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Title: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: patmos.beje on August 04, 2019, 11:42:51 pm

Apparently to be released soon by this Italian label.

See: http://www.shevacollection.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=86

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Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: Chriskh on August 05, 2019, 01:10:28 pm
The first two volumes should be available directly from Sheva. They have been improving their act re distributors in the UK and elsewhere and an "official" release through distributors should be imminent. By the way, Sheva is now, at least technically, a British label - it transferred its registered offices to London about a year ago.

As the pianist thereof, I hope the project will be as rewarding to hear as it was to do. There are pieces here equal to anything by British composers of the time.


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: patmos.beje on August 05, 2019, 04:50:59 pm
The first two volumes should be available directly from Sheva. They have been improving their act re distributors in the UK and elsewhere and an "official" release through distributors should be imminent. By the way, Sheva is now, at least technically, a British label - it transferred its registered offices to London about a year ago.

As the pianist thereof, I hope the project will be as rewarding to hear as it was to do. There are pieces here equal to anything by British composers of the time.

Thanks for this information.


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: Grandenorm on August 05, 2019, 09:40:30 pm
This is very good news and I await its availability eagerly, but I wish the publicity would tell us what pieces are on each volume. I find the absence of this information rather annoying.


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: Chriskh on August 06, 2019, 06:59:31 am
Vol. 1 has opp. 20 (6 Compositions), 15 (3 Morceaux), 84 (Jottings) and 81 (English Air with Variations)
Vol, 2 has opp. 9 (Rustic Scenes), 13 (5 pieces), 83 Odds and Ends), 70 (Fantasia) + the early, unpublished Sehnsucht and Ungarisch
Vol. 3 has opp. 23 (Scenes in the Scottish Highlands) and 88 (Varying Moods) + Morris Dance, the early unpublished Variations in Em and Nocturne in A and the 6 Song Transcriptions by Buonamici


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: Grandenorm on August 06, 2019, 08:27:41 am
Thank you very much.


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: jonah on August 06, 2019, 04:36:37 pm
Great news indeed!
I have long treasured Murray McLachlan's Divine Art CD (25003) entitled 'The Scottish Romantics', with solo piano works by Mackenzie (all pieces there are included in the new recordings), MacCunn and McEwen.
It is good to have, at last, the chance to hear the rest of Mackenzie's piano compositions, almost all of which are likely to be unknown to most of us.
I just hope that the 'within the next few months' quote on Sheva's website is accurate, unlike some companies we can think of!


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: Chriskh on August 22, 2019, 10:18:35 am
I've spoken to the Sheva Collection owner. Sheva discs are now distributed by Naxos. They've been going slowly over the summer period but the rhythm is about to increase and first Mackenzie should be available by the end of September.

If you're impatient, the first two volumes are available directly from Sheva here http://www.shevacollection.co.uk/modules/myalbum/viewcat.php?cid=1 and also downloads of the booklets. This part of the operation still runs from Italy, so you'd have to factor in the unreliable postal service, probably better to wait unless you live in Italy or a neighbouring country.


Title: Re: Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - Complete Piano Music on 3 CDs (Sheva Collection)
Post by: jimfin on August 28, 2019, 02:43:40 am
Really strange how postal services vary. Portugal and France are awful: I've had things take two months from Portugal to the UK and three weeks from France to Japan. UK to Japan is incredibly good: four or five days without fail, never lost a thing in almost two decades. Anyway, I digress a lot!