Standford: Symphony No. 1, Cello Concerto & Prelude to a Fantasy

Featuring

David Lloyd-Jones
Raphael Wallfisch
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Patric Standford

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Composer Biography

Patric Standford, the composer, was born into a working-class family in the South Yorkshire coalfield just months before World War II.

Composition History

Patric Standford's First Symphony, 'The Seasons', grew out of a string piece conceived as a memorial for conductor Sir John Barbirolli.

Composer Biography

As a student at the Guildhall School of Music, Patric Standford was already more familiar with 20th-century musical techniques than his contemporaries.

Performer Biography

Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist on this recording, comes from a family of distinguished musicians; his mother was cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and his father pianist Peter Wallfisch.

Recording & Production

This recording was made possible by generous assistance from The British Music Society Charitable Trust, specifically the Michael Hurd Bequest.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Patric Standford found continuous stimulation for his musical ideas in the vivid world of mythological imagery, such as the Naiades.

Performer Biography

Many leading British composers, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and James MacMillan, have written works specifically for cellist Raphael Wallfisch.