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Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performers: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Recording date: 22 August 2015
Date of broadcast: 23 November 2015

The core of this work is the tune written by Henry VIII purportedly for Anne Boleyn. 'Greensleeves' has lasted longer than Henry's third wife and Vaughan Williams takes it to a complex and sympathetic level in this musical fantasy.

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performers: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Recording date: 22 August 2015
Date of broadcast: 23 November 2015

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