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Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'

The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.

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Sun 22 Mar 2026 20:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421: III. Menuetto e trio. Allegretto

    Ensemble: Quatuor Herm猫s.
    • Echoes of Vienna.
    • La Dolce Volta.
    • 3.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No. 2, 'A London Symphony'

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • HYPERION.

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  • Sun 22 Mar 2026 20:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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