Music from the British Isles

[Paddys]

Herbert Fryer (Composer, Arranger)

Born: May 21, 1877 - Hampstead, London, England
Died: February 7, 1957 - London, England

The English pianist, pedagogue, and composer, George Herbert Fryer, was the only son of three children, born to Clara and George Henry Fryer. Herbert was initially educated at Merchant Taylor's School. Finding that music was his ‘calling’, he began serious musical studies in London with Beringer at the Royal Academy of Music (1893-1895) and with Franklin Taylor at the Royal College of Music (1895-1898). He had further studies with the great Italian pianist and composer/conductor, Ferruccio Busoni in Weimar (1898).

Herbert Fryer made his London debut on November 17, 1898, and subsequently toured in Europe. Performing, composing, festival adjudicating and examining were all a major part of his life. In 1914 he made his first tour of North America. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music from 1905 to 1914. After teaching at the Institute of Musical Art in New York from 1915 to 1917, he was on the faculty of the Royal College of Music in London from 1917 to 1947. He continued to tour, and his international performing career took him all over Europe, Canada, the USA (one performance was for the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society, May 6, 1949), Australia, South Africa, the Far East and the Indian sub-continent. in Europe, and also played in Canada and the Far East. He continued teaching pianoforte above Bluthner's piano showroom until his sudden death in 1957.

Recordings were made both in 78 rpm (Chopin’s Nouvelle Etudes & Prelude, Op. 28 and The Prophet Bird by Schumann) and numerous in piano roll format. Herbert Fryer was given an entry in the Who’s Who in Music Book, 1949. He published Hints on Pianoforte Practice (New York, 1914) and composed piano pieces and songs.

Apparently Fryer was the piano teacher of Richard Bonynge.

Here is Fryer's transcription of the English song 'Ah! Willow'. A transcription of the Sarabande from Bach's 6th cello suite can be found in the Bach Hyphenated thread.

[Paddys]

Herbert Fryer (Composer, Arranger)

Born: May 21, 1877 - Hampstead, London, England
Died: February 7, 1957 - London, England

The English pianist, pedagogue, and composer, George Herbert Fryer, was the only son of three children, born to Clara and George Henry Fryer. Herbert was initially educated at Merchant Taylor's School. Finding that music was his ‘calling’, he began serious musical studies in London with Beringer at the Royal Academy of Music (1893-1895) and with Franklin Taylor at the Royal College of Music (1895-1898). He had further studies with the great Italian pianist and composer/conductor, Ferruccio Busoni in Weimar (1898).

Herbert Fryer made his London debut on November 17, 1898, and subsequently toured in Europe. Performing, composing, festival adjudicating and examining were all a major part of his life. In 1914 he made his first tour of North America. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music from 1905 to 1914. After teaching at the Institute of Musical Art in New York from 1915 to 1917, he was on the faculty of the Royal College of Music in London from 1917 to 1947. He continued to tour, and his international performing career took him all over Europe, Canada, the USA (one performance was for the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society, May 6, 1949), Australia, South Africa, the Far East and the Indian sub-continent. in Europe, and also played in Canada and the Far East. He continued teaching pianoforte above Bluthner's piano showroom until his sudden death in 1957.

Recordings were made both in 78 rpm (Chopin’s Nouvelle Etudes & Prelude, Op. 28 and The Prophet Bird by Schumann) and numerous in piano roll format. Herbert Fryer was given an entry in the Who’s Who in Music Book, 1949. He published Hints on Pianoforte Practice (New York, 1914) and composed piano pieces and songs.

Apparently Fryer was the piano teacher of Richard Bonynge.

Here is Fryer's transcription of the English song 'Ah! Willow'. A transcription of the Sarabande from Bach's 6th cello suite can be found in the Bach Hyphenated thread.

Fryer op 19 no 4 transcription 'Ah! Willow'.pdf

[Op. XXXIX]

Very interesting info on Fryer, and thanks for the scan! Judging by its appearance on the page, little doubt he was familiar with Godowsky's piano writing.

[alfor]

Eugene GOOSSENS
Phantasy Concerto op. 60 for Piano and Orchestra (piano score)

Goossens Phantasy Cto. op.60 A.pdf

Goossens Phantasy Cto. op.60 B.pdf

[rob]

Eugene GOOSSENS
Phantasy Concerto op. 60 for Piano and Orchestra (piano score)

Goossens Phantasy Cto. op.60 A.pdf

Goossens Phantasy Cto. op.60 B.pdf

Phantastick!!! Thanks Alfred.

[fleubis]

Thanks for the Goosen's Concerto, Alfor. Quite a surprising piece.

[lutoslawski]

Seconded !

[rob]

Eugene GOOSSENS
Phantasy Concerto op. 60 for Piano and Orchestra (piano score)

Goossens Phantasy Cto. op.60 A.pdf

Goossens Phantasy Cto. op.60 B.pdf

Phantastick!!! Thanks Alfred.

I have just listened to the Goossens Concerto for the very first time. It was a truly overwhelming experience. Second only to Frank Bridge's Phantasm which I rate the finest British Concerto of the first half of the Twentieth Century (of the ones I know anyway).

It has a remakable group of influences as you might expect from a man who conducted just about everything but especially music of his contemporary composers: the basic substrate of Bax and Bridge have overlaid on it moments that remind of Frank Martin, Arnold Schoenberg and even Samuel Barber (a pre-echo of his Piano Concerto here and there). Yet the music's language is entirely consistent and characteristic of Goossens at his finest (the symphonies are marvellous too). I swear there are even note rows used here and there where Goossens is being particularly naughty in pulling his essentially tonal language about (I must check the passages I suspect!), which wouldn't be surprising in a composer that knew the contemporary repertoire inside out.

I'd previously only spent an hour with the score borrowed from an archive for me by the City of London libraries, and I thought I had a good idea of the work. But there is so much more to the piece than I saw on my first read-through. I urge people to obtain the recording, though if you do, and follow the score carefully, you will notice a short cadenza inserted before figure 18, and I thought I spotted a few other minor amendments too.

Anyway, a thorough thank-you to Alfred for allowing us this enormous pleasure. I am certain it will stimulate interest in Eugene Goossens. Literally fantastic stuff indeed!

Rob

[mballan]

Percival Garratt - unknown to me although strongly suspect he was British [although I can not find any biographical information about him].

However, his Op 31 Two Concert Impromptus to start the weekend.

Garratt P - Two Concert Impromptus.pdf

Malcolm & Mr P

[alfor]

Percival Garratt - unknown to me although strongly suspect he was British [although I can not find any biographical information about him].

Thank you for these!

British composer 1877 - 1953

Here is some info:
http://books.google.de/books?id=aQ1FFqZ ... 22&f=false

Some scores at IMSLP:
http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Garratt,_Percival

Also mentioned here as a transcriber of a Handel Passacaglia for 2 pianos:
http://www.pianophilia.com/ot/searchRes ... earbeiter=