Neglected piano scores

The BBC Music team uncover forgotten piano pieces

Published: August 5, 2014 at 9:00 am

In the September issue, the BBC Music team set itself the task of uncovering neglected piano masterpieces in Britain's antiques and charity shops. We each leafed through piles of dusty old scores and found two pieces we hoped would prove a rare and special find. Pianist and BBC Music Magazine columnist David Owen Norris performed each of the works and gave his verdict on them - listen to David's performances below.

Oliver Condy, editor

listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Deirdre’ on Audioboo

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listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Lyric Poem’ on Audioboo

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Jeremy Pound, deputy editor

listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: First Scandinavian Suite’ on Audioboo

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listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Hungarian Children's Songs’ on Audioboo

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Rebecca Franks, reviews editor

listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Monastique: Tintern Abbey’ on Audioboo

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listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Rêve d'une Columbine: Morceau gracieuse’ on Audioboo

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Rosie Pentreath, digital editor & staff writer

listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores: Under the Stars’ on Audioboo

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Neil McKim, production editor

listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Brise d'été’ on Audioboo

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listen to ‘Neglected Piano Scores Feature: Sylvan Scenes’ on Audioboo

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To find out more about these piano pieces and their composers, and hear David's verdicts on them, pick up the September 2014 issue of BBC Music Magazine, on sale 6 August.

The BBC Music team join David Owen Norris in discovering Henry Geehl's Rêve d'une Columbine

David Owen Norries leafs through Roy Agnew's tricky Toccata.

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