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Divine Art Recordings Group bought by US firm
Recording and publishing group, Divine Art Ltd, has been bought by a US-based company…
Review: Carlisle Music Society
We were treated to a master class of musicianship by three very experienced and talented musicians, all extremely well known in their specialist fields…
Why we need an Arnold Bax Society
A new music society is being formed devoted to the music of Sir Arnold Bax. Richard R. Adams, chairman of the new society, explains why it is needed…
New version of The Apple Tree released
A new authorised edition of one of composer Elizabeth Poston’s best-known works Jesus Christ the Apple Tree has been released…
Rare Ronald Center performance
A rare performance of an extraordinary Cantata, composed by Ronald Center, will take place in November…
HOLST: Beni Mora / Choral Symphony Op. 41
This is a valuable and fascinating document of a live broadcast from the Royal Festival Hall in January 1964, and much expertise has been brought to bear in revitalising the historic recording…
AN ENGLISH PASTORAL
Having recently reviewed the Naxos issue of Gurney’s songs, it is a pleasure to re-encounter the excellent Eric McElroy, now with a splendid chamber partner, in further first recordings by the composer…
JOHN W. DUARTE: Guitar Music Volumes 1 – 4
John W. Duarte was something of a pioneer as British composer writing mostly, if not exclusively for the guitar… in his single-minded devotion to the instrument, Duarte was almost unique…
ENDLESS FASCINATION: The life & work of Thomas Pitfield
Born in Bolton in 1903, Thomas Pitfield was an almost exact contemporary of his fellow Lancastrian, William Walton. But he enjoyed none of the remarkable luck that saw Walton translated from Oldham to Oxford..
WALTON: Orchestral Works
The violin concerto is of course a superb work reflecting Waltons’ mood of the time when his new relationship with Lady Alice Wimborne was taking flight…