Daniel Jones, the composer, was born in Pembroke, South Wales, in 1912 and lived most of his life in Swansea, which he called 'that magnet city'.
Recording & Production
The pianist Martin Jones discovered boxes of Daniel Jones's piano works in the National Library Archive in Aberystwyth, many of which were complete and clearly intended for performance.
Composer Biography
Daniel Jones was a childhood friend of poet Dylan Thomas, with whom he collaborated on over two hundred poems for their school magazine.
Composer Biography
During World War II, Daniel Jones served as a Captain in British Army Intelligence, working as a cryptographer and decoder of Japanese, Romanian, and Russian at Bletchley Park.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Daniel Jones described himself as a 'lone wolf, belonging to no school,' and stated that people could not categorize his music when they first heard it.
Composition History
Daniel Jones repudiated much of his early piano music, calling it 'either experiments or disasters; usually both,' and destroyed many of his early scores.
Performer Biography
Martin Jones, the pianist on this album, gained international attention in 1968 after receiving the Dame Myra Hess Award and making his London and New York debuts.
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