Visions and Journeys - orchestral works 1. Orchestral Variations 'The Seeds Long Hidden' 2. Half-heard in the Stillness 3. Visions and Journeys BBC Symphony Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, conductor Andrew Davies, conductor NMC D281   'The fluctuating dramas in both scores [Orchestral Variations: The Seeds Long Hidden (1994) and Visions and Journeys (2002)] come … [Read more...]

A Day in the Life of a May-Fly – the Chamber Music of Anthony Payne 1. Symphonies of Wind and Rain 2. The Songs and Streams in the Firmament 3. Evening Land 4. Paraphrases and Cadenzas 5. A Day in the Life of a Mayfly Jane’s Minstrels Jane Manning, soprano Roger Montgomery, conductor NMC D056   'This disc is a timely reminder of Anthony Payne's strengths … [Read more...]

The Stones and Lonely Places Sing – the Chamber Music of Anthony Payne, 2 Empty Landscape – Heart’s Ease Scenes from The Woodlanders Of Knots and Skeins Poems of Edward Thomas: Words, Lights Out,  Adlestrop The Stones & Lonely Places Sing Jane’s Minstrels Jane Manning, soprano Roger Montgomery, conductor Fenella Barton, violin [check] Dominic Saunders, … [Read more...]

Jane Manning Adlestrop 5’ (piano quintet version) Jane Manning, soprano Jane’s Minstrels Roger Montgomery, conductor NMC D025 'Jane Manning is something of a legend in her own lifetime... certainly one of the most remarkable instigators of artistic achievements in others in our day.' Hi-Fi News & Record Review  … [Read more...]