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The Music of Colin Hand
The Music of Colin Hand
Performed by:
Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano; John Turner, recorder; Emma McGrath, violin; Heather Bills, cello; Harvey Davies, piano; Tom Winpenny, organ
Total Playing Time: 78:01
Track Listing:
Petite Suite Champêtre (Op. 67)
1. Éntré (0:49); 2. Dance - Pastorale (0:58); 3. Tambourin (1:23); 4. Dance - Finale (0:57)
Three Songs to Poems by John Fletcher (Op. 91a)
5. Hymn to Pan (1:43); 6. Aspatia’s Song (1:44); 7. God Lyaeus (1:16)
Concerto Cantico (Op. 112)
8. Allegro (8:37); 9. Moderato (4:07); 10. Allegro Improvisato (2:52)
Three Lieder (Op.258)
11. 1: Dark Sunset (2:03); 12. 2: Waves (2:14); 13. 3: This Sad Serenity (3:09)
Angelus
14. for Tenor Recorder and Piano (Op. 251) (3:36); 15. for High Voice and Piano (Op. 251a) (3:47)
Quartet (Op252a)
16. Allegretto ritmico (1:28); 17. Allegretto scherzoso (1:32); 18. Andante piangevole (1:54); 19. Allegro comodo ma ritmico (1:16); 20. Andante cantabile (1:49); 21. Allegro con energia (2:34)
Three Bird Songs (Op. 259)
22. 1: I watched a Blackbird (2:09); 23. 2: The Darkling Thrush (4:13); 24. 3: Proud Songsters (2:11)
Sonatella (Op. 65)
25. Sonatella (2:47)
Two Songs to French Poems (Op. 267)
26. La dimanch (Sunday) (0:56); 27. Le moulin à vent (The Windmill) (0:56)
In Nomine 6 - The Taverner Sonata (Op. 127)
28. In Nomine 6 - The Taverner Sonata (14:45)
About Colin Hand
Colin Hand (1929-2015) was born in Winterton, North Lincolnshire. Although he showed an early interest in music (he played the viola in his school orchestra) and started to compose at the age of twelve, his initial intention was to study for a career in biochemistry. Nevertheless, he eventually turned to music and studied the organ with Dr Melville Cook, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from Trinity College, Dublin. After qualification, he spent fifteen years as a lecturer in further education and another fifteen years (part-time) as an examiner for Trinity College of Music, London. He composed steadily throughout his career, and his works, which exceed 260 opus numbers, include choral, orchestral, organ, chamber music and songs. He also composed and arranged a significant amount of music for teaching purposes. In the 1970s he carried out extensive research on the composer John Taverner (c.1490-1545) and Remaissance music, for which he was awarded a PhD. His subsequent book ‘John Taverner his Life and Music’ was published by Eulenberg Books, London, in 1978. After retirement from official posts, he continued as a freelance composer and lived in Sibsey near Boston in Lincolnshire, where he had close connections with the music at St Botolph’s Church - the famous Boston “stump”.
LJR Reviews
“The soaring soprano clairity of Lesley-Jane Rogers.”
March 2023; Alan Cooper, British Music Society. Read full review here.
“Lesley-Jane Rogers gives a commanding performance of these fine examples of a songwriter’s art.”
January 2023; John France, MusicWeb International. Read full review here.