Go for gold! The best Olympic music

25. Vaughan Williams, On Wenlock Edge

Wenlock, the one-eyed Olympic mascot, takes his name from the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock where, in the mid-19th century, the Wenlock Games became one of the inspirations for the modern Olympic movement. Vaughan Williams’ nature-themed song cycle sets text by A. E. Housman, including Is My Team Ploughing, and Brendon Hill.