What connects this song
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Recorded at Watford Colosseum, also La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Maria Callas), La bohème: Atto I. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (Maria Callas) and Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maria Callas)
Written by Ralph Vaughan Williams, also Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (Sir John in Love) (Sinfonia of London), The Lark Ascending (opening) (Hugh Bean) and O Little Town of Bethlehem (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge)
Released on Chandos, also From the Gospel of St. John (Сергей Лейферкус), Ballet Suite no. 1: I. Lyric Waltz (from Suite no. 1 for Jazz Orchestra) (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) and Ballet Suite no. 1: VI. Galop (from 'The Limpid Stream') (Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
Part of The Pilgrim's Progress, also The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act III, Scene 1. Vanity Fair. "Buy! What will ye buy!" (Chorus of Traders), The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act III, Scene 1. Vanity Fair. "I buy the truth!" (Pilgrim) (Susan Gritton) and The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act II, Scene 2. The Pilgrim Meets Apollyon (Susan Gritton)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
447 other songs on fono were recorded at Watford Colosseum, by London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis and others
Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote 255 songs on fono
Ralph Vaughan Williams’s most frequent co-writer is Walt Whitman (19 songs together)
Ralph Vaughan Williams first appears on fono in 1970, 28 years before this song
Credits
All 10 credits
- Written by
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Performed by
- Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gerald Finley, Mark Padmore, Pamela Helen Stephen, Rebecca Evans and Susan Gritton
- Part of
- The Pilgrim's Progress
- Recorded at
- Watford Colosseum
- Released on
- Chandos
- Written by
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Performed by
- Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gerald Finley, Mark Padmore, Pamela Helen Stephen, Rebecca Evans and Susan Gritton
- Part of
- The Pilgrim's Progress
- Recorded at
- Watford Colosseum
- Released on
- Chandos
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Same studio: Watford Colosseum
Same label: Chandos
Same release: The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act III, Scene 1. Vanity Fair. "Buy! What will ye buy!" (Chorus of Traders)
Rebecca Evans, Pamela Helen Stephen, Adrian Thompson, Gerald Finley, Jonathan Fisher, Christopher Keyte, Neil Gillespie, John Kerr, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox
1998Same writer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Same studio: Watford Colosseum
Same label: Chandos
Same release: The Pilgrim's Progress
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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2MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Gerald Finley
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Gerald Finley
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3MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Mark Padmore
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Mark Padmore
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4MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Pamela Helen Stephen
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Pamela Helen Stephen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Rebecca Evans
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Rebecca Evans
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6MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Susan Gritton
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was performed by Susan Gritton
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7MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was written by Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was written by Ralph Vaughan Williams
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8MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful is part of the release The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful is part of the release The Pilgrim's Progress
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9MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was recorded at Watford Colosseum
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was recorded at Watford Colosseum
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10MusicBrainz Chandos is the label of the song The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful
Chandos is the label of the song The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful
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11MusicBrainz The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was released on 1998
The Pilgrim’s Progress: Act I, Scene 2. The House Beautiful was released on 1998
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026