Vaughan Williams 4

Again something of an almost random choice reaching for a RVW symphony and taking the first CD that came to hand. I listened to Vernon Handley's recording of this remarkable work. Much as I admire him as a conductor I have to say I don't think he quite caught the violence and strangeness of the 4th. It must have been a major shock for its listeners at the first performance as RVW moved into his remarkable old age. 
I need to listen to another recording of this.