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
ENTENTE MUSICALE: Music for Violin and Piano
This carefully designed and interesting programme reflects the cultural warmth which developed in Edwardian times between France and England…
DICKY BIRD HOP: Light Music Classics
This disc is a collection of 22 tracks of the sort of easy-listening music much in vogue in the first half or so of last century.
PETER DICKINSON: Chamber and Instrumental Music
Though the music in this disc stretches from Metamorphosis in 1955 to the 2018 revision of Tranquillo, both for solo violin, its focus is rather more on the earlier part of Peter Dickinson’s compositional life.
COOKE: Chamber Music
These are all outstanding first ever recordings of stunningly well-crafted chamber works. Many have been broadcast before but the Pleyel Ensemble are to be congratulated for being first to give them a more permanent afterlife
ARNOLD: The Dancing Master
A BBC rejection of Malcolm Arnold’s only opera still leaves indelible scars after 60 years. It was one of many disappointments to befall the prolific composer.
HOLST: Alpha and Omega
… I can truthfully assert that the rest of the disc, its major part, is unalloyed joy. It includes all 17 of Holst’s carols, two of which are recorded for the first time.