The Passions Of Vaughn Williams

[Marky B]

Fans of RVW might appreciate this. Hopefully,it might come on BBC2 or BBC1:



BBC - BBC Four Listings - Programmes





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Marky B

[Rob Compton]

Thanks Marky, I'm looking forward to it - we're getting spoilt, two RVW programmes in one year!



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Rob

[Freddy]

A double much thanks MarkyB,



Iplayer cater for BBC 4 so hopefully it will be available there. Also while looking up iplayer I noticed they are showing the current Transatlantic Sessions series which was on BBC 2 some years ago. Good folk music played live.



Freddy

[Marky B]

Included is an interview with Ursula Vaughn Williams,his widow who died last year aged 96. She was forty years his junior.

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Marky B

[Marky B]

I am currently being introduced to his London Symphony - a joy!

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Marky B

[Rob Compton]

Marky



The London Symphony is one of his finest works. It has so much subtlety - each time I listen to it I find new things I hadn't noticed before, especially the First Movement. Not sure if it's a blessing or a curse (the former I think) but after I have heard it I find snatches of the music going round my in head for days!



The only thing is.... it doesn't sound like London to me! But it's still wonderful timeless music. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.



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Rob

[Marky B]

name='Rob Compton']Marky

The only thing is.... it doesn't sound like London to me! But it's still wonderful timeless music. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.



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Rob

It doesn't sound like the London I know - but then again,I have only been there in a capacity of tourist,so I would leave that opinion to the Londoners.

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Marky B

[JamesM]

I imagine the programme will also include a contribution from his orchestrator Roy Douglas, who is now aged 100.