Ralph Vaughan Williams: “A London Symphony“

UNFORTUNATELY, ADVERTISEMENTS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THIS VIDEO IN SOME REGIONS. TO WATCH IT UNINTERRUPTED, I SUGGEST YOU DOWNLOAD ADBLOCK PLUS BEFORE VIEWING. IT’S FREE AND DOWNLOADS IN SECONDS. Vaughan Williams’s great paean to the city of London, written shortly before the outbreak of the Great War of 1914-18. 1st movment: Lento - Allegro risoluto 00:00 2nd movement: Lento: 14:00 3rd movement: Scherzo 24:43 4th movement Andante con moto - Maestoso all marcia 32:28 The performance is by the London Philharmonic conducted by Sir Roger Norrington on a wonderful Decca disc which also includes beautiful performances of the Tallis Fantasia and the Serenade to Music. To accompany the music, I have used paintings of London which reflect the changing mood of the music as I hear it. Most of the paintings date from the early 20th century, though some are much later and a few somewhat earlier. They are listed below (work in progress: first three movements only. FIRST MOVEM