Alasdair Beatson piano
Royal Northern Sinfonia
*Hummel *Septet No.2 Op.114 ‘The Military’
*Howells *Rhapsodic Quintet
L Boulanger Cortège 1914
L Boulanger D’un matin du printemps 1917
*Dohnányi *Piano Quintet in E flat minor Op.26
Good things come in small packages! Dohnányi’s luscious quintet and Hummel’s irresistibly cheerful Military Septet frame Howells’ dreamy Rhapsodic Quintet and two rarities by Lilli Boulanger: whose strikingly original music is just being rediscovered, 100 years after her untimely death.
