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Herbert Howells’ choral masterpiece, the Requiem, has been well served on CD and this performance from one of Cambridge’s legendary choirs adds itself to the
Herbert Howells remains one of the most elusive yet ultimately rewarding composers of the 20th century English Musical Renaissance. His style owes something to Vaughan
Herbert Howells’ music provides little comfort for listeners looking for a pretty melody, polite harmony, or airy texture. And the fact that most of it
Although you can find many of the works on this program scattered across other compilations both devoted to Herbert Howells and combined with music by
In 1994 Jeremy Backhouse and his Vasari Singers recorded Herbert Howells’ Requiem and Frank Martin’s Mass for a British label called United. The packaging touted
Although it is not at all evident from the outer packaging, this recording is (mostly) a reissue of a 2006 Clarion release that now seems
Herbert Howells is a marvelous, still-too-little-known composer, neglected essentially because he didn’t write many large orchestral works in traditional forms. Imagine, then the excitement of
Here is another lovely CD, for the most part, from St. Paul’s Parish, yet with a bizarre turn toward the end. The program commences in
