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Piano Music of Heller Nicholls (1874-1939), Cuthbert Harris (1870-1932) and Ernest Austin (1874-1947)
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD110

Total time: 70 minutes 6 seconds.

(WILLIAM) HELLER NICHOLLS
1. Alsatian Echoes (9:52)
i. The Old Gateway ii. In the Cathedral iii. Flight of Storks iv. La belle ville Strasbourg – Alsatian Melody v. Mont St. Odile
2. Evesham Vale: Suite for pianoforte (12:23)
i. The Abbey Tower ii. On the Avon iii. Plum Pickers’ Dance iv. Apple Blossoms v. A Walk in the Fields
3. Changing Moods (4:45)
4. In the Wood; three pieces (7:56)
i. Swaying Trees ii. Night iii. Running Water

CUTHBERT HARRIS
5. Poetic Pictures (11:34)
i. Memories ii. The Wreck iii. The Angelus iv. Evening Shadows v. An Old Minster vi. Prelude
6. Moonlight (3:05)
7. Five Impressions for pianoforte (8:36)
i. The Sea ii. In a Swiss Valley at Night iii. The Faun iv. The Setting Sun v. In Shady Woodlands
8. Toccatina (2:07)

ERNEST AUSTIN
9. English Pastorals, op. 43 (9:27)
i.In Sun-Lit Forest Glades ii. A Quiet Valley iii. Sunset Harmonies iv. On the Hilltops

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Piano Music of Leonard Butler (1869-1943)
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD109

Total time: 78 minutes 27 seconds.

1. In the Heart of the Garden (10:11)
i. In the Sunshine ii. In the Heart of the Garden iii. Song of the Sun-Dial iv. To the Maid of the Garden v. The Song of the Garden vi. May-Bells

2. Sweet Auburn, The Deserted Village, suite for piano (after Goldsmith) (13:48)
i. The Village Bells ii. A Spring Phantasy iii. On the Village Green iv. A Meditation v. A Remembrance vi. The Weeping Willow vii. The Deserted Village – A Lament

3. From the Surrey Hills: Fifteen Tone-Pictures for Piano (28:48)
i. Sunday Morning (Ranmore, Dorking) ii. The Meadow Path iii. Where Primroses Grow iv. Through “Bluebell Land” v. In the Merry Month of May vi. Through the Pines vii. Swaying Tree-Tops viii. A Song of my Homeland ix. The Song of the “Tillingbourne” x. The Song of the Old Windmill xi. In the Noontide Heat xii. The Dance in the Harvest-Field xiii. Sunset xiv. Brownies xv. As the Children Fall Asleep

4. Monastique (Tintern Abbey) (1:50)

5. On a Summer Shore (9:33)
i. On a Summer Shore ii. In Saint Martin’s Summer iii. Arietta iv. Rondel

6. Rhapsody: At Twilight (3:44)

7. Outdoor Life – five sketches for pianoforte (10:18)
i. Sunrise ii. The Bird by the Brooklet (“Bury Hill”, Dorking) iii. Through the Forest (Souvenir of a Holiday in the High Pyrenees) iv. By the River (The Fisherman’s Path – Fowey River – Bodmin Road, Cornwall) v. In the Silver Haze (Lantivet Head – Fowey)

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Piano Music of Percy Elliott (1870-1932)
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD108

Total time: 57 minutes 16 seconds.

1. Under the summer moon; idyll (4:23)

2. The Glamour of the East – A Kashmiri Suite (13:03)
i. By the Lake of Dal ii. The Dancer of Jamu iii. In The Hills iv. The Maharajah Passes

3. My Garden of Dreams; Three Imaginations, Suite for pianoforte (9:29)
i. In My Lady’s Rose Bower ii. Hammock Song iii. Floral Dance

4. Dream Lagoon Suite (14:16)
i. Yellow Jasmine – Intermezzo Gracieuse ii. Queen of the Roses – Petite Valse Caprice iii. The Dream Lagoon – Barcarolle

5. Sunbeams and Moonbeams: Four more Contrasts for piano (15:54)
i. Dancing Sunbeams ii. Moonrise O’er the Lake iii. Flaming June iv. Moonset

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Piano Music of Alfred Frederic Mullen (1865-1936) volume 3
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD107

Total time: 63 minutes 49 seconds.

1. Saga (5:22)

2. writing as “Gustave Lind”: Rubaiyat, suite for piano (10:22)
i. Sunrise ii. The Flower Garden iii. Lovers’ Meeting iv. The Farewell

writing as “Gustave Lind”: Spring Tales – suite for piano
3. The voice of Spring (1:51) 4. One Spring morning (2:47) 5. The pleasant month of May (2:21) 6. Around the maypole (2:18)

writing as “Gustave Lind”: The silent mere, three impressions for piano
7. Once upon a time (2:26) 8. The Woodnymph (1:44) 9. Moonrise (3:10)

writing as “Pierre Lescaut”: The city of dreams
10. In the Palace of Happiness (2:47) 11. The Princess (1:37) 12. The City of Dreams (3:23) 13. Love’s Awakening (1:35)

writing as “Gustave Lind”: Edda, suite for piano
14. Frigga and the Shepherd (2:35) 15. The Magic Mead (3:52) 16. In Flower Land (2:27) 17. The New World (2:03)

writing as “Gustave Lind”: In an old world city – a suite for pianoforte
18. By the old lily pond (1:53) 19. Where the hedgeroses grow (1:29) 20. Starlight through a little window (2:52) 21. When all the world was young (1:18) 22. In a little churchyard (2:46)

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Piano Music of Alfred Frederic Mullen (1865-1936) volume 2
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD106

Total time: 72 minutes 38 seconds.

PIANO MUSIC OF ALFRED FREDERIC MULLEN (1868-1936) volume 2
John Kersey, piano

1. writing as “Pierre Lescaut” The Valley of Repose, four impressions (11.16)
i. Night Thoughts ii. The Water Nymph iii. At Twilight’s Magic Hour iv. The Meeting of the Waters

2. Twelfth Night – three incidental dances (9:50)
i. Shadow Dance ii. Twilight Dance iii. Torchlight Dance iv Roses and Rue

3. writing as “Jean Morel” O’er Moorland and Mountain, suite for pianoforte (7:49)
i. Purple Heather ii. Thistledown iii. A Passing Cloud iv. A Freshening Breeze

4. writing as “Victor Salcède” Three Romantic Idylls (9:01)
i. The River of Dreams ii. Serenade iii. Peep O’Dawn – Scène de Ballet

5. Venetian Suite (6:29)
i. On the Grand Canal ii. Serenade iii. Tarantella

6. writing as “Pierre Lescaut” Indian Scenes, four impressions (7:51)
i. Snake-charmer ii. Siva iii. By the Taj Mahal iv. Nautch Dance

7. writing as “Jean Morel” In fancy’s realm, lyric suite for piano (10:22)
i. Day-Dreams ii. Stepping Stones iii. Nature’s Mirror iv. Dragon Flies

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Piano Music of Alfred Frederic Mullen (1865-1936) volume 1
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD105

Total time: 62 minutes 14 seconds.

1. Highways and Byways, four sketches for piano (9:12)
a. In the Still Woodland b. The Little Shepherdess c. By the Lych-Gate d. On the Broad Highway

2. writing as “Gustave Lind”: In an old Italian garden (Piacenza, 1914) (9:14)
e. By a Forgotten Well f. In Bocaccio’s Days g. A Deserted Temple h. A Shepherd’s Song i. In Brocade and Silk

3. A Garland of Memories (7:58)
j. For Remembrance k. Columbine l.. ‘Neath the Pergola m. Snapdragon

4. writing as “Gustave Lind”: Eventide (10:38)
n. Forest Piece o. The Heart of the Sunset p. Chant Poetique q. The Queen’s Minuet

5. writing as “Pierre Lescaut”: The Enchanted Isle; four impressions (10:35)
r. By the Pools of Silence s. Elfin Glade t. Mystic Night u. Roseate Dawn

6. writing as “Gustave Lind”: The Black Iris Suite (9:15)
v. The Black Iris w. Ayesha x. The Lotus Pond
“Thus said Vikrama, the Godborn: ‘When after a thousand times thousand Karmas the black Iris will appear in the Lotus cup of the sacred lake Manassorowa, bathed by the beams of Arjana, then shall thy soul obtain the Nibhanam.” – From an old M.S. of Brahmacharya Yengar

7. A Hunting Morn (3:25)

Recorded in 2014.

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August Wilhelm Hartmann: Piano Sonata in C minor, with works by Lachner, von Hessen and Sterndale Bennett
John Kersey, piano
RDR CD104

Total time: 62 minutes 14 seconds.

A.W. Hartmann (1775-1850): Piano Sonata in C minor (unpublished, prepared from the composer’s manuscript)
1. (6:49)
2. (5:36)
3. (4:33)

4. Alexander Friedrich Landgraf von Hessen (1863-1945): Fantasiestuck, op 2 (8.36)

Franz Lachner (1803-80): Suite, op 142
5. Praeludium: Allegro moderato (3:45)
6. Andantino (6:48)
7. Menuetto: Allegretto (8:33)
8. Allegro agitato (4:04)

Sir William Sterndale Bennett (1816-75): 4 Studies in the form of Capriccios from op 11
9. no. 1 Allegro con Precisione (4:24)
10. no. 3 Allegro Brillante (2:12)
11. no. 4 Vivace Giocoso (3:05)
12. no. 6. Allegro Agitato (3:24)

Our thanks to Klaus Zehnder-Tischendorf for supplying scores of these rare works. Recorded in 2014.