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James Friskin: Quintet in C minor; Phantasie for String Quartet; Elegy for Viola and Piano; Phantasy – The Rasumovsky Quartet, Catherine Dubois (piano) Born in Glasgow on 3 of March 1886, James Friskin showed early musical talent as a pianist and composer, winning a piano scholarship to the Royal College of Music at the age of only fourteen. Five years of piano study with Edward Dannreuther followed; then, in 1905, he was awarded a scholarship to study composition with Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, the outstanding composition professor of the day. In 1914 he emigrated to the USA. Based in New York, he taught at the Institute
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Nimbus NI 6181 Schumann: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 – London Symphony Orchestra, Yondani Butt Frequently in ...
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The Golden Age of Light Music – Stereo into the Sixties By the 1960s, most conductors and record companies had ...
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It is a warm and inventive score and has the benefit of sumptuous Chandos...
BBC Music Magazine choice from a survey of recordings of the Elgar Violin Sonata – ‘First choice’....
Thomas Allen is already on my desert island. The central performance of his March recital, a half-recited, half-sung ... BBC Music Magazine
'some marvelous, original and effective music by a composer who genuinely has something to say.... John Quinn - MusicWeb.com
Performances are excellent throughout, and the music becomes more absorbing on every playing. Fans of high-quality ch... Shirley Ratcliffe - musicOHM.com
Walton has received glowing accolades and his performances have been hailed by the press; ‘Flawless intonation and an... Daily Telegraph
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“Hail Mary is a spiritual poem cycle. The effect is mesmeric as befits its stated aim as an aid to meditation”... Northern Echo
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