NI 5811

Craig Ogden plays the music of Paul Coles

Paul Coles was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales and had his debut as a guitarist at The Festival Theatre, Malvern in 1978. Besides regularly performing in concert he taught guitar for Gloucestershire Education Authority. It wasn’t until he moved to Dorset in 1990 that he began to compose seriously. His music includes orchestral and ensemble pieces. In 2002, ‘Snowman’s Waltz’, selected from his Christmas Suite was premičred and broadcast by the BBC Concert Orchestra on BBC Radio 2. His most recent compositions include a Suite for cello and guitar entitled ‘Evocaciones de Espańa’, a Concerto for violin and orchestra and a Concertino for flute and guitar entitled ‘La Fiesta de Pamplona’.

NI 5813/4

Engel Lund's Book of Folk Songs
Lieder Theatre, London

Engel Lund's collection of folksongs is a casket of musical gems. Ferdinand Rauter's piano parts are crafted in a way that never destroys the simplicity or the national character of the originals - and they cover a wide range, from Lund's native Iceland to Austria, from Eastern Europe to Kentucky. All are performed with precision and aplomb by Norbert Meyn's team of young singers and pianists.