Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" is justly one of the composer's best-loved works. Based on a melody in Phrygian mode composed by Tallis in 1567, the Fantasia is scored for a double stringed orchestra - an unusual instrumentation that coaxes out the haunting beauty of the thematic material.
Later this evening, we will hear two preludes and fugues by Shostakovich as well as a set by Bach, Webern's "Six Pieces for Orchestra," and works by Holst, Ravi Shankar and Michael Nyman.
Later this evening, we will hear two preludes and fugues by Shostakovich as well as a set by Bach, Webern's "Six Pieces for Orchestra," and works by Holst, Ravi Shankar and Michael Nyman.
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