Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 8, D minor
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- Vaughan Williams, R. Flourish for glorious John [SR] p1993:label (Symphony no. 8 in D minor)
- LC in OCLC, Sept. 11, 1996(hdg.: Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 8, D minor)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 8 in D minor was composed between 1953 and 1955. Sir John Barbirolli, its dedicatee, conducted the Hallé Orchestra in the premiere at the Kings Hall in Manchester, on 2 May 1956. It is the shortest of the composer's nine symphonies, and is mostly buoyant and optimistic in tone.
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