VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Volume 1

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Volume 1

Oct 26, 2022 | CD reviews

Symphonies 6 and 9, The Wasps Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSir Malcolm Sargent ARIADNE 5016 Vaughan Williams’s 150th birthday is celebrated this year and thankfully there are many events celebrating the great man. This CD is the first...
BMS releases new CD

BMS releases new CD

Oct 25, 2022 | News

The BMS’s next CD recording sees the release of the long awaited Volume 2 of Herbert Howells piano music. “Congratulations to Matthew Schellhorn and his fine interpretations,” said Wendy Hiscocks, chairman of BMS. With a release date in early December,...
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & HOLST: Quartets

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & HOLST: Quartets

Oct 25, 2022 | CD reviews

Vaughan Williams: String Quartets 1 and 2Holst: Phantasy Quartet op 36 Tippett Quartet SOMMCD 0656 The virtually unknown item on this excellent disc is the Holst Phantasy Quartet. This has been newly edited by Roderick Swanston.  There is a sub-title – ‘on...
ClubDelius launched by society

ClubDelius launched by society

Oct 25, 2022 | News

The Delius Society announces ClubDelius; a free membership for under 30’s, to be launched at this year’s Delius Prize Competition in November at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. The scheme will be launched at this year’s Delius Prize, hosted by the Delius Society,...
A tribute to Christopher Ball

A tribute to Christopher Ball

Oct 24, 2022 | Features

The composer Christopher Ball was born in Wigan on 7th July 1936 (coincidentally he shared his birthday with another distinguished personality of the recorder world: Michala Petri), and died of Alzheimer’s disease on 7th April 2022 at Denville Hall, Northwood, London....