Part 2Wilfred Josephs: Piano Concerto No 1 op.46; Canzonas on a Theme of Rameau, for strings; Sonata for violin and piano; So She Went into the Garden, for chorus and piano; Four Japanese Lyrics, for voice, clarinet and piano Kenneth Leighton: Communion Service in D, for chorus and organ Elisabeth Lutyens: The Valley of Hatsu-Se, for solo voice and instruments; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for unaccompanied chorus; John McCabe: Chamber Concerto for viola, cello and orchestra; Concertante for harpsichord and chamber ensemble; Symphony No 1; Elegy;...
Monday, January 12, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
A selection of works that were composed, published or premiered in 1965. I acknowledge Eric Gilder’s The Dictionary of Composers and their Musicas being an invaluable source for musical history. I present these listings in two parts. Part 1:Malcolm Arnold: Five Fantasies, for bassoon, clarinet, flute, horn and oboe Don Banks: Horn Concerto David Bedford: This One for You, for orchestra; Music for Albion Moonlight, for soprano and instruments ; 'O Now the Drenched Land Awakes', for baritone and piano duet Richard Rodney Bennett: Symphony No 1; The...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Some Important British Works that are Celebrating Significant Anniversaries (Composed, First Performed or Published) include:-150 years ago:-1865John Stainer: Gideon, oratorio This was John Stainer’s doctoral exercise. It was performed in part on 8 November 1865. The work was never published.75 years ago1940William Alwyn: Masquerade, overture [latterly, Overture to a Masque]; Richard Arnell: Violin Concerto Arthur Benjamin: Sonatina for chamber orchestra Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina for recorder (flute) and piano (1939-40); Five Housman Songs for...
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Some Important British Works that are Celebrating Significant Anniversaries (Composed, First Performed or Published) include:-Granville Bantock: Hebridean Symphony (completed)Arnold Bax: Violin Sonata No 1 (revised); Violin Sonata No2; Legend, for violin and piano; The Maiden with the Daffodil, Winter Waters, The Princess’s Rose Garden, In a Vodka Shop, Apple-Blossom Time, Sleepy Head, Mountain Mood for piano; Quintet in G minor, Red Owen (opera unfinished) Nympholet (orchestrated) Arthur Bliss: Piano Quartet; String Quartet (c.1915)...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
A Happy and Prosperous New Year To All Readers of The Land of Lost ContentSignificant British Composer Anniversaries for 2015Bi-CentenariesJ.W. Glover (1815-1899)William Jackson (1815-1866)Henry Lazarus (1815-1895)H.H Pierson (1815- 1873)Ferdinand Praeger (1815-1891)150 YearsA.H. Brewer (1865-1928)Alfred Hollins (1865-1942)E.H. Lemare (1865-1934)Stewart Macpherson (1865-1941)Philip Miles (1865-1935)Howard. Talbot (1865-1928)R.R. Terry (1865-1938)William Wolstenholme (1865-1931)CentenariesGerald Cockshott (1915-1979)Pamela Harrison (1915-1990)Patrick...
Saturday, December 27, 2014
This is an excellent compilation of Christmas music that shows considerable imagination and variety. From the transcendent sound of William Byrd to the more pungent music of William Mathias by way of an urbane contribution from Francis Poulenc, this CD offers an exciting and thoughtful contrast to many run of the mill seasonal offerings. There are four pieces by William Byrd. It was once written about this composer that he was a ‘pastoral poet...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To All Readers of 'The Land of Lost Content'Altarpiece of the Virgin, Jacques Darat, 1433From the Faint Daysprings Eastern Goal Far as the utmost west,Come, sing we Christ, the Saviour born Of Virgin Mother blest:The Father of the age to come, In servant's form array'd,That man He might for man atone, And ransom whom He made.Within...
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