Francis George Scott News
British composer (1880-1958)
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2021-08-10 06:34:36
Rooted in Scottish soil: an exploration of the songs by Scotland's woefully ignored son, Erik Chisholm
[…] contemporary 20th century take on the song genre. It is worth whilst bearing in mind the comparison of Chisholm to Bartok, for their way of absorbing folk-idioms into their style with understanding and daring. The disc has a small group of songs setting English poetry, but the majority are Scots ranging from William Soutar, to Chisholm's own versions of older texts to a set of poems by Lillias Scott (daughter of the Scottish composer Francis George Scott) who became his second wife. This perhaps gives a hint why the songs have not been explored more until now; all three singers are Scottish and their use of the Scots tongue is fearless in these songs. And I have to confess that the comic songs setting William Soutar sent me scurrying to the texts (and the glossaries) to work out what was going on. Many of the Soutar settings and other Scots […]
2021-07-08 12:42:03
Wonderfully satisfying: a very stylish production of Rossini's La Cenerentola at The Grange Festival
[…] Talking to us through the music: Rachel Podger in a programme of music for unaccompanied violin by Bach at Kings Place - concert review It should be essential repertoire: former BBC New Generation Artist trumpeter Simon Höfele chats about the 20th-century works for trumpet and piano on his new disc on Berlin Classics - interview Scottish piano music: Christopher Guild continues his explorations with disc devoted to Francis George Scott and to Ronald Stevenson's transcriptions - record review Home
2021-07-07 08:19:19
Independent voices: James Gilchrist & Nathan WIlliamson's One Hundred Years of British Song explores William Alwyn, Alan Bush, Alan Rawsthorne, Elizabeth Maconchy, Doreen Carwithen
[…] Talking to us through the music: Rachel Podger in a programme of music for unaccompanied violin by Bach at Kings Place - concert review It should be essential repertoire: former BBC New Generation Artist trumpeter Simon Höfele chats about the 20th-century works for trumpet and piano on his new disc on Berlin Classics - interview Scottish piano music: Christopher Guild continues his explorations with disc devoted to Francis George Scott and to Ronald Stevenson's transcriptions - record review Berlin im Licht: A Kurt Weill songbook from Ricardo Panela and Nuno Vieira de Almeida - record review Tosca in an iconic location: Seattle Opera film's Puccini's opera at St James Cathedral, Seattle - opera review Home
2021-07-07 08:16:03
A gloriously offline moment: I chat to artistic director Christopher Glynn about the 40th anniversary Ryedale Festival
[…] Talking to us through the music: Rachel Podger in a programme of music for unaccompanied violin by Bach at Kings Place - concert review It should be essential repertoire: former BBC New Generation Artist trumpeter Simon Höfele chats about the 20th-century works for trumpet and piano on his new disc on Berlin Classics - interview Scottish piano music: Christopher Guild continues his explorations with disc devoted to Francis George Scott and to Ronald Stevenson's transcriptions - record review Berlin im Licht: A Kurt Weill songbook from Ricardo Panela and Nuno Vieira de Almeida - record review Home
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