Bax's music evolved from florid and sumptuous early works to progressively tauter and simpler textures, though a period from 1918-1928 featured harsh and brutal compositions.
Performer Biography
Florence Hooton, the cellist on this recording, was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music and an active performer who retired from concert-giving in 1978.
Composer Biography
Arnold Bax, the composer of several works on this album, was a master of instruments, expertly writing for each combination.
Performer Biography
Florence Hooton made her debut recital at Wigmore Hall in 1934 and was the first cellist to appear on the nascent British television service.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gordon Jacob believed music should be enjoyed and felt as an experience, not treated as a solemn exercise or made abstruse.
Recording & Production
This album includes recordings from July and September 1958 for Bax's works, and July and November 1958 for Jacob's works, produced by Richard Itter.
Composer Biography
Gordon Jacob, another composer on this album, served three years in France during World War I, was taken prisoner, and arranged music in a German P.O.W. camp.
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