Raphael Terroni, the pianist on this recording, was a founder member of the British Music Society and served two terms as its Chairman.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch, the cellist on this recording, won the Gaspar Cassadó International Cello Competition in Florence at the age of twenty-four.
Critical Reception
The four composers on this album — William Busch, Kenneth Leighton, William Wordsworth, and Arnold Cooke — are considered 'neglected' in terms of popularity, with recording companies only recently giving them significant attention.
Performer Biography
Raphael Wallfisch has worked closely with leading British composers, many of whom have written works especially for him, including Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and James MacMillan.
Recording & Production
The recordings for this album were made at two different locations: The Menuhin Hall in Stoke d'Abernon, UK, and the Music Hall of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, UK.
Composer Biography
William Busch, one of the composers featured, was a committed pacifist and a shy, retiring individual who suffered from concert nerves and was unwilling to promote his own career.
Historical Context
The music of the composers on this album was marginalized by institutions like the BBC and orchestras when the avant-garde movement gained prominence in the early 1960s.
