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 ...
St John's Voices tackle the music of William Mathias Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 3 ‘Pastoral’, Symphony No 4 BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion) It makes good sense to couple Vaughan ...