(Boult, New Philharmonia Orchestra; Angel S-36532). Vaughan Williams‚ Pastoral Symphony could do with more variety, but it remains pleasant music to listen to or, occasionally, to wander from. For a ...

English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) served as an ambulance driver during WW I. Inspired by the paradox of witnessing beautiful sunsets over killing fields in northern France, he ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Even today, when music transcends national borders more than ever, English composers rely on champions. Foreign ...

Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO play Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony and continue their exploration of the music of Vaughan Williams with his ravishing Flos Campi and Dona nobis pacem. Show more ...