William Wallace: Creation Symphony auf CD

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It seems that no one has performed Wallace's Creation Symphony for nearly a hundred years and yet, in the history of the symphony in Britain, it is unprecedented in its scope and daring. The work guides us through the first few verses of the Book of Genesis, but not in the literalistic manner of, say, Haydn's Creation; rather Wallace conjures up intense emotions as a response to the contemplation of such poetic symbolism. (Many fascinating aspects of this symbolism are detailed by John Purser in the accompanying booklet, including strands interweaving Wallace's own life with the business of Creation.)

Wallace's Pelléas and Mélisande Suite predates the compositions by Debussy and Sibelius on the same theme by several years. It is a work of extravagantly heart-on-sleeve passion, and yet both this Suite and the equally rewarding Prelude to The Eumenides remain virtually unknown.

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'It is incredible that a composer of this strength has been so overlooked. On the evidence of this recording alone he should be treated as a national treasure' (The Scotsman)

'Three superb romantic scores. The symphony is a major discovery' (The Yorkshire Post)

'Another Hyperion winner' (Gramophone)

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M.​ Demmler in FonoForum 4/98: "Martyn Brabbins am Pult des hervorragenden disponierten BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra trägt maßgeblich dazu bei, daß diese CD ihre Käufer finden wird.​ Er trifft den oft düster- schwermütigen Ton, der hier vorherrscht, versteht es aber auch, die zarten Pastelltöne, etwa im Mittelsatz der "Pelleas"-Suite, klar herauszuarbeiten.​ Spät- romantische Raritäten, die auszugraben sich gelohnt haben - eine echte Bereicherung des sinfonischen Repertoires.​"