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Vaughan Williams: 'Symphony No.3 'Pastoral', LPO, Haitink conducting (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 OP
Thanks. Ralph Vaughan Williams. One of my favorite classical composers. yonder Jul 2019 #1
Vaughan Williams has composed music that is soothing to one's soul which sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #2

yonder

(9,631 posts)
1. Thanks. Ralph Vaughan Williams. One of my favorite classical composers.
Wed Jul 24, 2019, 01:52 AM
Jul 2019

I still don't get why Ralph is pronounced "Raif" rather than "Ralf". Without knowing why, I always thought it was a bit pretentious.

His "Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus" is another fine one with that theme coming from a folk song/melody I first knew as The Star of the County Down. Everyone and their cousin plays that one in some form.

If there was only one word to use to describe RVW's style, I would say pastoral. As in peaceful, English countryside or Hobbitsville, etc.

sprinkleeninow

(20,136 posts)
2. Vaughan Williams has composed music that is soothing to one's soul which
Wed Jul 24, 2019, 04:09 AM
Jul 2019

I feel neutralizes anxiety, stress, a sense of foreboding or disturbance, feeling downcast.

"Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?"

(Am presently experiencing a rather rough time of it. Been building. Regardless of the Faith I hold, some days I just don't know...)

I have several renditions of this saved:



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