Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) London Symphony, Fantasia..
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00:00 A London Symphony I. Lento - Allegro risoluto
15:21 A London Symphony II. Lento
27:34 A London Symphony III. Scherzo (Nocturne): Allegro vivace
35:08 A London Symphony IV. Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia - Allegro
49:34 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

London Philharmonic Orchestra (sorry, error on the photo)
Conductor: Bernard Haintink
Recorded in 1986, at London
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After a series of long-awaited successes, Vaughan Williams (VW) creates the atmospheric four-movement symphony that celebrates his adopted city, London. Outwardly a four-movement orchestral portrait of the composer’s much-loved adopted city (complete with ‘Big Ben’ chimes), this idea broadens out to encompass a tragic vision culminating in the Finale’s Epilogue, which then dissolves into nothingness.

The Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis for strings was first heard at the 1910 Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester Cathedral. Its roots can be traced back to VW’s editing of The English Hymnal from 1904 onwards –an experience through which he rediscovered the riches of English music in the Tudor and Elizabethan eras.

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