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GEORGE LLOYD: The Piano Works Solo & Duo
As a violinist, Lloyd was inevitably more drawn to stringed instruments rather than the keyboard and did not compose his first work for piano until he was 53…
RVW work published by BMS member
BMS member Frank James Staneck has announced the publication of his violin and piano arrangement of Charterhouse Suite…
Archive RVW recordings to be released on CD
An ‘archive’ recording comprising remastered LP and 78 rpm discs is being launched in early September…
Alexander Goehr dies aged 92
Early yesterday morning Schott UK announced the death of the influential composer Alexander Goehr at the age of 92…
Albion to launch four new albums
Albion is releasing four new albums this Autumn…
BRITISH PIANO CONCERTOS: Addison, Cannon, Chagrin
Philip Cannon’s concertino is from the beginning of his career and is a remarkable work.. It is a neo-classical in style and structured in three movements…
ROBIN STEVENS: A Questing Soul
This is a generously filled double CD of music for violin and piano by Robin Stevens. There are works for violin and piano duo, and well as solo violin and solo piano…
A NEW SPIRIT: An album of première recordings
This is a most enjoyable disc where the music is performed to an extremely high standard. Tuning and intonation are beyond reproach and the recording is both warm and clear…
NARESH SOHAL: The Wanderer & Asht Prahar
Sohal was born to a non-musical family in the Punjab and came to England in 1962 to study. It is amazing to think that the highly accomplished Asht Prahar from 1969 was his first orchestral work…
PETER JACOBS: Anthology Vol 2
Peter Jacobs has a long history of recording British piano music, and this is his latest anthology for the Heritage Label. As he says, this is a personal selection…