Howells: Chamber Music

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
April 12, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HOWELLS, HERBERT
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Gould Trio, Dante Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Adams
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 12, 2019
    • UPC
      747313391370
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573913
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. With easy and flexible movement

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    2. II. Fairly quick, but always rhythmical

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    3. III. Slow in pace, with much feeling

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    4. IV. Allegro vivace: Assai ritmico

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    5. I. The 4 sleepy golliwogs' dance

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    6. II. The little girl and the old shepherd

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    7. III. Prayer-time

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    8. IV. The old shepherd's tale

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Dante Quartet

    9. I. Allegro moderato, tranquillo

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

      Performer: David Adams

    10. II. Lento, molto tranquillo

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

      Performer: David Adams

    11. III. Allegro molto, energico

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

      Performer: David Adams


Herbert Howells' style, immediately recognizable for it's long melodic lines, rhapsodic nature and rich harmonies, defined the sound of English cathedral music in the 20th century. His studies in London imbued his works with sophistication and a French influence, which were intertwined with a nostalgic 'heartache' for the 'real Gloucestershire,' as can be heard in String Quartet No. 3. The charming little character stories in 'Lady Audrey's Suite' tell of countryside and church, while the Piano Quartet in A minor is dedicated "To the Hill at Chosen and Ivor Gurney who knows it," portraying a favorite local vantage point at different seasons as well as poignantly remembering a lost friendship.