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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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On This Shining Night
Two of the composers have written their own string quartet parts, and the CD opens with 11 such settings by Peter Warlock. These are delicious, with great vocal performances…
Piano Impressions from the British Isles
Firstly, a niggle. This is a disc of British music, the title is in English the works are named in English, but then all the notes are in Dutch and German only. An odd choice to my mind. ..
ED HUGHES: Music for the South Downs
Ed Hughes’ compositional style is unique and thoroughly personal. Much ‘new’ music has close connections with the idea of place,and this is certainly true with Hughes’ music…
Music and Migration in Georgian Edinburgh
An exhibition at the Georgian House in Edinburgh opened in June telling the remarkable story of Felix Yaniewicz, a celebrated Polish- Lithuanian violinist and composer…
BRITISH CHAMBER MUSIC
On the surface this disc might appear to be something of a ‘dog’s dinner’ – 12 works, some very brief, by 10 composers some of whom will be new to you…
Concert review: Britten Sinfonia
This was brilliant programming by the Britten Sinfonia, and although the concert going public did not turn out in force (the Barbican barely a quarter full), it was good to know at least some British Music Society members were in attendance…