Douglas Bostock, the conductor on this album, has nearly 100 CD recordings to his name, including complete orchestral works of Carl Nielsen and symphonies of Robert Schumann.
Composition History
Gordon Jacob's Symphony for Strings was commissioned by the celebrated Boyd Neel String Orchestra and completed in 1943.
Composition History
Elgar's Organ Sonata was published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1896 after British publishers had rejected his work.
Performer Biography
Douglas Bostock, the conductor, is also a respected educator, serving as a Guest Professor at Tokyo National University of the Arts and Visiting Professor at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Japan.
Composer Biography
Gordon Jacob, a prominent British orchestrator, taught composition at the Royal College of Music for 42 years, mentoring composers like Malcolm Arnold and Elizabeth Maconchy.
Performer Biography
The Southwest German Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1950 by Hindemith pupil Friedrich Tilegant, is one of the few full-time chamber orchestras.
Performer Biography
The Southwest German Chamber Orchestra has made over 300 recordings, many of which have received international awards.
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