havergal brian

• "unlike a lot of composers william 'havergal' brian certainly lived a long and eventful life. to think he may have seen queen victoria, been around when britain was at its zenith during the edwardian era, heard about titanic, fought in two world wars, lived through the cold war, and then in his final years witnessed the decline and decay of britain in the 1970's. wow, what changes to live through during a life! this symphony^* is pretty epic i have to say, and befitting of this man."