The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, established in 1929, is the first professional symphony orchestra in Slovakia and has recorded extensively for labels like Naxos.
Composition History
Trevor Duncan used the pseudonym 'Trevor Duncan' because BBC rules made it almost impossible for employees like him to have their music broadcast under their real name.
Composer Biography
During World War II, Trevor Duncan served in the Royal Air Force as a wireless operator and played in various RAF station dance bands.
Composer Biography
Trevor Duncan, whose real name was Leonard Charles Trebilco, was born in Camberwell, London, in 1924.
Performer Biography
Andrew Penny, the conductor on this album, has made over 50 recordings for Naxos and Marco Polo labels since 1992, specializing in British music.
Composer Biography
Trevor Duncan's skills as a composer were almost entirely self-taught, despite a brief external course at Trinity College of Music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Trevor Duncan believed that a good composer needed an awareness of the physics of music and the geometry of composition.
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