O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 31, 2007

Runtime

2h 29m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Original Title

O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan Williams

Production Companies

Isolde Films

Director

Tony Palmer

Description

Award-winning filmmaker Tony Palmer directs this riveting documentary on the life and times of influential English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. With archived performances by conductor Sir Adrian Boult and stirring musical passages from "The Tallis Fantasia" and "The Lark Ascending," among others, Palmer's film also features interviews with Vaughan and his beloved wife, Ursula.