Sep 23, 2020 | CD reviews
PRIMA FACIE PFCD135 The Beachcomber comprises 14 short tracks, the longest being just over seven minutes. Threaded throughout are six brief pieces for two percussionists, playing a wide variety of instruments including assorted drums, bells, gongs and tuned bowls. At...
Sep 23, 2020 | CD reviews
with Richard Baker narrator divine art dda 25210 This collection of compositions by 15 living composers is perfectly described in an introduction by Paul Hindmarsh of the Royal Northern College of Music as a ‘Garland of tributes to Sir John Manduell (1928 – 2017)....
Sep 23, 2020 | CD reviews
Remastered Archive Recordings Various conductors Albion Records ALBCD041 These remastered recordings are taken from early recordings and film soundtracks. The music ranges from ballets Holst’s The Perfect Fool and Falla’s El Amor Brujo, through incidental...
Sep 23, 2020 | CD reviews
Murray McLachlan, Rose McLachlan, Edward Gregson piano Naxos 8.574222 Edward Gregson, 75 last year, is one of those rarities among composers of his generation in that throughout his career he has not abandoned tonality or melody and still developed an international...
Sep 23, 2020 | CD reviews
Duncan Honeybourne piano PRIMA FACIE PFCD120 In his introductory note to the first piece on the CD, pianist Duncan Honeybourne writes regarding the music of Cummings-Knight that it is ‘Always steeped in his musical inheritance and the example of composers he...
Sep 23, 2020 | CD reviews
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & ChoirsEdward Gardner: Conductor Chandos CHSA 52550(2) The mysterious and chilling Peter Grimes haunts us all. Benjamin Britten’s anti-hero has become one of British music’s most complex figures in opera. This is the compelling story...
