Benjamin: Overture to an Italian Comedy - Cotillon - North American Square Dance Suite - Symphony
2/1/2007, 23 Tracks, 1:16:49
Featuring
Myer Fredman
Nicholas Braithwaite
Barry Wordsworth
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Arthur Benjamin
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Composer Biography
Arthur Benjamin served in World War I, first in the infantry and then as a gunner in the Royal Flying Corps, where he was shot down over Germany.
Composer Biography
Arthur Benjamin studied at London's Royal College of Music with Stanford, who once told him, "You Jews can't write long tunes!"
Composition History
Arthur Benjamin's Symphony, dedicated to Vaughan Williams, was composed in Canada and the USA during the final year of World War II to reflect the feelings of the time.
Composer Biography
Arthur Benjamin, the composer, was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1893 and was a child prodigy, giving piano recitals at age six.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arthur Benjamin's early exposure to music in Australia led him to believe that different styles of music were not different in value, an outlook that shaped his versatile compositional output.
Composer Biography
While a prisoner of war in Rüheleben prison camp, Arthur Benjamin wrote music alongside fellow composers Edgar Bainton and Benjamin Dale.
Critical Reception
Arthur Benjamin's popular piece, "Jamaican Rumba," greatly extended his popular fame but reduced his stature in the view of high-powered critics.
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