HERBERT HOWELLS (1892-1983)

premiere recordings

1

Gadabout

4:06

Alegro, assai ritmico - Assai giusto - Come primo

Sarum Sketches

9:07

2

I

The Ooce March

0:51

Fairly quickly

3

II

The Drudge Talks to Himself

2:31

Slowly and sadly

4

III

The Drudge Forgotten

0:45

Faster than a waltz

5

IV

Ooce Reads 'Arabian Nights'

1:29

Creepily and not fast

6

V

Ooce at Leisure

1:57

Rather slowly

7

VI

Charades

1:15

Gaily

Three Pieces Op.14

17:28

8

I

Rhapsody

8:00

Assai lento

9

II

Jackanapes

5:27

Allegro, assai ritmico e giocoso

10

III

Procession

3:53

Allegro moderato, sempre ritmico

11

Slow Dance (Double the Cape)

3:39

Quasi lento, ma sempre con moto

12

Cobler's Hornpipe

1:58

Allegro, assai ritmico

Snapshots Op.30

7:25

13

I

The Street Dancer

2:36

Moderato

14

II

The Polar Bear

2:19

Rather slow and trenchantly

15

III

Wee Willie Winkee

2:33

Vivace

16

The Chosen Tune

1:30

Slowly

Four Pieces from Lambert's Clavichord

7:58

17

I

Lambert's Fireside

2:00

Slow and grave

18

II

Hughes' Ballet

1:10

Quick and unflagging

19

III

De la Mare's Pavanne

3:35

Slow and grave

20

IV

Sir Hugh's Galliard

1:03

Quick and gay

21

Musica Sine Nomine

4:12

Quasi menuetto: ma sempre rubato

Sonatina

11:37

22

I

Vivo: inquieto

3:31

23

II

Quasi adagio: serioso ma teneramente

4:24

24

III

Agile, destro, sempre veloce

3:34

Margaret Fingerhut piano

18-19 April 1993