Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 / Arnicans, Gibbons, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
Details
- Composer
- WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM
- Artist
- Arnicans, Gibbons
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Toccata
- Released
- May 07, 2021
- Catalog #
- TOCC0600
- UPC
- 5060113446008
About
The music of William Wordsworth (1908–88) – a great-great-grandson of the poet’s brother Christopher – lies downstream from that of Vaughan Williams and Sibelius; like that of his contemporary Edmund Rubbra, Wordsworth’s music unfolds spontaneously, as a natural process. This third volume of his orchestral works brings two major scores in their first studio recordings. Wordsworth’s Cello Concerto is a work of symphonic proportions, blending angular rough-and-tumble with a sober lyricism in a style that sits somewhere between Shostakovich and Bloch. The Fifth Symphony has an even grander sense of scale, its radiant first movement and the introduction to the confident finale unfolding as calmly and unhurriedly as a change of season; the martial tone of the gruff scherzo, by contrast, is laced through by an impish sense of humour. John Gibbons has conducted most of the major British orchestras. He has been Principal Conductor of Worthing Symphony Orchestra – the professional orchestra of West Sussex – with which he has given many world premieres of neglected works. He studied music at Queens’ College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, winning numerous awards as conductor, pianist and accompanist. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, vice chairman of the British Music Society, and choral director at Clifton Cathedral. His own music has been performed in various abbeys and cathedrals as well as on the South Bank, London.
Tracklist 6 tracks
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1 I. Allegretto 15:13
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegretto
- Duration
- 15:13
- Composer
- William Wordsworth
- Performer
- Florian Arnicans
- Ensemble
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Gibbons
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2 II. Nocturne: Lento 06:54
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Nocturne: Lento
- Duration
- 06:54
- Composer
- William Wordsworth
- Performer
- Florian Arnicans
- Ensemble
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Gibbons
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3 III. Allegro vivace 08:58
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 08:58
- Composer
- William Wordsworth
- Performer
- Florian Arnicans
- Ensemble
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Gibbons
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4 I. Andante maestoso 15:19
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Andante maestoso
- Duration
- 15:19
- Composer
- William Wordsworth
- Ensemble
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Gibbons
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5 II. Allegro 06:33
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Allegro
- Duration
- 06:33
- Composer
- William Wordsworth
- Ensemble
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Gibbons
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6 III. Andante largamente - Allegro 13:00
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Andante largamente - Allegro
- Duration
- 13:00
- Composer
- William Wordsworth
- Ensemble
- Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- John Gibbons