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Samuel Braithwaite (1883-1947)
Elegy

Percy Sherwood (1866-1939)
2nd Symphony - 1st movement

William Reed (1875-1942)
Somerset Idylls

Edward Mitchell (1891-1950)
Fantasy Overture

LINK: https://britishcomposers1850-1950.blogspot.com

[UPDATES for May]

UPDATES for May

Charles Oberthür (1819-1895)
Overture Rubezahl
Lorely
Ein Winternachstraum

Learmont Drysdale (1866-1909)
Spirit of the Glen

Oliver King (1855-1923)
In the Pines

Daniel Protheroe (1866-1934)
In the Cambrian Hills

LINK: https://britishcomposers1850-1950.blogspot.com/p/home.html

[Zwei Märsche (1872)]

Then there are Zwei Märsche (1872)


LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeMnMqyScQM

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The usual problem when researching this era are the lost/missing scores. Robert at the RCM is proving to be very helpful, and the RAM, albeit quite slow usually respond. University libraries have been useful too. If anyone has a score or two hidden away and can get a few pages sent it would be most helpful.

This is a blog-site I've recently started which contains samples from British orchestral music which has, over the years, fallen into obvivion. Most pages are incomplete to date but obviously these will become available once they have content; it takes a lot of time - research/locating scores/typesetting the notes etc..

Composers include Harvey Lohr, Percy Sherwood, Ernest Bryson, John Lodge Ellerton, Benjamin Dale, R.O. Morris and many more.

For those interested the link is:

https://britishcomposers1850-1950.blogspot.com

[Sinfonietta Bel Canto]

Thank you to the conductor and members of the Sinfonietta Bel Canto for their spirited performance of the 3 Episodes by the highly under-rated Adolf Weidig. It's quite superb to see a small local orchestra bringing back to life such a vibrant, expertly crafted piece of late romantic music.

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I started work on my realisation quite a while ago and shelved it for a bit. Anyway I decided to get it finished and here it is.

Drei Episoden, Op.38 (1907)

LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj_yt3hfiUI

None of the symphonies no. A few smaller scale works have been performed locally ( see the videos) on that site.

This rendition is just the second movement (so far) from Gaze Cooper's 1st symphony. The score was kindly made available to me via the composer's granddaughter.

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5jVlX7ICAk

[LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURxawlyRy0]

I have a PDF copy of the 2nd Symphony (all 655 odd pages!!)

I spent a bit of time looking at parts of the final movement and was drawn to a slower section near the end. It's very lyrical starting down in the basses and cellos and rising to a glorious "Mahlerian" climax for full ensemble.

It's worth a listen - only 4 minutes


LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURxawlyRy0

[LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZ-oD9OLPk]

Here is my realisation of Emánuel Moór's 5th symphony in A minor, Op.53B (1901)

The work is unpublished and obviously unperformed.

The movements are as follows:

1. Allegro moderato (Maestoso)

2. Adagio

3. Scherzo - presto

4. Allegro moderato

The last page has this note after the final bar: Hotel Fürstenhof, Frankfurt 10th January 1901


LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZ-oD9OLPk

Couldn't agree more. This period fascinates me as there is so much to still be discovered. Much of it is mediocre at best (something which could be said of any period I guess) however, from time to time you discover something which surprises you.

Yes, I think the 1st mov is the most appealing. I enjoyed the scherzo too but felt it needed to move a tad quicker - kind of dotted crotchet=70   ??

[Ernst Reiter]

Well done for all that hard work!

This is very interesting - I am currently working (from time to time) on a symphony by Ernst Reiter (also dated 1849).

I will give the Adolph Breuer a listen and report back soon.

Thanks. It's vibrant music isn't it - full of a Franco-Italian energy