Sir Charles Stanford, a significant British composer, was born into a Dublin legal family in 1852 and became organist at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1874.
Performer Biography
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1893, is internationally known through over three hundred recordings, including award-winning Naxos releases.
Performer Biography
David Lloyd-Jones, the conductor on this album, founded Opera North in 1978 at the invitation of the Arts Council of Great Britain, serving as its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor for twelve seasons.
Recording & Production
This album is Volume 1 of the Naxos cycle of the complete Stanford Symphonies, recorded in The Concert Hall, Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK, on June 2nd and 3rd, 2006.
Compositional Technique
Despite adhering to classical four-movement forms, Sir Charles Stanford's symphonies are notable for his subtle approach to standard movement formats and resourceful orchestration.
Composer Biography
Sir Charles Stanford taught an impressive number of composers, including Bridge, Butterworth, Moeran, and Vaughan Williams, as Professor of Composition at the newly-founded Royal College of Music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sir Charles Stanford's seven symphonies, central to his achievement, are marked by compositional rigor and expertise, while remaining within the stylistic orbit of Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms.
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