At the Open Door: Songs by Warlock, Blyton, Bax, Moeran, Thompson & Mitchell

Featuring

Lorna Windsor
William Hancox
Peter Warlock
Carey Blyton
Peter Thompson
Sir Arnold Bax

John Mitchell
Ernest Moeran

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Composer Biography

Arnold Bax, another composer on this album, was friends with E.J. Moeran for 30 years and wrote an in memoriam article for him after his death.

Composer Biography

John Mitchell, a composer on this album, has played a leading role in the Peter Warlock Society for many years and writes extensively on Warlock.

Composer Biography

Carey Blyton, a composer on this album, married Mary Mills, who frequently met Arnold Bax because he bought a house for his long-time love, Mary Gleaves, where Mary Mills often visited.

Composer's Artistic Vision

All the composers on this album have both obvious and less apparent connections to each other.

Recording & Production

This recording was made possible by generous funding from the Estate of Carey Blyton, the Peter Warlock Society, John Mitchell, and Frank Bayford.

Composer Biography

Carey Blyton, a composer on this album, was an early member of the Peter Warlock Society and was instrumental in unveiling a blue plaque commemorating the Eynsford cottage where Warlock and Moeran lived.