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Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2

Ivan K. Edelman | La Mesa, CA | 01/05/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD features the score Vaughan Williams wrote for the 1941 British film 49th Parallel. The music is a series of musical portraits of various parts of the film. The film itself was an effort to bring to the United States the story of how Canada was helping the British war effort. The hope was that the United States would soon become an ally of Great Britain in its war against the Nazi's. While the music for the film has been preserved, there is no current DVD copy of the film for region 1. Turner Classic Movies shows the film from time to time."

Ralph Vaughan Williams and his Film Music

acinehermoso | 10/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ralph Vaughan Williams' film scores are outstanding. What images he created when you listen to CD. I found this CD in a used bin. I was really surprised. I no longer have to wait to hear them on public radio!"