
Catherine Wilmers, Jill Morton - A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers (2025) [Hi-Res]
BAND/ARTIST: Catherine Wilmers, Jill Morton
- Title: A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers
- Year Of Release: 2025
- Label: Divine Art
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:21:44
- Total Size: 363 mb / 1.41 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Cello Sonata, Op. 7: I. Allegro con brio
02. Cello Sonata, Op. 7: II. Theme with Variations
03. Cello Sonata, Op. 7: III. Finale. Allegro vivace
04. Epilogue
05. Legend
06. Sarabande
07. Bagatelle
08. Mountain Airs: I. Alba
09. Mountain Airs: II. Apoteosis
10. Mountain Airs: III. Crepuscolo
11. Mountain Airs: IV. Fiesta
12. The Coolin'
13. Das Fischermädchen
14. Winter Song
15. Mignonne, allons voir si la rose
16. L'amour de moi
17. 8 Chansons gaillardes, FP 42: No. 8, Serenade (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Elizabeth Poston)
18. L’Escarpolette
19. Idylle
20. Capricieuse
21. Wiegenlied
In A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers, Catherine Wilmers brings to light an extraordinary collection of works by British women presenting us with twelve premiere recordings. Drawing on diligent research, Wilmers unearths strikingly original compositions presenting us with premiere recordings by Amy Elsie Horrocks, Ethel Barns, Elizabeth Poston, Joan Trimble, Dora Bright, Susan Spain Dunk, and Sarah Rodgers, whose Mountain Airs was written for the cellist. Some of these works lay forgotten in the archives of the Royal Academy of Music, their potential stifled by societal limitations rather than artistic merit.
The album is more than a rediscovery—it is a testament to the resilience and artistry of these composers. The satisfyingly detailed liner notes reveal the challenges they faced, often in their own words or through the prejudices of their time. As late as the 1920s, the critic Cecil Gray echoed Dr Johnson’s notorious remark: ‘A woman’s composing is like a dog walking on its hind legs; it is not done well but you are surprised to see it done at all.’ Such dismissals only fuel the need to champion these voices today. Wilmers’ deep connection to this repertoire is evident in every performance, matched sensitively by accompanying pianist, Jill Morton.
A former cellist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Catherine Wilmers has long questioned why so few works by women have entered the standard repertoire. This album is part of her answer—a luminous and long-overdue celebration of their music.
01. Cello Sonata, Op. 7: I. Allegro con brio
02. Cello Sonata, Op. 7: II. Theme with Variations
03. Cello Sonata, Op. 7: III. Finale. Allegro vivace
04. Epilogue
05. Legend
06. Sarabande
07. Bagatelle
08. Mountain Airs: I. Alba
09. Mountain Airs: II. Apoteosis
10. Mountain Airs: III. Crepuscolo
11. Mountain Airs: IV. Fiesta
12. The Coolin'
13. Das Fischermädchen
14. Winter Song
15. Mignonne, allons voir si la rose
16. L'amour de moi
17. 8 Chansons gaillardes, FP 42: No. 8, Serenade (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Elizabeth Poston)
18. L’Escarpolette
19. Idylle
20. Capricieuse
21. Wiegenlied
In A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers, Catherine Wilmers brings to light an extraordinary collection of works by British women presenting us with twelve premiere recordings. Drawing on diligent research, Wilmers unearths strikingly original compositions presenting us with premiere recordings by Amy Elsie Horrocks, Ethel Barns, Elizabeth Poston, Joan Trimble, Dora Bright, Susan Spain Dunk, and Sarah Rodgers, whose Mountain Airs was written for the cellist. Some of these works lay forgotten in the archives of the Royal Academy of Music, their potential stifled by societal limitations rather than artistic merit.
The album is more than a rediscovery—it is a testament to the resilience and artistry of these composers. The satisfyingly detailed liner notes reveal the challenges they faced, often in their own words or through the prejudices of their time. As late as the 1920s, the critic Cecil Gray echoed Dr Johnson’s notorious remark: ‘A woman’s composing is like a dog walking on its hind legs; it is not done well but you are surprised to see it done at all.’ Such dismissals only fuel the need to champion these voices today. Wilmers’ deep connection to this repertoire is evident in every performance, matched sensitively by accompanying pianist, Jill Morton.
A former cellist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Catherine Wilmers has long questioned why so few works by women have entered the standard repertoire. This album is part of her answer—a luminous and long-overdue celebration of their music.
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