Free Association
Herbert Howells (1892-1983): 4/5. Free Association: Donald Macleod looks at why association was one of Howells's most important compositional methods.
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
4/5. Free Association
'Architecture, Acoustic, Association' was Howells's compositional mantra. Donald Macleod considers the last of these three As with music inspired by a brass band competition, the Gloucestershire countryside and the assassination of a president.
King's Herald
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Magnificat (Gloucester Service)
Christopher Hughes (organ)
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (director)
String Quartet (In Gloucestershire)
Britten Quartet
Take Him Earth for Cherishing
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (director).
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- Thu 14 Feb 200812:00BBC Radio 3
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