Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers (2025)

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Date: June 4, 2025

Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers (2025)
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Classical, Instrumental | Label: Divine Art

In A Cello Galaxy of British Women Composers, Catherine Wilmers brings to light an extraordinary collection of works by British women presenting us with twelve premiere recordings. Drawing on diligent research, Wilmers unearths strikingly original compositions presenting us with premiere recordings by Amy Elsie Horrocks, Ethel Barns, Elizabeth Poston, Joan Trimble, Dora Bright, Susan Spain Dunk, and Sarah Rodgers, whose Mountain Airs was written for the cellist. Some of these works lay forgotten in the archives of the Royal Academy of Music, their potential stifled by societal limitations rather than artistic merit.

The album is more than a rediscovery—it is a testament to the resilience and artistry of these composers. The satisfyingly detailed liner notes reveal the challenges they faced, often in their own words or through the prejudices of their time. As late as the 1920s, the critic Cecil Gray echoed Dr Johnson’s notorious remark: “A woman’s composing is like a dog walking on its hind legs; it is not done well but you are surprised to see it done at all.” Such dismissals only fuel the need to champion these voices today.

Wilmers’ deep connection to this repertoire is evident in every performance, matched sensitively by accompanying pianist, Jill Morton. A former cellist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Catherine Wilmers has long questioned why so few works by women have entered the standard repertoire. This album is part of her answer—a luminous and long-overdue celebration of their music, appealing to listeners attuned to the intellectual and emotional possibilities of modern chamber music.

Catherine Wilmers, cello
Jill Morton, piano

TRACKLIST

1. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Horrocks: Cello Sonata, Op. 7: I. Allegro con brio
2. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Horrocks: Cello Sonata, Op. 7: II. Theme with Variations
3. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Horrocks: Cello Sonata Op. 7: III. Finale. Allegro vivace
4. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Clarke: Epilogue
5. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Palmer: Legend
6. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Palmer: Sarabande
7. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Palmer: Bagatelle
8. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Rodgers: Mountain Airs: I. Alba
9. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Rodgers: Mountain Airs: II. Apoteosis
10. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Rodgers: Mountain Airs: III. Crepuscolo
11. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Rodgers: Mountain Airs: IV. Fiesta
12. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Trimble: The Coolin'
13. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Bright: Das Fischermädchen
14. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Spain-Dunk: Winter Song
15. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Poston: Mignonne, allons voir si la Rose
16. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Poston: L'Amour de moi
17. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Poston: 8 Chansons gaillardes, FP 42: No. 8, Serenade (Arr. for Cello & Piano by Elizabeth Poston)
18. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Barns: L’Escarpolette
19. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Barns: Idylle
20. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Barns: Capricieuse
21. Catherine Wilmers & Jill Morton - Verne-Bredt: Wiegenlied

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