IDAGIO | Benjamin - Stevens - Panufnik - Bax - Berkeley: Works for String Orchestra 5020926111722

Featuring

Boyd Neel
Anthony Bernard
Boyd Neel Orchestra
London Chamber Orchestra
Arthur Benjamin
Bernard Stevens

Andrzej Panufnik
Sir Arnold Bax
Lennox Berkeley

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Recording & Production

The Lyrita Recorded Edition Trust began transferring Richard Itter's priceless archive of recordings in 2014, with formal agreements from the BBC and Musicians Union for public release.

Composition History

Benjamin Britten's 'Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge' was written for the Boyd Neel Orchestra and premiered by them at the 1937 Salzburg Festival, boosting the international reputation of both.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Benjamin Britten, a composer whose work was premiered by the Boyd Neel Orchestra, praised conductor Boyd Neel for repeatedly playing new music until audiences grew to like it.

Performer Biography

Boyd Neel, the conductor of the Boyd Neel Orchestra, originally studied medicine and delivered a baby on the same evening he launched his professional conducting career.

Performer Biography

The Boyd Neel Orchestra, founded in 1932 by conductor Boyd Neel, was formed by 18 of the finest young string players from the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music.

Recording & Production

Richard Itter, whose collection forms the basis of this album, habitually acquired professional recording equipment and made domestic recordings of BBC transmissions from 1952-1996.