Music for Albion - Vaughan Williams at 150 with John Francis -

Music for Albion - Vaughan Williams at 150 with John Francis

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Nobody has done more in recent years to promote the music of Ralph Vaughan-Williams in recent years than Albion Records, the record label of the Ralph Vaughan-Williams Society. So to celebrate the English composer's 150th birthday this year I asked John Francis, Vice-Chairman of the Ralph Vaughan-Williams Society to guide me through his life and music through recordings of lesser-known Vaughan-Willams works on the Albion Records label. Presto Music All things musical... on your doorstep! Visit our website: www.prestomusic.com Follow us o...

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