David Adams plays a Betts viola from around 1840, which was previously played by his father, the Principal Viola in the Hallé Orchestra.
Performer Biography
David Adams, who plays viola on this recording, is the leader of the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera and a tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Performer Biography
The Gould Piano Trio, compared to the Beaux Arts Trio by the Washington Post, won Melbourne's inaugural International Chamber Music Competition.
Composer Biography
Stanford held two prestigious positions for the rest of his life: Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music and Chair of Music at Cambridge University.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Stanford considered chamber music, such as the works on this album, to be one of the most essential representations of 'absolute music'.
Composer Biography
Charles Villiers Stanford, born in Dublin, was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, and later became organist and choirmaster at Trinity College.
Composer Biography
Stanford rose to significant fame in the 1880s, becoming a composer of considerable reputation in both Britain and Europe by 1889.
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