BMS stock take sale
From 1 February to 31 March 2021 the following CDs can be bought online at special prices for BMS members and subscribers to the monthly BMS e-newsletter. All the CDs below have been reduced in price to £5; double and triple CDs are available for £10. These prices...
Obituary: composer Geoff Cummings-Knight
June 1947 – 21 October 2025 The composer Geoff Cummings-Knight died on 21 October following a recent stroke. He had endured nine years of severe health issues (kidney-related) and so this turned out to be a welcome release for him. He was 78. Geoff was born in Colwyn...
A German in Whitchurch
As the glorious Llangollen Canal meanders through the borders of Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales it touches the hidden gem of Whitchurch. Up the narrow St.Mary’s Street I was drawn inside the the Old Town Hall Vaults where the enchanting English Folk Group...
JOHN IRELAND: Piano Works
Rebeca Omordia piano RESONUS RES10372 This is a most rewarding issue from a leading advocate of Ireland’s piano scores, and one endorsed by the John Ireland Trust, who contributed to its production. Notwithstanding classic recordings by Alan Rowlands, Eric Parkin and...
MICHAEL FINNISSY: Piano Music
Ian Pace piano DIVINE ART MEX 77402 This is unquestionably a tour de force and a highly significant issue. Finnissy is one of our most prolific composers, and Ian Pace is a leading authority on his music. Although this handsomely-presented set of four discs cannot...
Extra funding for first new concert hall in 100 years
Scottish First Minister John Swinney has pledged an extra £20m towards the cost of building the first new concert hall in Edinburgh in a century. The addition money brings the Scottish Government’s total contribution to the project to £30m. The cost of the new hall...
Calling all TikTok content creators
TikTok and Southbank Centre have partnered to launch a new classical music program called “Crescendo,” which gives UK-based content creators free access to Southbank concerts and rehearsals. Selected creators will also receive mentorship, behind-the-scenes...
Thangam Debbonnaire to head new opera trade body
Former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire is to lead a new trade body representing the UK’s opera sector. Founded by companies including Glyndebourne and English National Opera, the UK Opera Association (UKOA) aim is to strengthen opera across the whole of...
Composer Adrian Sutton dies aged 58
Adrian Sutton, award-winning composer of the music for War Horse, the National Theatre’s play based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel set against the backdrop of the First World War, has died aged 58. The Olivier-awarded and Tony-nominated British composer had been given an...
WALTON: Cello Concerto – Symphony No 1 | Scapino
Sinfonia of LondonJonathan Aasgaard celloJohn Wilson conductor CHANDOS CHSA 5328 Walton, John Wilson, Chandos – the recommendation writes itself. But there is also the appearance of Jonathan Aasgaard as soloist in the concerto, a work which the liner notes remind us...