Vaughan Williams symphonies
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 9
We explore what influenced Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 9, one of the British composer's finest orchestral works
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia Antartica' and its best recordings
The story of what influenced the composer Vaughan Williams' 7th Symphony, Sinfonia Antartica, and its best recordings
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 8
We share the story behind the references in Vaughan Williams's Symphony No.8
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 6
The story behind Vaughan Williams's 6th symphony in E minor
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 5
We explore the brilliant composer's D major symphony
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 4
We tell the story behind the English composer's violent Fourth Symphony
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony'
We delve into the story behind the English composer's 3rd Symphony, A Pastoral Symphony
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'
We explore the tales behind the brilliant composer, Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 2, A London Symphony
A guide to Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 1 'A Sea Symphony'
We give the story behind Vaughan Williams's folk-song influenced, A Sea Symphony
The best recordings of Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4
Vaughan Williams unleashed an unprecedentedly aggressive side to his musical personality when composing his Fourth Symphony. We pick the finest recordings…
The best recordings of Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony
We explore the finest recordings of one of the most vivid musical portrayals of the ocean, Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony
The best recordings of Vaughan Williams's Pastoral Symphony
We name the greatest recordings of Vaughan Williams's Pastoral Symphony, a haunting symphony that was shaped on the First World War battlefields