Thomas Wilson suppressed nearly all his early pieces, including his Symphony No. 1, due to his perfectionism and self-criticism, with his mature work beginning in 1958.
Recording & Production
This recording, along with an earlier one of Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, was made possible by funding from the Jennie S. Gordon Memorial Foundation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Thomas Wilson believed all his pieces were 'symphonic' because they possessed 'a sense of broad, unhurried sweep, of unfolding grandness'.
Composer Biography
Thomas Wilson was appointed a Reader at the University of Glasgow in 1971, given a personal Chair in 1977, and made Emeritus Professor in 1982.
Composer Biography
Thomas Wilson, the composer, was born in Colorado, USA, to British parents but spent most of his life living and working in the Glasgow area of Scotland.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Thomas Wilson described his music as having a 'Scottish dimension' that is not obvious or ethnic, evolving through serialism and aleatoricism to a 'classical' lucidity.
Composer Biography
Thomas Wilson, dubbed 'the father of Scottish music', was a founder member of the Scottish Society of Composers and influenced many younger colleagues.
