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  Frank
Bridge
Cyril Scott
Piano Quintets
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS442CD [67:02]
 Patric
STANDFORD (b. 1939)
First Symphony (The Seasons – An English Year) (1972) [32:49]
Cello Concerto (1974) [27:08]
Prelude to a Fantasy (The Naiades) (1980) [9:28]
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones
rec. 23-24 November 2011, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow. DDD
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS441CD [69:56]
Review
[JQ]
 The
Thurston Connection
English Music for Clarinet and Piano
Arnold Bax, Roger Fiske, Iain Hamilton, Hugh Wood, Richard Rodney
Bennett
Nicholas Cox Clarinet, Ian Buckle piano
BMS440CD £12 post-free Worldwide
Review
[JF] Review
[JW]
Kenneth
Leighton BMS 439 CD £12.00
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K
Leighton
Complete Chamber Works for Cello
Partita Op.35
Elegy Op.5
Sonata for Cello Solo Op 52
Alleluia Pascha Nostrum
Raphael Wallfisch - cello
Raphael Terroni - piano
Review
Rob Barnett
Review
John France |
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E.J
MOERAN BMS 438 CD £12.00
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E.J.Moeran
Complete Solo Folksong Arrangements
Folksongs from Norfolk
Six Suffolk Folksongs
Songs from County Kerry
Adrian Thompson (Tenor)
Marcus Farnsworth (Baritone)
John Talbot (Piano)
Booklet but no texts
Review
[RB]
Review
[JF]
Review
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Alun
Hoddinott BMS 437 CD £12.00
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Alun Hoddinott
Landscapes - Song Cycles and Folksongs
(World Premiere Recordings)
Claire Booth
(sop)
Nicky Spence (ten)
Jeremy Huw Williams (bar)
Andrew Matthews-Owen (piano)
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Wordsworth,
Holbrooke, Busch BMS 436 CD £12.00
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William Wordsworth
Sonata No 2 Op.66
Nocturne Op.29
Scherzo
Op.42
Josef
Holbrooke
Fantasie-Sonate Op.19
William Busch
Suite
A Memory
Elegy
Raphael Wallfisch
cello
Raphael Terroni piano
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An
English Recital: John McCabe BMS 103CDH
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Vaughan Williams
The Lake in the Mountains
Hymn-Tune Prelude on 'Song13' by Gibbons
Suite of six short pieces
Gustav Holst
Two pieces for piano
Two Northumbrian Folk Tunes
John Ireland
Sonatina for piano
Arnold Bax
Allegretto quasi andante
Peter Warlock
Five Folk-Song Preludes
E.J.Moeran
Bank Holiday
Benjamin Britten
Night Piece (Notturno)
John Joubert
Dance Suite
John McCabe - piano
Reviews by
Hubert
Culot
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CD of the Month
(Musical Opinion July-August 2009): '...this immensely
valuable and downright enjoyable CD of performances by John McCabe...A
lovely record.' |
English
Piano Sonatas: Malcolm Binns BMS 434-435CD
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Arnold Bax
Piano Sonata No 1 in F sharp minor
Piano Sonata No 2 in G
Piano Sonata
No 3 in G minor
Piano Sonata No 4 in G
John Ireland
Piano Sonata
Frank Bridge
Piano Sonata
Malcolm Binns
Reviews by
Colin
Scott Sutherland
Hubert
Culot
Bob
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''...when played [Bax] with such
enraptured intensity as by Malcolm Binns...the music's ecstatic
chromaticism possesses a Scriabinesque hypnotic power. Binns also
tames the technical intricacies of the Ireland and Bridge sonatas
to a remarkable degree...'' (International Piano)
''...a resounding success for Malcolm Binns and a feather in the
BMS cap...the sound quality retains the high definition imperative
for music of such personality.'' (International Record Review)
''...a generous and stimulating set that no dedicated Anglophile
should overlook.'' (Gramophone)
''...all six of these pieces are
of greater stature than their present rating would imply, and
they here receive the masterly performances on disc they have
long deserved...he gives the best performance I have heard of
John Ireland's Sonata...this is an essential issue.'' (Musical
Opinion)
''Malcolm Binns is one of Britain's
best-kept secrets; his pianism and musicianship are magisterial,
matched by few and surpassed by none...He penetrates their spirit
and plays with eloquence and conviction...'' (Penguin Guide
to Recorded Classical Music 2009) |
John
Joubert : Choral Music BMS
102CDH £12.00
O Praise God in his
Holiness Op.52
Three Pro Pace Motets Op.19,32,29
How are my Foes Increased,
Lord! Op.61
Sleep Canticle Op.81
Three Hymns to St
Oswald Op.74
Nowell Op.58
The Louis Halsey Singers
Conductor: Louis Halsey
Organist: Martin Neary
Review
by Hubert Culot
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''…very welcome restoration
of vividly truthful recordings dating from 1975…these performances
are as convincing as they are dedicated; presentation, too, is
admirable…'' (Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone)
…''an apt and timely (eightieth)
birthday tribute to a very distinguished composer.'' (Hubert
Culot, MusicWeb International)
''…Louis Halsey's deep commitment
to Joubert's music shines through every bar…there are several
truly inspirational moments, not least in the Sleep Canticle and
the third of the Hymns to St Oswald.'' (Marc Rochester, International
Record Review)
''...The Louis Halsey Singers
perform all this music with fervour...the composer's strong personality
comes over in every item here.'' (Penguin Guide to Recorded
Classical Music 2009) |
Brian
Blyth Daubney: October Roses BMS
433CD £12.00
Anna Dennis Soprano
William Berger baritone
John Talbot piano
Reviews by Hubert
Culot, Graham
Bruce and John
France
play bonus track (128K):
(77K) The Peddler (words: Charlotte
Mew)
Anna Dennis (soprano) John Talbot (piano)
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He writes with a sure touch: a feeling for the poems, and a well
defined musical idea as the starting-point for his settings...Both
singers deserve gratitude, with William Berger showing once again
that he is one of the best of our younger baritones. John Talbot
is the excellent pianist, catching the mood of each song and sensitive
to every development. (John Steane Gramophone)
I hope that these songs find a constituency both within and beyond
these shores...Performances are admirable. (Piers
Burton Page International Record Review)
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Arnold
Cooke: Three String Sonatas BMS
432CD £12.00
 Arnold
Cooke (1906 - 2005)
Three String Sonatas
Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (1951)
Sonata for viola and piano (1937)
Sonata No. 2 for cello and piano (1980)
Susanne Stanzeleit Violin
Morgan Goff viola
Raphael Wallfisch cello
RaphaelTerroni piano
World Premiere Recordings
Review
by Rob Barnett Nick
Barnard
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A
splendid centenary tribute to a neglected British voice...Unfailingly
sympathetic performances
...this rewarding disc can be given the warmest of welcomes. (Andrew
Achenbach, Gramophone)
I welcome this excellent CD unreservedly. (Robert Matthew-Walker,
International Record Review)
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Songs
of Rutland Boughton BMS
431CD £12.00
Rutland Boughton (1878 - 1960)
Four songs Op.24 (Edward Carpenter)
Five Celtic Love Songs (Fiona Macleod)
Songs of Womanhood Op.33 (Christina Walshe)
Three songs Op.39 (Edward Carpenter)
Symbol Songs (Mary Richardson)
Sweet Ass (Eleanor Farjeon)
Louise Mott (mezzo-soprano) Alexander Taylor (piano)
Review
by Rob Barnett Em
Marshall Nick
Barnard
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Expressive
performances of neglected but nonetheless attractive songs. (John
Steane, Gramophone)
...the chance to hear (Boughton's songs) is welcome. Bravo to
the British Music Society for giving us the opportunity.
(Piers Burton-Page, International Record Review)
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Malcolm
Binns: The Piano Music of Patrick Piggott BMS
430CD £12.00
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1. Fantasia quasi
una Sonata (First Piano Sonata)
2. Second Piano Sonata
3. Eight Preludes
and a Postlude (Set 3)
MusicWeb
Reviews
Colin
Scott Sutherland
John
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A most welcome and, in its own way, important disc - admirers
of British twentieth-century music should certainly acquire it.
(Robert Matthew-Walker, International Record Review)
Malcolm Binns's lyrical freshness and technical brilliance - the
flair of his performances, too - make an excellent case for the
composer.
(Stephen Plaistow, Gramophone)
Malcolm Binns...meets the fearsome challenge of Piggott's piano
writing head-on and emerges triumphant.
(Martin Anderson, International Piano)
This is all fascinating music by a highly individual musician...
It is played persuasively and expertly by an artist who really
understands its ruminative intricacies, and very naturally recorded.
(Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)
Binns's performances seem exemplary...these are cogent and passionate
readings, beautifully recorded. (Calum MacDonald, Tempo) |
MICHAEL HABERMANN PLAYS SORABJI
BMS427-9CD £23
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Kaikhosru Shapurji
Sorabji (1892-1988)
Legendary Works
for Piano
Volume One: EARLY WORKS
Two Piano Pieces: In the Hothouse [1918];Tocatta[1920]
Fantasie Espagnole [1919]
Valse Fantasie:Hommage ? Johann Strauss [1925]
Pastiche: Hindu Merchant's Song (Rimsky-Korakov) [1922]
Pastiche: Habanera from Bizet's Carmen [1922]
Pastiche: Chopin's Valse, Op.64, No.1 [1922]
Michael Habermann: A La mani?re de Sorabji:"Au clair de
la lune" [1972]
Volume Two: NOCTURNES
Le jardin parfum? - Poem for Piano [1923]
Nocturne: Dj?m? [1928]
Gulist?n (The Rose Garden) - Nocturne for Piano
[1940]
Volume Three:
ASSERTIVE WORKS
Introito and Preludio-Corale from Opus Clavicembalisticum
[1929-30]
Prelude, Interlude and Fugue [1920-22]
Fragment for Harold Rutland [1926, rev. 1937]
Fantasiettina sul nome illustre dell'egregio poeta Christopher
Grieve
ossia Hugh M'Diarmed (Tiny Little Fantasy on the Illustrious Name
of
the distinguished Poet Christopher Grieve, i.e. Hugh M'Diarmed)
[1961]
"Qu?re reliqua hujus materiei inter secretiora" ("Seek
the rest of this matter
among the things that are more secret") [1940]
St. Bertrand de Comminges: "He was laughing in the tower"
[1941]
rec. 1980-1995
MusicWeb Reviews:
Rob Barnett
Colin Clarke
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An
essential set... to explore some of the most amazing pianistic
composition of the 20th century. (Calum MacDonald, International
Piano)
Habermann performs extraordinary technical and musical feats:
these discs are a must for anyone interested in post-Romantic
piano music.
(Martin Cotton, BBC Music Magazine)
...there can be no doubting the extent of Habermann's sympathies,
nor the depth of his insight. (Richard Whitehouse, Gramophone)
(Habermann) has internalized this composer's daunting aesthetic
to unprecedented and possibly unsurpassed degrees.
(Jed Distler, International Record Review)
Habermann is a splendid exponent of the pyrotechnical wizardry
and the richness of these scores.
(Penguin Guide to Compact Discs - 3 Stars) |
MEWTON-WOOD
PLAYS TWENTIETH CENTURY PIANO CONCERTOS BMS101CDH
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Arthur Bliss (1891-1975)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky ((1882-1971)
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings,
Op35
Noel Mewton-Wood (piano) Harry Sevenstern
(trumpet) Utrecht Symphony Orchestra etc./ Walter Goehr
rec. 1952-3
MusicWeb Reviews:
Rob
BarnettPaul
Shoemaker John
Quinn Bob
Briggs
MusicWeb Recording of
the Year 2003
Gramophone Critics Choice 2003
- Bryce Morrison
Classic Record Collector Historic Awards 2004: Runner-up
Gramophone Awards 2004: Record of the Year Finalist (Historic
Reissue)
"Mewton-Wood gives the performance of his life, a performance
of youthful ardour (and endurance) ... a most exciting and satisfactory
affair." (Alec Robertson in Gramophone, November
1953
"...(Mewton-Wood's) dumbfounding
account of Bliss's Piano Concerto ... "
(Robert Matthew-Walker in International Record Review,
June 2003)
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YORK
BOWEN String Quartets, Phantasy Quintet
BMS426CD
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York BOWEN (1884-1961)
String Quartet No. 2 in D minor Op. 41 (c.1918) [28.29]
String Quartet No. 3 in G major Op. 46(b) (1919) [27.04]
Phantasy Quintet for bass clarinet and string quartet Op.
93 (1932) [14.02]
Timothy Lines (bass clarinet)
Archaeus Quartet recorded
Recital Room, Tonbridge School, Kent, 16, 18, 20, Dec 2001
See MusicWeb
review
More forgotten Bowen restored to the catalogue in delightful
fashion ... intonation and sense of style are impeccable throughout
this disc ... performance and recording are exemplary. This
disc certainly deserves wide circulation.
(Piers Burton-Page, International Record Review. August 2002)
...the Archaeus Quartet are sterling advocates of all this rewarding
material ... the sound is eminently vivid to match. A stimulating
and very enjoyable release.
(Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, September 2002)
For
further information on York Bowen, please visit www.yorkbowen.co.uk
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ENGLISH
RECORDER MUSIC The Dolmetsch Legacy BMS425CD
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Gordon Jacob
Variations
Cyril Scott Aubade
Edmund Rubbra Sonatina
Op. 128
Antony Hopkins Suite
Edmund Rubbra Passacaglia
Sopra
'Plusieurs Regrets' Op.113
John Gardner Little Suite
in C Op.60
Edmund Rubbra Meditazioni
Sopra
'Coeurs D?sol?s' Op.67
Colin Hand Sonata Breve
Fritz Reizenstein Partita
Ross
Winters (recorder)
Andrew Ball
(piano)
See MusicWeb review
Varied, well-played tribute to Carl Dolmetsch ... Ross Winters
and Andrew Ball create an understanding partnership ... excellent
recording and very good balance.
(Ivan March, Gramophone, June 2001)
... this compliation of mainstream twentieth-century recorder
pieces is a very usefull addition to the catalogue ... music
which is demanding, satisfying and accessible.
(Micheline Wandor, International Record Review, may 2001)
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JOHN
McCABE PIANO MUSIC
BMS424CD
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IThe programme, released
in the composer's sixtieth birthday year, includes:
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1) Variations (1963) 9.44
2) Aubade (Study No. 4, 1970) 5.59
3) Gaudi (Study No. 3, 1970) 14.42
4) Five Bagatelles (1964) 4:47
5) Mosaic (Study No. 6 1980) 13.42
world premiere recording
6) Haydn Variations (1983) 27.12
world premiere recording
see
MusicWeb Review
and Review
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GRAMOPHONE Critic's
Choice Award 1999
' .. an exceptionally fine issue celebrating
John McCabe's 60th birthday, that not only serves as a superb tribute
to McCabe the composer, but also his prowess as a pianist and interpreter.'
(Michael Stewart, Gramophone)
'The Haydn Variations (in effect
a sonata, and a massive one, in variation form) is rather close to a masterpiece,
I think, endlessly absorbing...' (Michael Oliver, Classic
CD)
ENGLISH
CELLO SONATAS:JOHN FOULDS, ERNEST WALKER, YORK BOWEN
BMS423CD
£12.00
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JOHN
FOULDS
Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.6
ERNEST WALKER
Sonata in F minor for cello and piano Op.41
YORK BOWEN
Sonata in A major for cello and piano Op.64
Musicweb reviews
[MC]
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Jo Cole (cello) and
John Talbot (piano)
'.. a performance
of palpable, indeed eloquent, commitment.'
(Calum MacDonald,
Hi-Fi News and Record Review)
'.. (the Foulds Sonata)
ought to be one of the mainstays of the international cello-piano
repertoire .... a mandatory acquisition for anyone with a genuine
interest in British music.' (Martin Anderson, Tempo)
SIXTY
GLORIOUS YEARS BMS422CD
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A concert of Victorian
Music performed during the Centenary year of
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - 2 June 1997 THE
MIDLANDS CHORALE
Ian Wass organ,
Robert Williams Conductor
John Talbot piano, Katy
Morell soprano, Phillida Bannister contralto,
Campbell Russell tenor, Fiona Murphy cello, Wilfred
Goddard clarinet
MusicWeb
review [RW]
MusicWeb
review [JF] [NB]
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| SULLIVAN
Jubilee Hymn: O King of Kings, HULLAH Three
fishers went sailing, MACKENZIE Dormi, Jesu (The
Virgin's Cradle Hymn), STERNDALE BENNETT No2 of
Three Romances Op.14, PEARSALL O who will o'er the downs
so free? ARMES Victoria, HATTON To
Anthea, BALFE When I beheld the anchor weigh'd,
GOSS If we believe that Jesus died, RICHARDS
Pastorale, PRINCE ALBERT Gruss an den Bruder,
G.MACFARREN Pack, clouds away, CARROLL
The stars, Nature,W. MACFARREN L'Amiti?,
BALFE The Sands of Dee, WHITE To Mary,
BISHOP Home! Sweet Home!, MARTIN Short
Festival Te Deum in A |
ORCHESTRAL
WORKS BY JOHN JOUBERT
BMS 419 CD £12.00
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Issued
in honour of Joubert's 70th birthday in
March 1997, the programme consists of world
premiere recordings of his Temps Perdu - Variations
for String Orchestra op. 99; Sinfonietta op. 38;
and The Instant Moment - song-cycle for
Baritoneand String Orchestra to words
by D H Lawrence, Op. 110. Played by the
English String Orchestra conducted
by
William Boughton. The baritone soloist is
Henry Herford.
MusicWeb Review [NH] Review
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"All three
works receive committed performances from the ESO. Both for the original
choice of repertoire and quality of playing and recording, the BMS
is to be congratulated on this its first orchestral CD." (Trevor
Hold BMS News 74 June 1997)
ENGLISH
PIANO TRIOS BMS 418 CD
£12.00
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FRANK
BRIDGE (1879-1941)
Phantasie in C minor
JAMES FRISKIN (1886-1967)
Phantasie in E minor
JOHN IRELAND (1879-1962)
Phantasie in A minor
E J MOERAN (1894-1950)
Piano Trio in D major
Cantamen
(Caroline Balding, violin; Jo Cole,
cello; Timothy Lissimore, piano)
MusicWeb review
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"This magnificent
CD, performed throughout with inspired dedication and recorded with
a warmth of presence, is recommended without reservation... a major
achievement by the BMS." (Geoffrey Self, News 73 March 1997)
SONGS
OF SPRINGTIME BMS 417
CD £12.00
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Partsongs
for unaccompanied mixed chorus by:
E.J.MOERAN
Songs of Springtime plus
six other partsongs
ARTHUR BENJAMIN
Three Mystical Pieces
EDGAR BAINTON
In the Wilderness, Night,
Open thy Gates
LESLIE HEWARD
The Witches? Sabbath.
City Chamber Choir of London
conducted by Stephen Jones.
MusicWeb
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"extremes
of joyous excitement ? heart-tearing sadness ? Lovers of British choral
music are in for a treat!" (Brian Blyth Daubney News 71 Sept
1996)
"...a most
congenial programme, ending with a tour de force ( The Witches'
Sabbath) which must be brought forward into the light and accorded
first welcome.... their disc deserves every success." (Gramophone)
PIANO
MUSIC BY LENNOX BERKELEY
BMS 416 CD £12.00
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Music for Piano
Solo:
Six Preludes Op.23 (1945)
Sonata Op 20 (1941-45)
Five Short Pieces Op.4 (1934)
played by Raphael Terroni.
Music for Piano Duet:
Sonatina for four hands Op.39 (1954)
Theme and Variations for four hands Op.73 (1968)
Palm Court Waltz for four hands Op.81 No.2 (1971)
Played by Raphael Terroni &
Norman Beedie.
MusicWeb review
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"Terroni
plays them exquisitely ? neat fingerwork ? acute ear for pianistic
colour and a strong sense of rhythm." (Roderick Swanston, Classic
CD) (Gramophone Magazine Critics? Choice 1994)
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