Listen "Carols Old and New"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott looks at two beautiful English works from the first half of the 20th century which evoke the spirit of Christmas and which are inspired by seasonal carols and poetry: Benjamin Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' and Ralph Vaughan Williams' 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols'.This episode of Classics Unlocked featured Decca recordings reissued on the Eloquence label: BRITTEN: A Ceremony of CarolsVAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Christmas CarolsChoir of King's College, Cambridge; Sir David Willcocks, Stephen CleoburyDecca Classics 484 0781DISCOVER: https://eloquence.lnk.to/00028948407811ID Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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