Credits:

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Owain Arwel Hughes

Description:

Owain Irwell Hughes!World premiere recording of Welsh string works!This is a rare album consisting entirely of string works by Welsh composers, and all of the recordings are world premiere recordings. The album includes works by Grace Williams, who studied under Vaughan Williams, and Irwell Hughes (father of the conductor), the delicate “Romance” by Morviz Owen, who died at the young age of 26, and Christopher Wood’s powerful “The Aberfan Tragedy” in memory of the worst industrial accident in British history, “The Abervan Tragedy”, which took place in 1966. Christopher Wood’s powerful musical monument, “Abervin,” commemorates the worst industrial accident in British history, the “Aberfan Tragedy” of 1966, and brings the hidden creative tradition of Wales vividly to life through a variety of musical styles.Born in Cardiff, Wales in 1942, Owain Alwel Hughes (O