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
JOHN MCCABE: Requiem Sequence and other works
The piano is brittle and startlingly exciting while the voice often has a hint of plainsong in its rhythms. The sheer violence of the Sanctus made my eyes pop…
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphonies 4 & 6
This new issue has been welcomed with something of a fanfare, one much deserved because it is frankly magnificent…
ARTHUR SULLIVAN: Ballet Music – L’Île Enchantée, Thespis
This intriguing CD allows the interested listener some insights into what might be termed ‘the lost Sullivan’ comprising as it does material from what is a little known, and still less frequently performed, aspect of the composer’s oeuvre…
RONALD STEVENSON: As My Harp Sang Out of Darkness
This CD is specifically issued as a ‘balm for this troubled (Covid) era’ – or, the notes say – to send ‘a message of hope and comfort, and to be a light in the darkness during a difficult time’.
GEOFFREY POOLE: A Pianist’s I Ching
I Ching is the most ancient of the classical Chinese texts, thought to be 3,000 years old. It is intended to help individuals and governments divine fortuitous decisions in life, and to accept with equanimity when things do not turn out well…
EDWARD GREGSON: Instrumental Music
Edward Gregson made his name a with a stunning series of highly original, tuneful works for British brass band, and latterly for orchestra. This CD follows on from an earlier Naxos disc of solo piano music.