Wordsworth: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 / Gibbons, Liepaja Symphony

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
June 1, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Gibbons
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 01, 2018
    • UPC
      5060113444806
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0480
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Overture

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    2. II. Air

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    3. III. Gigue

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    4. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 54

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    5. Theme: Allegretto: dotted crochet = c. 72

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    6. Variation 1

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    7. Variation 2: Dotted crotchet = c. 72 or may be poco meno mosso

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    8. Variation 3: crotchet = 108

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    9. Variation 4: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    10. Variation 5: Adagio espressivo

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    11. Variation 6: Tempo I (72)

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    12. Variation 7: Crotchet = 108

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    13. Variation 8: Andante espressivo

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    14. Variation 9: Tempo I

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    15. I. Quaver = 69 - Animato

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    16. II. Allegro - Meno mosso

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons

    17. III. Allegro - Meno mosso (with alternative ending)

      Composer: William Wordsworth

      Ensemble: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: John Gibbons


The music of London-born William Wordsworth (1908–88) – a great-great-grandson of the poet’s brother Christopher – lies downstream from that of Vaughan Williams and Sibelius; like that of his contemporary Edmund Rubbra, Wordsworth’s music unfolds spontaneously, as a natural process, with a sense of grandeur perhaps enhanced by his move to the Scottish Highlands in 1961. Three of the four works recorded here display the sober dignity of the instinctive symphonist; the Variations on a Scottish Theme reveal a sly sense of humor behind the serious countenance. John Gibbons has conducted most of the major British orchestras. He has been Principal Conductor of Worthing Symphony Orchestra- the professional orchestra of West Sussex- with which he has given many world premieres of neglected works. He studied music at Queens’ College, Cambridge, the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, winning numerous awards as conductor, pianist and accompanist. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, vice chairman of the British Music Society, and choral director at Clifton Cathedral. His own music has been performed in various abbeys and cathedrals as well as on the South Bank, London.