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At the time of his death, Oliver was in the process of trying to find premises for his proposed museum.  He had saved many original scores as well as music dumped by music publishers and colleges. He had also just acquired the earliest known portrait of Charles Groves. I miss him greatly as he had an encyclopedic knowledge of classical music and performance.  Any query about anything musical usually led to anecdotes about many well known names, some very amusing and not for publication. He had a talent for making some very ordinary, even banal music sound worthwhile. He had recently started organizing and performing in a series of concerts in the Grand Salon at Drury Lane theatre, sadly interrupted by the Covid crisis.

[Edward Maurice Isaacs]

Edward Maurice Isaacs  Born  14.7.1881 Manchester  Died  31.7.1953 Manchester

The son of Isaac Asher Isaacs, Secretay to the local synagogue and his wife Annie.

Edward first studied music at The Royal Manchester College and subsequently in Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg and Leipzig. He was principally a piano recitalist. For the last thirty years of his life he was Musical Director of the Manchester Mid-Day Concerts, He was totally blind from 1924 though he continued to perform.

Orchestral

Piano Concerto  1907 The music for this is lost. Only an off air recording from a November 1952 broadcast exists.


Chamber

Piano Trio  1909
Violin sonata  1910

Piano

Two caprice – etudes  Op.2  1898
Four studies  1900
Six miniatures  1904
Arabesque on a Czerny study  1917
Caprice on a country dance by Gretry  1917
Prelude in E minor on a Hiller chorale  1925
'Moonlight'  reverie Op.8/1  Siciliano  Op.8/3
Ritornello
Scherzando


Wife:
Amy Florence Jordan  1884-1970

Children:
Leonard Isaacs 1909-1990
Ruth Isaacs 1913-1990 Married to Edward Kirby

[Karl Edmund Otto von Booth]

Karl Edmund Otto von Booth   Born 13.3.1842  Weinheim, Baden   Died  1.10.1923 Tuffontein, South Africa

A composer, pianist, violinist and organist.   One of four sons¹ of Wilhelm and Elizabeth Booth², he was born at Schloss Weinheim, Weinheim. He studied music at Carlsruhe Conservatory and violin with Concert-Meister Will. He made his debut as a violinist in Birmingham, England aged 11, in 1853. From 1856 he settled permanently in London and  it was there that he studied composition under Bernhard Molique and organ under Charles Steggall.

He held the post of organist at St. Matthew's, Bayswater, London, between 1868-75

He married in 1863 ³ and there were four children⁴

Orchestral

Symphony in C minor
'Godiva' overture for orchestra
Marchia funebre
'Victoria' orchestral march

Chamber

String Quintet
String Quartet
Violin Sonata in A
Violin Sonata in D
Romance in F for violin and piano
Ten easy pieces for violin and piano

Piano

Gavotte and Bouree
Wanderlieder - sketches

Song

Fancies
The Star Angel
Break, break, break
Autumn Leaflets
The Broken Tryst
Greeting
Pretty Little Warbler, stay
The Fisher
Beautiful May

Organ

Sonata quasi Fantasia

Te Deum in D

Operetta

'Prizes and Blanks'

1.
Albert Booth 1840-1906
Karl Edmund Otto Booth 1842-1923
Conrad Thomas Wilhelm Booth 1844-1863
Ferdinand Alexander Theodore Booth 1845-1869. Professor of Music.

2.
Wilhelm Booth 1803-1884 born Vienna, wife Elizabeth 1821-1877

3.
Eliza Margaret Jane Holland married 1872 divorced 1893
She wrote a book under the name of 'Rita' called 'The Doctor's Secret'

4.
Carl Wilhelm Booth 1873-1932
Florence  Booth 1874-5
Percy Alexander Brooke Booth 22.6.1876-?
Ferdinando Robert Booth 24.6.1878-?

[Edward Norman Hay]

Edward Norman Hay  Born 19.4.1889  Faversham Kent - Died  10.9. 1943 Belfast

The second of two sons¹ of Joseph and Janet Hay. He Married in 1920² and had one son³
He studied with Brennan, Chaundy and Englefield Hull, graduating from Oxford.  He spent most of his career in Northern Ireland. He was organist at Coleraine Church and later at Bangor Abbey.

Orchestra

'Dunluce'tone poem
Three tone pictures
'The Gilly of Christ' overture

Chamber

String Quartet in A major  pub. by Stainer and Bell (Carnegie Award)
String Quartet in F major
Phantasy string Quartet on Irish folk tunes (Cobbett Prize)
Sonata for cello and piano

Choral

'Gilly  of Christ' for soloists, chorus , organ and orchestra  words by Joseph Campbell 
'The Afterglow'  six part madrigal  pub. by Breitkopf and Hartel
'A Birthday', ladies trio or women's chorus  pub. by Stainer and Bell

Comic Opera

'The Lady Voter's Dilema'  Libretto by D MacLaughlin

1. Francis Edward Cecil Hay  1884-1885
2. Hessie Haughley  1898-1993
3. Norman Hay  1923-2007

[Nina Elizabeth Throsby Hutchison]

Nina Elizabeth Throsby Hutchison  Born 18.2.1883 Stoke Damerel, Devon   Died 1958 Hove, Sussex

Her father was Wiliam Bennet Hutchison a deck paymaster with the navy. 1836-1906. She was one of five children¹

Orchestra

Symphony in C minor Op.7
"In Memoriam 1914-1918"  tone poem  Op.8

Chamber

The Wind's Wooing  for cello and piano  Op.13
Once upon a Time  for cello and piano  Op.15  pub. by Novello & Co.Ltd

Piano

Deux petits Menuets  Op.4
Three part fugue on "Jumping Joan"  Op.10
Prelude Op.17

Voice and Orchestra

"Herod's Lament for Mariamme" for tenor and orchestra  Op.5
"Strings in the Earth and Air"  for soprano or tenor, acc. by 10 violins, 4 violas, 2 cellos and double bass  Op.9
" The Sleeping Lake" for mezzo or Baritone and string orchestra, words by J Moson Op.1a pub. by Novello & Co. Ltd

Voice and Piano
Withered Leaves  Op.1b
Wings  Op.1c
Flight  Op.2
Beautiful Lie the Dead  words by S Phillips  Op.11  pub. by Novello & Co.Ltd
Cradle Hymn  words by M Luther  Op.3  pub. by Novello & Co.Ltd.
The Sculptor  Op.12
Three Songs from "The Cradle of Our Lord" Op.14 :-
1.Flower of Love.
2. Madonna of the Moonlight.
3.Rosemary.

Recitation with piano

"The Skeleton in Armour"  Op.16

Op.6 unaccounted for.

Her mother was Grace Emily Throsby from Australia.. Died 1924
1
Eva Lucy TH
Grace Emily TH
Alfred TH
Frederick Shadwell Th

[Purcell Warren]

Francis Purcell Warren  Born 29.5.1895 Leamington Spa  -   Died 3.7.1916 Somme

Francis was the son of a music professor. He studied music at the Royal College of Music, London. According to Thomas Dunhill; " he showed brilliant promise as a composer".


Orchestra

Canon for string orchestra

Chamber

Variations on an original theme for string quartet in A minor. pub. by Cramer
Five short pieces for cello and piano;- An absent one. A little Cradle song. Whims. So Seems in my deep regret. A Sunday Evening in Autumn.  pub. by Goodwin and Tabb 1914
Adagio for cello and piano – this, his last work is described in Cobbett's as "a powerful and deeply moving piece, in which an almost prophetic foreboding seems to colour the spacious phrases". It was intended to be a sonata but left incomplete.

Piano

Caprice

Song

Song for baritone and orchestra

Nine songs for voice and piano


Ave Verum Corpus
Benediction Service  1912


Father - Walter James Warren  1.5.1862 – 11.1.1947
Mother – Kezia Olga Franklin  16.8.1868 – 25.1.1944
Brother – Dennis Franklin Warren  21.9.1897 – 8.11.1960

rosflute, you might like to approach Chandos Records.  See if they are interested.

You may know of Chris Fifield's book on German Symphonies between Beethoven and Brahms, What fun it would be to do a similar one on English symphonies.

Hello Caroline,

Most of the information comes from the Royal College library. I also browse periodicals at the Barbican music Library for specific references. (I've posted information about 48 women composers on this forum)

Nicolai Tcherepnin was chosen by Diaghilev to conduct the first season of his Ballet Russe in Paris. It could be argued that if he or his ballet had flopped there might not have been a Ballet Russe for further seasons and Diaghilev may not have gone on to commission works by Stravinsky, Satie, Prokofiev, Ravel, Debussy and Richard Strauss,

The premier of Ikonen's 6th symphony was planned for 5.6.2020 at the Turku concert hall. In view of the covid restrictions, did it take place?

[Theophile Antoine Ysaye]

Theophile Antoine Ysaye  Born 2.3.1865  Verviers  Died  24.3.1918 Nice

Theophile was the youngest of the four children¹ of Nicholas Joseph² and Marie Therese Ysaye. His initial music studies were at the Liege Conservatory 1876-80. He then went to Berlin to study with Theodor Kullak and subsequently in Paris to study with Cesar Franck. He commenced his performing career as piano accompanist for his brother, then from 1886 as a piano virtuoso. Between 1889-1900 he held the post of professor of piano at the Geneva Academie de Musique. After returning to Belgium he followed a career of composer, conductor and pianist.
He started composing in a serious way while in Geneva, his output substantially increasing after 1900. His compositions have been described as like Franck in conception and Debussy in detail.

Orchestral

Symphonie  No.1 in F Op.14  1904
Symphonie No.2  1914
Vie d'un heros  1889
Suite Wallon, fantasie  Op.13  pub. by G Schirmer 1903
Le Cygne  Op.15  pub. by G.Schirmer 1911
Les Abeilles  Op.17 1910
La Foret et l'oiseau  Op.18 pub. by Breitkopf and Hartel 1911
Overture sur un theme d'Atala
Piano Concerto in E flat Op.9  pub. by G Schirmer 1904
Piano Concerto  1909

Chamber

Piano Quintet in B minor  Op.5  pub. by Senart 1913
String Quartet in B flat
Variations for 2 pianos Op,10

Vocal

Requiem for solo voices, chorus and orchestra  1906


1.   
Nicholas Joseph Ysaye  1826- 1905

2.   
Eugene Auguste  Ysaye  16.7.1858- 12.5.1931
Agnes-Marie Ysaye  27.12.1851- 1929
John-Joseph Ysaye
Theophile Antoine Ysaye  2.3.1865- 24.3.1918

[Charles Edward Stephens]

Charles Edward Stephens  Born 18.3.1821 London  Died 13.7.1892 London.

Composer, Organist¹, pianist and teacher. He was the second of two children²
He studied with Cipriani Potter, James A.Hamilton and Henry Blagrove³ for violin.
He excelled in composition for chamber music for which he won several prizes.

Orchestral

Symphony
Symphony in G minor, 'The Elegiac'  1875
Overture, 'A Dream of Happiness'  1873
+ 4 other overtures

Chamber

Piano Quartet in B minor  Op.2   pub.by Schott 1853
Piano Trio in F  Op.1  pub. by Schott 1851
String Quartet in G  Op.21  pub. by Schott 1881
String Quartet in F  Op.22  pub. by Schott 1881
Sonata Piacevole for piano and flute 1883

Piano

'Matilde' valse  Op.5
Sehnsucht, nocturne  Op.6
Piano Sonata  Op.8
Allegro-rhapsodie  Op.9
Idylle rustique  Op.10
Impromptu  Op.13
Romance  Op.14
Reverie  Op.17
Marche guerriere  Op.18  1872
Printemps  Op.20
Duo concertante  for 2 pianos Op.4
Duo brillante piano 4 hand  Op.19

Organ

Two movements  Op.3
Two movements  Op.7
Fantasia  Op.11
Two movements  Op.15
Offertoire  Op.16
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F, Op.23  1880
Fantasia  Op.24

Song

Come, fill ye right merrily. Part song  1858

O Praise the Lord all Ye Nations, anthem Op.12 1868


1.
St.Mark's, Myddleton Square, London  1843
Trinity Church, Paddington,London  1846
St John , Hampstead, Lonon 1856
St. Mark's, St John's Wood, London  1862
St.Clement Danes, Strand, London  1864-9
St.Savior's, Paddington, London 1872

2. Samuel John Stephens 1819-1889  Professor of music.

3.Henry Gamble Blagrove 1811-1872

[Heinrich Reuss XXlV]

Heinrich Reuss XXlV  Prince of Reuss-Kostritz, Austria 8.12.1855- 2.10.1910

I first came across HR in Cobbett's, where his chamber music was well reviewed. There is a rare viola sonata in which the Cobbett's  reviewer says 'The distinctive tone of the stringed instrument is fully recognised and at no time is the piano permitted to overpower it. The first movement is idyllic ---.'
HR's earliest music training was with his father1 .He subsequently had  lessons with Heinrich von Herzogenberg and Wilhelm Rust.
The musical style of Heinrich XXIV was strongly influenced by Brahms, though it tends to be lighter in tone, and thus resembles more the style of Heinrich von Herzogenberg. Heinrich XXIV's chamber music compositions display a masterful command of musical form and technique.
During his lifetime, the compositions of Heinrich XXIV enjoyed favourable comment and regular performance.
Are there any reviews of the symphonies ? If they are as good as the chamber music they deserve exploration.

Orchestra

Symphony No. 1 in C minor  Op. 10  1892
Symphony No. 2 in A major  (N.B. Stolle's biography says D major - LOST)
Symphony No. 3 in E minor  Op. 28  1907
Symphony No. 4 in A major  Op. 30
Symphony No. 5 in F minor  Op. 34   1907
Symphony No. 6 in E flat major  Op. 36  1909

Chamber
                             
Piano Quintet in C major  Op.15  pub. by Rahter 1902
Piano Quartet in F minor  Op.6  pub. by Simrock 1895
Piano Trio in C sharp minor  Op.14 pub. by Junne  1903
Piano Trio in A major for violin, viola and piano Op.25 pub. by Mozarthaus
Piano Trio for violin, cello and piano  Op.37  pub. Mozarthaus
String Sextet No.1 in D minor Op.12 pub. by Schott  1899
String Sextet No.2 in B minor Op.17 pub. by Simrock  1902
String Quintet in F major for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello Op. 4 pub. by Peters 1887
String Quartet No.1 in D minor  Op. 1  pub. by Gutman 1881
String Quartet No.2 in F major  Op. 11 pub. by Eulenberg
String Quartet No.3 in A flat major Op. 16 pub.by Schott, Brussels  1903
String Quartet No.4 in G minor  Op.23/1. pub.by Mozarthaus 1904
String Quartet No.5 in E flat major  Op.23/2 pub.by Mozarthaus 1904
Sonata No.1 in G minor for violin and piano Op. 5 pub. by Peters, 1888
Sonata No.2 in E minor for violin and piano Op. 21 pub. by Mozarthaus 1880 
Sonata in G major for viola and piano, Op.22 pub. by Mozarthaus 1904
Sonata in C major for cello and piano  Op.7 pub. by Simrock 1895

Piano

3 Preludes Op.2
Suite Op.8: Praeludium, Allemande, Gavotte, Siciliano, Bourrée, Sarabande, Gigue  1895
Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme Op.19 1904

Vocal
Five Lieder for voice and piano, Op.3 texts by Ludwig Uhland and Nikolaus Lenau  1883
Tunosfecisti ad te, Motet for mixed chorus a capella, Op.24 text by Aurelius Augustinus

I too can think of many composers who died within living memory and it is a mercy that there are no recordings. It is up to other members of the Forum to suggest some who might be worth recording.