Howells: Piano Music, Vol. 2 / Schellhorn

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
December 2, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Herbert Howells
    • PERFORMER
      Matthew Schellhorn
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 02, 2022
    • UPC
      747313138371
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8571383
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Comme le cerf soupire…

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    2. The Arab's Song

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    3. To a Wild Flower

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    4. Romance

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    5. Melody

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    6. Legend

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    7. The Chosen Tune

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    8. A Mersey Tune

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    9. I. Merry Andrew's Procession

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    10. II. Kings and Queens

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    11. III. There was a most beautiful lady

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    12. IV. The Mummers' Dance

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    13. I. Minuet

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    14. II. Gavotte

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    15. III. Pavane

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    16. IV. Galliard

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    17. V. Rigadoon

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    18. VI. Jig

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    19. A Sailor Tune

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    20. No. 1. Walking Tune

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    21. No. 2. Country Tune

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    22. No. 3. Trumpet Tune

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    23. Minuet for Ursula

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    24. Promenade for Girls

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    25. Promenade for Boys

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    26. Et nunc, et semper (Quasi Menuetto)

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    27. I. Vivo: Inquieto

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    28. II. Quasi adagio: Serioso ma teneramente

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn

    29. III. Agile, destro, sempre veloce

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Matthew Schellhorn


In the first volume of this series (Naxos 8571382), Matthew Schellhorn surveyed six decades of Herbert Howells’ compositions for the piano. This second volume reprises the journey, tracing the composer’s stylistic development from the charming poetic miniatures of his youth through to the resonant modal quirkiness of his later dances. The survey includes a centrally important work, the Sonatina of 1971, performed here in Schellhorn’s own edition compiled from the manuscript sources, which includes variants not heard for half a century.

REVIEW:

Howells is renowned for his choral and organ music. His piano music is less well known and these releases are very welcome. As in the first volume Matthew Schellhorn surveys this music over the whole of Howells’ career. Mostly miniatures, there is much to enjoy here and it is interesting to see the development in compositional style throughout. The CD ends with the longest work, his 1971 Sonatina and also includes A Little Book of Dances from 1928. Beautiful performances of this well crafted music in what are, incredibly, almost exclusively world premiere recordings.

-- Lark Reviews (Stephan Page)