Latest News: Classical, Howells (composer)
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Interview,
Benjamin Nicholas on Orchestrated Anthems 25th July 2023Merton College Choir, the Britten Sinfonia and Benjamin Nicholas present a selection of magnificent orchestrations of favourite church music.
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Recording of the Week,
John Wilson and Sinfonia of London perform music for strings by English composers 3rd February 2023Following on from their 2021 album of English music for strings, John Wilson and his orchestra offer a spectacular selection of works by Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Herbert Howells, and Delius.
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Interview,
Matthew Schellhorn on the piano music of Herbert Howells 26th January 2023The pianist talks about his second volume of piano works by Howells, consisting almost entirely of world premiere recordings.
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Recording of the Week,
Howells from David Hill and the Bach Choir 1st May 2020David Hill leads the Bach Choir and BBC Concert Orchestra in a masterful new recording of Howells's monumental Missa Sabrinensis - a rarely-heard masterpiece ripe for revival.
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Interview,
Guy Johnston & Jonathan Clinch on the Howells Cello Concerto 27th June 2019David talks to cellist Guy Johnston and musicologist Jonathan Clinch about Howells's Cello Concerto - recently reconstructed by Clinch, recorded by Johnston and released on the King's College label.
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Favourites,
Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells David picks out some top recordings of two great twentieth-century English composers, Gerald Finzi and Herbert Howells.