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EM Records is delighted to announce its first disc of chamber works by the British composer Rutland Boughton (1878–1960), performed by the renowned English Piano Trio.
Often regarded as the composer who tried to create Britain’s first “English Bayreuth”, Boughton is best remembered today for his highly successful Festivals at Glastonbury (1914–1926) and for his record-breaking Celtic opera “The Immortal Hour”. At the height of his career, Boughton became hugely popular, surpassing even his rivals and friends Holst and Vaughan Williams; yet, apart from his two early string quartets and his oboe works, composed for his talented daughter Joyance, Boughton is not generally recognised for his chamber music, of which there are over 20 individual pieces. This disc seeks to bring these works to new prominence, with first recordings of the Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte, the Sonata for Cello and Pianoforte, and the Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano presented alongside two shorter, but not less delightful, pieces: “Winter Sun” and “Celtic Prelude”.
The recording was instigated and sponsored by the composer’s grandson, Ian Rutland Boughton, who inspired the English Piano Trio to bring the project to fruition.
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Boughton (1878–1960) TRIO FOR VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO AND PIANO (World Première recording) |
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| 1. | I. Allegretto sostenuto |
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| 2. | II. Allegro spiritoso |
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SONATA IN D MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND PIANOFORTE (World Première recording) |
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| 3. | I. Quick and Passionate |
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| 4. | II. Slow and Severe |
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| 5. | III. Fairly Quick |
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SONATA FOR VIOLONCELLO AND PIANO (World Première recording) |
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| 6. | I. Allegro marcato |
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| 7. | II. Poco adagio |
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| 8. | III. Allegro molto |
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| 9. | “CELTIC PRELUDE” (World Première recording) |
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| 10. | “WINTER SUN” (World Première recording) |
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EMR CD028 | INTERNATIONAL
RECORD REVIEW