Tuba Concerto (Vaughan Williams) Tuba Concerto (Vaughan Williams) The Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba and Orchestra by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was written in 1954 for Philip Catelinet, principal tubist of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), who together gave the premiere on 13 June 1954 with Sir John Barbirolli conducting. The same musicians made the work’s first recording that same year. While at first viewed as the eccentric idea of an aging composer, the concerto soon became one of Vaughan Williams' most popular works, and an essential part of the tuba repertoire. The work is in three movements: A performance commonly
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