In the first volume of this series (Naxos 8.571382), Matthew Schellhorn surveyed six decades of Herbert Howells’ compositions for the piano. This second volume reprises the journey, tracing the composer’s stylistic development from the charming poetic miniatures of his youth through to the resonant modal quirkiness of his later dances. The survey includes a centrally important work, the Sonatina of 1971, performed here in Schellhorn’s own edition compiled from the manuscript sources, which includes variants not heard for half a century.
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Reviews
“…Schellhorn is fully attuned to this music and is an ideal champion. Recommended.”
Colin Clarke – International Piano – April 2023
“… In all, an undoubted treat.”
Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – March 2023
“…From first to last this is a disc marked by skill, scholarship and care from all concerned. A genuinely significant addition to the catalogue of British 20th Century keyboard music in general and Howells’ oeuvre in particular.”
Nick Barnard – Musicwebinternational.com – 24 January 2023
Performance *** Recording *****
Jessica Duchen – BBC Music magazine – February 2023
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