Symphony No. 8 (Vaughan Williams) it with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, with the composer present in the Royal Box. Charles Munch conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s premiere of the work on 31 October 1957, at Symphony Hall. Ten more performances by the same team followed within three weeks in several cities. Symphony No. 8 (Vaughan Williams) Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 8 in D minor was composed between 1953 and 1955. It was the first of his symphonies which Vaughan Williams numbered. Sir John Barbirolli conducted the premiere of the piece on 2 May 1956, with the Hallé Orchestra. The
Symphony No. 6 (Vaughan Williams) London Symphony Orchestra. Both used the original version of the third movement. The composer revised that movement in 1950, and Boult recorded it for Decca. At the end of those sessions, the composer thanked the musicians; this speech was taped and included on disc releases of the main recording. Altogether there have been 25 recordings: Part of the symphony's first movement (Allegro) was used as the theme tune for the ITV drama "A Family at War". Symphony No. 6 (Vaughan Williams) Ralph Vaughan Williams's Symphony in E minor, published as Symphony No. 6, was composed in 1946–47, during and immediately