An ‘archive’ recording comprising remastered LP and 78 rpm discs is being launched by Albion on 6 September 2024. The album is entitled The Grinke legacy (ALBCD061) after Frederick Grinke, soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Grinke (1911–1987) was a favourite of...
Early yesterday morning Schott UK announced the death of the influential composer Alexander Goehr at the age of 92. Christopher Peter wrote the following on the publisher’s website yesterday: “Distinguished composer and teacher, Goehr’s substantial impact...
Albion is releasing four new albums this Autumn. Two discs will be released on 11 October: Romance and Reverie (ALBCD065) by The Gustav Holst Society, with Albion Records, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Gustav Holst’s birth. Other composers represented are...
“How long have I got to live? No idea.. but in my situation, I can’t waste time thinking about things I can’t change.. and I’ve never been so productive in my life. Seize the day,” says War Horse composer Adrian Sutton. In September 2022 the Olivier-awarded and...
Acclaimed composer and singer-songwriter Errollyn Wallen has been appointed Master of the King’s Music by King Charles. The Belize-born British musician was the first black woman to have a work featured in the Proms and she composed music for the London 2012...
Brief Encounters will be released on 10 September on the Meridian label with violist Peter Mallinson and pianist Lynn Arnold. The music contained on this double album will explore pieces of music which, in different ways, confront or embody a notion of brevity. The...
