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chill319, the 1931 violin sonata is in the British Library http://www.bl.uk/ - search for BLL01014986333 or BLL01004331334. Most of Farjeon's published works are there.

There's a new double CD out recently with some of Farjeon's works: http://landofllostcontent.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/an-englishman-in-italy-british-piano.html
Nothing outrageous, early 20th century light/romantic, though the two late pieces are somewhat more modern.

The Piano Concerto was premiered at the Proms on 3 September 1903 but doesn't appear to have been published.

Harry Farjeon also taught Steve Race - who had to write music on special brown paper as Farjeon's eyes were so sensitive. I think the fantasy games damaged Eleanor too - though this may have been to the advantage of her writing for children.

Thanks for the recommendation, dafrieze - I'm really looking forward to getting my copy!

Piano music by a number of British unsung composers, many never before recorded,  played by Christopher Howell (with Ermanno de Stefani in duets) on a double CD from Sheva, available from MusicWeb:

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2012/July12/Englishman_Italy_SH056.htm

Albion - thanks for posting this picture.

They look like they're in two opposing teams - maybe for a duel?

Thanks for such a detailed account, Albion, I hadn't realised there was such animosity between the two.

Do you have a link to the Bournemouth photo?

Thanks, Albion, for this thread. Fascinating to see these boards with their mostly-forgotten names, and to find out what these prizes were awarded for.

He's usually referred to as Willie B Manson (1896-1916). He wrote settings of Housman's Shropshire Lad. Taught by Harry Farjeon, who dedicated his piano sonata his memory. Born in Dunedin, New Zealand, died on the Western Front.

Thanks, Alan, it's reassuring that you don't plan to expel lurkers like Lee and myself (and many others) who rarely post but who always appreciate others' posts.

I feel rather sad at the suggestion that we should be expelled if we don't contribute enough to discussions. I must admit that I hadn't altogether taken on board that the forum was supposed to be about 19th century music, or realised how far it had diverged from its original purpose, probably because I became aware of it while searching for obscure early 20th century British composers.  I joined the forum about 18 months ago because it's a wonderful repository of musical knowledge and, as others have said, almost entirely without the unpleasantness seen on so many other forums. I enjoy reading and learning, but rarely know enough to contribute myself. I have particularly enjoyed watching Albion's wonderful British music broadcast section grow, (thanks, Albion!) and downloading what interests me, without realising that that was providing extra headaches for Alan and Mark.

I have no particular solution to suggest, other than saying that, like others here, I'd be prepared to pay a subscription, if that would help. And I'd like to add my thanks to Mark and Alan for everything they've done - it's a great achievement.

Good, isn't it, Jerry?

Sorry, Suffolk - I copied from the Radio 3 website, which didn't list the Delius as did the EMF programme, so I thought it might not be played after all. And the VW & Ireland pieces were played in reverse order. This is how it actually was:

PARRY: Jerusalem
CURTIS: Festival Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere performance)
IRELAND: Legend for Piano and Orchestra
Interval
DELIUS: Over the hills and far away
MOERAN / YATES: Symphony no.2 (World Premiere performance)

Thanks, A.S, that's great. It was a good concert.

This Friday 1 June, the opening concert of the English Music Festival, to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 from 7.30pm

PARRY: Jerusalem
CURTIS: Festival Overture
IRELAND: Legend for Piano and Orchestra

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere performance)
MOERAN / YATES: Symphony no.2 (World Premiere performance)

Martin Yates talks to Stephen Johnson in the interval about completing Moeran's symphony.

There's also a BMS recording of Foulds' Cello Sonata (1905, revised 1927) coupled with sonatas by York Bowen & Ernest Walker:

http://www.britishmusicsociety.com/audio/13_english_cello/recordings_13.html

Foulds comments, in his own programme notes, that the second movement includes "this composer's earliest use of quarter-tones".

Latvian

That's a great collection you have there. I would particularly like to hear the symphony by William Baines, if you have time to upload it.