Charles O'Brien: Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 1
6/2/2015, 5 Tracks, 1:02:41
Featuring
Paul Mann
Liepājas Simfoniskais orķestris
Charles O'Brien
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Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien, a Scottish Romantic composer, was born in Eastbourne in 1882 while his Edinburgh-based parents were there for the summer season.
Performer Biography
The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, featured on this recording, is the oldest symphonic ensemble in the Baltic States, founded in 1881, and has received Latvia's highest national music award.
Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien received composition lessons from Hamish MacCunn, a prominent Scottish composer known for his concert overture 'Land of the Mountain and the Flood', who often gave blunt but helpful feedback.
Recording & Production
This album is part of a series of recordings by Toccata Classics aiming to rediscover and release the music of Charles O'Brien, with new performing editions created for the neglected works.
Performer Biography
Paul Mann, the conductor on this recording, is a regular guest-conductor with many orchestras worldwide and is known for his collaborations with artists like Wynton Marsalis and the rock group Deep Purple.
Composer Biography
Charles O'Brien's family had a strong musical tradition; his grandfather, Charles James O'Brien, was a composer and French horn player, and his great-grandfather, Cornelius O'Brien, was principal horn at Covent Garden.
Critical Reception
Despite early successes, Charles O'Brien's orchestral works, including the Symphony in F Minor, languished unplayed for nearly a century due to an "unfashionable lack of interest in the future."
