Alexander Goehr: Behold the Sun, Op. 44a, Metamorphosis/Dance, Op. 36, Romanza, Op. 24 & Other Works
4/1/2012, 31 Tracks, 1:53:39
Featuring
David Atherton
Moray Welsh
Oliver Knussen
Jeanine Thames
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
London Sinfonietta
Alexander Goehr
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Recording & Production
NMC's Ancora series aims to re-release significant recordings that have disappeared from view, combining them with new material to keep important music available.
Performer Biography
Moray Welsh, the cellist on this recording, plays a cello made by Matteo Gofriller in Venice in 1705.
Performer Biography
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, featured on this album, is one of the oldest concert-giving organizations in the world, founded in 1840.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexander Goehr's early work sought to combine the contrasting musical legacies of his teachers, Arnold Schoenberg and Olivier Messiaen, particularly their differing concepts of musical time.
Composer Biography
Alexander Goehr studied with Richard Hall at the Royal Manchester College of Music, where he co-founded the New Music Manchester Group with Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies, and John Ogdon.
Performer Biography
David Atherton, one of the conductors on this album, was the youngest conductor ever to appear at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Composer Biography
Alexander Goehr, born in Berlin in 1932, is the son of conductor Walter Goehr and was brought to England in 1933.
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