Composer Of The Week

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams is one of Britain’s most loved composers, and best-known symphonists, writing nine symphonies which span almost fifty years of his career. These works evoke a wide range of moods, each creating its own unique world, from his first stormy choral symphony, through the aggressive and the tranquil, to his final enigmatic, haunting Ninth. This week, Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of Vaughan Williams - a man who helped forge a new identity for English music in the 20th Century - paying special attention to the symphonies. Music Featured:The Robin’s Nest Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Prayer to the Father of Heaven A Cambridge Mass (Credo : Credo in Unum Deum) A London Symphony (original 1913 version) (IV. Andante con moto) Linden Lea Bushes and Briars God that madest heaven and earth The Lark Ascending (original piano and violin version) Norfolk Rhapsody No 1 On Wenlock Edge (On Bredon Hill) A Sea Sympho