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An Admirable Introduction

English violin sonatas by
Dunhill, Bantock and Stanford -
heard by
ROBERT ANDERSON

'... affectionate performances by Susanne Stanzeleit and Gusztáv Fenyò ...'

English Violin Sonatas. Dunhill, Bantock, Stanford. Susanne Stanzeleit and Gusztáv Fenyò. © 2011 Regis Records

In 'Quires and Places where they sing' there was no need for an English musical renaissance. A lively tradition going back to before the Elizabethan age continued with more or less distinction until the present day. In the concert room it was very different. Handel and Mendelssohn cast such mighty shadows as to inhibit native work and impose a yawning chasm between Purcell and the late Nineteenth Century...

Copyright © 4 January 2012 Robert Anderson,
London UK

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ENGLISH VIOLIN SONATAS

THOMAS DUNHILL

GRANVILLE BANTOCK

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD

ENGLAND

REGIS RECORDS

VIOLIN MUSIC

PIANO MUSIC

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