Christopher Gunning: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kenneth Woods
Kenneth Woods is the perfect conductor for this maverick, semiconservative British fare, and the musicians of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales revel in all the chances Gunning gives them...
Christopher Gunning: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kenneth Woods
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Kenneth Woods is the perfect conductor for this maverick, semiconservative British fare, and the musicians of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales revel in all the chances Gunning gives them...
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Four-time BAFTA winning composer Christopher Gunning, has composed twelve symphonies as well as concertos for the piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and guitar. Here the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Kenneth Woods, perform his eighth and ninth symphonies, recorded in Hoddinott Hall in March 2024. “Each scored for a moderatelysized or - chestra (the 8th has only one trumpet and no lower brass, while the 9th adds a second trumpet, a harp, and a small percussion section) and both [grapple], in Gunning’s highly individual way, with the legacy of classical symphonic form” - Richard Bratby
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Christmas 2025
Kenneth Woods is the perfect conductor for this maverick, semiconservative British fare, and the musicians of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales revel in all the chances Gunning gives them for colourfully eloquent instrumental displays.
