Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Born: October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England.
Died: August 26, 1958, England.

English composer. He was a friend of Gustav Holst, studied with Max Bruch and met Maurice Ravel.

His most coveted piece of work is his composition, "The Lark Ascending". Composed over a period between the beginning and end of WWI, it is seen as an ode to an England that would never be again.
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Releases:
Symphony No. 9 In E Minor (12")   Everest 1958
Orchestral Works (LP, Ste)   PYE Collector 1959
Greensleeves (2 versions)   RCA Victor ... 1964
"Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams" (LP, Ste)   EMI Records 1967
Vaughan Williams Concert (LP)   Argo Records (2) 1972
Symphony No. 6 In E Minor / Concerto For Oboe And Strings (LP, Quad)   His Master's Voice 1975
On Wenlock Edge • The Curlew (Cass)   Arabesque Recordings 1980
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (CD, Album)   EMI Classics 1989
On The Idle Hill Of Summer - English Songs By Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Quilter (CD, Album)   Virgin Classics 1990
Piano Concerto / Dynamic Triptych (CD, RE)   Lyrita Recorded Edition 1992
A Sea Symphony (CD)   RCA Victor Red Seal, BMG Classics 1993
Britten - Vaughan Williams - Stravinsky (CD)   EMI Classics 1998
Symphonies & Concertos (2xCD, Comp)   Virgin Classics 2001
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) (CD)   Naxos 2003
A London Symphony (LP)   Angel, EMI  
A London Symphony (LP, Mono)   Decca  
Classikon 97: Musik aus England II (CD)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Serenade To Music - With 16 Soloists / The Lark Ascending - With Hugh Bean / In The Fen Country / Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 (LP, Album)   His Master's Voice  
Serenade To Music, Etc. (LP)   EMI, Angel  
The Enigma Variations / Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis (LP)   His Master's Voice  
The Symphonies Of Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antartica (LP, Mono)   Decca  
The Ultimate Last Night Of The Proms (CD, Comp)   RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
The Wasps (Excerpts) / Lark Ascending / Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis / Fantasia On Greensleeves / English Folk Song Suite (CD)   RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
Vaughan Williams - Greensleeves - Theme From Tallis (LP)   ABC Westminster Gold, ABC Records  
Appears On:
Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Minor / Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols (LP) Mass In G Minor Argo Records (2) 1959
Hymns And Songs Of Brotherhood (LP) A Song Of Thanksgiving Columbia 1962
All-Star Festival (LP, Comp, Mono) Greensleeves United Nations (UN) 1963
At The Last Night Of The Proms (LP) The Stone Wall Philips 1972
Drury High School Stage Band And Concert Band - North Adams, Massachusetts 1975-76 (LP, Album) Tocatta Marziale RPC 1976
The Complete Guitarist (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Down Ampney Kicking Mule Records ... 1978
Digital Space (LP) 49th Parallel - Prelude Varèse Sarabande 1980
Hacker Ilk (LP) Six Studies In English... Nato 1984
Much Loved Music (Cass) Fantasia On Greensleeves Classics For Pleasure 1984
Steeleye Span (2xLP, Comp) All Things Are Quite S... Cambra 1984
Live At Linz, 1984 - The Mind Of The Universe (2 versions) The Lark Ascending RCA ... 1985
Romances And Elegies For Viola And Piano (LP) Romance ECM New Series 1986
The Planets (2 versions)   Deutsche Grammophon 1990
Dinner Classics: Romance (CD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Sony Masterworks 1992
Unvergängliche Meisterwerke - Mit Melodien Um Die Welt (3xCass, Comp + Box) Greensleeves - Fantasi... Das Beste Reader's Digest 1995
100 Relaxing Classics (5xCD, Comp + Box) Fantasia On A Theme Of... Castle Music 1999
An Equal Music: Music From The Bestselling Novel (2xCD, Comp) The Lark Ascending Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca 2000
The Top New Cds: Autumn 2001 (CD, Album) Beauty Clear And Fair ... BBC Music Magazine 2001
Funeral Music (2xCD, Album)   Virgin Classics 2002
Classic FM Music For Babies (CD, Comp)   BMG UK & Ireland 2004
Discover Music Of The 20th Century (2xCD, Comp) Symphony No. 3 'Pastor... Naxos 2005
Martha Wainwright (Album) (3 versions) Whither Must I Wander Drowned In Sound Recordings ... 2005
Rhythmic Renaissance (Accessible Music For Solo Percussion) (CD, Album) Concerto Accademico (m... Alto Publications 2007
Amparo (CD, Album) English Folk Song Suit... Decca 2008
Music For Babies (CD, Comp)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2008
If On A Winter's Night... (CD, Album + DVD + , Ltd, Ama)   Deutsche Grammophon 2009
A Celebration Of Christmas (LP) Star Carol Decca  
Greensleeves - English Music For Strings (CD, RM) Fantasia On "Greenslee... Deutsche Grammophon  
Tracks Appear On:
Ear - Bending: Twelve On And Off-Beat Guides To Classical Listening (LP) Fantasia On "Greenslee... CBS Special Products 1977
Holland Festival Highlights (1978) (2xLP) Four English Folksongs Radio Nederland 1978
Digital Space (LP) 49th Parallel - Prelude Varèse Sarabande 1980
Hacker Ilk (LP) Six Studies In English... Nato 1984
Os Clássicos Mais Populares (LP) Fantasia On Greensleeves London Classics 1987
Pomp & Circumstance (CD, Comp) English Folksong Suite... Eloquence, Philips Classics 1992
The World Of Classical Favourites (CD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Decca 1992
3 Masses Of The 20th Century (CD, Album) Kyrie, Gloria In Excel... Proprius 1995
Unvergängliche Meisterwerke - Mit Melodien Um Die Welt (3xCass, Comp + Box) Greensleeves - Fantasi... Das Beste Reader's Digest 1995
Chesky Records 10th Anniversary Special Edition (2xCD, Comp) Antiphon Chesky Records 1996
Knuffel Klassiek (2xCD) Fantasie Op Greensleeves Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) 1996
100 Relaxing Classics (5xCD, Comp + Box) Fantasia On A Theme Of... Castle Music 1999
The Essential Classics Collection - Volume 5 Pomp & Circumstance (CD, Album) Fantasia On 'Greenslee... Deutsche Grammophon 1999
An Equal Music: Music From The Bestselling Novel (2xCD, Comp) The Lark Ascending Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca 2000
Classical Chillout (2xCD, Comp) The Lark Ascending (Op... Circa Records Ltd., Circa Records Ltd. 2001
Classical Masters (3xCD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Rajon Music Group 2001
The Classical Chillout Album (2xCD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves n2k 2001
The Top New Cds: Autumn 2001 (CD, Album) Beauty Clear And Fair ... BBC Music Magazine 2001
Chilled Classics* (2xCD, Album, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Universal Music 2002
Euphoric Classics (2xCD, Comp) Fantasia On A Theme By... EMI 2003
Wedding Classics (2xCD) Come Down, O Love Divine Chandos 2003
Classic FM Music For Babies (CD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves BMG UK & Ireland 2004
Bedtime Beats™: The Secret To Sleep™ (2xCD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Rhino Records (2), Smash Arts 2006
Music For Babies (CD, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2008
Greensleeves - English Music For Strings (CD, RM) Fantasia On "Greenslee... Deutsche Grammophon  
The Angel World Of Classical Music (LP, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Angel Records  
Tiefe - Infinite Feelings Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) The Lark Ascending Deutsche Grammophon  
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