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Alexander Walker: Symphonies Nos. 22-24 / English Suite No. 1 - COMPACT DISCS

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Symphonies Nos. 22-24 / English Suite No. 1

Artist:

Alexander Walker

Label:

Naxos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

747313283378

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2013-05-28

Number of Discs:

1

During the remarkable and prolific period between his 72nd and 92nd birthdays, Havergal Brian wrote no fewer than 27 symphonies. Some seem to fall into groups, such as Nos. 22-24, all written within a nine-month period between 1964 and 1965. They all share a concern for march-rhythms, changeable moods and developing variation. No. 22 is Brian's shortest symphony and exemplifies his art in it's most compressed, nocturnal form, whereas No. 23 offers a more extrovertly scored and expansive scale. No. 24 provides the triumphant rejoicing that ends the trilogy. Influenced by Tchaikovsky, the 1906 English Suite No. 1 nevertheless hints at Brian's sonic experiments to come.

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