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Don Bousted, for whom Peter Thompson wrote his Sonnet for solo guitar, has recently taken the trouble to make a video of himself playing the piece. We express our appreciation to him, and commend you to watch his performance, which is available on the score’s information page on this site and on the Fand YouTube channel.
As well as providing a very nice recording of his newly published The Rambling Sailor, John Mitchell has also recorded for us a delightful performance of his own highly atmospheric December Spring, which Fand published last year. The performance can be played from the score’s product page, but the playback control is also reproduced below for convenience. Indulge yourself for the next four minutes by listening to this evocative little gem:
Since providing us with live recordings of The Rambling Sailor and December Spring, John Mitchell has kindly filled some other gaps in our catalogue with new recordings of (mostly) his own compositions and arrangements. He has supplied new performances of his In Oxford City… and Joss Sticks (from The Fand Grade 5 Piano Album), and a selection of five Peter Warlock arrangements from Songs Without the Words, Volume 1 and Volume 2. Finally, he has also recorded Frank Bayford’s Invention no 3 (from The Fand Grade 5 Piano Album).
Here’s a handy summary where you can access all of John’s recent performances easily in one place:
| John Mitchell original compositions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In Oxford City… | |||
| Joss Sticks | |||
| December Spring | |||
| The Rambling Sailor | |||
| Also from The Fand Grade 5 Piano Album… | |||
| Frank Bayford: Invention no 3 | |||
| Peter Warlock ‘Songs Without the Words’ | |||
| The Bachelor | |||
| Lullaby | |||
| The Birds | |||
| Mourn No Moe | |||
| Fill the Cup, Philip | |||
Many thanks to John for providing these delightful recordings.
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