Vaughan William's final symphony
Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hall茅 Orchestra in a powerful concert of English music, including Elgar's Enigma Variations and Vaughan Williams's visionary Ninth Symphony.
Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hall茅 Orchestra in a concert of English music recorded last night at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, including Elgar's Enigma Variations and Vaughan Williams's visionary Ninth Symphony. Between those two giants of orchestral music, one of the great what-ifs of music history: George Butterworth. What could he have later achieved had he not been killed in the First World War? Baritone Roderick Williams sings Butterworth's Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad in the singer's own orchestration of this powerful and beautiful work. Presented by Tom McKinney.
Repertoire:
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
BUTTERWORTH: Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
Interval
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No 9
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Hall茅 Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
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