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| Caroline Taylor (Photograph: Alia Thomas) |
It by no means fails to amaze me how a lot good music fails to change into frequent data even when out there in good trendy editions. Solomon’s Knot’s espousal of the work of seventeenth century composer George Jeffreys [see my review of their recent concert at Wigmore Hall] regardless of his English sacred music being out there in Musica Britannica quantity 105 (printed in 2021) is a working example.
Musica Britannica quantity 56, considerably laconically titled Songs, 1860-1900 and edited by composer Geoffrey Bush was printed in 1989. But a brand new recording undertaking is about to mine it for nonetheless unrecorded songs.
Soprano Caroline Taylor and pianist George Eire acquired a Musica Britannica Recording Award final yr for the deliberate recording, Tea for Two: Spring Songs which is able to embody songs by Sullivan, Alexander Mackenzie, Arthur Goring Thomas, Frederick Cowen, Maude Valérie White, Liza Lehmann and Hamish MacCunn, all culled from Musica Britannica quantity 56. The choice contains 12 songs (of 18 in complete) that don’t appear to have been recorded earlier than.
On Sunday 15 March 2026, Caroline Taylor and George Eire will start their journey of recording the album with a live performance at St Columba’s Church, Knightsbridge. Additional data from the church web site. Throughout April, Caroline Taylor will likely be singing in Verdi’s La Traviata with Hurn Court docket Opera.
The disc is due for launch in 2027, so watch this house.
