Herbert Howells: Chamber Music “On Chosen Hill”

Name: Herbert Howells: Chamber Music "On Chosen Hill"
SKU: 809730200328
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Format

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Label: Métier
Catalogue No: MSVCD 92003
EAN/UPC: 809730200328
Artists: Andrew West, Lyric Quartet, Michael Collins
Composers: Herbert Howells
Release Date: September 1992
Genres: Chamber Music
Periods: 20th Century
Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 52:40

One of Metier’s first issues, and re-issued by demand, this CD is valuable to lovers of English music because Howells’ music is still under-rated and ignored. The very fine musicians help to make this an essential recording.

Track Listing

Herbert Howells:

Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 21 - I. Allegro moderato (10:43)
Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 21 - II. Lento (9:22)
Piano Quartet in A minor, op. 21 - III. Allegro molto (6:53)
Phantasy String Quartet, op. 25 (13:37)
Rhapsodic Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet, op. 31 (12:23)

Reviews

American Record Guide

“
Collins, West and the Lyric Quartet give thoroughly professional and profoundly moving performances that simmer with romantic angst, succumb completely to moments of intense contemplation, and have lively rhythmic episodes and the occasional tangy dissonance. The Quartet is a superb team and West has unrivalled touch and color. Collins achieves a British timbre that is unusually rich and clear… making the closing measures of the Clarinet Quintet poignant and unforgettable.
” —HANUDEL

MusicWeb

“
It’s all wonderfully handled… individual players eloquently cut through the textures just as the score requires. An air of warm pastoral spirituality lovingly conveyed
” —Rob Barnett