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Track(s) taken from CDA67148

The girl from Corsica

composer
Trevor Duncan (1924-2005)
1959
composer
Leonard Charles Trebilcock (1924-2005)
1959

New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
Recording details: August 1999
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Tony Faulkner & Oliver Rivers
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: March 2000
Total duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds

Cover artwork: The Haymarket Theatre, London. George Hyde Pownall (1876-1932)
Courtesy of Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey / Fine Art Photographic Library, London
 

Reviews

‘Ronald Corp and the New London Orchestra play with their familiar accomplishment and affection and, if anything, an even surer grasp of pace than before. The CD is gratifyingly full and excellently recorded. More, please!’ (Gramophone)

‘Throughout, Corp … has one great asset – charm, and I defy you not to sit listening to these appealing morceaux without a permanent grin on your face’ (International Record Review)

‘Corp’s performances are sumptuous’ (The Sunday Times)

‘An artfully cherry-picked selection played with affection and zest, which will leave you with a warm glow – and perhaps a feeling of regret that no one writes music like this any more’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘If you've a soft spot for this kind of repertoire you'll love it’ (BBC CD Review)
‘Trevor Duncan’ (1924–2005) was born as Leonard Trebilcock in Camberwell, London. He was a BBC sound engineer for music programmes before the success of his early creations encouraged him to take up composition full time. The delightfully wistful The Girl from Corsica (1959) was inspired by a real-life Corsican girl he met on holiday one year.

from notes by Andrew Lamb © 2000

Né à Camberwell (Londres) en 1924, Trevor Duncan, de son vrai nom Leonard Trebilcock, fut ingénieur du son pour les programmes musicaux de la BBC avant que le succès de ses premières créations ne l’encourageât à composer àplein temps. The Girl from Corsica (1959), délicieusement nostalgique, fut inspirée par une jeune Corse rencontrée, une année, en vacances.

extrait des notes rédigées par Andrew Lamb © 2000
Français: Hypérion

Trevor Duncan wurde 1924 als Leonard Trebilcock im Londoner Stadtteil Camberwell geboren. Er arbeitete als Tontechniker für Musikprogramme der BBC, ehe der Erfolg seiner ersten eigenen Stücke ihn dazu ermutigte, sich hauptberuflich dem Komponieren zu widmen. Das wunderbar wehmütige The Girl from Corsica (1959) wurde von einem echten korsischen Mädchen inspiriert, das er eines Jahres im Urlaub kennengelernt hatte.

aus dem Begleittext von Andrew Lamb © 2000
Deutsch: Anne Steeb/Bernd Müller

Other albums featuring this work

British Light Music Classics
New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)
CDS44261/44CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only

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