The title of Serenade masks the depth of feeling to be found in the central slow movement of Elgar's intimate creation. Walton's Cello Concerto is full of Mediterranean warmth; music of vivid contrasts, languid, energetic and refreshingly unconventional in shape. Vaughan Williams completed his Forth Symphony just a few years short of World War II. It is an angry and intense work and speaks of unsettled times while also being a symphony of the utmost artistic integrity; a potent and invigorating work.