The tone poems on this album were composed between 1903 and 1932, an era in British music history that conductor Rumon Gamba finds fascinating for its diversity of musical styles.
Recording & Production
This Chandos 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.
Recording & Production
The BBC Philharmonic records many of its concerts in Binaural Sound, creating high-quality three-dimensional audio for headphone listeners.
Performer Biography
Rumon Gamba, the conductor, is a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music and an exclusive Chandos artist with several award-winning and Grammy-nominated CDs.
Recording & Production
Many of the scores for this recording were sourced from the BBC Music Library, with some not having been used since their first performance.
Performer Biography
The BBC Philharmonic, based in Salford, Greater Manchester, performs over 100 concerts annually for BBC Radio 3 and has a catalogue of over 250 recordings.
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