Herbert Norman Howells (1892-1983)
Sonate pour violon et piano en si mineur
Slow Air
Country Tune
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 2 en mi bémol majeur, op. 26
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 1 en mi majeur, op. 18
Cradle Song, op. 9 n° 1
Lento, assai espressivo
Sonate pour violon et piano n° 3 en mi mineur, op. 38
Trois pièces pour violon et piano, op. 28

Rupert Marshall-Luck, violon
Matthew Rickard, piano

EM Records presents a double-disc set comprising the complete music for violin and piano of Herbert Howells, including his three already published Violin Sonatas, the second of which has recently been restored to its original four-movement structure and which was recorded in this form for the first time; and several of the composer's shorter works, three of which are World Première recordings. The set also includes the Sonata in B minor, a vibrant and colourful work, full of youthful vigour and red-blooded emotional expression; which, thanks to this recording, will shortly be available for the first time for music enthusiasts the world over to savour.