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Cello and piano CD launch concert – 1st February
February 03, 2017
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On Wednesday, an intimate audience were treated to a beautiful performance of Stephen Dodgson’s Five Occasional Pieces at Emma Abbate and Evva Mizerska’s launch concert of their Toccata Classics recording of Dodgson cello and piano works. The performance was further enhanced by the elegant architecture of the St Margaret Pattens Church, a little gem of a church tucked away in the heart of the City of London. Alongside the Dodgson, Emma and Evva also performed Janáček’s Pohadka and Algernon Ashton’s Arioso which they have also recently recorded. Toccata’s Martin Anderson explained to us that Ashton, sadly forgotten but being gradually revived, wrote music […]
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Dodgson Guitar Concerto No. 2 – reflections by Lucian Plessner
December 07, 2016
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On the 3rd and 4th November, Lucian Plessner and the Philharmonisches Orchester Plauen-Zwickau performed Stephen Dodgson’s Concerto No. 2 for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, a work very close to his heart. Here he tells us more about his experience and the back story of the concerto. “I don’t remember exactly which year the CBS Masterworks record featuring Stephen Dodgson’s 2nd guitar concerto was released with John Williams and the ECO under Sir Charles Groves. I asked Sony, but they couldn’t find out either. It must have been in the late 1970s or early ’80s. I do remember very clearly though […]
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New recording – Inventions for Harpsichord: Sets 1-4
November 11, 2016
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We are delighted to announce a new recording on the Naxos label – the first four sets of harpsichord Inventions by Stephen Dodgson. Professor Glen Wilson, who set up the project in collaboration with the Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust, gives us an insight into the music, the performer and the process of setting up the recording Masterpieces performed by a master harpsichordist “A major step towards a wider dissemination of Stephen’s important corpus of harpsichord music was taken this September (2016) when the first four sets of his Inventions, 24 pieces in all, were recorded in Würzburg, Germany, by a brilliant […]
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Exploring Stephen’s chamber music
October 22, 2016
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2015-16 sees Toccata Classics produce five new recordings of Stephen Dodgson chamber works. Below, Stephen’s widow, the harpsichordist Jane Clark Dodgson, gives her perspective on the music and the talented artists performing it. “It is very exciting for me, as Stephen Dodgson’s widow, to report that Toccata Classics will be releasing a series of recordings of his chamber music – which at the moment looks like being five albums. Allow me to outline what you can look forward to. The first of this series, just released, is of his music for cello and piano, played by Evva Mizerska and Emma […]
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New CD released – Complete Music for Cello and Piano
October 02, 2016
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We are excited to announce the release of the complete works for cello and piano by Stephen Dodgson performed by cellist Evva Mizerska and pianist Emma Abbate, for whom several of the works were written. The works present Stephen’s musical personality in a nutshell. The style is direct but rich in allusion, from Purcell to Janáček, with a lively, sometimes brittle, sense of humour adding a Shostakovichian irony, all fused together in an elegant, individual voice. And the remarkable clarity of the instrumental textures underlines a strong sense of narrative, with the cello almost as a human voice, unfolding its […]
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Craig Ogden to play Dodgson live on Radio 3’s In Tune
October 01, 2016
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We’re thrilled to discover that Craig Ogden will be playing two movements from Stephen’s Partita No.1 on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune this Monday (3rd October) as part of Radio 3’s residency at the South Bank. Hear it in person at the Royal Festival Hall foyer or tune your ‘sets’ in at 4.30pm! Craig also performed two of Stephen’s partitas at the last Barnes Music Festival and will be performing Stephen’s ‘Watersmeet’ for solo guitar and guitar ensemble at the same festival on 24th March next year. No related posts.
Continue Reading →Plans for five new Dodgson CD recordings
September 15, 2016
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We at the Stephen Dodgson Charitable Trust are delighted to announce planned release of five new commercial recordings on the Toccata Classics label of works spanning Stephen Dodgson’s lifetime. The discs will be: 1. Complete works for cello and piano (played by cellist Evva Mizerska and pianist Emma Abbate) 2. String quintet and two piano quintets (played by the Tippett Quartet, cellist Susan Monks and pianist Emma Abbate) 3. Dodgson oboe collection including music for oboe and piano, oboe and harp, songs with oboe obbligato and the Cor Anglais Sonata featuring oboist James Turnbull (oboist) Robyn Allegra Parton (soprano), Eleanor Turner (harp) and […]
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20
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2018
3:00 pm Julian Perkins – Suite No. 2 @ Lammermuir Festival, nr Edinburgh
Julian Perkins – Suite No. 2 @ Lammermuir Festival, nr Edinburgh 
Sep 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Preludes and Fugues by Bach together with works by Byrd, Froberger, Scarlatti, Dodgson and Howells. In a performance at this lovely late 16th-century mansion near Pencaitland Julian Perkins, one of Britain’s leading baroque keyboard players, introduces that most intimate of instruments, the clavichord. His fascinatingly varied programme ranges from the Elizabethan period to JS Bach (who is said to have loved the clavichord) and, in the middle, some beautiful 20th-century pieces by Herbert Howells and Stephen Dodgson. Programme Byrd – Lord Willobies Welcome Home JJ Froberger – Partita no. 2 in D minor D Scarlatti – Sonata in D minor,[...]
Oct
7
Sun
2018
3:00 pm Vickers Bovey Duo – Promenade I @ Weymouth Bay Methodist Church
Vickers Bovey Duo – Promenade I @ Weymouth Bay Methodist Church 
Oct 7 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Continuing their love of playing by the sea, the Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo are delighted to be performing as part of the Weymouth Sunday Concerts Series in a concert which includes Stephen Dodgson’s Promenade I. Programme Jean-Phillipe Rameau – Pièces de Clavecin (arr. Vickers/Bovey) Stephen Dodgson – Promenade I Joaquin Nin-Culmell – Tonadas (arr. Vickers/Bovey) Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso (arr. Goss) Manuel de Falla – Spanish Dance No.1 from ‘La Vida Breve’ Joaquin Rodrigo – Tonadilla Leos Janáček – In The Mists Tickets on the door.
Nov
7
Wed
2018
7:30 pm Magnard Ensemble – Suite for Win... @ Dulwich Picture Gallery
Magnard Ensemble – Suite for Win... @ Dulwich Picture Gallery 
Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Magnard Ensemble will perform Stephen Dodgson’s Suite for Wind Quintet along with works by Bach, Haydn, Gershwin, Ligeti and more in southeast London’s beautiful and intimate Dulwich Picture Gallery. Programme Haydn – Divertimento in Bb major arr. Harold Perry JS Bach – Prelude and Fugue in Bb minor BWV 867 arr. Joseph Shiner Stephen Dodgson – Suite for Wind Quintet George Gershwin – Porgy and Bess Suite arr. Bill Holcombe György Ligeti – Six Bagatelles Paul Patterson – Westerly Winds
Nov
10
Sat
2018
7:30 pm Vickers Bovey Duo – Riversong @ St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton
Vickers Bovey Duo – Riversong @ St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton 
Nov 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The multiple-award-winning duo of Julian Vickers and Daniel Bovey perform Stephen Dodgson’s Riversong in a concert which principally presents a rich tapestry of guitar music from France and Spain. Programme Jean Phillipe Rameau – Pièces de Clavecin (arr. Vickers/Bovey) • Le Rappel des Oiseaux • Musette en Rondeau • Les Cyclopes Stephen Dodgson – Riversong Joaquín Rodrigo – Fandango from Tres Piezas Espanolas (solo, DB) Isaac Albéniz – Cadiz and Aragon from Suite Espanola Maurice Ravel – Alborada del Gracioso (arr. Steve Goss) Astor Piazzolla – Primavera Porteña from Estaciones Porteñas (solo, JV) Manuel de Falla – Spanish Dance No.1 from La Vida Breve Joaquin Rodrigo – Tonadilla Joaquín Nin-Culmell – Tonadas Tickets on[...]
Jan
6
Sun
2019
7:30 pm Magnard Trio: Suite for Oboe and... @ Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Magnard Trio: Suite for Oboe and... @ Theatre by the Lake, Keswick 
Jan 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The talented Magnard Trio (subgroup of the Magnard Ensemble), consisting of oboist Mana Shibata, bassoonist Catriona McDermid and pianist Suling King, gives a performance of delightful music which includes Stephen Dodgson’s Suite in C minor alongside works by Elgar, Britten Poulenc and lesser-known composers worthy of exploration and discovery. Programme Peter Hope – Trio Stephen Dodgson – Suite for Oboe and Piano Edward Elgar – Romance for Bassoon Op.62 Nino Rota – Toccata for Bassoon and Piano Anonymous – Caprices for solo bassoon Clemence de Grandval – Trio de Salon Benjamin Britten – Pan, Phaeton, Niobe and Arethusa from Six[...]
Jan
11
Fri
2019
7:30 pm Magnard Trio: Suite for Oboe and... @ Outwood Academy Foxhills
Magnard Trio: Suite for Oboe and... @ Outwood Academy Foxhills
Jan 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The talented Magnard Trio (subgroup of the Magnard Ensemble), consisting of oboist Mana Shibata, bassoonist Catriona McDermid and pianist Suling King, gives a performance of delightful music which includes Stephen Dodgson’s Suite in C minor alongside works by Elgar, Britten Poulenc and lesser-known composers worthy of exploration and discovery. Programme Peter Hope – Trio Stephen Dodgson – Suite for Oboe and Piano Edward Elgar – Romance for Bassoon Op.62 Nino Rota – Toccata for Bassoon and Piano Anonymous – Caprices for solo bassoon Clemence de Grandval – Trio de Salon Benjamin Britten – Pan, Phaeton, Niobe and Arethusa from Six Metamorphoses[...]
Jan
20
Sun
2019
3:00 pm Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quar... @ Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-up-Avon
Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quar... @ Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-up-Avon 
Jan 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet unite for a performance of piano quintets, hosted by the Stratford-upon-Avon Music Society, including Stephen Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1 which they recently recorded on the Toccata Classics label and a voted a MusicWeb recording of the year. Programme Haydn: String quartet op. 33 no. 1 Dodgson: Piano quintet no. 1 in C Puccini: “Crisantemi” for String quartet Schumann: Piano quintet in E flat major Quintets CD reviews MusicWeb review British Music Society review Klassisk Musikk review Musical Opinion review You can also listen to/buy the recording at Toccata Classics.
Feb
9
Sat
2019
7:00 pm Karolos – West Dulwich @ All Saints, West Dulwich
Karolos – West Dulwich @ All Saints, West Dulwich 
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Karolos (Harriet Mackenzie, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Graham Walker, Craig Ogden and Juliette Bausor) perform an array of Stephen Dodgson’s chamber pieces bookended by works by Mozart and Schubert. Programme Mozart – Flute Quartet Dodgson – Echoes of Autumn Dodgson – String Trio no. 2 Dodgson – Pastoral Sonata (flute/cello/guitar) Schubert – Quartet D96 (flute, guitar, viola, cello) Performers Juliette Bausor (flute) Craig Ogden (guitar) Harriet Mackenzie (violin) Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) Graham Walker (cello)
Feb
17
Sun
2019
3:00 pm Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quar... @ Canterbury Music Club, St Gregory's Centre for Music
Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quar... @ Canterbury Music Club, St Gregory's Centre for Music
Feb 17 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Pianist Emma Abbate and the Tippett Quartet unite for a performance of piano quintets, hosted by the Canterbury Music Club, including Stephen Dodgson’s Piano Quintet No. 1 which they recently recorded on the Toccata Classics label and a voted a MusicWeb recording of the year. Programme Haydn: String quartet op. 33 no. 1 Dodgson: Piano quintet no. 1 in C Puccini: “Crisantemi” for String quartet Schumann: Piano quintet in E flat major Quintets CD reviews MusicWeb review British Music Society review Klassisk Musikk review Musical Opinion review You can also listen to/buy the recording at Toccata Classics.
Mar
14
Thu
2019
1:00 pm Evva Mizerska and Emma Abbate – ... @ St George's, Bristol
Evva Mizerska and Emma Abbate – ... @ St George's, Bristol 
Mar 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Cellist Evva Mizerska and pianist Emma Abbate perform a lunchtime recital of Stephen Dodgson’s Two Romantic Pieces for Cello & Piano, Set A at St George’s Bristol alongside works by Schumann, Janáček and Debussy. The Two Romantic Pieces also feature on a disc of Stephen Dodgson’s complete cello and piano music which the duo recently recorded. Reviews British Music Society Fanfare Planet Hugill
