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Toward the Unknown Region - Vaughan Williams 150

John Wilson conducts the Hall茅, live from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, in Vaughan Williams's final visionary symphony to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.

John Wilson conducts the Hall茅, live from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, in Vaughan Williams's final symphony to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Hardy's Wessex was the inspiration for this enigmatic and visionary work, and its mysterious conclusion is echoed in the stars in the second half, with lifelong friend Gustav Holst's astrological masterpiece The Planets.

PART 1
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No 9
Hall茅 Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

INTERVAL

PART 2
20.30
HOLST: The Planets
Hall茅 Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)
Members of the Hall茅 Choir

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No.9

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Wilson.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Wilson. Choir: Members of the Halle choir.
  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Sonata in B minor S.178

    Performer: Beatrice Rana.

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Apr 2022 19:30