Clare Howick (violin), John Paul Ekins (piano)

Framed by Edward Elgar’s deeply personal Violin Sonata and the bravura fireworks of his Mazurka, this programme is a fascinating look at British music for violin and piano at the turn of the last century. Popular pieces such as Delius’s haunting Serenade can be found alongside premiere recordings such as that of Frank Bridge’s attractive Con moto or Cyril Scott’s contemplative Vesperale. Clare Howick’s recital of British Women Composers can be heard on Naxos 8572291, ‘in very fine performances that evince total commitment’ (MusicWeb International).

Bridge:   Con moto

                Country dance

                Gondoliera

                Meditation

                Moto perpetuo

                Romance from Miniatures, Set 2

                Serenade

                Une lamentation d'amour

Delius:    Serenade from Hassa

                Lullaby for a Modern Baby

                Romance for violin and piano

Elgar:       Mazurka, Op. 10 No. 1

                Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82

Ireland:    Bagatelle

                 Cavatina

Scott, C:  Bumblebees

                 Sonnets (2)

                 The Gentle Maiden

                 Vesperale op.40 no.2 [W401] (1904)