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British music in Germany
Dr. Jürgen Schaarwächter reports on performances of British music in Germany in recent months…
AGM 2022 report
For the first time in the Society’s history, members at this year’s AGM attended both face to face and on a zoom platform…
BMS AGM chairman’s report
This report covers the key areas of the BMS’s activities during 2021-22…
Gloucestershire composers celebrated in cathedral
The Holst Society and the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society are joining forces to host a day of concerts in November in Gloucester Cathedral…
BMS releases new CD
The BMS’s next CD recording sees the release of the long awaited Volume 2 of Herbert Howells piano music…
CHRISTOPHER BROWN: 24 Preludes and Fugues
It is a brave composer who chooses to write a set of preludes and fugues in all the major and minor keys as, consciously, or subconsciously, instant comparison with the sets by JS Bach and Shostakovich will occur…
IVOR GURNEY: Piano Sonatas
George Rowley plays the published five Preludes with fluidity and understanding. However, the chief interest of this disc arises from three piano sonatas…
DREAMS DESIRES DESOLATION: English Song
This is a generous recital of 21 songs composed by English composers, largely in the first half of the 20th century, and includes some outstanding examples…
RONALD STEVENSON and Friends
Lightly scored for mainly solos and duets, this disc is perfect for a quiet evening in front of a log fire when peace prevails and the listening required is not too demanding…
A COCKTAIL OF HAPPINESS: The music of Fred Hartley
Hartley was clearly a gifted musician as all of the original works and the arrangements are aurally stunning…