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After shocking audiences with his 'furious' Fourth, Vaughan Williams returned to hope, gentleness and rural tranquillity with the Fifth. Though, with bombs still falling, this composition maybe refutes - or denies - the reality of that time. Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams Performers: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Rumon Gamba Recording date: 14 May 1999 Date of broadcast: 17 March 2000
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