When a young man’s thoughts turn to travel

When a young man’s thoughts turn to travel

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norman lebrecht

December 31, 2017

From the year’s closing Lebrecht Album of the Week:

At the turn of the 20th century, the world was wide open to young man of means. Ships were getting faster, trains more frequent and motor cars were appearing on the roads. Faced with these exciting possibilities, the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams decided to stay home…

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