Composer William Wordsworth believed that musical sounds should be understood without external references, aiming for an 'independent, self-contained and self-explanatory work of art'.
Performer Biography
John Gibbons, the conductor on this album, has conducted most major British orchestras and was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2019 for services to music.
Composer Biography
William Wordsworth moved to the Scottish Highlands in 1961, finding inspiration in the natural landscape, which he felt made his writing clearer and less complicated.
Performer Biography
The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, featured on this recording, is the oldest symphonic ensemble in the Baltic states, founded in 1881.
Composer Biography
William Wordsworth was a pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II, working on the land while continuing to compose music at night.
Composer Biography
William Wordsworth (1908-88), the composer, was a great-great-grandson of Christopher Wordsworth, who was the brother of the famous Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
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