Erik Chisholm VC

[Serial_Apologist]

The Scots composer Erik Chisholm (1904 - 1965) was one of the first in the UK to be influenced by Bartok, with whom he conducted written correspondence, in English, from memory - some of which was linked to by a poster on the old BBC forum. Does anyone know of that link, btw?

This is just to notify people of the rare treat on offer, namely that Chisholm's Violin Concerto is to be broadcast on Afternoon on 3 today (Tues 2 June) at 2.25 pm.

[teamsaint]

The Scots composer Erik Chisholm (1904 - 1965) was one of the first in the UK to be influenced by Bartok, with whom he conducted written correspondence, in English, from memory - some of which was linked to by a poster on the old BBC forum. Does anyone know of that link, btw?

This is just to notify people of the rare treat on offer, namely that Chisholm's Violin Concerto is to be broadcast on Afternoon on 3 today (Tues 2 June) at 2.25 pm.

this it?

http://www.erikchisholm.com/writings3.php

Cracking site this.

good heads up, S-A, should just have time to catch that before a potentially dull meeting.

as a sideline, here is a youtube link to Stevenson's Passacaglia, which is referred to on the very intereting page which discusses EC's meetings with Henry Cowell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0qZRRj3vnQ

Wonderful stuff.

[Historian]

Thank you for pointing this out, although I must confess that I was expecting a discussion of the highest award for gallantry to Mr. Chisholm.

[Serial_Apologist]

this it?

http://www.erikchisholm.com/writings3.php

Cracking site this.

good heads up, S-A, should just have time to catch that before a potentially dull meeting.

as a sideline, here is a youtube link to Stevenson's Passacaglia, which is referred to on the very intereting page which discusses EC's meetings with Henry Cowell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0qZRRj3vnQ

Wonderful stuff.

Thanks TS - will have a look at that later.

What's always puzzled me is Bartok contacting Cowell to gain his permission for using the latter's tone clusters in his Piano Sonata, given that tone clusters had been around at least as long as Bartok's own Bagatelles of 1908, written at least a decade before Banshee!

The Koday on COTW is proving interesting, btw.

[EdgeleyRob]

The Scots composer Erik Chisholm (1904 - 1965) was one of the first in the UK to be influenced by Bartok, with whom he conducted written correspondence, in English, from memory - some of which was linked to by a poster on the old BBC forum. Does anyone know of that link, btw?

This is just to notify people of the rare treat on offer, namely that Chisholm's Violin Concerto is to be broadcast on Afternoon on 3 today (Tues 2 June) at 2.25 pm.

Thanks S_A,enjoyed that.