Daniel Grimwood new album: Alwyn and Carwithen Piano Works

Doreen Carwithen and her husband William Alwyn were two of the most versatile composers working in Britain in the mid- to late-20th century. Between them they scored more than 100 films, as well as music for the concert hall, including the scores for Odd Man Out (Alwyn) and Boys in Brown (Carwithen). Daniel Grimwood’s recording is a wonderful introduction to the couple’s extensive catalogues of piano music, containing Carwithen’s taught, neoclassical Sonatina and Alwyn’s 12 Preludes and Grieg-inspired Fantasy Waltzes. This is warm, lyrical music which quietly pushes boundaries while always attractive and well-written for the instrument.

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This is Daniel Grimwood’s third release for Edition Peters Sounds following highly-acclaimed recordings of piano music by Fauré and Henselt. The full catalogue is available here.

Find out more about Daniel here.

Paul Phoenix sings Christmas

Guest soloist with Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

Billed as a “Kaleidoskop-Konzert”, Paul is the guest soloist on December 13th with the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen and Chief Conductor Fawzi Haimor. In a celebration of Christmas, the wide-ranging repertoire includes music by Tchaikovsky, Irving Berlin, Leroy Anderson and Paul McCartney. Also included is “Child of a Stable” by Thomas Hewitt Jones, which is part of Paul’s album “Journey”.

Tickets for the concert are available here.

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Paul Phoenix November roundup

Paul and PurpleVocals travels

Paul has a month which is not untypical, in that he will be working in 5 countries. At the start of the month he was in Shanghai, China, giving workshops and performing for the Elite Education Group. The rest of the month has him reconnecting with European friends in Brussels, Arezzo, Leeds and Madrid, offering his expertise to student soloists and ensembles, to amateur choirs, and to businessmen in professional development sessions.

As we close in on Christmas you can hear Paul singing seasonal tracks in his “Journey” album, released on the Edition Peters Sounds label. Buy it from Amazon here.

See more of what Paul and PurpleVocals are up to at his website and his Facebook pages.

New CD from Edition Peters Sounds: The Complete Verlaine Settings

“Intensely emotional: Gabriel Fauré. … sung … with an exhilarating, passionate urgency by the American tenor Tony Boutté, expertly supported by pianists Emily Kilpatrick and Roy Howat”  (Guardian)

Inspired by Verlaine’s expressive poetry, Gabriel Fauré’s compositions mark one of the summits of all art song. From the first setting of Clair de Lune to the legendary Venetian and La Bonne Chanson song cycles, the collection presents music of extraordinary emotional depth.

Tenor Tony Boutté has established himself as a first-rate singer of many styles, including opera, art song, oratorio, and chamber music from the Baroque period to today. Described by Opera News as “possessed of a radiant, communicative tenor”, the Louisiana native has performed across the United States and Europe. Tony is on the faculty of Sam Houston State University (Texas, USA) and is artistic director of New American Voices.

Scots-born Roy Howat is internationally known as performer and scholar. As pianist Roy has appeared worldwide with an array of distinguished chamber music partners and singers, also giving masterclasses, broadcasts, and lectures. His acclaimed critical editions include numerous volumes of Fauré’s piano and chamber music for Peters Edition, as well as the complete songs, co-edited with Emily Kilpatrick.

Pianist and scholar, Australian-born Emily Kilpatrick enjoys a varied career as soloist, duo player and vocal accompanist. Emily is co-editor of the new Peters edition of Fauré’s Complete Songs, and a major contributor to the Edition Peters volumes on Tido Music.

Available from Edition Peters Sounds