William Matteuzzi - Recital - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Connaissez-Vous Cette Histoire? 2. Debout Encor, Muet 3. Lorsqu'en Mes Bras 4. Petit Prelude 5. O Dis-Moi, Tu Veux Fuir? 6. Te Souvient-Il Du Jour 7. Tu Rempliras Mes Jours 8. Hélas! Tu Veux Partir 9. Loin de Mes Vieux Parents 10. Quand Le Matin Dora Les Voiles 11. Tout Passe, Tout Lasse, Tout Casse! 12. Adieux À Suzon 13. Suzon 14. Bonjour, Suzon! 15. Automne 16. Novembre 17. La Dernière Feuille 18. Petite Sérénade 19. Amour! Amour! 20. Le Mal D'aimer! 21. Je Pleure! 22. Guitare 23. Chanson de Fortunio 24. Ne Me Le Dites Pas! 25. Les Filles de Cadix 26. Demain! 27. Au Temps Du Grand Roi!

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. Album Tracks 1. Overture 2. Air 3. Gigue 4. Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 54 5. Theme 6. Var. 1 7. Var. 2 8. Var. 3 9. Var. 4 10. Var. 5 11. Var. 6 12. Var. 7 13. Var. 8 14. Var. 9 15. I. Quaver = 69 16. II. Allegro - Meno Mosso 17. III. Allegro - Meno Mosso (Alternate Ending)

Album Tracks 1. Qual Mi Conturba I Sensi/Fuor Del Mar 2. Nein! Nein! Dorabella Vermochte Das Nie, Seinen Armen Eil' Ich Entgegen 3. Nur Einen Wunsch, Nur Ein Verlangen 4. Jetzt Schatzchen, Jetzt Sind Wir Allein 5. Holdes, Geliebtes Zeichen 6. Quel Trouble Inconnu - Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure 7. Il Se Fait Tard 8. Ja, Vom Kleinzack! 9. Es War Einmal Am Hofe 10. Sie Wollen Geh'n - Hab' Alles Verspielt 11. Wart' Nur, Wart'! - Wie War's Denn Moglich 12. Siehst Du, Laca 13. Mach Doch Dein Lied, O London, Neu 14. Mein Herr Haushofmeister! 15. Di Rigori Armato Il Seno