In this attractively priced 2-CD boxed set reissue, Dutton Epoch has repackaged their superb recordings of the chamber music of York Bowen as a fine survey of Bowen’s wind chamber music and his trios. “Superb chamber works in outstanding performances,” wrote one critic when these recordings first appeared. The glorious Horn Quintet and fine Horn Sonata played by Stephen Stirling are highlights, but the Sonatas for flute, oboe and clarinet are cherishable too, while the two trios (Rhapsody Trio and Trio in Three Movements) are consummately satisfying neo-romantic music. As a critic remarked: “Bowen is never afraid to write a good tune.”

Previously released on Dutton Epoch CDLX 7129 and 7115