Remembering Anthony Gilbert
July 5th marks the second anniversary of the passing of celebrated composer and longtime Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) composition professor Anthony ‘Tony’ Gilbert…
THOMAS PITFIELD: Orchestral Music
This important release builds on the success of the recordings of Thomas Pitfield’s chamber and vocal music that recently appeared on the Divine Art label…
Bite-Back: it’s not a second hand book!
Dr Strachan suggests that my ‘assessments of Coleridge-Taylor’s music are likely to be at second hand’. They’re really not…
BRIAN ANDREW INGLIS: To Byzantium and Beyond
The two electronic pieces on this fascinating disc might be described as mood music of the kind that is regularly encountered on Radio 3’s Night Tracks…
Panufnik Legacies IV
This is the fourth CD resulting from the LSO’s Discovery programme showcasing new composers, guided by Colin Matthews (whose own mastery of orchestration was doubtless most useful)…