Frederic Lamond: Symphony in A Major & Other Works
1/26/2024, 7 Tracks, 59:50
Featuring
Martyn Brabbins
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Eugen d'Albert
Frederic Lamond
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Composition History
Eugen d'Albert's Overture to 'Esther' was intended for a fragmentary poetic drama by Franz Grillparzer, published in 1861, which tells the biblical story of Queen Esther.
Composer Biography
Both Frederic Lamond and Eugen d'Albert were virtuoso pianists and pupils of Franz Liszt, a renowned Hungarian composer and pianist.
Composition History
Frederic Lamond's Symphony in A major, his first and only symphony, was likely started around 1885 when he was 21, and underwent at least two revisions before its 1893 publication.
Composer Biography
Eugen d'Albert, a composer and pianist, had a tumultuous personal life, marrying six times; his fourth wife was described by a previous husband as "a beautiful landscape with an impossible climate."
Compositional Technique
Lamond's 'Ouvertüre Aus Dem Schottischen Hochlande' prominently features a fresh, largely pentatonic opening theme against a drone bass, clearly evoking its Scottish character.
Composer Biography
Frederic Lamond was known for introducing Johannes Brahms's music to parts of Austria and Germany that were still strongly aligned with Richard Wagner's artistic camp.
Composer Biography
Frederic Lamond's father, Archibald Lamond, was a self-taught weaver who learned to play the clarinet and founded an orchestra and choir in Cambuslang, near Glasgow.
