tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post3763700099351040398..comments2024-03-24T07:52:17.996+00:00Comments on British Classical Music: The Land of Lost Content: Herbert Howells: String Quartet In GloucestershireJohn Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661182422946581010noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-15209722236421738972010-06-15T23:33:11.776+01:002010-06-15T23:33:11.776+01:00Just happened to notice this topic. I was one of E...Just happened to notice this topic. I was one of EMI's producers in the 1990s and I had the great fortune to work with the Britten Quartet on many occasions. I produced the Howells and Delius album - and in fact I think it might even have been my idea that they tackled In Gloucestershire. Those sessions contained some of the most memorable and haunting music making I experienced in the studio in almost a decade at EMI, and the resulting CD got great reviews. It's really worth hunting out.Op.10https://www.blogger.com/profile/13893571542221401592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-44035133265068463612009-09-11T23:35:48.457+01:002009-09-11T23:35:48.457+01:00I would very much like to know which version of &q...I would very much like to know which version of "In Gloucestershire" the Britten Quartet recorded? According to Christopher Palmer (hyperion booklet) the Divertimenti recording was the first recording of the so called "definitive version" - the last one. <br />Until now this is the only recording I have listened to and I would like to know how much the separate versions differ. Is it audible for the ordinary listener? As Karen said, the EMI is no longer available for comparison.Mathias Richterhttp://andrew-young.de.tlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-18244823519196726022009-09-04T11:42:51.976+01:002009-09-04T11:42:51.976+01:00The former was by the Britten Quartet and the latt...The former was by the Britten Quartet and the latter by Divertimenti. Good suggestion about the Maggini and Lady Audrey!John Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661182422946581010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-84145993416850494882009-09-04T07:34:31.840+01:002009-09-04T07:34:31.840+01:00Karen or John, do you know if the EMI recording us...Karen or John, do you know if the EMI recording uses the same version as the hyperion one? Two of the different versions of "In Gloucestershire" are performable as far as I know. <br />Just a suggestion: the Magginis should record Howells' complete string quartets for naxos. There is actually no recording of "Lady Audrey's Suite", is it?Mathias Richterhttp://andrew-young.de.tl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807018700599489326.post-16851723358015445982009-09-01T01:21:44.468+01:002009-09-01T01:21:44.468+01:00The other recording of "In Gloucestershire&qu...The other recording of "In Gloucestershire" that is no longer in the catalogue appeared in 1996 on as part of the EMI British Composers series. It was performed by the Britten Quartet and is coupled with the Delius String Quartet dated "Spring 1916" and Howells' Fantasy Quartet. This recording is wonderfully atmospheric as is the Hyperion CD. If one can find it used, it is well worth having or perhaps EMI might reissue it one day. <br />PamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227631102050688021noreply@blogger.com