British Music for Strings Vol. IV
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock
Most of the music on this programme was thought old-fashioned and conservative when it first appeared, and quickly slipped into obscurity. Thanks to Bostock's loving reclamations we can enjoy...
British Music for Strings Vol. IV
Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock
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Most of the music on this programme was thought old-fashioned and conservative when it first appeared, and quickly slipped into obscurity. Thanks to Bostock's loving reclamations we can enjoy...
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The fourth volume of this diverse and instructive series presents itself as a "group portrait with a lady". In this installment, Douglas Bostock and the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim continue their exploration of British string music history. Representing the "fairer sex" among her colleagues is Imogen Holst, daughter of the renowned composer of The Planets. Of all the composers featured, she employs the most advanced musical language. Nevertheless, they are all united by a shared artistic ethos: they creatively follow in the footsteps of the old masters, devising various ways to bridge the spirit of past centuries with their own time. This may take shape as variations or as a musical monument, but more often than not, it unfolds "en suite" – with refined taste and that distinctly British sense of conservatism.
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Awards and reviews
October 2025
Most of the music on this programme was thought old-fashioned and conservative when it first appeared, and quickly slipped into obscurity. Thanks to Bostock's loving reclamations we can enjoy it once again, free from the strictures of passing trends and influences.
August 2025
The chamber orchestra has been recorded, as usual, in the CongressCentrum, Pforzheim and that has allowed the sound to inflate quite attractively and, needless to say, Bostock’s direction is stylistically assured, and Foreman’s notes astutely judged.