Bringing Britain’s musical heritage alive
Founded in 1979, the British Music Society is dedicated to promoting and preserving Britain’s musical heritage with particular emphasis on 20th century composers through recordings, publications and events
Latest features & reviews
WILLIAM STERNDALE BENNETT: Complete Piano Concertos
William Sterndale Bennett was the most distinguished composer of the early Victorian era in Britain…
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Orchestral Works
The 150th anniversary of Coleridge-Taylor’s birth has prompted a number of releases of recordings of his music. This one is the more welcome because it includes several works hitherto not committed to disc…
Great Expectations
Jack Van Zandt explores Walter Goehr’s contributions to British music…
E. J. MOERAN: Orchestral Works
The live BBC Broadcast of the Symphony in G minor dates from February 1949 and Moeran was present in the Royal Albert Hall..
DAVID MATTHEWS: Opera, Symphony and Concerto
David Matthews has written so much music – 11 symphonies, 20 string quartets, and hundreds of other works – that it is hard to get a handle on his achievement. However, he has only written one opera…
AT THE OPEN DOOR
This is a generously filled disc of English songs embracing a period of over 80 years. Six composers are represented beginning with eight songs by Peter Warlock…