Frank Bridge born 26 February 1879
Prior to the First World War. the music of Frank Bridge followed the traditional style advocated by his teacher. Charles Stan ford However, thewarhad a profound effect, and from then on. until his death in 1941. Bridge pursued a progressive path independent of his contemporaries, Vaughan Williams and Hoist. Each of this week's programmes contrasts music from these two periods. Suite: The Sea
ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. conducted by SIR CHARLES GROVES String Quartet No 4
ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET gramophone records