Owain Arwel Hughes - Symphonies 8 & 9 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. I. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Hans Stengaard 2. II. Allegro Molto E Con Fuoco 3. Allegro Con Fuoco - 4. Intermedio I. Andantino - 5. Adagio - 6. Intermedio II. Andantino - 7. Presto - 8. Intermedio III. Andantino - 9. Coda. Andante

Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro Con Brio 2. II. Andante Con Variazioni 3. Allegro Non Troppo 4. I. Piu Allegro 5. II. Andante 6. III. Allegro Molto 7. IV. Un Poco Lento 8. V. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 9. VI. Allegro Molto 10. VII. Allegro 11. VIII. Vivace 12. Concerto Giocondo E Severo 13. Dance of the Executioner. Alegro Moderato 14. Dance of the Two Spirits. Poco Lento - Allegro Molto 15. Dance of the Trees. Allegretto Con Motto 16. Sword Dance of the Sultan. Allegro Vigoroso 17. Dance of Folks and Warriors. Allegro

Four-time BAFTA winning composer Christopher Gunning, has composed twelve symphonies as well as concertos for the piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and guitar. Here the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Kenneth Woods, perform his eighth and ninth symphonies, recorded in Hoddinott Hall in March 2024. InchEach scored for a moderatelysized orchestra (the 8th has only one trumpet and no lower brass, while the 9th adds a second trumpet, a harp, and a small percussion section) and both [grapple], in Gunning's highly individual way, with the legacy of classical symphonic formInch - Richard Bratby. [9th Symphony] InchI believe this piece has a strong emotional flavour but if you try and untangle thestory you're going to end up with your own story - and to me, that is absolutely perfect.Inch - Christopher Gunning. InchGunning's [...] symphonies, numerous concertos and sundry orchestral pieces are as meticulously wrought as they are powerfully conceived.Inch - Gramophone Album Tracks 2. Symphony 8-II 4. Symphony No. 9-I 7. Symphony No. 9-IV