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John Joubert, Vernon Handley, London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Joubert: Symphony No. 1
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: 1st movement: Allegro energico
2. Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: 2nd movement: Lento, ma non troppo
3. Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: 3rd movement: Presto
4. Symphony No. 1, Op. 20: 4th movement: Adagio - Allegro vivace

CD Details

All Artists: John Joubert, Vernon Handley, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: John Joubert: Symphony No. 1
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Lyrita
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 11/13/2007
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5020926032225

Synopsis

Album Description

John Joubert was born in 1927 in Cape Town, attended the Royal Academy of Music in London in the 1940's and '50's, and has been based in Birmingham since 1962. For years Joubert led a double career as academician and composer, but he took early retirement as a professor in 1986 in order to devote time exclusively to composition. Since retirement, he has completed two large-scale projects including the oratorio Wings of Faith.Joubert's music has a strong sense of melody. His First Symphony was commissioned in 1955 by the Hull Philharmonic Society and first performed the following year under the baton of Vilem Tausky. Although very much a youthful work, written when Joubert was still in his twenties, it nevertheless represents his coming-of-age as a composer.

CD Reviews

Superb music!

Dr. Paul R. Terry | Bedworth, Warwickshire United Kingdom | 11/25/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have to declare a personal interest in this disc. John Joubert was one of my teachers at Birmingham University (UK) in the early 1970's. This Symphony is taughtly constructed, it's second movement beginning with a gesture not unlike the opening of Orff's Carmina Burana. The movement has the grandeur of Vaughan William's 7th Symphony. It leads straight into the Scherzo, with a biting quality similar to the earlier Walton. The finale has the kind of drive & joyousness we assocate with Tippett. This is not to suggest that the piece is derived from other models. Joubert has his own very distinctive voice. The recording has great clarity and spaciousness, the London Philharmonic play with real virtuosity (the writing is very demanding - I speak from experience!), and Vernon Handley's control is expert. My only slight quibble is with the short duration. The 2nd Symphony could have been fitted on too. However, let's hope this leads to more recordings from this neglected composer.

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