Felix Swinstead: Evensong, Op.19
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2015 · Music
A pupil of the renowned piano teacher Tobias Matthay, the British composer and teacher Felix Swinstead (1880-1959) is remembered (just) as a composer of educational music, but he also wrote non-teaching pieces, including this one, published in 1914. His music is very conservative harmonically, but immediately attractive, and extremely well written for the piano. This piece is somewhat Elgarian, and in its mood also reminds me of Felix Borowski's 'Adoration' of a few years earlier. Incidentally, Swinstead taught piano to my great-aunt, Ernestine Birch, who gave me a book of his finger exercises as a boy. Thumbnail image created with Wombo Dream ( t.ly/zhJa ). #anglicanchurch #churchmusic #englishmusic -------------------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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