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Elgar’s musical sketches reunited at the British Library
A set of original sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar for one of his best-known compositions, the Introduction and Allegro for strings, has been acquired by the British Library…
BMS AGM update
The BMS AGM took place online and in person on 22nd February 2025 at 5.30pm followed by a great performance by Ealing Symphony Orchestra…
Composer Sir James MacMillan receives award
An Honorary Membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society is awarded to Sir James MacMillan ahead of its annual awards this month…
Anoushka Shankar releases new album
Eleven-time Grammy-nominated sitarist, composer and producer, Anoushka Shankar releases a new album in March…
Wilfred Heaton: His Life, His Music
This is a remarkable story of a pioneering composer who wrote largely for brass bands, yet considered that they were, in general, not fully committed to serious music…
BARRY MILLS: Unfoldings Volume 10
Unfoldings, the 10th volume of music by Barry Mills contains five String Quartets, one String Quintet (an extra viola) and one Viola Quartet…
HOLST: The Planets and Earth
Recent scholarship has delved deeper into Holst’s astonishing cosmos and revealed just how revolutionary this score was for its time. It is important that familiarity does not dull the bravura of his conception…
WILLIAM BOUGHTON: A celebration on record
This is a budget-priced four-disc set in celebration of the conductor’s distinguished career. The tracks were recorded in different venues over many years…
BAX: Spring Fire
This disc of Bax’s complete music for cello and piano takes its title from the thematic links between that orchestral work and his Cello Sonata. This is a big serious piece…
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Orchestral and Choral Works
It would be hard to overstate the pleasure that this revelatory disc has afforded, and unfamiliarity with the works in question should hinder no-one from obtaining a copy with alacrity…