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ALUN HODDINOTT
(b. 1929)

Born in Bargoed, Wales. Studied at the University College, Cardiff where he later taught and became head of the music department and had private instructions from Arthur Benjamin. He is one of the most prolific modern British composers and he writes in all genres. He has written 10 numbered Symphonies, 4 Sinfoniettas, a Sinfonia for Strings and numerous other entries in his orchestral catalogue.

Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 19 (1960)

Philip Fowke (piano)/Barry Wordsworth/Royal Philharmomic Orchestra
(rec. 1996)
( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Clarinet Concerto, Harp Concerto and Overture: Jack Straw)
LYRITA SRCD.330 (2007)

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 (1960)

Martin Jones (piano)/Sir Andrew Davis/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Piano Concerto No. 1, Clarinet Concerto, Harp Concerto and Overture: Jack Straw)
LYRITA SRCD.330 (2007)
(original LP release: DECCA SXL 6606) (1973)

Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 44 (1966)

Roger Woodward (piano)/Hans-Hubert Schönzeler/New Philharmonia Orchestra
( + Sinfonietta No. 2 and Landscapes)
RCA RED SEAL RL 25082 (LP) (1977)

Nocturnes and Cadenzas for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 62 (1969)

Moray Welsh (cello)/Sir Charles Groves/Philharmonia Orchestra
( + Viola Concertino, Dives and Lazarus and Sinfonia Fidei)
SRCD.332 (1996)
(original LP release: UNICORN RHD 401) (1976)

Concertino for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Opus 14 (1958)

Csaba Erdélyi (viola)/David Atherton/New Philharmonia Orchestra
( + Nocturnes and Cadenzas, Dives and Lazarus and Sinfonia Fidei)
SRCD.332 (1996)
(original LP release: ARGO ZRG 824) (1982)

Concerto for Clarinet No. 1, Op. 3 (1950)

Gervase de Peyer (clarinet)/David Atherton/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Harp Concerto and Overture: Jack Straw)
LYRITA SRCD.330 (2007)
(original LP release: DECCA SXL 5513) (1972)

Concerto for Clarinet No. 2, Op. 128 (1987)

Janet Hilton (clarinet)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
( + McCabe: Clarinet Concerto, Maconchy: Clarinet Concertino and Harper: Clarinet Concerto)
CLARINET CLASSICS CC0034 (2001)

Concerto for Harp, Op. 11 (1957, rev. 1970)

Osian Ellis (harp)/David Atherton/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Clarinet Concerto and Overture: Jack Straw)

LYRITA SRCD.330 (2007)
(original LP release: DECCA SXL 5513) (1972)

Concerto for Horn, Op. 65 (1969)

Barry Tuckwell (horn)/Sir Andrew Davis/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Searle: Aubade, Banks: Horn Concerto and Maw: Horn Sonata))
LYRITA SRCD.335 (2008)
(original LP release: DECCA SXL 6606) (1973)

Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 127 (1986)

Douglas Bostock/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + McCabe: Concerto for Orchestra and Gregson: Contrasts)
CLASSICO CLASSCD384 (2002)

The Heaventree of Stars – Poem for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 102 (1980)

Hu Kun (violin)/Tadaaki Otaka/BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
( + Doubles, Passagio and Star Children)
NIMBUS NI 5357 (1993)

Doubles – Concertante for Oboe, String Orchestra and Harpsichord, Op. 106 (1982)

David Cowley (oboe)/Rosalie Armstrong (harpsichord)/Tadaaki Otaka/BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra
( + Heaventree of Stars, Passagio and Star Children)
NIMBUS NI 5357 (1993)

Concerto Grosso No. 2, Op. 46 (1966)

Arthur Davison/National Youth Orchestra of Wales
( + Welsh Dances: 2nd Suite, Investiture Dances and Mathias: Sinfonietta, Celtic Dances)
PYE BBC RECORDS RRC 22 (LP) (1976)

Noctis Equi - Poem for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 132 (1989)

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)/Kent Nagano/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Honneger: Cello Concerto and Milhaud: Cello Concerto No. 1)
ELATUS 0927496132 (2006)
(original CD release: ERATO 229 4589 2) (1990)

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KENNETH LEIGHTON
(1929-1988)

Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire. Studied composition at Oxford with Bernard Rose and went for further lessons in Rome with Goffredo Petrassi. He made his musical living as a teacher first with the Royal Marine School of Music and later at Leeds University, Worcester College and Edinburgh University. He composed in most genres and his orchestral output also includes 3 Symphonies, 3 Piano Concertos, Violin Concerto and a Concerto for Orchestra.

Concerto for Cello, Op. 31 (1956)

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)/Bryden Thomson/Royal Scottish National Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 3)
CHANDOS CHAN 10307 (2005)
(original CD release: CHANDOS CHAN 8741) (1989)

Concerto for Recorder, Harpsichord and Strings, Op. 88 (1982)

John Turner (recorder)/ Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Gardner: Petite Suite, McCabe: Domestic Life, Lawson: Song of the Lesser Twayblade), Lane: Suite Champêtre, Mellers: Aubade, Milford: Two Pipe Tunes, Kay: Mr Pitfield's Pavane and Dodgson: Concerto Chacony)
WHITE LINE CD WHL 2143 (2002)

Concerto for Oboe, Op. 23 (1953)

Jill Crowther (oboe)/Alan Cuckston/English Northern Philharmonia
( + Gardner: Oboe Concerto, Hurd: Oboe Concerto, Blezard: 2 Celtic Pieces and Lane: 3 Spanish Dances)
ASV CD WHL 2130 (2001)

Concerto for Organ, String Orchestra and Timpani, Op. 58

Christopher Rathbone (organ)/Janos Keszei (timpani)/Charles Peebles/Southern Pro Arte
( + M. Berkeley: Uprising and The Romance of the Rose)
HYPERION A66097 (LP) (1984)

Veris Gratia (Suite for oboe, cello and strings) Opus 9 (1950)

George Caird (oboe)/Raphael Wallfisch (cello)/Vernon Handley/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Finzi: Cello Concerto)
CHANDOS CHAN 8471) (1986)

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ANDRÉ MATHIEU
(1929-1968)

Born in Montreal, the son of composer Rodolphe Mathieu. He was a child prodigy who achieved great fame as a recitalist. He went to Paris for study with Yves Nat and Jacques de la Presle. After World War II, his education was solidified by additional study with Harold Morris in New York and Arthur Honegger in Paris. As his career as a virtuoso came to an end, he devoted his musical talent to teaching and composing. He wrote a total of 4 Piano Concertos, some chamber works and many pieces for solo piano.

Piano Concerto No. 3 "Symphonie Romantique" and/or "Concerto de Québec" (1947)

Philippe Entremont (piano)/Michel Plasson/Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse (rec. 1978)
( + Scènes de Ballet)
ANALEKTA AN 2 9803 (1995)

Alain Lefevre (piano)/Yoav Talmi/Orchestre Symphonique de Québec
( + Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto and Gershwin: Piano Concerto)
ANALEKTA AN 2 9814 (2003)

Rhapsodie Romantique for Piano and Orchestra (1958)

Alain Lefèvre (piano)/Matthias Bamert/Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
( + Rachmaninoff: Paganini Rhapsody and Hershwin: Rhapsody in Blue)
ANALEKTA AN2 9277 (2006

 

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ROGER MATTON
(1929-1987)

Born in Granby, Quebec. After styudy at the Montral Conservatoire, he had private lessons with Claude Champagne and then went to Paris for further training at the École Normale and then with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. He taught at Laval University and composed for orchestra, chamber groups, piano, organ and voice. Some of his other works for orchestra are a Saxophone Concerto, 4 Mouvements Symponiques and the choreographic suite "L’Horoscope."

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1964)

Victor Bouchard and Renée Morisset (pianos)/Walter Susskind/ Toronto Symphony Orchestra
( + Morawetz: Piano Concerto No. 1)
CAPITOL SW-6123 (LP) (1965)

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PETER SCULTHORPE
(b. 1929)

Born in Launceston, Tasmania. He studie at the University of Melbourne and then went to Oxford where his teachers were Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra. He joined the Faculty of the University of Sydney and also taught in the USA and UK. As one of Australia’s most prominent composers, he has produced a large (more than 350 works thus far) and varied catalogue. His series of 4 works all with the title "Sun Music" are probably his most well known pieces for orchestra. The Piano Concerto is his only large-scale orchestral work in a classical form.

Piano Concerto (1983)

Tamara-Anna Cislowski (piano)/James Judd/New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
( + Earth Cry)
NAXOS 8.557382 (2004)

Anthony Fogg (piano)/Myer Fredman/Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
( + Williamson: 2 Piano Concerto and Edwards: Piano Concerto)
ELOQUENCE 426483 (2002)
(original release: ABC AC 1074 (non-commercial LP) (1982)

Cello Dreaming (1988)

Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello)/Richard Mills/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Quamby, Nourlangie and Music for Bali)
ABC CLASSICS 476 7627 (2005)

Nourlangie for Guitar and Orchestra (1989)

Karin Schaupp (guita)/Richard Mills/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Quamby, Cello Dreaming and Music for Bali)
ABC CLASSICS 476 7627 (2005)

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LAWRENCE ASHMORE
(b. 1930)

He studied composition and double bass at the Royal College of Music. After working as a bassist in the Boyd Neel String Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic, he joined the staff of the BBC as an arranger. He has worke in films and television in this capacity and also did orchestrations for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. His concert music includes orchestrations of works by earlier composers such as Schubert, Mussorgsky and Finzi but also his own Diversions for Cello and Orchestra.

Four Seasons (English Folksongs) for Clarinet and Strings (1989)

Richard Stolzman (clarinet)/Robert Salter/Guildhall String Ensemble
( + Finzi: Clarinet Concerto , 5 Bagatelles and (trad.)Greensleeves)
RCA RED SEAL 60437-2 (1991)

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JOHN CARMICHAEL
(b. 1930)

Born in Melbourne. After initial studies on the piano he attended the Melbourne Conservatorium where his teachers were Margaret Schofield and Raymond Lambert. He then studied composition privately with Dorian Le Gallienne. His piano studies continued at the Paris Conservatoire as did his compositional training in London with Arthur Benjamin and Anthony Milner. He remained in London working as a music critic and musical therapist andbegan composing for the theater and BBC Television. As a composer, his non-theater catalogue is divided between concertos and works for solo piano.

Concerto Folklorico for Piano and String Orchestra (1965)

John Carmichael (piano)/David Measham/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Trumpet Concerto, Country Fair and Brumby:Paean, Festival Overture, Scena for Cor Anglais and Strings, Evans: Idyll, Dreyfus: Rush, Hyde: Happy Occasion, Benjamin: Overture to an Italian Comedy, Glanville-Hicks: 3 Gymnopedies, Hamner: Blue Hills Rhapsody and Hurst: Swagman's Promenade)
ABC CLASSICS 442374-2 (2 CDs) (2000)
(original LP release: WORLD RECORD CLUB (Australia) RO4670) (1977)

John Paul (piano)/Tibor Paul/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Jones: Cantata Zoolgica)
ABC AC1020 (non-commercial LP) (1976)

Trumpet Concerto (1972)

Kevin Johnston (trumpet)/David Measham/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Concerto Folklorico, Country Fair and Brumby:Paean, Festival Overture, Scena for Cor Anglais and Strings, Evans: Idyll, Dreyfus: Rush, Hyde: Happy Occasion, Benjamin: Overture to an Italian Comedy, Glanville-Hicks: 3 Gymnopedies, Hamner: Blue Hills Rhapsody and Hurst: Swagman's Promenade)
ABC CLASSICS 442374-2 (2 CDs) (2000)
(original LP release: WORLD RECORD CLUB (Australia) RO4670) (1977)

John Wallace (trumpet)/Simon Wright/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
( + Boughton: Trumpet Concerto, Hewitt-Jones: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings and Hamilton: Jazz Trumpet Concerto)
ASV WHITE LINE WHL2159 (2006)

Phoenix (Concerto for Flute and Orchestra) (1980)

Sir James Galway (flute)/Louis Frémaux/Sydney Symphony Orchestra
( + Nielsen: Flute Concerto, Arnold: Flute Concerto No. 1 and 3 Shanties, Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy and L. Liebermann: Flute Concerto and Piccolo Concerto)
RCA RED SEAL 09026 63440 2 (2 CDs) (1999)
(original LP release: RCA (Australia) VRL1 7373) (1980)

A Country Fair (Fêtes Champêtres) for Clarinet and Orchestra (1960, orch. M. Hurst 1989)

Jack Harrison (clarinet)/Richard Mills/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Concerto Folklorico, Trumpet Concerto and Brumby:Paean, Festival Overture, Scena for Cor Anglais and Strings, Evans: Idyll, Dreyfus: Rush, Hyde: Happy Occasion, Benjamin: Overture to an Italian Comedy, Glanville-Hicks: 3 Gymnopedies, Hamner: Blue Hills Rhapsody and Hurst: Swagman's Promenade)
ABC CLASSICS 442374-2 (2 CDs) (2000)
(original release: ABC AC 1050 (non-commercial LP) (c. 1980)

Ian Scott (clarinet)/Barry Wordsworth/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Procter-Gregg: Clarinet Concerto, Lucas: Clarinet Concerto and Vaughan Williams: 6 Studies in English Folk Song)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7153 (2005)

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CHRISTOPHER HEADINGTON
(1930-1996)

Born in London. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music where Lennox Berkeley was his composition teacher. He had additional composition lessons privately with Benjamin Britten and Witold Lutosławski. His musical career encompassed composing, touring as a pianist, teaching, broadcasting and writing books and record reviews for the Gramophone. His compositional output was of moderate volume and quite varied and included a Symphony, Sinfonietta for Chamber Orchestra and Bassoon Concerto among his unrecorded orchestral works.

Violin Concerto (1959)

Xue Wei (violin)/Jane Glover/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + R.Strauss: Violin Concerto)
ASV CD DCA 780 (1991)

Piano Concerto (1991)

Gordon Fergus-Thompson (piano)/Nicholas Cleobury/Britten Sinfonia
( + The Healing Foundation and Serenade)
ASV CD DCA 969 (1997)

Serenade for Cello and String Orchestra (1993)

Alexander Baillie (cello)/Nicholas Cleobury/Britten Sinfonia
( + The Healing Foundation and Piano Concerto)
ASV CD DCA 969 (1997)

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PETER HOPE
(b. 1930)

Born in Stockport, Manchester. He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music where his were Humphrey Procter-Gregg and Maurice Aitchison. While still in school he composed a Trumpet Concerto that was Broadcast by the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra. He went to work as a copyist and the arranger in the popular music and eventually became one of the finest composers of light orchestral music of his generation seeing continual performances of his works on the BBC. In his later years he turned to more serious though still very accessible compositions such as the works listed below. His best-known orchestral works are Kaleidoscope and the suites "Ring of Kerry" and "Irish Legend."

Concertino for Bassoon (2000)

Graham Salvage (bassoon)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Addison: Bassoon Concertino, Fogg: Bassoon Concertino and Arthur Butterworth: Bassoon Concerto)
ASV WHITE LINE WHL 2132 (2001)

Concerto for Recorder, Harp, Percussion and Strings "Birthday Concerto" (2003)

John Turner (recorder)/Philip McKenzie/Camerata Ensemble
( + Parrott: Sinfonia Concertante, Gal: Concertino, Ellis: Divertimento Elegiaco, Beck: Flûte-à-Beck and Dubery: Mrs. Harris in Paris)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7154 (2004)

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GORDON LANGFORD
(b. 1930)

Born in Edgeware, London, original name Gordon Colman. He studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music with Norman Demuth. He worked as an itinerant pianist until securing a position with BBC as pianist, arranger and composer. Hollywood employed him as an orchestrator for a number of movies. He is mostly known for his arranging and music for brass band but he has also composed for the theater and for orchestra.

A Song for All Seasons - A Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra (1997)

Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + Trumpet Concertino, Fanfare and Ceremonial Prelude, Four Movements for String Orchestra, First Suite of Dances, Greenways, Spirit of London, The Hippodrome Waltz and Colour Suite: Pastorale and March)
CHANDOS CHAN 10115 (2003)

Trumpet Concertino (1979)

William Stephenson (piano)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + A Song for All Seasons, Fanfare and Ceremonial Prelude, Four Movements for String Orchestra, First Suite of Dances, Greenways, Spirit of London, The Hippodromee Waltz and Colour Suite: Pastorale and March)
CHANDOS CHAN 10115 (2003)

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DAVID TUNLEY
(b. 1930)

Born in Sydney. He studied piano at the Sydney Conservatorium and later had additional training in England at the University of Durham and in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Western Australia and remained at that school for the rest of his career eventually becoming head of the music department. His prime musical activities were teaching, musicology and writing. He still managed to compose a modest amount of works in various genres.

Concerto for Clarinet and Strings (1966)

Jack Harrison (clarinet)/Henry Krips/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Hughes: Fantasia, Sitsky: Apparitions and Penberthy: The Swan of the Bibbulmun)
ABC RRCS-125 (non-commercial LP) (1975)

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CHARLES CAMILLERI
(b. 1931)

Born in Hamrun, Malta. His family moved to Australia but he relocated himself to England and then Canada where he studied composition at the University of Toronto and did some conducting for the CBC before returning to London. He has worked as a pianist and conductor but devotes most of his musical energy to a prolific amount of composing in many different genres. Some of his other orchestral works are a Malta Suite and Concertos for Cello and Flute. He is considered Malta’s national composer.

Piano Concerto No. 1 "Mediterranean" (1948, rev. 1978)

André de Groote (piano)/Michael Laus/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3)
TALENT RECORDS DOM 2910 56 (2000)
( original CD release: UNICORN-KANCHANA DKPCD 9150) (1994)

Piano Concerto No. 2 "Maqam" (1967-8)

André de Groote (piano)/Michael Laus/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3)
TALENT RECORDS DOM 2910 56 (2000)
( original CD release: UNICORN-KANCHANA DKPCD 9150) (1994)

Piano Concerto No. 3 "Leningrad" (1985)

André de Groote (piano)/Michael Laus/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2)
TALENT RECORDS DOM 2910 56 (2000)
( original CD release: UNICORN-KANCHANA DKPCD 9150) (1994)

Concerto for Organ, Strings and Percussion (1983)

Kevin Bowyer (organ)/Julian Clayton/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Clarinet Concerto, L'Évolution de la Joie and Missa Mundi)
ASV CD DCA 1011 (1997)

Concerto for Clarinet and Strings (1981)

David Campbell (clarinet)/Julian Clayton/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Clarinet Concerto, L'Évolution de la Joie and Missa Mundi)
ASV CD DCA 1011 (1997)

Concerto for Accordion and Strings (1968)

Joseph Macerollo (accordion)/Gary Kulesha/Composers Orchestra
( + Louie: Refuge, Earth Cycles, Lundqvist: Duell, Symonds: Persuasion and Buczynksi: Fantasy)
CBC MUSICA VIVA MVCD 1096 (1996)

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ANTHONY HEDGES
(b. 1931)

Born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He studied at Oxford and at the Royal Academy of Music. After teaching at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in Glasgow he joined the staff of the University of Hull and remained there for more than 3 decades. His works encompass both light and serious styles and he has written much music for amateur performance. His orchestral catalogue includes 2 Symphonies (an earlier one and a Sinfonietta have been withdrawn), Sinfonia Concertante, Concertinos for Trumpet, Flute and Bassoon as well as suites and overtures.

Three Miniatures for Recorder, Strings, Harp and Percussion (2004-5)

John Turner (recorder)/Louise Thomson (harp)/Philip Mackenzie/Manchester Camerata Ensemble
( + A. Butterworth: Rêverie, Hopkins: Suite, Cooke: Divertimento, Jackson: Moonrise, Hurd: Three-Piece Suite, Three Miniatures and Pehkonen: Concerto Over the Water)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7191 (2007)

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MALCOLM WILLIAMSON
(1931-2003)

Born in Sydney. He studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music where Eugene Goossens was his composition teacher. He went to London for further study with Elizabeth Lutyens and Erwin Stein. Besides composing and teaching, he performed as a pianist, organist and conductor and was appointed Master of the Queen’s Musick in 1975. His catalogue is vast and covers all fields from opera to keyboard and organ solos. He wrote 7 Symphonies and his other large orchestral works include a Sinfonietta, a total of 4 Piano Concertos, Symphonic Variations and a Harp Concerto.

Piano Concerto No. 1 (1958)

Igor Hmelnitsky (piano)/Nikolai Malko/Sydney Symphony Orchestra
ABC PRX-4716 (non-commercial LP) (c. 1960)

Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Strings (1962)

Gwenneth Pryor (piano)/Yuval Zaliouk/English Chamber Orchestra
( + 2 Piano Concerto and Epitaphs for Edith Sitwell)
EMI EMD 5520 (LP) (1975)

Piano Concerto No. 3 (1964)

Malcolm Williamson (piano)/Leonard Dommett/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Organ Concerto and Sonata for 2 Pianos)
LYRITA SRCD.280 (2007)
(original LP release: LYRITA SRCS.79) (1975)

Concerto for Two Pianos and Strings (1972)

Gwenneth Pryor and Malcolm Williamson (pianos)/Yuval Zaliouk/English Chamber Orchestra
( + Piano Concerto No. 2 and Epitaphs for Edith Sitwell)
EMI EMD 5520 (LP) (1975)

Malcolm Williamson and Simon Campion (pianos)/Barry Tuckwell /Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Sculthorpe: Piano Concerto and Edwards: Piano Concerto)
ELOQUENCE 426483 (2002)
(original release: ABC AC 1079 (non-commercial LP) (c. 1972)

Violin Concerto (1965)

Sir Yehudi Menuhin (violin)/Sir Adrian Boult/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Berkeley: Violin Concerto)
HMV ASD 2759 (LP) (1972)

Ronald Thomas (violin)/ Thomas Mayer/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Ahern: After Mallarmé and Meale: Very High Kings)
WORLD RECORD CLUB (Australia) S4930 (c. 1970)

Organ Concerto (1961)

Malcolm Williamson (organ)/Sir Adrian Boult/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Piano Concerto No. 3 and Sonata for 2 Pianos)
LYRITA SRCD.280 (2007)
(original LP release: LYRITA SRCS.79) (1975)

Concerto Grosso (1965)

Rumon Gamba/Iceland Symphony Orchestra
( + Sinfonietta, Santiago de Espada Overtute and Our Man in Havana: Suite)
CHANDOS CHAN 10359 (2006)

Sinfonia Concertante for Piano and Orchestra (1962)

Martin Jones (piano)/Sir Charles Groves/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 1, Santiago de Espada Overture and Piano Sonata No. 2)
LYRITA SRCD.281 (2007)
(original LP release: HMV SLS 5085 {2 LPs}) (1978)

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ALEXANDER GOEHR
(b. 1932)

Born in Berlin, the son of the conductor Walter Goehr. The Goehrs emigrated to England in 1933. Alexander later studied composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music with Richard Hall and with Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod in Paris. He held teaching positions in the UK (Morely College) and America (Yale) and was also on the staff of the BBC. He has composed prolifically in a wide range of genres and his orchestral catalogue includes these additional major works: Symphony in One Movement, Little Symphony, Sinfonia for Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia with Chaconne and Konzertstück for Piano and Small Orchestra.

Piano Concerto, Op. 33 (1971-2)

Peter Serkin (piano)/Oliver Knussen/London Sinfonietta
( + Symphony in One Movement)
NMC D023 (1995)

Violin Concerto, Op. 13 (1962)

Manoug Parikian (violin)/Norman Del Mar/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Hamilton: Sinfonia and Violin Concerto)
EMI BRITISH COMPOSERS 5861892 (2004)
(original LP release: HMV ASD 2810) (1973)

Romanza for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24 (1968)

Moray Welsh (cello/David Atherton/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Metamorphosis/Dance, Behold the Sun, A Musical Offering, Lyric Pieces and Sinfonia)
NMC 095 (2 CDs) (2003)
(original LP release: UNICORN DKP 9017) (1983)

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HUGH WOOD
(b. 1932)

Born in Parbold, Lancashire. He studied in London with William Lloyd Webber, Anthony Milner, Iain Hamilton and Mátyas Seiber. He has had a distinguished teaching career including positions at Morley College, the Royal Academy of Music, the University of Glasgow and Cambridge. His catalogue encompasses works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo instruments and voices. His other major works for orchestra are a Symphony and a Chamber Concerto.

Piano Concerto, Op. 31 (1991)

Joanna MacGregor (piano)/Sir Andrew Davis/BBC Symphony Orchestra
COLLINS CLASSICS 20007-2 (1993)

Violin Concerto, Op. 17 (1972)

Manoug Parikian (violin)/David Atherton/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Cello Concerto)
NMC D082 (2003)
(original LP release: UNICORN RHS 363) (1979)

Cello Concerto, Op. 12 (1969)

Moray Welsh (cello)/David Atherton/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Violin Concerto)
NMC D082 (2003)
(original LP release: UNICORN RHS 363) (1979)

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COLIN BRUMBY
(b. 1933)

Born in Melbourne. He studied at the Melbourne University Conservatorium of Music. He had further compositional training with Philip Jarnach in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Alexander Goehr in London and Franco Evangelisti in Rome. He became music director of several major Australian orchestras and taught at the University of Queensland. He composed prolifically in most genres. His other works for orchestra include 2 Symphonies, Violin Concerto No. 1 and Concertos for Viola, , Organ, Guitar, Oboe, Horn and Trumpet.

Piano Concerto No. 1 (1984)

Wendy Pomroy (piano)/Patrick Thomas/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 1,Three Baroque Angels, Gross: Frivolous Playtime, Allworth: Sunset over Monash Park N.S.W)
Jade Records JAD CD 1082 (1999)

Violin Concerto No. 2 (1983)

Jan Sedivka (violin), Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Werner Andreas Albert
( + Clarinet Concerto, South Bank Overture, Allworth: Afternoon Light, Bartlett: The Andersen Rhumba, Spiers: ZYJ for Trumpet and Gross: Rondino Pastorale)
Jade Records JAD CD 1042 (1993)

Flute Concerto (1975)

Vernon Hill (flute)/Hiroyuki Iwaki/Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
(rec. 1982)
( + Bassoon Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Gross: Moonscape, Holland:Nocturne and Allworth: Afternoon in Maroochydore).
Jade Records JAD CD 1062 (1996)

Clarinet Concerto (1988)

Paul Dean (clarinet)/Wilfred Lehmann/Queensland Symphony Orchestra
(rec. 1989)
( + Bassoon Concerto, Flute Concerto, Gross: Moonscape, Holland:Nocturne and Allworth: Afternoon in Maroochydore).
Jade Records JAD CD 1062 (1996)

Bassoon Concerto (1982)

Paul Blackman (bassoon)/Patrick Thomas/Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
(rec. 1982)
( + Clarinet Concerto, Flute Concerto, Gross: Moonscape, Holland:Nocturne and Allworth: Afternoon in Maroochydore).
Jade Records JAD CD 1062 (1996)

Scena for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra (1988)

Barry Davis (cor anglais)/Richard Mills/Queensland Symphony Orchestra
( + Paean, Festival Overture, Carmichael: Concerto Folklorica, Trumpet Concerto, Country Fair, Evans: Idyll, Dreyfus: Rush, Hyde: Happy Occasion, Benjamin: Overture to an Italian Comedy, Glanville-Hicks: 3 Gymnopedies, Hamner: Blue Hills Rhapsody and Hurst: Swagman's Promenade)
ABC CLASSICS 442374-2 (2 CDs) (2000)
(original CD release: ABC CLASSICS 426424-1) (1989)

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DAVID ELLIS
(b. 1933)

Born in Liverpool. He studied at the Liverpool Instutute and then at the Royal Manchester College of Music. He worked for the BBC as a producer and eventually became head of BBC North. His compositions cover various genres and a number of his works have gotten frequent performances and broadcasts and some have received awards. His major orchestral works are 3 Symphonies, Sinfonietta, Piano Concerto (1962), Violin Concerto (1958-60) and Cello Concerto (1977).

Divertimento Elegiaco for Recorder, String Orchestra, Harp and Marimba, Op. 54a (2003)

John Turner (recorder)/ Eira Lynn Jones (harp)/Philip McKenzie/Camerata Ensemble
( + Parrott: Sinfonia Concertante, Hope: Birthday Concerto, Gal: Concertino, Beck: Flûte-à-Beck and Dubery: Mrs. Harris in Paris)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7154 (2004)

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DAVID ROBERT MORGAN
(1933 - 1988)

Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music where his teachers included Alan Bush for composition and Leighton Lucas for orchestration. At the Academy he became the first student to have a concert devoted exclusively to his own works. His Violin Concerto was successfully premiered in Prague and this led to further performances back home. His other major works for orchestra include a Sinfonia da Requiem, Cello Concerto and Clarinet Concerto.

Violin Concerto (1965-6)

Erich Gruenberg (violin)/Vernon Handley/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Fricker: Violin Concerto and Banks: Violin Concerto)
LYRITA SRCD.276 (2008)
(original LP release: LYRITA SRCS.97) (1978)

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SIR HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
(b. 1934)

Born in Accrington, Lancashire. He studied composition with Richard Hall at the Royal Manchester College of music and the clarinet at that school with Frederick Thurston and then at the Royal Academy of Music with Reginald Kell, He had various teaching posts and musical directorships in both the UK and USA. He is one of the acknowledged leaders of British avant-garde music. His compositional catalogue is enormous and ranges from operas to works for solo instruments. He does not write symphonies or concertos but his works for orchestra number several dozens.

Antiphonies for Piano and Orchestra (1992)

Joanna MacGregor (piano)/Michael Gielen/Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Imaginary Landscape and Nomos)
COLLINS CLASSICS COL 1414 (1994)

Melencolia I for Clarinet, Harp and Two String Orchestras (1976)

Antony Pay (clarinet)/Oliver Knussen/London Sinfonietta
( + Ritual Fragment and Meridia)
NMC D009 (1993)

Endless Parade for Trumpet, Strings and Vibraphone (1986-7)

Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)/Elgar Howarth/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Watkins: Trumpet Concerto and Maxwell Davies: Trumpet Concerto)
PHILIPS 432075 (1991)

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SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
(b. 1934)

Born in Manchester. He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music, in Rome with Goffredo Petrassi and at Princeton University with Roger Sessions, Milton Babbitt and Earl Kim. He founded several organizations for the purpose of performing contemporary music, organized music festivals, conducted and taught. He was appointed Master of the Queen’s Musick in 2004. He is one of the most prolific of contemporary composers with hundreds of works from operas to chamber music in his catalogue. In addition to the works listed below, he has written 8 Symphonies, Sinfonia, Sinfonia Concertante, Sinfonia Accademica and various other works for orchestra.

Piano Concerto (1997)

Kathryn Stott (piano)/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Piccolo Concerto)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1520-2 (1998)

Violin Concerto (1985)

Isaac Stern (violin)/André Previn/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Dutilleux: L’Arbre des Songes)
CBS MK 42449 (1988)

Piccolo Concerto (1997)

Stewart McIlwham (piccolo)/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Piccolo Concerto)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1520-2 (1998)

Trumpet Concerto (1988)

Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)/Elgar Howarth/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Watkins: Trumpet Concerto and Birtwistle: Endless Parade)
PHILIPS 432075 (1991)

John Wallace (trumpet)/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies/Scottish National Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 4)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1181-2 (1993)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 1 for Oboe and Orchestra (1987)

Robin Miller (oboe)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 2)
UNICORN-KANCHANA DKCP 9085 (1989)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 2 for Cello and Orchestra (1988)

William Conway (cello)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 1)
UNICORN-KANCHANA DKCP 9085 (1989)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra (1989)

Robert Cook (horn)/Peter Franks (trumpet)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 4)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1239-2 (1992)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 4 for Clarinet and Orchestra (1990)

Lewis Morrison (clarinet)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 3)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1303-2 (1994)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 5 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra (1991)

James Clark (violin)/Catherine Marwood (viola)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 6)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1303-2 (1994)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 6 for Flute and Orchestra (1991)

David Nicholson (flute)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 5)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1303-2 (1994)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 7 for Double Bass and Orchestra (1992)

Duncan McTier (double bass)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 8 and A Spell for Green Corn)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1396-2 (1994)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 8 for Bassoon and Orchestra (1993)

Ursula Levaux (bassoon)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 7 and A Spell for Green Corn)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1396-2 (1994)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 9 for Six Woodwind Instruments and String Orchestra (1994)

Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 10 and Carolisima)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1459-2 (1997)

Strathclyde Concerto No. 10 for Chamber Orchestra (1995)

Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 9 and Carolisima)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1459-2 (1997)

Sinfonia Concertante for Wind Quintet and Chamber Orchestra (1982)

Robin Miller (oboe)/Robert Cook (horn)/Gareth Newman (bassoon)/ Lewis Morrison (clarinet)/ David Nicholson (flute)/Tristan Fry (percussion)/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Sinfonia)
REGIS RRC 1148 (2006)
(original LP release: UNICORN-KANCHANA DKP 9058) (1987)

A Spell for Green Corn: The MacDonald Dances for Violin and Orchestra (1993)

James Clark (violin)/Sir Peter Maxwell/Davies/Scottish Chamber Orchestra
( + Strathclyde Concerto No. 7 and 8)
COLLINS CLASSICS 1396-2 (1994)

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PETER DICKINSON
(b. 1934)

Born in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. After attending Cambridge, he studied composition in New York with Bernard Wagenaar at the Juilliard School of Music. He had a distinguished academic career including positions at the Universities of Birmingham, Keele and London. He was an accompanist to his sister Meriel, a mezzo-soprano for whom he also wrote music. His large catalogue consists of orchestral, chamber, choral (both sacred and secular), vocal and instrumental music. For orchestra he also wrote a Violin Concerto and a Concerto for Strings, Percussion and Electronic Organ.

Piano Concerto (1978-84)

Howard Shelley (piano)/David Atherton/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + Organ Concerto and Outcry)
ALBANY TROY 369 (2000)
(original LP release: EMI EL 27 0439 1) (1986)

Organ Concerto (1971)

Jennifer Bate (organ)/David Atherton/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concerto and Outcry)
ALBANY TROY 369 (2000)
(original LP release: EMI EL 27 0439 1) (1986)

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WILLIAM MATHIAS
(1934-1992)

Born in Whitland, Wales. He studied with Ian Parrott at the University College of Wales and at the Royal Academy of Music with Lennox Berkeley for composition. He then taught at the University College of North Wales. His musical output was enormous and ranged from opera to solo instrumental pieces. His other major orchestral works are 3 Symphonies, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, Concerto for Orchestra and Concertos for Organ, Violin, Harpsichord and Oboe.

Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 40 (1968)

Peter Katin (piano)/David Atherton/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Clarinet Concerto No. 3 and Harp Concerto)
LYRITA SRCD.325 (1995)
(original LP release: DECCA SXL 6513) (1971)

Clarinet Concerto, Op. 68 (1975)

Gervase de Peyer (clarinet)/David Atherton/New Philharmonia Orchestra
( + Piano Concerto No. 3 and Harp Concerto)
LYRITA SRCD.325 (1995)
(original LP release: ARGO ZRG 282) (1977)

Harp Concerto, Op. 50 (1970)

Osian Ellis (harp)/David Atherton/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Piano Concerto No. 3 and Clarinet Concerto)
LYRITA SRCD.325 (1995)
(original LP release: L’OISEAU- LYRE SOL 346) (1973)

Ann Hobson Pilot (harp)/Isaiah Jackson/English Chamber Orchestra
( + Ginastera: Harp Concerto)
KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS KIC 37261-2 (1994)

Concerto for Horn, Strings and Timpani, Op 93 (1984)

David Pyatt (horn)/Anthony Hose/Welsh Chamber Orchestra
( + Intrada, Songs of William Blake, Threnos, Hobed o Hilion and Remembrance of Home)
METRONOME METCD 1066 (2004)

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Alan RIDOUT
(1934-1996)

Born in West Wickham, Kent. He studied at the Royal College of Music, London with Herbert Howells and Gordon Jacob, and later had private lessons with Michael Tippett, and Peter Racine Fricker. In Holland, he had additional instruction from Henk Badings. A long academic career included positions at the Royal College of Music, the Universities of Birmingham, Cambridge and London and at The King's School, Canterbury. His compositions cover most genres and his orchestral catalogue includes 3 Symphonies and Concertinos for Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone and Double Bass.

Concerto No. 1 for Cello, Strings and Percussion
(1984)

Gérard Leclerc (cello)/Stephen Barlow/English Chamber Orchestra
( + Cello Concertos No 2 and No. 3 and the Emperor and the Bird of Paradise)
BLACK BOX CD BBM1037 (2003)

Concerto No. 2 for Cello and Voices (1994)

Gérard Leclerc (cello)/Stephen Barlow/Laudibus (chorus)
( + Cello Concertos No 1 and No. 3 and the Emperor and the Bird of Paradise)
BLACK BOX CD BBM1037 (2003)

Concerto No. 3 for Solo Cello and 8 Cellos (1995)

Gérard Leclerc (cello)/Stephen Barlow/English Chamber Orchestra
( + Cello Concertos No 1 and No. 2 and the Emperor and the Bird of Paradise)
BLACK BOX CD BBM1037 (2003)

Concertino for Clarinet and Strings (1978)

Ian Scott (clarinet)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Woolfenden: Clarinet Concerto, Paul: Clarinet Concerto, Horovitz: Concertante for Clarinet, Cruft: Clarinet Concertino, MacDonald: Cuban Rondo and G. Bush: Rhapsody)
WHITELINE CDWHL 2141 (2003)

Concertante Music (1967)

Alan Ridout/Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra
( + Mathias: Sinfonietta, Arnold: Divertimento and Tippett: Suite in D)
PYE GOLDEN GUINEA GSGC 14103 (LP) (1968)

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LARRY SITSKY
(b. 1934)

Born in Tientsin, China to Russian-born parents. His family came to Australia in 1952 and he studied composition at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music with Raymond Hanson. He held teaching positions at the Queensland State Conservatorium of Music and the Canberra School of Music. He compsed operas and works for orchestra, chamber ensembles and voice. His other orchestral works include Concertos for Cello, Clarinet, Guitar, Trombone and a Concerto for Orchestra based on Busoni’s "Fantasia Contrappuntistica."

Piano Concerto "Twenty-Two Paths of the Tarot" (1991)