Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No 9: a guide to the best recordings

Geraint Lewis
Friday, November 29, 2024

RVW’s final symphony took time to become established following its composer’s death. Geraint Lewis charts its emergence on recordings as a summative, valedictory work of uncommon power

Constable’s ‘Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows’ (1831) captures ones of Vaughan Williams’s favourite places, one pertinent to his Ninth Symphony (photography: Lebrecht Music Arts-Bridgeman Images)

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