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
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WILLIAM SMETHERGELL: Six Overtures Op. 2
In his very full notes on the music contained in this recording, Jürgen Schaarwächter makes the point that almost all Haydn’s contemporaries in Britain have largely been forgotten…
COLIN RILEY: Along the Line
Colin Riley is Reader in Composition at Brunel University. His music draws on a range of elements including new technologies, improvisation, song-writing and large-scale classical form…
GEOFFREY ÁLVAREZ: Symphonies and Sundries
Another aspect of the matter is that organ music with a programme is much less common than in the past…
DISCOVERING WILFRED HEATON
In my 2025 review of Paul Hindmarsh’s admirable and authoritative book on Heaton, I mentioned the imminent CD of his chamber music. Here it is. A welcome and most intriguing release…
AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Piano Concerto | Orchestral Works
Avril Coleridge-Taylor has been overshadowed by her father Samuel, but also by her heritage as the daughter of someone regarded as being of mixed descent…
THE PETER JACOBS ANTHOLOGY
This is just the sort of release that the Heritage label was set up to discover. In his booklet notes Peter Jacobs writes that it is a recording of a recital he gave in 1979 of pieces by composers…