Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony, ed David Matthews | Score review

 Jeremy Summerly
Friday, May 9, 2025

David Matthews’s new edition of Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony is a triumph of clear thinking, meticulous research, and deep musical insight

Sop & Bar soli, SATB chorus and large orchestra: Stainer & Bell, £130 full score (B973), £15.95 vocal score (D47) The First
Sop & Bar soli, SATB chorus and large orchestra: Stainer & Bell, £130 full score (B973), £15.95 vocal score (D47) The First

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