Francis Edward Bache's piano music

[promusician]

This is an obscure British composer, I want to know where to find his piano music other than BL?

48 pubd pf pieces, incl. 3 Impromptus, op.1 (1851); 4 Mazurkas de salon, op.13 (1855), ed. in LPS, xvi (1985); 5 Characteristic Pieces, op.15 (1855–8); [8] Souvenirs d’Italie, op.19 (1857); [5] Souvenirs de Torquay, op.26 (1859)
by New Grove

[j_menz]

He also wrote two (at least) sonatas, the second of which is included in Early Victorian Composers, 1830-1860: S.S. Wesley, Macfarren, Best, and Contemporaries, Volume 16

Otherwise, they sometimes pop up on the UK Amazon site, or at second-hand music stores such as this.

There are also a few recordings on YT:

[thalbergmad]

There is loads of Bache at the RAM, but they are mainly manuscripts and even more expensive than the BL. I think they charged me something like £350 for 2 concertos and the morceaux.

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

This CD is a gem. Not just for the Bache.

Thal

[promusician]

Thanks j_menz for the YT videos, I have got the 4 mazurkas op.13 and Farewell from Philip Sear.
I think the second sonata is not included in NT's LPS vol.16, it only contains a polonaise and the 4 mazurkas op.13 by Bache.

thal, RAM has loads of Bache, but concerning the price you have stated, it will by a luxury to own it. I will get the cd as soon as possible.