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Where To Stream BBC Proms Season 2018 Episode 5

English Elegy

Petroc Trelawny presents a Prom featuring the works of three of the most loved English composers, Hubert Parry, Gustav Holst and Vaughan Williams, in which they reflect on a country transformed by war at the beginning of the 20th century. The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales are conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Parry, best known for his setting of national favourite Jerusalem, is celebrated with Symphony No 5, a work full of hope that paints a picture of England before the outbreak of...