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Above: Vaughan Williams in the garden of his house, 'White Gates' in
Dorking.
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49th Parallel |
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Suite of nine movements.
Lake in the Mountains later published as a piano solo. Composed
1940-41.
BBC Philharmonic, Conductor Rumon Gamba
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Prelude |
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Death of Kühnecke |
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Hutterite Settlement
Anna's Volkslied |
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Story of a Flemish Farm |
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Written 1942. Based
on a true story which happened during 1940.
RTE Concert Orchestra, Conductor Andrew Penny.
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Above: VW in his garden at the White gates
in Dorking |
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The People's Land |
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Film describing the
work of the National Trust. Composed in 1942 and is mainly based
on folksongs.
BBC Philharmonic, Conductor Rumon Gamba.
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Coastal Command |
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A wartime documentary
first shown in 1942.
BBC Philharmonic, Conductor Rumon Gamba.
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Battle of the Beauforts |
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The Dim Little Island |
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A 10-minute Central
Office of Information film produced and directed in 1949 by Humphrey
Jennings for Wessex Film Productions. Composed at the same time
as the 8th Symphony. Vaughan Williams is heard speaking during
the film.
BBC Philharmonic, Conductor Rumon Gamba.
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