Benjamin Britten shared Frank Bridge's affinity for modernist Continental music, including the innovations of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, which differed from the conservative styles of the British musical establishment.
Composer Biography
Frank Bridge and his private composition pupil Benjamin Britten were both skilled viola players.
Recording & Production
This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Composition History
The slow movement of Frank Bridge's Cello Sonata was inspired by his despair about the tragedy of the First World War.
Instruments
The viola played on this recording was made by Francesco Giussani in 1843 and was previously owned by both Frank Bridge and Benjamin Britten.
Composition History
Frank Bridge's Cello Sonata, H 125, was originally intended to be a four-movement work, but he ultimately combined the central slow movement and scherzo, and transformed the finale into a coda-like recapitulation of the opening movement.
Composer Biography
Frank Bridge gave his viola to Benjamin Britten as a parting gift when Britten had to travel to the United States at the outbreak of the Second World War.
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