Wallace's arrangements of popular Scottish and Irish melodies were praised for their originality, brilliance, and dramatic imagination, avoiding sentimentality.
Composer Biography
William Vincent Wallace, an Irish composer, became a famous musician after hearing Paganini in 1831, inspiring him to become a virtuoso pianist and violinist.
Performer Biography
Richard Bonynge, a conductor on this album, is acknowledged as a scholar of bel canto, a style of operatic singing, in 18th and 19th-century opera and ballet music.
Composer Biography
Before making his European debut, Wallace traveled extensively, establishing Australia's first musical academy and music festival during a two-year stay.
Performer Biography
Rosemary Tuck, a pianist on this album, gave the first official performance in the William Vincent Wallace Millennium Plaza in Waterford, Ireland.
Composition History
Wallace's opera Maritana, commissioned for Drury Lane theatre, was an immediate and popular success that made his reputation overnight.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wallace, a proud Celt, published over fifty piano works inspired by Irish and Scottish traditional music, making up about a quarter of his piano compositions.
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