Foulds: Le Cabaret - April-England - Pasquinade - Symphonique No. 2 - Hellas, Suite - Three Mantras
9/1/2006, 12 Tracks, 58:15
Featuring
Barry Wordsworth
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Foulds
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Critical Reception
Few of Foulds's more serious works were performed or published in his lifetime, and he was largely forgotten after his death until his surviving manuscripts began to be studied.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Foulds's ultimate dream was a musical synthesis of East and West, and he composed pieces for ensembles of traditional Indian instruments, coaching the players in Western musical notation.
Recording & Production
This album features recordings of works that had never been played prior to this recording, such as Mantras and Pasquinade Symphonique No. 2, and others receiving only their third performances.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Foulds was an independent-minded explorer of new musical resources, experimenting with quarter-tones as early as the 1890s and composing in exotic or non-diatonic modes.
Composer Biography
John Foulds, a Manchester-born composer, started his career as a cellist with the Hallé Orchestra in the 1900s, where he impressed conductor Hans Richter.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Foulds was fascinated by the music of India, studying it closely with his second wife Maud McCarthy, a leading authority on the subject, and later becoming Director of European Music for All-India Radio in Delhi.
