Vaughan Williams

Real Name:
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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Discography

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
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
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  
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  
Appears On:
All-Star Festival (LP, Comp, Mono) Greensleeves United Nations (UN) 1963
Much Loved Music (Cass) Fantasia On Greensleeves Classics For Pleasure 1984
Steeleye Span (2xLP, Comp) All Things Are Quite S... Cambra 1984
The Top New Cds: Autumn 2001 (CD, Album) Beauty Clear And Fair ... BBC Music Magazine 2001
Classic FM Music For Babies (CD, Comp)   BMG UK & Ireland 2004
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  
Tracks Appear On:
Os Clássicos Mais Populares (LP) Fantasia On Greensleeves London Classics 1987
The Essential Classics Collection - Volume 5 Pomp & Circumstance (CD, Album) Fantasia On 'Greenslee... Deutsche Grammophon 1999
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
The Angel World Of Classical Music (LP, Comp) Fantasia On Greensleeves Angel Records  
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