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
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DISCOVERING WILFRED HEATON
In my 2025 review of Paul Hindmarsh’s admirable and authoritative book on Heaton, I mentioned the imminent CD of his chamber music. Here it is. A welcome and most intriguing release…
AVRIL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Piano Concerto | Orchestral Works
Avril Coleridge-Taylor has been overshadowed by her father Samuel, but also by her heritage as the daughter of someone regarded as being of mixed descent…
THE PETER JACOBS ANTHOLOGY
This is just the sort of release that the Heritage label was set up to discover. In his booklet notes Peter Jacobs writes that it is a recording of a recital he gave in 1979 of pieces by composers…
ROBIN HOLLOWAY: Violin Works
Perhaps due to his own confessed status as a composer that critics find hard to pigeonhole, Robin Holloway remains a comparatively shadowy figure in contemporary music…
MICHAEL FINNISSY: Organ Works
Hot on the heels of Ian Pace’s collection of Finnissy’s piano music on Divine Art comes this comprehensive survey of all the composer’s works for organ…
WILLIAM STERNDALE BENNETT: Complete Piano Concertos
William Sterndale Bennett was the most distinguished composer of the early Victorian era in Britain…