Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist, won the Gaspar Cassadó International Cello Competition in Florence at the age of twenty-four.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist, is one of the most recorded classical artists in the world, with a discography of over seventy discs.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist on this album, was born into a family of distinguished musicians; his mother was cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and his father pianist Peter Wallfisch.
Composer Biography
John Ireland's pupils at the Royal College of Music included notable composers such as Benjamin Britten, E.J. Moeran, and Alan Bush.
Instruments
Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist, plays an 1865 Vuillaume 'Sheremetev' and a 1760 Gennaro Gagliano cello.
Composer Biography
John Ireland, the composer, entered the Royal College of Music at age 14 and studied composition for four years under Charles Villiers Stanford.
Performer Biography
Orchestra of the Swan, the ensemble on this recording, is the Associate Orchestra at Birmingham's Town Hall and has toured internationally, including China and Mexico.
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