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Wordsworth: Overture Conflict - Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 2

4/8/2016, 8 Tracks, 1:13:06

Featuring

  • James Loughran
  • Stewart Robertson
  • BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  • William Brocklesby Wordsworth

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Composer Biography

William Wordsworth, the composer on this album, was a great-great grandson of the poet William Wordsworth's brother, Christopher.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

William Wordsworth was a pacifist and conscientious objector during World War II, working on the land instead of serving in the military.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features recordings from the Lyrita Recorded Edition Trust's Itter Broadcast Collection, an archive of over 1500 works recorded from BBC transmissions between 1952 and 1996.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

William Wordsworth's Symphony No. 1, featured on this album, was his earliest breakthrough, winning the Clements Memorial Prize in 1941.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Composer William Wordsworth was considered too delicate for school and received most of his non-musical education from his father, a Church of England parson.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Overture 'Conflict' by William Wordsworth was influenced by the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, though it is not programmatic, instead exploring the conflict between static authority and the human spirit's desire for freedom.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

The 1946 studio premiere of William Wordsworth's Symphony No. 1 caused a mass switch-off by BBC Home Service listeners due to its loud brass discords.

Source: Booklet

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