Malcolm Smith, the dedicatee of this album, escorted Marilyn Monroe to a London performance of Waiting for Godot in 1955 and appeared in the 1952 film The Malta Story.
Composer Biography
Malcolm Smith, the dedicatee of this album, was a personal friend of many great composers, including Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, Britten, and Bernstein.
Composition History
Robin Holloway's Grand Heroical March, featured on this album, was composed for Malcolm Smith's retirement from Boosey & Hawkes in 1997.
Recording & Production
Malcolm Smith's bequest specified that the recording should feature works by British composers that had not been recorded before or had remained unrecorded for many years.
Compositional Technique
Holloway's Grand Heroical March quotes from Malcolm Smith's favorite works, including Elgar's Enigma Variations, Delius's Appalachia, and Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier.
Album & Artwork
This recording is a result of a bequest by John Malcolm Smith, known as Malcolm, who was head of Promotion and the Hire Library of Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
Performer Biography
Leslie Howard, one of the pianists, is known for recording the complete piano music of Franz Liszt on 99 CDs, a project that took 14 years and earned him an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
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