Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Solemn Prelude
Clay Center (Charleston, WV, USA)
West Virginia Symphony/Maurice Cohn
Edward Gardner and LPO give first London performance of Coleridge-Taylor’s Solemn Prelude
10-minute piece also scheduled for further performances in the US
Riccardo Muti gives US premiere of Solemn Prelude with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Rediscovered orchestral work performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Faber Music publishes forgotten Coleridge-Taylor work
This summer the Three Choirs Festival will revive the Solemn Prelude, over a century after its premiere.