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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
HOLST & BAX: The Planets | Tintagel
Since The Planets is Holst’s most famous work, there is a tendency to overlook its originality. Nothing like it had been heard in any British work before 1914 and it was innovatory even by the most advanced continental standards of the time…
Let’s make a Celebration Blissfull!
Andrew Burn, chairman of The Bliss Trust, reflects on the ongoing commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death…
NARESH SOHAL: Vocal & Instrumental Music
After two valuable issues of his orchestral/vocal music Heritage continue with a double album of mixed ensemble works largely from his early ‘modernist’ period…
MIST ON THE MOORS: The Piano Music of Reginald Redman
Much of Redman’s output for piano was written for his wife. He had married Evelyn Amey in 1922 and she played his music frequently in concerts and broadcasts…
NIMROD BORONSTEIN: Various
This recording contains two concertante works, one for mandolin and one for oboe, and a cycle of five songs for soprano and orchestra…
NICHOLAS MICHAEL SMITH: The Girl from the French Fort
The Girl from the French Fort is a magical realism story set in 1970s Chongqing, China, featuring a young boy named Sangsang who is befriended by a mysterious girl…