David Lloyd-Jones, the conductor, founded the opera company Opera North in 1978 and became its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stanford's symphonies are marked by compositional expertise and adhere to classical design, while remaining within the stylistic ambit of Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms.
Composer Biography
Stanford, as Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music, trained an impressive list of composers including Bridge, Butterworth, Moeran, and Vaughan Williams.
Composer Biography
Charles Stanford, born into an eminent Dublin legal family, absorbed much of the Western classical music canon before entering Queens' College, Cambridge, in 1870.
Recording & Production
This album is the final volume in the Naxos cycle of Stanford's complete symphonies.
Composition History
Stanford's Clarinet Concerto was initially written for and dedicated to the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, for whom Brahms had also written several chamber works, but Mühlfeld rejected it.
Performer Biography
Robert Plane, the clarinet soloist, is Principal Clarinet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and has a particular passion for British music.
