A Penchant for Pinto

A Penchant for Pinto

May 19, 2021 | News

Although he only lived for 20 years, George Frederick Pinto (1785-1806) was referred to as “The English Mozart” by his teacher Salomon and was close friends with John Field and Samuel Wesley, who described him as a “musical genius”. His works are rarely performed...
PROUD SONGSTERS: English Solo Song

PROUD SONGSTERS: English Solo Song

May 19, 2021 | CD reviews

Michael Chance, Tim Mead, Lawrence Zazzo counter-tenorsRuairi Bowen, James Gilchrist, Andrew Staples tenorsMark Stone baritoneGerald Finley, Ashley Riches bass-baritonesSimon Lepper piano HYPERION KGS0052-D This recital has been devised to showcase 10 alumni (nine...
English Song Collection

English Song Collection

May 19, 2021 | CD reviews

A 25 disc celebration of the richness and diversity of British Song Various Artists NAXOS 8.502507 (25 Discs) In The Story of Naxos (Piatkus 2012), the music journalist Nicholas Soames says that the ambition of the company’s founder, Klaus Heymann, was to record the...
BANTOCK: British Music for Strings II

BANTOCK: British Music for Strings II

May 19, 2021 | CD reviews

Granville Bantock & Christopher Wilson Southwest German Chamber OrchestraDouglas Bostock conductor CPO 555 382-2 The short-lived Christopher Wilson was a very active (mostly theatre) composer of the early 20th century.  A (carefully chosen?) photo suggests an...