Mountains

1947. Based on music from the film 49th Parallel. Dedicated to Phylliss Sellick.

Ian Brown (piano) [Nash Ensemble].
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Above Left: Phyliss Sellick

Hymn Tune Prelude on 'Song 13' by Orlando Gibbons

1928.

Peter Jacobs (piano).

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