Alfano: Songs viol consort Flourish and Reverie dating from

Flourish and Reverie dating from shortly after Grier’s return from India in 1990

Frequently hailed by later historians as the Father of Swedish Music

with their renowned director John Scott

period brass specialists The Prince Regent’s Band have recreated the lost Distin Family repertoire

this final instalment crowns a cycle that restores Krebs to his rightful place among the most engaging keyboard composers of the eighteenth century

Alfano: Songs viol consort Flourish and Reverie dating fromAnna Pirozzi (soprano) Bozidar Vukotic (cello) Emma Abbate (piano) Franco Alfano was a major musician and teacher who enjoyed considerable success with his operas during his lifetime, but who has been overlooked for decades. Generally regarded as the regenerator of the Italian art song, the works featured in this album offer a generous overview of Alfanos vocal output, from his Opus 1 Cinq mlodies, written in 1896 when he was a twenty one year old