Walter Macfarren

The Romantic Piano Concerto vol 48 - Benedict, Macfarren / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-07-14

Works: Julius Benedict: Concerto for Piano in C minor, Op. 45; Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 89; Walter Macfarren: Konzertstück for piano & orchestra in E minor
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

The piano concerto was popular in Victorian London and was often included in the typically mixed orchestral concert programs of the period. Julius Benedict's concertos...continue...

Epoch - Music for Cello & Piano - Balfe, Quilter, Bainton, Coleridge-Taylor, etc / Spooner, Jones, Mosley

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-04-14

Works: Walter Macfarren: Sonata for Cello in E minor; Michael William Balfe: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A flat major; Rosalind Frances Ellicott: A Reverie, for cello; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Variations ...
Performers: Jones, Michael; Mosely, Kathryn; Spooner, Joseph

Joseph Spooner's eloquent cello finds exactly the right style for this survey of Victorian cello music. Works include the Cello Sonata in E minor of...continue...