WILLIAM ALWYN

 

Symphony No. 1

Symphony No. 4

 

London Philharmonic Orchestra / William Alwyn

 

“[Symphony No.4] a remarkably diverse and well-argued symphony, bursting with lyrical ideas and melodic in the way traditional music is communicative, without being old-fashioned. [Symphony No.1] is a work teeming with ideas, and quite often reminds one of Alwyn’s film music (which is not intended to be a pejorative remark). It is splendidly played and the Lyrita recordings (from the 1970s have been remastered most skilfully: the sound has body, weight, brilliance, and fine presence and clarity too.” Ivan March, Gramophone

 

Lyrita SRCD227