Procter-Gregg - Chamber Music Vol.1: Violin Sonatas 1, 2 & 4 | Toccata Classics TOCC0539

Procter-Gregg - Chamber Music Vol.1: Violin Sonatas 1, 2 & 4

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Label: Toccata Classics

Cat No: TOCC0539

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 4th October 2019

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The public persona of the English composer Humphrey Procter-Gregg (1895–1980) was that of an academic and administrator (he founded the Music Department of Manchester University), and he was held in high regard as a writer and a translator of opera. But his own music reveals a startling degree of energy and passion, perhaps reflecting his fondness for the outdoors. These violin sonatas point to an enthusiasm for Delius, particularly in their more wistful passages; more surprisingly, they also show a stylistic proximity to the music of Fauré.

The musicians here are Manchester-based as the composer was: Andrew Long is acting co-leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, and Ian Buckle, who enjoys a busy freelance career as soloist, accompanist, chamber musician and orchestral pianist, teaches at the Universities of Leeds and Liverpool.

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