Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sir Adrian Boult / London Philharmonic Orchestra
1953 Decca mono recording.Top choice from Boult's 1950s mono cycle. A 'very dramatic, stark reading' that captures the bleakness of the work.
Ralph Vaughan Williams / BBC Symphony Orchestra
1937 Historical recording, 'well remastered by Dutton'.The composer's own version. The 'drama is even more palpable and visceral' than in Boult's recording.