Fifty years after his death, English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams can still claim his homeland’s most popular classical composition. “The Lark Ascending,” written in 1914, was voted ...

There was also about to be the premiere of Vaughan Williams's Five Tudor Portraits, and the great man sprang to the defence of the younger composer - Britten was then only 22.

And of course there is the enormous treasury of his settings of English folk song (the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society has recently been sponsoring a complete programme of recordings under the label of ...

This month, Donald Macleod takes a fresh look at one of Britain’s most popular composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ... 5 Tudor Portraits - V. Jolly Rutterkin Two Hymn-Tune Preludes ...

Today marks the 150th birthday of one of England's most revered composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, who is also widely beloved beyond Britain.A folksong expert who logged long trips collecting ...

It may not be "Roll over Beethoven" time just yet but it definitely is out the backdoor for Bach when it comes to British classical music tastes. Ralph (pronounced /ˈreɪf/) Vaughan Williams OM ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) is one of the most important composers of the 20th century. Drawing on the influences of English folk song and Tudor polyphony, Ralph succeeded at reviving British ...