In honor of the "Last Night of the Proms," to be heard later this
afternoon, we hear music by three prominent English composers: Edward
Elgar, William Walton, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
20th Century English Composers
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Playlist:
12:00 pm
- Cockaigne Overture , Op. 40
- Composer: Sir Edward Elgar
- Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
- CD/Album: Elgar - Enigma Variations - Clckaigne & Froissart Overtures
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 60073
- Release Year: 1989
12:16 pm
- Violin Concerto
- Composer: William Walton
- Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Soloists: Jascha Heifetz, violin
- Conductor: William Walton
- CD/Album: Walton - Elgar - Violin Concertos
- Record co./Cat #: RCA 7966
- Release Year: 1988
12:45 pm
- Serenade to Music
- Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus
- Conductor: Robert Spano
- CD/Album: Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Symphony No. 5
- Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80676
- Release Year: 2007