For many of the film scores on this album, the original written music had not survived, requiring Philip Lane to reconstruct the music from the film soundtracks.
Cultural Impact
William Alwyn was made a Fellow of the British Film Academy in 1951, an honour he was the only composer to receive until more recent years.
Recording & Production
This Chandos recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Composer Biography
William Alwyn, the composer, was appointed Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of twenty-one and held the position for nearly thirty years.
Composition History
The 1950s was a highly productive period for William Alwyn, during which he composed music for forty feature films, several documentaries, and many concert hall works.
Composer Biography
William Alwyn contributed approximately 200 scores for the cinema, including seventy feature films and numerous documentaries.
Performer Biography
Rumon Gamba, the conductor on this recording, was the first conducting student to receive the DipRAM from the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Colin Metters.
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