This release features three live performances broadcast by the BBC in the 1960s. the recordings are from the Richard Itter collection; professional-grade recordings of radio broadcasts. Some of the Lyrita releases of this material have had amazing sound quality. In these performances, though, the sound seems somewhat lo-fi and closed in. But the quality of […]
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Daniel Jones Symphonies 2 & 11 – Complex, yet simple
Lyrita Records embarked on their Daniel Jones symphonic cycle in the 1970s. It’s good to have them available again in digital form. Early in his career, this Welsh composer devised his own musical language that served him well. Jones’ Complex Metres system used asymmetrical patterns. These patterns never quite align as they repeat. That gives […]