Nicola Benedetti plays Vaughn Williams' "Lark Ascending"

The sniffs are natural - it would be wird if they were taken out :)  My teacher sniffs like that too :D

this piece is so beautiful and Nicola Benedetti's recording of it was the first I heard. It was a revelation to me, that a piece of music could be quite so haunting and beautiful as this! x

There is surely nothing more English than this?

Although parts sound very like traditional Chinese.

i have her recorded version along with a few others'...if you listen carefully, she sniffs about 12 times during...crying or a cold...but the producer should have caught it...otherwise its beautiful...as is her borrowed Strat :)

I think the sniffs are maybe to do with the phrasing of the music, my violin teacher always sniffs at the beginning of a phrase. It is almost like taking a breath before beginning to sing. Personally, I think it's good that it was left in the recording as it gives it such a human, emotional atmosphere. I agree with u as well about it being beautiful! :D

Perfectly beautiful! Gorgeous tone!

I could just easily fall asleep listening to this, it's that calming :)

uncanny..mine too...and no I am not copying you! ;-)

haha that's ok... Good taste! =)