BARRY MILLS: Portraits / Caledonia

BARRY MILLS: Portraits / Caledonia

Oct 22, 2022 | CD reviews

Volume 7: PORTRAITS  Ensemble RezaBrighton Chamber Ensemble CLAUDIO CC6050-2 Volume 8: CALEDONIA The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra CLAUDIO CC6051-2 The first of these two CDs, Portraits contains seven chamber works. The second, Caledonia, offers four works for...
EDWARD COWIE: Streams and Particles

EDWARD COWIE: Streams and Particles

Oct 22, 2022 | CD reviews

Peter Sheppard Skærved violinMihailo Trandafilovski violinMiyabi DuoSpectrum Guitar QuartetChristopher Redgate oboe métier  msv 28612 Edward Cowie (b.1943) is very much a Renaissance Man. In addition to being a composer of talent, he has expertise in physics,...
New release from Cappella Records

New release from Cappella Records

Oct 18, 2022 | News

Cappella Records has announced the two-disc release of Heaven and Earth which includes John Tavener’s masterpiece for choir and string trio, Ikon of Light. Ikon of Light explores the inner, mystical illumination of the soul as described by the medieval...
British music at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

British music at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Sep 26, 2022 | Features

Many of us who watched the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September will have been moved by the thoughtful choice of music old and new. Highlights included new settings by the Master of the Queen’s (now King’s) music, Judith Weir and Scottish composer...
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Children’s Songs

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Children’s Songs

Sep 22, 2022 | CD reviews

Kitty Whately mezzo-sopranoGareth Brynmor John baritoneSusie Allan piano SOMM Recordings SOMMCD 0655 I still remember as a small child in midsummer, being reluctantly forced into bed in the early evening. Sunlight was still streaming through closed curtains, and I...