Bringing Britain’s musical heritage alive
Founded in 1979, the British Music Society is dedicated to promoting and preserving Britain’s musical heritage with particular emphasis on 20th century composers through recordings, publications and events
Latest features & reviews
NEWS OF GREAT JOY: Christmas from St John’s College, Oxford
The choir of St John’s College, Oxford and their director David Bannister have combined to produce a sequence of Christmas music which judiciously blends well-known carols such as Gustav Holst’s ‘In the bleak midwinter’ with more unusual repertory…
WILLIAM BUSCH: Chamber Music
This disc starts with a beautifully moving work, the Three pieces for Violin and Piano of 1944, completed only weeks before his oh-so-sudden and early death at the age of 44…
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…
GEORGE LLOYD: The Works for Violin and Piano
For those who associated the composer George Lloyd with his output of symphonies, it will probably be refreshing to hear music that he wrote for his own instrument, the violin…
GRAHAM HAIR: Piano Music
Hair pays a marked tribute to the artistry of the pianist Martin Jones, whose performances of this demanding repertoire are superb…
ADRIAN SUTTON: Violin Concerto
Adrian Sutton is well known to the theatre going public through his music for National Theatre productions such as War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time…