Sir Donald TOVEY

 

The Bride of Dionysus: Prelude

Symphony in D, Op. 32

 

Malmo Opera Orchestra/ George Vass

 

First modern recording of this mighty British symphony, composed in 1913; first ever recording of Prelude to Tovey’s only opera

 

Tovey’s Symphony – nearly an hour in length – has its roots in Brahms and Bruckner and shares its monumental scale with the two Elgar symphonies, completed just beforehand.

 

It is preceded by the exquisite Prelude to Tovey’s only opera, The Bride of Dionysus.

 

Donald Francis Tovey is universally acknowledged as one of the most important writers on music in the English language; here is proof that he was also a major creative figure in the British musical renaissance.

 

Toccata Classics TOCC0033