Henry Cotter Nixon: Complete Orchestral Music, Volume Two

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Catalogue No: TOCC0373
EAN/UPC: 5060113443731
Release Date: 2017-11-01
Composer: Henry Cotter Nixon
Artists: Ferenc Nagy, Ian Hobson, Kodály Philharmonic, Paul Mann

The English composer-conductor Henry Cotter Nixon (1842–1907) has entirely disappeared from music history. But this series – presenting all his surviving orchestral music in its first-ever recordings – reveals him to have been one of the most accomplished English composers of his generation, with a style that takes in elements of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Verdi and Brahms. This second volume confirms his ability to handle extended symphonic structures and also presents a Sullivanesque lighter side.

Ian Hobson, piano(Tracks 2 – 5)
Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra
Ferenc Nagy, euphonium (Track 1)
Paul Mann, conductor

Listen To This Recording:

    The Witch of Esgair: Romantic Operetta (1895)

  1. The Witch of Esgair – Prelude
  2. Concert-Stück, Op. 14, for piano and orchestra (1883)

  3. Concert-Stuck, Op. 14, for piano and orchestra: Andante –
  4. Concert-Stuck, Op. 14, for piano and orchestra: Allegro – Andante –
  5. Concert-Stuck, Op. 14, for piano and orchestra: Allegro spiritoso
  6. May Day: Scherzo, Op. 16 (1884)

  7. May Day: Scherzo, Op. 16
  8. Dance of the Sea Nymphs: Pizzicato for Strings (1889)

  9. Dance of the Sea Nymphs – Pizzicato for Strings
  10. Concert Overture No. 2: Anima et Fide (after 1880)

  11. Concert Overture No. 2, Anima et Fide

First Recordings

1 review for Henry Cotter Nixon: Complete Orchestral Music, Volume Two

  1. :

    ‘All this is clearly something of a labour of love for Paul Mann. […]

    Collectors who invested in the previous volume of Nixon’s orchestral music will be glad to have the chance to continue their exploration through this valuable release. […] However, everything is skilfully composed and it’s good that at long last Henry Cotter Nixon’s music gets the chance to speak for itself. The performances are very good and the recorded sound presents the orchestra well. […]

    I wait with interest to see what will be offered in the third and final instalment of Toccatas Nixon series.’

    —John Quinn, MusicWeb International

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