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Songs of Travel
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Ashley Riches (Baritone)
Performer: Anna Tilbrook (Piano)
Recording date: 29 March 2017
Date of broadcast: 27 December 2017
The shadow of the romantic hero and Schubert鈥檚 immense 'Die Sch枚ne Mullerin' loom large over 'Songs of Travel', but unlike Schubert, Vaughan Williams made little attempt to weave a narrative thread through his cycle. Instead he incorporated English folk-songs into his melodies to give the work a rustic edge and authentic quality which still resounds to this day.
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer: Ashley Riches (Baritone)
Performer: Anna Tilbrook (Piano)
Recording date: 29 March 2017
Date of broadcast: 27 December 2017
