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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WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: Cello Concerto, Symphony no 5
Even if the pace flags once or twice the big-boned finale carries the work through a series of closely-argued variations to a convincing if wrenching climax…
VOYAGE OF A SEA-GOD
The programme here follows the repertory for bassoon on its interesting journey from 1900-1999. Most, but not all, are by British composers, or British by adoption…
RICHARD ADDINSELL: British Light Music
Addinsell’s niche as a composer was as a significant contributor to film, incidental and light music. The liner notes say that his way of working was to ‘play what he had composed at the piano…
Ernest John MOERAN: His Life and Music
I would go as far as to say this is one of the best books of its type I have ever come across, and up there with, say, Lewis Foreman’s Bax…
One Hundred Years of British Song
Volume 2 (in this projected three-part series) introduces five composers not automatically associated with the genre…
ALBERT KETÈLBEY: A Dream Picture
If you are feeling downcast, Ketèlbey’s very English early twentieth century piano music at its best is sure to bring a ray of sunshine into your life…