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Before the war Ralph Vaughan Williams had met and then sustained a long and deep friendship with the composer Gustav Holst. For many years he conducted and led the Leith Hill Music Festival, conducting J.S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion ( BWV 244) on a regular basis.
While he conducted his own works, especially the symphonies, up and down the country, the works that were of special importance to him were the ‘Passions’ of J S Bach, and the Mass in B minor.
Jun 27, 2000 · Discover Bach: St. Matthew Passion by Ralph Vaughan Williams released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Ralph Vaughan Williams, conductor. Recorded Dorking Halls 5 March 1958. PEARL GEMS 0079 [2 CDs 151’14] BUY NOW. AmazonUK AmazonUS. It’s impossible to overstate the significance of this recording.
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on the 12th of October 1872 into a well-to-do upper-middle class family in Victorian England. He died on August 26th 1958, leaving a legacy of vast diversity and striking dualities…in symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, arts song, and film scores.
Nov 24, 2023 · For many years Vaughan Williams conducted and led the Leith Hill Music Festival, conducting Bach’s St Matthew Passion on a regular basis. He also became professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in London.
