Nicola Benedetti plays Vaughan Williams & Tavener

One word unites the works on this album, and that word is "ethereal". The aural world of English composer Sir John Tavener is often described as "ethereal", possessing an other-worldly, spiritual quality that strikes deep into the soul. And Ralph Vaughan Williams's aural portrait of that blithe little lark as it spirals up into the heavens is an ethereal vision. "The Lark Ascending" is the most popular classical piece of music in the UK, as voted by Classic FM listeners.