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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: March 2015
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Monday, 30 March 2015. Erik Chisholm: Piano Music Volumes 1-4 (Part 1). This is an all for nothing project. I can hardly imagine anyone wanting just a single CD of this collection of piano music. I know that I am pained at only having four of the projected seven volumes of this fascinating but virtually unknown music to review. That is managed by his daughter, Morag. After the war Chisholm was ...
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Malcolm Arnold: Divertimento No. 2 op. 75 Part 2 –The Reviews of the Recordings
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Saturday, 18 July 2015. Malcolm Arnold: Divertimento No. 2 op. 75 Part 2 –The Reviews of the Recordings. March 1968) reported that ‘Arnold's Divertimento is, as one would expect, tremendous fun. It is also an exciting challenge to the youngsters' skill. The Nocturne. TH in The Gramophone. Completed this attractive and interesting programme. Were much more fulsome in their praise of the work....
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Walter Leigh: Jolly Roger
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Thursday, 6 August 2015. Walter Leigh: Jolly Roger. My introduction to Walter Leigh was the overture to the present ‘burlesque.’ It was included on a wonderful LP of ‘ More Lyrita Lollipops’ (SRCS. 99). Before any of this industry occurred the BBC had produced a broadcast of Walter Leigh’s Jolly Roger. And the present Jolly Roger. Another major achievement was his score for The Song of Ceylon.
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Gordon Crosse’s Elegy (1959-60): 50th Anniversary of the Prom Premiere.Part II
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Monday, 27 July 2015. Gordon Crosse’s Elegy (1959-60): 50th Anniversary of the Prom Premiere.Part II. The Elegy (1960) was released (1980) on the Oxford University Press record label (OUP203) by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Roderick Brydon. Other works on this LP include Crosse’s Symphony No. 1, op.13a and Dreamsongs, op.43. Paul Griffiths, reviewing the LP for. Charles Hubert Ha...
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: June 2015
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Ruth Gipps: Symphony No. 3 in ‘Musical Events’. I located this discussion of Ruth Gipps’ Symphony No. 3 in the now defunct Musical Events. Magazine for March 1966. I quote it without comment. Ruth Gipps Symphony No.3 can currently be heard on. Well, yes, that was the intention. 8211; I had had no thought of writing a fugue. Scrutiny revealed that the subject fitted in...
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FRMS Liniks
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FRMS Recommends the following links. The Arts in Residence organisation offers classical music events and classical. Music breaks in country houses and country hotels that have been picked for their superbly appointed positions. They all create an atmosphere in which you can enjoy the experience of music and the arts in style, comfort and good company. Dedicated to the music of Sir John Barbirolli. Contains biography, discography, and society journal articles. A very useful general directory. Let classic...
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Elizabeth Nielsen plays Bach, Schumann and Prokofiev
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Tuesday, 21 July 2015. Elizabeth Nielsen plays Bach, Schumann and Prokofiev. Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No.6 is one of a trilogy of works which were composed during the Second World War. They have been designated the ‘War Sonatas’. These are challenging works and present the composer successfully balancing emotions of aggression, pessimism and confidence. This pr...The liner notes are a personal ...
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Frederic Curzon: Bravada
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British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content. 8216;Smart, well-written and knowledgeable’ – Saga Magazine. Friday, 3 July 2015. This is one of light music’s true gems. Full of vivacity, sunshine and sheer optimism, this is music to remind the listener of their last holiday in Spain or to encourage them to make speedy return to the Costa Brava or the Costa del Sol. Remarkably, Bravada. Interestingly, the liner notes for the Marco Polo recording of this work suggest that this is an ‘invigorating...
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HOLME VALLEY SINGERS - The Friendly Choir. Choir and Photo Album. For arrangements of popular and original works -. Has interesting information on all choir matters. If you like listening to music: British Music Radio . . . The charity we are currently supporting . . . . Join Holme Valley Singers on facebook for all the latest news! For the gerontius.net concert diary. For local news and events . . . And part of LOCAL LIFE Huddersfield. The UK’s number one organisation for voluntary music.