BRITISH
AND COMMONWEALTH CONCERTOS
FROM THE NINETEENTH
CENTURY TO THE PRESENT
A DISCOGRAPHY OF CDs AND
LPs
by
MICHAEL HERMAN
Discography
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ALUN HODDINOTT
(1929-2008)
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.
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 11 (1951)
Angela Brownridge (piano)/Michael Laus/Malta?Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Gipps: Piano Concerto, Theme and Variations and Opalescence)
CAMEO CLASSICS C9046CD (2012)
Piano
Concerto No. 3, Op. 57 "Concerto Estivo" (1968)
Howard
Shelley (piano)/Martyn Brabbins/BBC National Orchestra of Wales
( + Symphony No. 1)
CHANDOS CHAN 10608 (2010)
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)
John Scott (organ)/Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra
of Wales
( + Concerto for String Orchestra and Symphony for Strings)
CHANDOS CHAN 10461 (2008)
Concerto
for String Orchestra, Op. 39 (1961)
Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra of Wales
( + Organ Concerto and Symphony for Strings)
CHANDOS CHAN 10461 (2008)
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)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in E minor (1950)
Alain Lefèvre
(piano)/George Hanson/Tuscon Symphony Orchestra
( + Ballet Scenes and Four Songs for Choir and Orchestra)
ANALEKTA AN 2 9281 (2008)
Piano Concertino No. 2, Op. 13 (1942)
(ed. G.
Bellemare)
Alain Lefèvre (piano)/Matthias Bamert/London Mozart Players
( + Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mendelssohn: Concerto
for Piano, Violin and Orchestra)
ANALEKTA AN 2 9283 (2009)
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)
Concertino No. 4 for 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Jennifer Micallef
and Glen Inanga (pianos)/Brian Schembri/ Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra (rec. 1998)
( + Summer Nights in Malta, Malta Suite, Knights of Malta Ballet
Suite, 4 Legends, Overture Classique and Intermezzo from the
Opera Il-Weghda)
DIVINE ART DIVERSIONS DDV 24126 (2008)
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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
( + Birtwistle: Antiphonies, L. Harrison: Piano Concerto and
Clocks)
WARNER CLASSICS SOUND CIRCUS 2564 671990 (2 CDs) (2011)
(original
CD release: 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
( + Worldes
Blis)
NAXOS 8.572698 (2013)
(original CD release: 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
(
+ Trumpet Concerto, Maxwell's Reel with Northern Lights and
Klee Pictures)
NAXOS 8.572363 (2013)
(original
CD release: COLLINS CLASSICS 1520-2) (1988)
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
( + Piccolo
Concerto, Maxwell's Reel with Northern Lights and Klee Pictures)
NAXOS 8.572363 (2013)
(original
CD release: 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 (1999)
(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 (1999)
(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. 1, Op. 2 (1955)
Mark
Bebbington (piano)/George Vass/Ulster Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos No. 2 and Vaughan Williams: Fantasy for
Piano and Orchestra)
SOMM SOMM246 (2011)
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 13 (1960)
Mark
Bebbington (piano)/George Vass/Ulster Orchestra
( + Piano Concertos No. 1 and Vaughan Williams: Fantasy for
Piano and Orchestra)
SOMM SOMM246 (2011)
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)
Roger Woodward (piano)/David Porcelijn/Adelaide Symphony
Orchestra
ABC CLASSICS 465 688-2 (1997)
Concerto (No. 1) for Violin, Orchestra and Female
Voices "Mysterium Cosmographicum" (1971)
Jan Sedivka (violin)/Vanco Cavdarski/Tasmanian Opera
Company Chorus and The Lyric Singers/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
(rec. 1974)
( + Violin
Concertos Nos. 2 and 3)
ABC CLASSICS 476 5252 (2 CDs) (2006)
(original
LP release: CUSTOM RECORDS LP 39) (c. 1975)
Violin Concerto No. 2 "Gurdjieff"
(1983)
Jan Sedivka (violin)/Omri Hadari/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
(rec. 1984)
( + Violin
Concertos Nos. 1 and 3)
ABC CLASSICS 476 5252 (2 CDs) (2006)
(original
CD release: MOVE RECORDS MD 3084) (1989)
Violin Concerto No. 3 "I Ching: The Eight
Trigrams" (1987)
Jan Sedivka (violin)/Christopher Lyndon Gee/Tasmanian
Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1992)
( + Violin
Concertos Nos. 1 and 2)
ABC CLASSICS 476 5252 (2 CDs) (2006)
(original
CD release: TALL POPPIES RECORDS TP124) (1998)
Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Orchestra (1971)
New Sydney Woodwind Quintet/Sir Charles Mackerras/Sydney
Symphony Orchestra
( + Concerto
for 2 Solo Pianos)
WORLD RECORD CLUB (Australia) R 04694 (LP) (1977)
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NIGEL BUTTERLEY
(b. 1935)
Born in Sydney. He studied composition with Raymond
Hanson at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music and also
with Priaulx Rainer in London. As a pianist he championed the
cause of contemporary music and also worked for the music department
of the Australian Broadcasting Commission and taught at the
Newcastle Conservatorium and the Sydney Conservatorium. He has
written dramatic, orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal
music. Among his other works for orchestra are a Symphony and
Explorations for Piano and Orchestra.
Violin Concerto (1967-70, rev. 1975)
Leonard Dommett (violin)/Wilfred Lehmann/Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra
( + R. Hanson:
Violin Concerto)
ABC AC 1048 (non-commercial LP) (c.1978)
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NICHOLAS MAW
(1935-2009)
Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire. He studied at
the Royal Academy of Music where Lennox Berkeley was his composition
teacher and he went to Paris for further study with Nadia Boulanger
and Max Deutsch. His academic career included appointments at
the Royal Academy and the Trinity School of Music as well as
at other schools in both the UK and USA. His extensive catalogue
includes operas as well as orchestral, chamber, instrumental
and vocal music. Some of his other major works for orchestra
are Sinfonia for Small Orchestra, Odyssey and the recently premiered
Cor Anglais Concerto.
Violin Concerto (1993)
Joshua Bell (violin)/ Sir Roger Norrington/London Philharmonic
Orchestra
SONY SK 62856 (1999)
Little Concert for Oboe and Small Orchestra (1988)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)/Nicholas Cleobury/Britten Sinfonia
( + Hymnus
and Shahnama)
ASV CD DCA 1070 (1999)
Sonata for String Orchestra and Two Horns (1967)
Alan Civil and Ian Harper (horns)/Norman Del Mar/English
Chamber Orchestra
( + Hoddinott: Horn Concerto, Banks: Horn Concerto and Searle:
Aubade)
LYRITA SRCD.335 (2008)
(original LP release: ARGO ZRG 676) (1971)
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CHRISTOPHER BALL
(b. 1936)
Born in Leeds. His initial musical education centered
around the clarinet and he studied this instrument at the Royal
Manchester College of Music and then at the Royal Academy of
Music where he also took up conducting. He then began a conducting
career in Canada and then with the Royal Ballet and this was
followed by work at the BBC as an arranger and orchestrator
and as a soloist on the recorder. His serious original compositions
are all of recent vintage having written lighter material in
his BBC days.
Violin Concerto (2008)
Thomas Gould (violin)/Christopher
Ball/Emerald Concert Orchestra
( + From The Hebrides and 5 Bagatelles)
OMNIBUS CLASSICS CC5003 (2009)
Cello
Concerto No. 1
Stjepan
Hauser (cello)/Christopher Ball/Emerald Concert Orchestra
( + Song Without Words, Roundelay, Close of the Day and Folksong
Arrangements : Scarborough Fair / The Star of the County Down
/ Brigg Fair / Bonnie Dundee / The Water Is Wide)
MUSICAL CONCEPTS MC142 (2011)
Oboe Concerto (1995-5)
Paul Arden-Taylor (oboe)/Chrstopher Ball/Adderbury Ensemble
( + Recorder
Concerto, Comedy for Wind Quintet: Strings Scenes, Pagan Piper
and Pan Overheard)
PAVANE ADW 7404 (1999)
Recorder Concerto "The Piper of Dreams"
(1994)
Paul Arden-Taylor (recorder)/Chrstopher Ball/Adderbury
Ensemble
( + Oboe
Concerto, Comedy for Wind Quintet: Strings Scenes, Pagan Piper
and Pan Overheard)
PAVANE ADW 7404) (1999)
Concerto for Clarinet and Strings (2006)
Leslie Craven (clarinet)/Christopher Ball/Emerald Concert
Orchestra
( + Flute
Concerto, Four Dances and Irish Suite)
QUANTUM QM 7040 (2006)
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2006)
Adam Walker (flute)/Christopher Ball/Emerald Concert
Orchestra
( + Clarinet
Concerto, Four Dances and Irish Suite)
QUANTUM QM 7040 (2006)
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SIR RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
(1936-2012)
Born in Broadstairs, Kent. He studied with Howard
Ferguson and Lennox Berkeley at the Royal Academyof Music and
in Paris with Pierre Boulez. He taught at the Royal Academy
but then devoted himself primarily to composing and performing
as a jazz pianist. He wrote a large amount of music in a multitude
of genres and has had great success in writing film scores.
His major orchestral works also include 3 Symphonies, Sinfonietta,
Concerto for Orchestra and Concertos for Viola, Double Bass,
Horn, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Marimba and Harpsichord.
Piano Concerto No.1 (1968)
Stephen Kovacevich (piano)/Sir Alexander Gibson/BBC Symphony
Orchestra
( + Five
Studies for Piano, Capriccio for Piano Duet and Commedia)
LYRITA SRCD.275 (2007)
(original
LP release: PHILIPS 6500 301) (1972)
Violin Concerto (1976)
Vadim Gluzman (violin)/James De Preist/Monte Carlo Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + Symphony
No. 3 and Diversions)
KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS KIC 7341 (1995)
Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra (1970)
Julian Bream (guitar)/David Atherton/Melos Ensemble
( + Arnold:
Guitar Concerto and Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez)
RCA 09026 61598-2 (1999)
(original
LP release: RCA SB 6876) (1973)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings (1988)
John Harle (saxophone)/Sir Neville Marriner/Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields
( + Debussy:
Rhapsody, Ibert: Concertino da Camera, Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto,
Villa-Lobos: Fantasia and Heath: Out of the Cool)
EMI ENCORE 586649 2 (2005)
(original
CD release: EMI CLASSICS CDC 7 54301 2) (1991)
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone "For Stan
Getz" (1990)
John Harle (saxophone)/Barry Wordsworth/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + Torke:
Saxophone Concerto and Myers: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone)
DECCA 443529 (1995)
Concerto for Solo Percussion and Chamber Orchestra
(1989-90)
Evelyn Glennie (percussion)/Paul Daniel /Scottish
Chamber Orchestra
( + Milhaud:
Percussion Concerto, Miyoshi: Marimba Concerto and Rosauro:
Marimba Concerto)
RCA RED SEAL 61277 (1992)
Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra (1993)
Martin Winter (trumpet)/Timothy Reynish/Royal Northern
College of Music Wind Orchestra
( + Four
Seasons and Morning Music)
DOYEN DOYCD037 (1994)
Elegy for Viola and Orchestra (from the film "Lady
Caroline Lamb") (1972)
Philip Dukes (viola)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + excerpts
from film scores for Far From the Madding Crowd, Tender is the
Night, Murder on the Orient Express, Four Weddings and a Funeral
and Enchanted April)
CHANDOS CHAN 9867 (2001)
Peter Mark (viola/Marcus Dods/New Philharmonia Orchestra
( + suites
from the film scores for Lady Caroline Lamb and Murder on the
Orient Express)
EMI British Composers 5861882 (2004)
(original LP release: HMV CSD 3728) (1972)
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DAVID BLAKE
(b. 1936)
Born in London. He studied music at Cambridge
where his teachers included Patrick Hadley and Raymond Leppard
and then with Hanns Eisler at the Deutsche Akademie der Künste
in East Berlin. He taught and later became head of the music
department at the University of York. He has composed in most
genres including operas, orchestral, chamber, instrumental and
vocal music. In addition to the Violin Concerto, his major works
for orchestra are a Symphony for Chamber Orchestra, Metamorphoses,
a 2nd Violin Concerto and a Cello Concerto.
Violin Concerto (1976)
Iona Brown (violin)/Norman Del Mar/Philharmonia Orchestra
( + In Praise
of Krishna)
NMC ANCORA D129 (2006)
(original
LP release: ARGO ZRG 922 (1981)
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MALCOLM FORSYTH
(b. 1936)
Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He studied
at the University of Cape Town where his teachers included Mátyás
Seiber, Erik Chisholm, Gideon Fagan and Stefans Grové. Later
on he had additional composition lessons with Ronald Stevenson
in London. He emigrated to Canada in 1968 was a trombonist in
the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and joined the staff of the
University of Alberta. He had begun his careers as trombonist
and composer in South Africa but started composing more productively
in Canada. His catalogue is mostly for orchestra and chamber
groups and his other major orchestral works include 3 Symphonies,
Sketches from Natal and Concertos for Cello ("Electra Rising"),
Saxophone ("Tre Vie"), Accordion and 3 Concerti Grossi.
Piano Concerto (1973-5)
Jane Coop (piano)/Mario Bernardi/Calgary Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + Bartók:
Piano Concerto No. 3 and Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1)
CBC SMCD 5124 (1993)
Trumpet Concerto (1993)
James Thompson (trumpet)/Raffi Armenian/Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony Orchestra
( + Nimmons:
Trumpet Concerto and Hétu: Trumpet Concerto)
CBC SMCD 5130 (1993)
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PATRICK GOWERS
(b. 1936)
Born in London. He studied and taught at Cambridge.
A very successful composer for the movies and television, he
has also composed concert music notably two concertos, a serenade,
a rhapsody and a suite "The Death of Loma" all for
guitar and orchestra. Other compositions include the choral
"Veni, Creator Spiritus" and pieces for solo organ.
He also conducts jazz orchestras and has been the jazz critic
for the Financial Times.
Chamber Concerto for Guitar
John Williams (guitar)/Godfrey Salmon/chamber ensemble
( + Scarlatti:
6 Sonatas)
CBS M 72979 (LP) (1972)
Suite for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra
José-Luis Garcia (violin)/Raymond Leppard/English Chamber
Orchestra
( + Gowers:
Suite for Violin and Chamber Orchestra, Doyle: Thistle and the
Rose, J. Strauss II: Albion Polka, etc.)
EMI CLASSICS CDC 54164-2 (1990)
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DEREK HEALEY
(b. 1936)
Born in Wargrave, Berkshire. He studied composition
at the Royal College of Music with Herbert Howells and had further
lessons in Italy with Goffredo Petrassi, Bruno Porena and Luciano
Berio. He went to Canada and taught at the Universities of Victoria,
Toronto, Waterloo and before moving on to the USA. He has composed
in practically every genre with his orchestral catalogue containing
3 Symphonies, Arctic Images (his most popular work) and a Triple
Concerto for Flute, Piano and Synthesizer.
Concerto for Organ, String Orchestra and Timpani
(1960)
Derek Healey (organ)/John Avison/CBC Vancouver Chamber
Orchestra
( + Adaskin:
Bassoon Concerto, Willan: Overture to an Unwritten Comedy and
Mather: Music for Vancouver)
CBC BR SM 143 (LP) (1970)
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MICHAEL CONWAY BAKER
(b. 1937)
Born in West Palm Beach, Florida. After moving
to Canada in 1958, he studied at the London (Ontario) College
of Music and then with Jean Coulthard and Elliot Weisgarber
at the University of British Columbia. He had further lessons
with Lennox Berkeley in London. He became a teacher at the University
of British Columbia and has composed prolifically in various
genres including over 200 scores for films, television and videos.
Among his many concert works for orchestra are 2 Symphonies,
Concertos for Harp and Clarinet, Pacific Suite and Vancouver
Variations for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra.
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1975)
Robert Silverman (piano)/Kazuyoshi Akiyama CBC Vancouver
Orchestra
( + Flute
Concerto, Counterplay, Planet for the Taking: Suite, 4 Songs
for Ann and Fanfare for EXPO ’86)
CBC SMCD 5107 (1991)
Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra (1974)
Maria Piccinini (flute)/Kazuyoshi Akiyama CBC Vancouver
Orchestra
( + Piano
Concerto, Counterplay, Planet for the Taking: Suite, 4 Songs
for Ann and Fanfare for EXPO ’86)
CBC SMCD 5107 (1991)
Concerto for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra "Summit
Concerto" (1994)
David Hickman (trumpet)/Timothy Russell/Pro Musica Chamber
Orchestra
( + Flight
of Aphrodite and Through the Lion’s Gate)
SUMMIT RECORDS SMT 182 (1995)
Counterplay for Viola and String Orchestra (1971)
Steven Dann (viola)/Kazuyoshi Akiyama CBC Vancouver Orchestra
( + Flute
Concerto, Piano Concerto, Planet for the Taking: Suite, 4 Songs
for Ann and Fanfare for EXPO ’86)
CBC SMCD 5107 (1991)
The Flight of Aphrodite for Violin and Chamber
Orchestra (1993)
Michael Davis (violin)/Timothy Russell/Pro Musica hamber
Orchestra
( + Trumpet
Concerto and Through the Lion’s Gate)
SUMMIT RECORDS SMT 182 (1995)
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DAVID BEDFORD
(b. 1937)
Born in London. He studied at the Trinity College
of Music and then with Lennox Berkeley at the Royal Academy
of Music. He had additional studies with Luigi Nono in Rome.
He taught at Queen’s College in London. He has composed
in many genres and styles and has written much music for educational
purposes. He has also composed 2 numbered Symphonies, a Symphony
for 12 Musicians and a Trumpet Concerto.
Recorder Concerto (1994)
Piers Adams (recorder)/Martyn Brabbins/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + Symphony
No. 1, Alleluia Timpanis and Twelve Hours of Sunset)
NMC D049 (1998)
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GORDON CROSSE
(b.1937)
Born in Bury, Lancashire. He studied music history
with Egon Wellesz at Oxford and composition with Goffredo Petrassi
at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He held various teaching
and composer-in-residence positions at the Universities of Birmingham,
Essex and Cambridge. The Symphony No. 1 was originally written
in 1965 as a Sinfonia Concertante. His other major orchestral
works include Symphony No. 2 (1975), two Violin Concertos, a
Cello Concerto and a Concerto for Chamber Orchestra.
Cello Concerto (1979)
Alexander Baillie (cello)/Martyn Brabbins/BBC Symphony
Orchestra
( + Memories
of Morning: Night and Some Members of a Ground)
NMC D058 (1999)
Water Music for Recorder and String Orchestra
(1982-8)
John Turner (recorder)/Louise Thomson (harp)/Philip Mackenzie/Manchester
Camerata Ensemble
( + A. Butterworth:
Rêverie, Reizenstein: Partita, Cooke: Divertimento, Hopkins:
Suite, Jackson: Moonrise, Hurd: Three-Piece Suite, Hedges: Three
Miniatures and Pehkonen: Concerto Over the Water)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7191 (2007)
Ariadne – Concertante for Solo Oboe and
Twelve Players, Op. 31 (1972)
Sarah Francis (oboe)/Michael Lankester/London Symphony
Orchestra
( + Changes)
LYRITA SRCD.259 (2007)
(original
LP release: ARGO ZRG 842) (1976)
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JOHN OGDON
(1937-
1989)
Born in Manchester. He studied at the Royal Manchester
of Music and then had further training with Egon Wellesz, Denis
Matthews, Myra Hess and Ilona Kabos. His career as a brilliant
pianist began while he was still a student and he specialized
in performing modern and formidable works. He taught at the
University of Indiana’s School of Music in Bloomington.
He composed steadily and produced over 200 works mostly for
piano. He wrote a 2nd Piano Concerto and several
large-scale works for orchestra and a Symphony was in the planning
stages at the time of his death.
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1968)
John Ogdon (piano)/Lawrence Foster/Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + Piano
Sonata, Theme and Variations and Piano Concertos by Rachmaninoff,
Tchaikovsky, Bartók, Glazunov and other works by Franck, Liszt,
Litolff and Fauré)
EMI 392747-2 (4 CDs) (2007)
(original
LP release: HMV ASD 2709) (1971)
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GUY WOOLFENDEN
(b. 1937)
Born in Ipswich. His higher musical education
was at Cambridge and at the Guildhall School of Music. He joined
the Royal Shakespeare Company and was its music director for
36 years. He produced numerous scores for theater productions
in England and abroad but also independent works for orchestra,
wind bands and chamber ensembles.
Clarinet Concerto (1985, rev. 2002)
( + Paul:
Clarinet Concerto, G. Bush: Rhapsody, Horovitz: Concertante
for Clarinet, Cruft: Clarinet Concertino, MacDonald: Cuban Rondo
and Ridout: Clarinet Concertino)
WHITELINE CDWHL 2141 (2003)
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HOWARD BLAKE
(b. 1938)
Born in London. He studied at the Royal Academy
of Music with Howard Ferguson and Harold Craxton. He is an extremely
prolific composer (584 opus numbers as of May 2007) who has
divided his time between music for movies and televison and
music for the concert hall. His work for the media has brought
him great fame. His other major orchestral works are a Symphony
in One Movement, Sinfonietta for Brass and Concertos for Flute
and Oboe.
Piano Concerto, 0p.412 (1991)
Howard Blake (piano)/Sir David Willcocks/Philharmonia
Orchestra
( + Diversions
and Toccata)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697376972 (2008)
(original CD release: SONY CD HB3 23) (1991)
Violin Concerto, Op. 441 "The Leeds"
(1992)
Christiane Edinger (violin)/Paul Daniel/Northern Phulharmonia
( + Sinfonietta
and A Month in the Country: Suite)
ASV CD DCA905 (1994)
Clarinet Concerto, Op. 329 (1984)
Dame Thea King (clarinet)/Andrew Litton/English Chamber
Orchestra
( + Seiber:
Clarinet Concertino and Lutosławski: 5 Dance Preludes)
HYPERION CDH55068 (2002)
(original
CD release: HYPERION CDA66215) (1987)
Diversions for Cello and Orchestra, Op.337 (1984)
Robert Cohen (cello)/Howard Blake/Philharmonia Orchestra
( + Piano
Concerto and Toccata)
SONY CLASSICAL 88697376972 (2008)
(original CD release: SONY CD HB3 23) (1991)
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JACQUES HÉTU
(b. 1938)
Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. He first studied
music at the University of Ottawa and then at the Quebec Conservatory
of Music at Montreal with Clermont Pépin, Isabelle Delorme and
Jean-Papineau Couture. He had further lessons with Lukas Foss
at the Music Center and in Paris with Henri Dutilleux and Olivier
Messiaen. He taught at several schools in the Montreal area
and became director of the music department at the University
of Quebec at Montreal. His catalogue comprises orchestral, chamber
and vocal music. His other major orchestral works are 3 Symphonies
and Symphonie Concertante for Wind Quintet and Strings, Double
Concerto for Violin, Piano and Chamber Orchestra.
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 (1969)
Irma Vallecillo (piano)/ Pierre Hétu/Louisville Orchestra
( + Healey:
Arctic Images)
LOUISVILLE LS 769 (LP) (1976)
Robert Silverman (piano)/Boris Brott/Orchester der Beethovenhalle-Bonn
( + Symonds:
Impulse, Kenins: Beatae Voces Tenebrae, Weinzweig:Dummiyah and
Tremblay: Jeux de Solstices)
RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL RCI 477 (2 LPs) (1977)
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 64 (2000)
André Laplante (piano)/Mario Bernardi/CBC Radio Orchestra
( + Flute
Concerto, Clarinet Concerto and Bassoon Concerto)
CBC SMCD 5228 (2003)
Flute Concerto, Op. 51 (1991)
Robert Cram (flute)/Mario Bernardi/CBC Radio Orchestra
( + Piano
Concerto No. 2, Clarinet Concerto and Bassoon Concerto)
CBC SMCD 5228 (2003)
Clarinet Concerto, Op. 37 (1987)
Joaquin Valdepeñas (clarinet)/Mario Bernardi/CBC Radio
Orchestra
( + Piano
Concerto No. 2, Flute Concerto and Bassoon Concerto)
CBC SMCD 5228 (2003)
Bassoon Concerto, Op. 31 (1979)
Christopher Millard (bassoon)/Mario Bernardi/CBC Radio
Orchestra
( + Piano
Concerto No. 2, Clarinet Concerto and Bassoon Concerto)
CBC SMCD 5228 (2003)
Trumpet Concerto, Op. 43 (1988)
James Thompson (trumpet)/Raffi Armenian/Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony Orchestra
( + Nimmons:
Trumpet Concerto and Forsyth: Trumpet Concerto)
CBC SMCD 5130 (1993)
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DAVID LYON
(b. 1938)
Born in Walsall. West Midlands. He studied at
the Birmingham School of Music and at the Royal Academy of Music
with John Gardner and finished his musical education at the
University of Bristol. He performs as a jazz pianist. His compositional
catalogue is divided between serious and lighter music and he
has written for the theater. His orchestral works include a
Piano Concerto in One Movement, Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
and Variations for Orchestra.
Concerto for Horn and Strings
Michael Thompson (horn)/David Lloyd-Jones/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Fantasia
on a Nursery Song, Farnham Suite, Country Lanes, Fairytale Suite,
Overture to a Comic Opera, Waltz and Ballet for Orchestra)
MARCO POLO 8.225039 (1999)
Concertino for Recorder and Strings
John Turner (recorder)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Pitfield:
Recorder Concertino and 3 Nautical Sketches, Gregson: 3 Matisse
Impressions, Arnold: Recorder Concertino, Lane: Suite Ancienne,
Lyon: Concertino, Parrott: Prelude and Waltz and Bullard: Recipes)
OLYMPIA OCD-667 (2000)
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VICTOR DAVIES
(b. 1939)
Born in Winnipeg. He studied at the Universities
of Manitoba and Indiana and had conducting lessons with Pierre
Boulez. He has pursued a musical career as pianist, conductor
and composer. His large compositional catalogue is wide-ranging
covering many genres and styles from religious choral works
to rock operas. His orchestral output includes 2 Symphonies,
Jazz Concertos for Piano and Organ and a Violin Concerto.
Piano Concerto No. 1 "The Mennonite Piano
Concerto" (1975)
Irmgard Baerg (piano)/Boris Brott/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Good
Times Suite)
CAMPION RECORDS RRCD1304 (1989)
(original
LP release: DUECK FILM PRODUCTIONS PSC 101) (1983)
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JONATHAN HARVEY
(1939-2012)
Born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. He studied
at Cambridge and privately with Erwin Stein and Hans Keller.
He also took courses in Darmstadt, Germany and with Milton Babbitt
at Princeton. He taught at the Universities of Southampton and
Sussex as well as at Stanford University in America. He composed
prolifically and his catalogue covers operas and works for orchestra,
chamber groups and voices. For orchestra he has also written
a Symphony, the symphonic poem "Persephone Dream"
and a Percussion Concerto.
Cello Concerto (1990)
Frances Uitti (cello)/Jose Ramon Encinar/Emilia Romagna
Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra
( + Curve
with Plateaux, Ricercare una Melodia, 3 Sketches and Philia’s
Dream)
ETCETERA RECORDS 1148 (1995)
Bird
Concerto with Pianosong (2001)
Hidéki Nagano (piano)/David Atherton, conductor/London
Sinfonietta
( + Ricercare una melodia for oboe, Ricercare una melodia for
cello and Other Presences)
NMC NMCD177 (2011)
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JOHN McCABE
(b. 1939)
Born in Huyton, Liverpool. He studied composition
at the University of Manchester with Humphrey Proctor- Gregg
and at Royal Manchester College of Music with Thomas Pitfield.
He had further training at the Munich Academy of Music as well
as private lessons with Harald Genzmer. He has had a multi-faceted
career as composer, pianist and teacher. His catalogue is extensive
and includes works for the theatre, orchestral and chamber music.
His other large-scale orchestral works include 4 Symphonies,
Symphony "Edward II" (1998. from ballet of the same
name), The Chagall Windows, 2 Violin Concertos, Piano Concerto
No. 3 and Concertos for Flute, Oboe and Oboe d’Amore.
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1966)
John McCabe (piano)/Christopher Austin/BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
( + Arthur
Pendragon: Suite No. 1 and Pilgrim)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7179 (2007)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1970)
Masashi Honma (piano)/Donatas Katkus/St. Christopher
Chamber Orchestra Lithuania
( + Concertante
Variations, Six-Minute Symphony and Sonata on a Motet)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7133 (2004)
Concerto Funèbre for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
(1962)
Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola)/George Vass/Orchestra
Nova
( + Holst:
Lyric Movement, Alwyn: Pastoral Fantasia, Maconchy: Romance
and Matthews: Winter Remembered)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7186 (2007)
Clarinet Concerto (1977)
Janet Hilton (clarinet)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra
( + Harper:
Clarinet Concerto, Hoddinott: Clarinet Concerto No 2 and Maconchy:
Clarinet Concertino No. 2)
CLARINET CLASSICS CC0034 (2001)
Flute Concerto (1989-90)
Emily Beynon (flute)/Vernon Handley/BBC Symphony
Orchestra
( + Symphony
No. 4)
HYPERION CDA67089 (1999)
Concerto
for 2 Violins and String Orchestra "Les Martinets Noirs"
(2003)
Harriet Mackenzie and Philippa Mo (violins)/George Vass/Orchestra
Nova Ensemble
( + Rain Forest I and II and Caravan)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7290 (2012)
Rainforest II for Trumpet and String Orchestra (1987)
Angela
Whelan (trumpet)/George Vass/Orchestra Nova
( + Concerto for 2 Violins and String Orchestra, Rain Forest
I and Caravan)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7290 (2012)
Concerto for Orchestra (1982)
Douglas Bostock/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Hoddinott:
Concerto for Orchestra and Gregson: Contrasts)
CLASSICO CLASSCD 384 (2002)
Sir Georg Solti/London Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1983)
( + Chagall Windows and Arnold: Philharmonic Concerto)
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LPO0023 (2008)
Concertante Variations on a Theme of Nicholas
Maw (1970)
Donatas Katkus/St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra Lithuania
( + Piano
Concerto No. 2, Six-Minute Symphony and Sonata on a Motet)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7133 (2004)
Domestic Life for Recorder and String Orchestra
(2000)
John Turner (recorder)/ Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Leighton:
Concerto op.88, Gardner: Petite Suite, 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)
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PATRIC
STANDFORD
(b. 1939)
Born in Barnsley,
Yorkshire. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music with
Edmund Rubbra and Raymond Jones. He had further lessons with
Gian Francesco Malipiero in Italy and Witold Lutosławski
in Poland. He taught at the Guildhall School and later became
director of the music school at the University of Leeds. He
has composed in all genres including a considerable number of
major works for orchestra, including 5 numbered Symphonies He
also wrote a Piano Concerto (1979), a Violin Concerto (1975)
and a Concertino for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra (1999).
Cello Concerto (1974,
rev. 2004)
Raphael
Wallfisch (cello)/David Lloyd-Jones/Royal Scottish National
Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 1 and The Naiades: Prelude to a Fantasy)
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY BMS441CD (2012)
DAVID BECK
(b. 1941)
Born near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. He studied
at Cambridge and received encouragement from Herbert Howells.
He worked as a violinist in several orchestras and has done
arrangements and written original pieces in various genres for
the Hallé Brass and Wind Quintets, the Northern Chamber Orchestra
and other groups. He wrote another Concerto for Recorder and
various other works for small groups of instruments.
Flûte-à-Beck for Recorder and Strings
John Turner (recorder)/Philip McKenzie/Camerata Ensemble
( + Gal:
Concerino, Parrott: Sinfonia Concertante, Hope: Birthday Concerto,
Ellis: Divertimento Elegiaco and Dubery: Mrs. Harris in Paris)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7154 (2004)
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GEOFFREY
BURGON
(1941-2010)
Born
in Hambledon, Hampshire. He taught himself to play the trumpet
as a teenager and studied this instrument at the Guildhall School
of Music in London where he also took composition lessons from
Peter Wishart. Later on, he began studying privately with composer
Lennox Berkeley. He has composed music in many genres but has
achieved his greatest fame with scores for television and movies.
His orchestral output also includes Concertos for Piano (1997)
and Trumpet (1993).
Viola
Concerto "Ghosts of the Dance" (2008)
Philip Dukes
(viola)/ Rumon Gamba/City of London Sinfonia
( + Cello Concerto and Merciless Beauty)
CHANDOS CHAN 10592
(2010)
Cello
Concerto (2009)
Josephine Knight
(cello)/Rumon Gamba/City of London Sinfonia
( + Viola Concerto and Merciless Beauty)
CHANDOS CHAN 10592
(2010)
EDWARD HARPER
(1941-2009)
Born in Taunton, Somerset. He studied at Oxford
and with Gordon Jacob at the Royal College of Music. Additional
lessons were received in Milan from Franco Donatoni. He taught
at the University of Edinburgh and was musical director of the
New Music Group of London. His catalogue contains operas as
well as orchestra, chamber and vocal works. His major works
for orchestra include a Symphony and a Piano Concerto.
Clarinet Concerto (1982)
Janet Hilton (clarinet)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra
( + Maconchy:
Clarinet Concertino No. 2, Hoddinott: Clarinet Concerto No 2
and McCabe Clarinet Concerto)
CLARINET CLASSICS CC0034 (2001)
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PHILIP BRACANIN
(b. 1942)
Born in Boulder, Western Australia. He studied
at the University of Western Australia. He became a professor
at the University of Queensland. His catalogue includes works
for orchestra as well as chamber, vocal and instrumental music.
Some of his other orchestral works are 3 Symphonies, 2 Concertos
for Orchestra, Concertos for Piano, Viola, Cello and Oboe.
Violin Concerto (1983)
Dene Olding (violin)/Stuart Challender/Queensland Symphony
Orchestra
( + Guitar
Concerto and Clarinet Concerto)
ABC CLASSICS 446 476-2 (1994)
Guitar Concerto (1991)
Karin Schaupp (guitar)/Ronald Spiegelman/Queensland Symphony
Orchestra
( + Violin
Concerto and Clarinet Concerto)
ABC CLASSICS 446 476-2 (1994)
Clarinet Concerto (1985)
Floyd Williams (clarinet)/Richard Mills/Queensland Symphony
Orchestra
( + Violin
Concerto and Guitar Concerto)
ABC CLASSICS 446 476-2 (1994)
Trombone Concerto (1976, rev. 1986)
Warwick
Tyrell (trombone)/Patrick Thomas/Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
(
+ Wagenseil: Trombone Concerto, Bracanin: Trombone Concerto
and Currie: Tumbling Strain)
ABC CLASSICS ABC4764234 (2011)
(original CD release: ABC
CLASSICS 438825 (1993)
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JOHN GOLLAND
(1942-1993)
Born in Ashton-under-Lyme, Manchester. He learned
to play several instruments before attending the Royal Manchester
College of Music where Thomas Pitfield was his teacher of composition.
He played the euphonium for and was the conductor of several
bands. The majority of his original compositions and arrangements
were written for brass and wood bands including 2 Concertos
for Euphonium as well as a Flugelhorn Concerto. However, there
are also works for orchestra such as 3 Sinfoniettas.
Tuba Concerto, Op. 46 (c. 1982)
James Gourlay (tuba)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
(Gregson:
Tuba Concerto, Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto and Steptoe:
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra)
NAXOS 8.557754 (2006)
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ELIS PEHKONEN
(b. 1942)
Born in Swaffham, Norfolk. He received his first
lessons from Benjamin Britten and studied at the Royal College
of Music with Peter Racine Fricker. He also had some consultation
lessons from Lennox Berkeley, Geoffrey Bush, Richard Rodney
Bennett, Alan Ridout and Anthony Payne. He taught at the Cirencester
School and conducted its Percussion Ensemble in concerts and
broadcasts of contemporary music. He has composed orchestral,
choral, chamber and vocal music. His other Concertos are for
2 Pianos, Violin, Viola, Bassoon and Vibraphone.
Concerto for Recorder and String Orchestra "Over
the Waves" (2004)
John Turner (recorder)/Philip Mackenzie/Manchester Camerata
Ensemble
( + Cooke:
Divertimento, A. Butterworth: Rêverie, Jackson: Moonrise, Hurd:
Three-Piece Suite, Hedges: Three Miniatures and and Crosse:
Water Music)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7191 (2007)
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PHILIP SPRATLEY
(b. 1942)
Born in Balderton, Nottinghamshire. He played
the piano and organ as a youth and then studied at the Royal
Manchester College of Music where Thomas Pitfield was his composition
teacher. He held various teaching positions including a 20 year
stint as Director of Music at Bourne Abbey. His catalogue is
not extensive but includes the opera "Rutterkin,"
A Choral Symphony and a Violin Concerto.
Clarinet Concertino, Op. 27 "Byard's Leap"
Linda Merrick (clarinet)/Philip Spratley/Manchester Sinfonia
( + Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Recorder Concertino and
Suite for Harp, Trumpet and Strings)
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC 0088 (2009)
Recorder Concertino, Op. 26 "A Gallery
of Cats"
John Turner (recorder)/Philip Spratley/Manchester Sinfonia
( + Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Clarinet Concertino and
Suite for Harp, Trumpet and Strings)
TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC 0088 (2009)
GAVIN BRYARS
(b. 1943)
Born in Goole, Yorkshire. He studied composition
privately with Cyril Ramsey, George Linstead and Ben Johnston
and also at the Northern School of Music. He held a number of
teaching positions and also founded and conducted his own Gavin
Bryars Ensemble. His very large catalogue covers most genres
and ranges from operas to works for solo piano and voice as
well as electronic music. Most of his works, including those
for orchestra, are of an experimental nature.
Piano
Concerto "The Solway Canal" (2010)
Ralph van Raat (piano)/Otto Tausk/Cappella Amsterdam
( + After Handel's Vesper and Ramble on Cortona)
NAXOS 8.572570 (2011)
Violin Concerto "The Bulls of Bashan"
(2000)
Gwen Hoebig (violin)/Owen Underhill/CBC Radio Orchestra
( + By the
Vaar. Three Songs and The Porazzi Fragment)
CBC SM CD5223 (2002)
Cello Concerto "Farewell to Philosophy"
(1995)
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)/James Judd/English Chamber
Orchestra
( + The Green
Ray, Jesus' Blood never failed me yet, The Sinking of the Titanic,
One Last Bar, Then Joe Can Sing, Les Fiançailles,The North Shore.
and Adnan Songbook)
PHILIPS 473296-2 (2 CDs) (2003)
(original
CD release: POINT MUSIC 454 126-2) (1996)
The Green Ray for Saxophone and Orchestra (1991)
John Harle (saxophone)/Ivor Bolton/Bournemouth Sinfonietta
( + Nyman:
Where the Bee Dances and Westbrook: Bean Rows and Blues
Shots)
ARGO 433 847-2 (1992)
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EDWARD COWIE
(b. 1943)
Born in Birmingham. He studied at various schools
including the University of London with Peter Racine Fricker
and at the Trinity School of Music as well as privately with
Alexander Goehr and Witold Lutosławski. He taught at the
University of Lancester and in Kassel, Germany before relocating
to Australia where he continued his academic career. His catalogue
is large with a strong emphasis on orchestral and vocal works.
Among his other orchestral works are 2 numbered Symphonies,
a Choral Symphony, 2 Concertos for Clarinet and Concertos for
Piano, Harp and Oboe.
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (1983)
Alan Hacker (clarinet)/Howard Williams/Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Concerto
for Orchestra)
HYPERION A66120 (LP) (1984)
Concerto for Orchestra (1984)
Howard Williams/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Clarinet
Concerto No. 2)
HYPERION A66120 (LP) (1984)
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FRANÇOIS DOMPIERRE
(b. 1943)
Born in Ottawa. He studied composition with Clermont
Pépin at Conservatoire de Musique du Québec. He began his professional
musical career as an arranger and writer and singer of popular
songs. He gave up his career as a popular performer and started
writing and conducting more serious music and went to Paris
for additional studies. He continued to write lighter music
for movies and television but also more substantial works such
as a Violin Concerto.
Piano Concerto in A major (1977)
Edith Boivin-Béluse (piano)/Charles Dutoit/Montreal Symphony
Orchestra
( + Harmonica
Flash)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2531 265 (LP) (1980)
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ROSS EDWARDS
(b. 1943)
Born in Sydney. He studied at the New South Wales
State Conservatorium of Music and the University of Adelaide
with teachers that included Peter Sculthorpe and Richard Meale.
He went to the UK for further lessons with Peter Maxwell Davies
and also with Sándor Veress in Switzerland. He has done some
teaching but has been able to devote most of his musical time
to composing. His large catalogue includes works for orchestra,
chamber groups and voice. He has written 5 Symphonies and other
works for orchestra.
Piano Concerto (1982)
Dennis Hennig (piano)/Myer Fredman/Queensland Symphony
Orchestra
( + Williamson:
2 Piano Concerto and Sculthorpe: Piano Concerto)
ELOQUENCE 426483 (2002)
(original
release: ABC AC 1074 (non-commercial LP) (1982)
Violin Concerto "Maninyas" (1988)
Adele
Anthony (violin)/Arvo Volmer/Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
( + Sibelius: Violin Concerto)
CANARY CLASSICS CC09 (2011)
Dene Olding (violin)/Stuart Challender/Sydney Symphony
Orchestra
( + Symphony
and Yarrageh)
ABC CLASSICS 438 610-2 (1992)
Concerto for Guitar and Strings (1994-5)
Karin Schaupp (guitar)/Richard Mills/Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra
( + Mountain
Village in a Clearing Mist, Veni Creator Spiritus and White
Ghost Dancing)
ABC CLASSICS 476 227-0 (2004)
Oboe Concerto (2002)
Diana Doherty (oboe)/Arno Volmer/Mel1994-5borne Symphony
Orchestra
( + Yanada
and Ulpirra)
ABC CLASSICS 4767173 (CD single) (2005)
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ROBIN HOLLOWAY
(b. 1943)
Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He studied
privately with Alexander Goehr and got his musical degrees at
Oxford. He has taught at Cambridge since 1975 and is also very
active as a music journalist and broadcaster. His catalogue
of compositions is large and includes an opera and many orchestral,
chamber and vocal works. Some other major orchestral are a Symphony,
Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 for Orchestra and Concertos for Viola,
Double Bass, Organ, Clarinet and Bassoon.
Violin Concerto, Op. 70 (1990)
Ernst Kovacic (violin)/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Matthias
Bamert
( + Concerto
for Horn and Orchestra)
NMC ANCORA D097 (2003)
(original
CD release: COLLINS CLASSICS COL 1439) (1994)
Horn Concerto, Op. 43 (1980)
Barry Tuckwell (horn)/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Matthias
Bamert
( + Concerto
for Horn and Orchestra)
NMCD097 (2003)
(original
CD release: COLLINS CLASSICS COL 1439) (1994)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 2, Op. 40 (1978-9)
Oliver Knussen/BBC Symphony Orchestra
NMCD015 (1994)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 3, Op. 76 (1981-94)
Michael Tilson Thomas/London Symphony Orchestra
NMC CD NMCD039 (1997)
Romanza for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 31 (1976)
Erich Gruenberg (violin)/Richard Hickox/ City
of London Sinfonia
( + Sea-Surface
Full of Clouds)
CHANDOS CHAN 9228 (1994)
(original
LP release: ABRD1056) (1982)
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DAVID MATTHEWS
(b. 1943)
Born in London.
He studied composition privately with Anthony Milner and received
advice from Nicholas Maw (b. 1935, composed a Sinfonia for Small
Orchestra). He has written books and articles on music and served
as Benjamin Britten’s assistant at Alderburgh. He has
composed orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal and piano works.
His orchestral catalogue includes 6 Symphonies, 2 Violin Concertos
and an Oboe Concerto.
Violin
Concerto No.1, Op. 31 (1980-2)
Philippe
Graffin (violin)/George Vass/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Violin Concerto No. 2, Oboe Converto and After Sunrise)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7261 (2010)
Violin
Concerto no.2 , Op.74 (1997-8)
Philippe
Graffin (violin)/George Vass/Orchestra Nova
( + Violin Concerto No. 1, Oboe Converto and After Sunrise)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7261 (2010)
Romanza for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 49
Mstislav Rostropovich
(cello)/Raymond Leppard/English Chamber Orchestra
( + Gowers: Suite for Violin and Chamber Orchestra, Doyle:
Thistle and the Rose, J. Strauss II: Albion Polka, etc.)
EMI CLASSICS CDC 54164-2 (1990)
Viola Concertino
"Winter Remembered", Op. 86
Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola)/George
Vass/Orchestra Nova
( + McCabe: Lyric Movement, Alwyn: Pastoral Fantasia,
Maconchy: Romance and Holst: Winter Remembered)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7186 (2007)
Concerto in
Azzurro for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 87 (2000–02)
Guy Johnston
(cello)/Rumon Gamba/BBC Philharmonic
( + The Music of Dawn and A Vision and a Journey)
CHANDOS CHAN 10487 (2009)
Oboe Concerto,
Op.57 (1991-2)
Nicholas
Daniel (oboe)/George Vass/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Violin Concerto No. 1, Oboe Converto and After Sunrise)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7261 (2010)
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ROGER SMALLEY
(b. 1943)
Born in Swinton,
Manchester. He studied at the Royal College of Music where his
composition teachers were Peter Racine Fricker and John White.
He had private lessons with Alexander Goehr and studied with
Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne. He went to Australia in 1971
and taught at the University of Western Australia. As a pianist
he has performed much music by avant- garde composers. He has
written for the theater as well as orchestral, chamber and vocal
music. His other works for orchestra include a Symphony and
a Concerto for Contrabassoon.
Piano Concerto
(1985)
Roger Smalley
(piano)/Patrick Thomas/Sydney Symphony Orchestra
( + Symphony)
VOX AUSTRALIS VAST003-2 (2000)
(original CD release: OZ MUSIC OZM-1001) (1987)
Concerto for
Cello and 17 Players (1996)
Raphael Wallfisch
(cello)/Roger Smalley/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Oboe Concerto, Kaleidoscope and Scriabin/Smalley:
10 Poems for Chamber Orchestra)
ABC CLASSICS 9800475 (2003)
Oboe Concerto
(1996)
Joel Marangella
(oboe)/Roger Smalley/West Australian Symphony Orchestra
( + Cello Concerto, Kaleidoscope and 10 Poems for Chamber
Orchestra)
ABC CLASSICS 9800475 (2003)
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BARRY CONYNGHAM
(b. 1944)
Born in Sydney.
He studied privately with Richard Meale and then with Peter
Sculthorpe at the University of Sydney and got his music doctorate
at the University of Melbourne before going to Japan for lessons
with Toru Takemitsu. He held a number of teaching positions
both in Australia and abroad before becoming head of the Creative
Arts School at the University of Wollongong. He has written
operas as well as works for orchestra, chamber groups and voice.
His larger orchestral works beyond those listed below are Concertos
for Harp, Double Bass and Percussion.
Monuments
– Concerto for Piano, DX7 and Orchestra (1989)
Tamás Ungár (piano
and synthesizer)/Geoffrey Simon/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Southern Cross)
CALA CACD 1008 (1992)
Southern Cross
– Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra (1981)
Robert Davidovici
(violin)/Tamás Ungár (piano)/ Geoffrey Simon/London Symphony
Orchestra
( + Southern Cross)
CALA CACD 1008 (1992)
Wanda Wilkomirska
(violin)/Roger Woodward (piano)/Niklaus Wyss/Sydney Symphony
Orchestra
( + Ice Carving)
HMV (Australia) OASD-270403 (1986)
Ice Carving
for Violin and Four String Orchestras (1977)
Wilfred Lehmann
(violin)/John Hopkins/Sydney Symphony Orchestra
( + Southern Cross)
HMV (Australia) OASD-270403 (1986)
Concerto for
Cello and String Orchestra (1990)
David Pereira
(cello)/Australian Chamber Orchestra
( + Vine: Canzona and Plush: Bakery Hill Rising)
ANTHOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC ON DISC CSM:9 (1989)
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FRANK CORCORAN
(b. 1944)
Born in Tipperary.
He studied in Dublin, Rome and with Boris Blacher in Berlin.
He worked as a music inspector for the Irish Board of Education
and taught at various schools in Germany and America. He has
written orchestral, chamber, instrumental, vocal and electronic
music. His other orchestral works include: 4 Symphonies, Chamber
Symphony and Symphony for 23 Wind Instruments.
Concerto for
String Orchestra (1982)
David Robertson/New
Irish Chamber Orchestra, conductor
( + Sweeney’s Smithereens, Trauerfelder, Tradurre
Tradire and Cúig Amhráin ghan Fhocail)
COMPOSERS’ ART LABEL CAL-13017 (2005)
Quasi un Concerto
(2003)
Berislav Sipus/Cantus
Ensemble of Zagreb
( + Quasi una Visione, Quasi Variations, Quasi un Pizzacato,
Ice-Etchings and 9 Aspects of a Poem)
COMPOSERS’ ART LABEL CAL-13021 (2006)
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LYELL CRESSWELL
(b. 1944)
Born in Wellington,
New Zealand. He studied at the Universities of Victoria (Australia),
Toronto and Aberdeen and Utrecht and has taught at the Universities
of Glasgow and Edinburgh. His catalogue encompasses works for
orchestra, chamber groups, solo piano and harpsichord and voice.
Some of his other works for orchestra are a Concerto for Orchestra
and String Quartet, Akarana Karaka and Salm.
Cello Concerto
(1984)
Roman Jablonsky
(cello)/Richard Bernas/CSR Symphony Orchestra
( + A Modern Ecstasy)
CONTINUUM CCD1033 (1991)
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STEVE
GRAY
(1944-2008)
Born
in Middlebrough. He played the piano at an early age and then
mastered other instruments. He played in various popular bands
but also composed simultaneously. His works encompass various
idioms and includes a Piano Concerto.
Concerto
for Guitar and Orchestra (1989)
John
Williams (guitar)/Paul Daniel/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Harvey: Concerto Antico)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 68337 (1996)
CHRISTOPHER
GUNNING
(b. 1944)
Born in Cheltenham.
He studied at the Guildhall School of Music where his teachers
included Edmund Rubbra and Richard Rodney Bennett. Until quite
recently most of his compositional efforts have been devoted
to scores for movies and television and he has had great success
in this area. Of late, however, he has composed a number of
concert works including 3 Symphonies as well as Concertos for
Oboe and Clarinet.
Piano Concerto
(2001)
Olga Dudnik (piano)/Christopher
Gunning/Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 1 and Storm)
ALBANY TROY 686 (2004)
Saxophone
Concerto "On Hungerford Bridge" (1998)
John Harle (saxophone)/Christopher
Gunning/Academy of St. Martin’s in the Fields
( + Tate: London Fields, Haydn Wood: London Landmarks,
Watts: Metropolis, Morley: Rotten Row, Lane: London Salute and
Lewis: Festival of London March)
WHITE LINE CD WHL 2138 (2002)
Oboe Concerto
(2004)
Verity Gunning
(oboe)/Christopher Gunning/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Symphonies No. 3 and 4)
CHANDOS CHAN 10525 (2009)
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MICHAEL NYMAN
(b. 1944)
Born in London.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and with Thurston Dart
at King’s College London. He wrote the libretto for Harrison
Birtwistle’s opera "Down by the Greenwood Side"
and then started on careers as music journalist and film score
composer. He achieved great fame in the latter occupation. He
writes both popular and art music with equal fluency. His concert
music has been written for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo
instruments and voice.
The Piano
Concerto (1993)
John Lenehan (piano)/Takuo
Yuasa/Ulster Orchestra
( + Where the Bee Dances)
NAXOS 8.554168 (1998)
Kathryn Stott
(piano)/Michael Nyman/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + MGV)
ARGO 443 382-2 (1994)
Double Concerto
for Saxophone, Cello and Orchestra (1996)
John Harle (soprano
and alto saxophones)/
Julian Lloyd Webber (cello)/Michael Nyman/Philharmonia Orchestra
( + Harpsichord Concerto and Trombone Concerto)
EMI BRITISH COMPOSERS 0847502 (2011)
(original CD release: EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 56487-2) (1997)
Concerto for
Harpsichord and String Orchestra (1995)
Elisabeth Chojnacka
(harpsichord)/Michael Nyman/Michael Nyman String Orchestra
( + Double Concerto and Trombone Concerto)
EMI BRITISH COMPOSERS 0847502 (2011)
(original CD release: EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 56487-2) (1997)
Trombone Concerto
(1995)
Christian Lindberg
(trombone)/Michael Nyman/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + Double Concerto and Harpsichord Concerto)
EMI BRITISH COMPOSERS 0847502 (2011)
(original CD release: EMI CLASSICS 7243 5 56487-2) (1997)
Where the
Bee Dances for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra (1991)
John Harle (saxophone)/Ivor
Bolton/Bournemouth Sinfonietta
( + Bryars: The Green Ray and Westbrook: Bean Rows
and Blues Shots)
ARGO 433 847-2 (1992)
Simon Harum (saxophone)/Takuo
Yuasa/Ulster Orchestra
( + Where the Bee Dances)
NAXOS 8.554168 (1998)
Gerald McChrystal
(saxophone)/Mark Stephenson/London Musici
( + Torke: Saxophone Concerto, Heath: Celtic Concerto,
McGlynn: From Nowhere to Nowhere and I. Wilson: I Sleep at Waking)
SILVA CLASSICS SIL 6010 (1996)
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GRANT FOSTER
(b. 1945)
Born in Sydney. He studied piano with Alexander Sverjensky at the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music and then with Marcel Ciampi in
Paris. He has composed works for orchestra, chamber music, solo
piano works and songs. He has written 2 Piano Concertos, No.1
in G minor “A Cry For Peace” and No.2 in C minor,
Concerto in B flat minor for Two Pianos and Orchestra and Fantasy
for Piano and Orchestra ""The Pearl of Dubai."
Rhapsody for
Piano and Orchestra (1985)
Grant Foster
(piano)/Julian Lee/ Sydney Symphony Orchestra
( + Elegy, Romance in G and 8 Voyages)
EMI (Australia) CDMID 166264 (1989)
(original CD release: EMI (Australia) CDC 747542-2) (1986)
Mira Yevtich (piano)/Alexander Anissimov/Novaya Rossia State Orchestra
( + Celebration Overture, Ballade for Piano and Violin and 4
Voyages)
BEL AIR MUSIC BAM 2041 (2007)
EDWARD GREGSON
(b. 1945)
Born in Sunderland,
Tyne and Wear. He studied composition at the Royal Academy of
Music with Alan Bush. He taught at the University of London
and is now Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music.
As a conductor, he has championed contemporary music. He has
composed music in various genres included many works for brass
and voice. Concertos dominate his orchestral output and in addition
to those recorded there are additional ones for Trumpet, Trombone
and Piano with Wind Orchestra.
Violin Concerto
(2000)
Olivier Charlier
(violin)/Martyn Brabbins/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Clarinet Concerto, Flourish for Orchestra, Blazon
and Stepping Out)
CHANDOS CHAN 10105 (2003)
Concerto
for Cello and Chamber Orchestra "A Song for Chris"
(2008)
Guy
Johnston (cello)/Bramwell Tovey/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + Trombone Concerto, Music for Chamber Orchestra and Two Pictures
for String Orchestra: Goddess and Stepping Out)
CHANDOS CHAN 10627 (2011)
Clarinet Concerto
(1994)
Michael Collins
(clarinet)/Martyn Brabbins/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Violin Concerto, Flourish for Orchestra, Blazon and
Stepping Out)
CHANDOS CHAN 10105 (2003)
Concerto for
Horn and Band (1971)
Ifor James (horn)/Roy
Newsome/Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band
( + Horn Concerto and Langford: Rhapsody)
CHANDOS CHAN 4526 (1993)
Trombone
Concerto (1979)
Peter
Moore (trombone)/Bramwell Tovey/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + cello Concerto, Music for Chamber Orchestra and Two Pictures
for String Orchestra: Goddess and Stepping Out)
CHANDOS CHAN 10627 (2011)
Tuba Concerto
(1978, band version 1984)
John Fletcher
(tuba)/Roy Newsome/Besses O’ Th’ Barn Band
( + Horn Concerto and Langford: Rhapsody)
CHANDOS CHAN 4526 (1993)
James Gourlay
(tuba)/Howard Snell/Britannia Building Society Band
( + Alarum and Horovitz: Tuba Concerto, Newton: Capriccio,
Penderecki: Capriccioand Arnold: Fantasy)
DOYEN DOYCD028 (1994)
James Gourlay
(tuba)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
(Golland: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, Vaughan Williams:
Tuba Concerto and Steptoe: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra)
NAXOS 8.557754 (2006)
Concerto for
Piano and Wind "Homages" (1995)
Neslson Goerner
(piano)/Clark Rundell/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Saxophone Concerto and Trumpet Concerto)
CHANDOS CHAN 10478 (2008)
Saxophone Concerto (2006)
Nobuya Sugawa
(saxophone)/Clark Rundell/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Trumpet Concerto and Concerto for Piano and Wind)
CHANDOS CHAN 10478 (2008)
Trumpet Concerto (1983)
Ole Edvard Antonsen
(trumpet)/Clark Rundell/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Saxophone Concerto and Concerto for Piano and Wind)
CHANDOS CHAN 10478 (2008)
Contrasts
– A Concerto for Orchestra (1983)
Douglas Bostock/Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + McCabe: Concerto for Orchestra and Hoddinott: Concerto
for Orchestra)
CLASSICO CLASSCD384 (2002)
Three Matisse
Impressions for Recorder, Strings, Harp and Percussion (1993)
John Turner (recorder)/Gavin
Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Pitfield: Recorder Concertino and 3 Nautical Sketches,
Lyon: Concertino, Arnold: Recorder Concertino, Lane: Suite Ancienne,
Lyon: Concertino, Parrott: Prelude and Waltz and Bullard: Recipes)
OLYMPIA OCD-667 (2000)
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CALLUM KENMUIR
(b. 1945)
Born in Glasgow.
Self-taught in composition, he has spent most of his musical
career as a working pianist/keyboardist in the field of popular
music while simultaneously composing concert music for piano
and orchestra, chamber groups, solo piano and voice. He is also
active as a popular songwriter and now lives in Milan.
Piano Concerto
(1995)
Murray McLachlan
(piano)/Julian Clayton/Kelvin Ensemble
( + Rhapsody)
Non-Commercial CD (1998)
Rhapsody on
Themes by Grieg for Piano and Orchestra (1997)
Murray McLachlan
(piano)/Julian Clayton/Kelvin Ensemble
( + Rhapsody)
Non-Commercial CD (1998)
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PETER KLATZOW
(b. 1945)
Born in Springs,
Transvaal. After his initial musical training in South Africa
he went to the Royal College of Music where his teachers included
Bernard Stevens, Gordon Jacob, Kathleen Long, Frank Merrick
and Adrian Bout. He completed his training in Paris with Nadia
Boulanger. He taught at the Rhodesian College of Music in Salisbury
(now Harare) and University of Cape Town and worked for the
South African Broadcasting Corporation. His catalogue includes
operas and ballets, orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal
works. Other major orchestral works include Symphony 1972, The
Temptation of St. Anthony after Hieronymus Bosch for Cello and
Orchestra and Concertos for Organ and Horn.
Concerto for
Piano and Eight Instruments (1995)
Jill Richards
(piano)/(violin)/Peter Klatzow/chamber ensemble
( + Violin Sonata and From the Poets
COCODISCS 0101
Concerto for
Clarinet and Small Orchestra (1991)
Matthew Reid
(clarinet)/Peter Klatzow/Claremont Chamber Orchestra
( + Chamber Concerto and Mass)
CLAREMONT GSE 1524 (1996)
Concerto for
Marimba and Strings (1985)
Robert van Sice
(marimba)/Colman Pearce/RTE Symphony Orchestra
( + Hovhaness: Marimba Concerto and Nuyts: Woodnotes)
ETCETERA KTC1085 (1993)
Chamber Concerto
for Seven Instruments (1979)
Peter Klatzow/chamber
ensemble
( + Clarinet Concerto and Mass)
CLAREMONT GSE 1524 (1996)
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COLIN MATTHEWS
(b. 1946)
Born in London. He studied composition at the
University of Nottingham with Arnold Whittall and Nicholas Maw
and finished his musical education at the University of Sussex
while teaching on its staff. His compositions cover various
genres and he is very active as an arranger, orchestrator and
writer on musical subjects. He helped Deryck Cooke prepare the
first performing version of Mahler’s unfinished 10th Symphony
and he recently orchestrated the complete Preludes for piano
of Debussy. Some of his own orchestral works are 6 Sonatas,
Reflected Images, Cello Concert No. 2 and Horn Concerto.
Cello Concerto No. 1 (1984)
Alexander Baillie (cello)/John Carewe/London Sinfonietta
( + Sonata
No. 5, Memorial, Quatrain and)Machines and Dreams)
NMC ANCORA D100 (2 CDs) (2004)
(original
LP release: UNICORN DKP 9053) (1986)
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ALAN BULLARD
(b. 1947)
Born in London. He studied at the Royal College
of Music with Herbert Howells and at the University of Nottingham
with Arnold Whittall. He taught for many years at the Colchester
Institute where he was the head of the composition department.
His catalogue covers a wide range of genres and is very extensive.
Some of his larger works for orchestra are a Sinfonietta for
Brass, Percussion and Strings, Colchester Suite and Aztec Genesis
and 2 other short Concertos for Horn and Clarinet.
Recipes for Recorder and Strings
John Turner (recorder)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Pitfield:
Recorder Concertino and 3 Nautical Sketches, Lyon: Concertino,
Arnold: Recorder Concertino, Lane: Suite Ancienne, Lyon: Concertino,
Parrott: Prelude and Waltz and Gregson: 3 Matisse Impressions)
OLYMPIA OCD-667 (2000)
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PHILIP MARTIN
(b. 1947)
Born in Dublin. He studied at the Royal Academy
of Music where his teachers were Mabel Swainson, Franz Reizenstein,
Lennox Berkeley and Richard Rodney Bennett. In addition to a
career as a composer and concert pianist, he teaches piano and
composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire. He composes prolifically
in most genres and his orchestral catalogue includes a Symphony,
3 Piano Concertos and Terpsichore for Piano and Orchestra.
Piano Concerto No. 2 "A Day in the City"
(1991)
Philip Martin (piano)/Kasper de Roo/National Symphony
Orchestra of Ireland
( + Harp
Concerto and Beata Angelico)
MARCO POLO 8.223834 (1998)
Harp Concerto (1993)
Andrea Malir (harp)/Kasper de Roo/National Symphony Orchestra
of Ireland
( + Harp
Concerto and Beata Angelico)
MARCO POLO 8.223834 (1998)
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PAUL PATTERSON
(b. 1947)
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He studied at
the Royal Academy of Music with Elizabeth Lutyens, Hans Keller
and Harrison Birtwistle and also had private lessons from Richard
Rodney Bennett. He has taught at the Royal Academy as well as
the University of Warwick and has composed prolifically in most
genres with a special emphasis on orchestral and chamber music.
Some of his other works for orchestra are Sinfonia for Strings,
Piccolo Sinfonia and Concertos for Violin, Cello, Horn, Clarinet
and Trumpet.
Violin
Concerto, Op. 72 (1992)
Tamás
András (violin)/George Vass/Orchestra Nova
( + Viola Concerto and Cello Concerto)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7257 (2010)
Viola Concerto,
Op. 101 (2009)
Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola)/George Vass/Orchestra Nova
( + Violin Concerto and Cello Concerto)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7257 (2010)
Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 90 (2002)
Alice
Neary (cello)/George Vass/Orchestra Nova
( + Viola Concerto and Violin Concerto)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7257 (2010)
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)/William Boughton/Südwestdeutsches
Kammerorchester Pforzheim
( + Maconchy: Epyllion, Hindemith: Trauermusik, Lutosławski:
Metamorposes and Kopytman: Kaddish)
NIMBUS NI5815 (2007)
Phoenix
Concerto for Oboe and Strings (2009)
Emily Pailthorpe (oboe)/Benjamin Wallfisch/English
Chamber Orchestra
( + Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto and Howells: Oboe Sonata)
CHAMPS HILL RECORDS CHRCD025 (2011)
Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 45 (1981)
Owain Arwel Hughes/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Europhony
and Missa Brevis)
EMI BRITISH COMPOSERS 7 2435665 2 (1997)
( original
CD release: EMI CLASSICS CDC7 49258-2 (1987)
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MICHAEL BERKELEY
(b. 1948)
Born in London, the son of Sir Lennox Berkeley.
He studied with his father at the Royal Academy of Music and
then privately with Richard Rodney Bennett and worked closely
with Benjamin Britten who was his godfather. In addition to
several positions as composer-in-residence, he has teaches at
the Welsh College of Music and Drama. His catalogue comprises
music for the theater as well as orchestral, chamber, instrumental
and vocal music. His larger works for orchestra include Uprising:
Symphony in One Movement, Chamber Symphony, Fantasia Concertante
and the Concerto for Orchestra "Seascapes."
Concerto for Cello and Small Orchestra (1983,
rev. 1997)
Alban Gerhardt (cello)/Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra
of Wales
( + The Garden
of Earthly Delights and L. Berkeley: Symphony No. 4) CHANDOS
CHAN 10080 (2003)
Clarinet Concerto (1991)
Emma Johnson(clarinet)/Sian Edwards/Northern Sinfonia
of England
( + Père
du Doux Répos and Flighting)
ASV CD DCB 1101 (1994)
Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra (1984)
David Pyatt (horn)/Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra
of Wales
( + Coronach
and L. Berkeley: Symphony No. 1 and Serenade)
CHANDOS CHAN 9981 (2002)
Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra (1977)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)/Marcus Dods/Southern Pro Arte
( + Pallis:
Nocturne de l'Ephémere)
PEARL PAVILION SHE 583 (1985)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)/Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra
of Wales
( + Secret
Garden + L. Berkeley: Symphony No. 3 and Sinfonia Concertante)
CHANDOS CHAN 10022 (2001)
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1994)
Paul Silverthorne (viola)/Richard Hickox/BBC National
Orchestra of Wales
( + Viola
Concerto and L. Berkeley: Symphony No. 2 and Voices in the Night)
CHANDOS CHAN 10167 (2003)
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (1987)
Thomas Trotter (organ)/ Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra
of Wales
( + Organ
Concerto and L. Berkeley: Symphony No. 2 and Voices of the Night)
CHANDOS CHAN 10167 (2003)
Concerto for Orchestra "Seascapes"
(2005)
Richard Hickox/BBC National Orchestra of Wales
( + Gregorian
Variations and L. Berkeley: 2 Piano Concerto)
CHANDOS CHAN 10408 (2007)
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MICHAEL BLAKE WATKINS
(b. 1948)
He studied with Elizabeth Lutyens and Richard
Rodney Bennett. A number of his works have won prestigious prizes.
He has composed in various genres and some of his other orchestral
works are a Violin Concerto, Double Concerto for Oboe and Guitar,
Horn Concerto and Concerto for Orchestra "Étalage."
Trumpet Concerto (1989)
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)/Elgar Howarth/BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + Davies:
Trumpet Concerto and Birtwistle: Endless Parade)
PHILIPS 432075 (1991)
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DIANE BURRELL
(b. 1948)
Born in Norwich. She studied music at Cambridge
but is essentially self-taught in composition, After starting
out as a teacher she became a freelance violist before embarking
on a career as full-time composer. She now teaches at the Guildhall
School of Music and is Artistic Director of the Spitalfields
Festival in East London. Her compositional catalogue is very
large and encompasses most genres. Some of her other major works
for orchestra are Symphonies of Flocks, Herds and Shoals and
Concertos for Flute and Clarinet.
Viola Concerto (1994)
Jane Atkins (viola)/John Lubbock/Northern Sinfonia of
England
( + Das Meeer…,
Landscape and Resurrection)
ASV CDDCA977 (1997)
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DAVID F. GOLIGHTLY
(b. 1948)
Born in Stanhope Co., Durham, England. He studied composition
with Richard Steinitz at Huddersfield University and later with
Alfred Neiham at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Major works include the St. Petersburg Mass that was premiered
in the State Capella Hall, St. Petersburg in 1994. The first
and second symphonies and a number of concertos and chamber
pieces have been recorded or have been scheduled for recording.
Concerto for Strings (2003-4)
Robert Ian Winsten/Kiev Philharmonic
( + Leung:
In the Beginning, Mauldin: An Epiphany, Kirtley: Leaves Falling
from the Holy Tree, Johnson: Spring in War-Time, Diehl: Ceremony
and Feldsher: Clarinet Concerto)
ERM MEDIA ERM-6805 (2 CDS) (2006)
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NIGEL OSBORNE
(b. 1948)
Born in Manchester. He studied at Oxford with
Kenneth Leighton and Egon Wellesz and also in Warsaw with Zbigniew
Rudziński. He has taught at the Universities of Nottingham
and Edinburgh. Osborne’s extensive catalogue ranges from
opera to solo piano and most other genres in between. His orchestral
works include 2 Sinfonias, Cello Concerto and Violin Concerto.
Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1980)
Duke Dobing (flute)/Richard Hickox/City of London Sinfonia
( + I am
Goya, Remembering Esenin and the Sickle)
NMC ANCORA DO87 (2003)
(original
LP release: UNICORN-KANCHANA DKP 9031) (1984)
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CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
(b. 1949)
Born in Christchurch. He studied at the University
of Canterbury School of Music and then went to England for further
training at the University of Southampton School of Music. He
has held a number of posts in music administration including
the title of general manager of the National Opera of New Zealand
and the Auckland Philharmonia. He has composed in a wide variety
of genres from opera to chamber music. Among his other works
for orchestra are a Symhony "The Islands" and Concerto
Aoraki for Violin and Orchestra
Piano Concerto "The Coming of Tane Mahuta"
(1987)
Michael Houstoun (piano)/John Hopkins/Auckland Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + The Lamentations
of Motuarohia and Elmsley: Cello Symphony)
Ribbonwood RCD-1003 (1990)
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JOHN CASKEN
(b. 1949)
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He studied with John
Joubert and Peter Dickinson at the University of Birmingham
and had further lessons in Warsaw with Witold Lutosławski
and Andrzej Dobrowolski. He has taught at the Universities of
Birmingham, Durham and Manchester. He catalogue includes an
opera as well as works for orchestra, chamber groups and voice.
Some other major orchestral works are a Symphony, Piano Concerto
and Violin Concerto.
Cello Concerto (1991)
Heinrich Schiff (cello)/John Casken/Northern Sinfonia
( + Darting
the Skiff, Maharal Dreaming and Vaganza)
NMC D086 (2004)
(original
CD release: COLLINS CLASSICS 20062) (1995)
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RICHARD MILLS
(b. 1949)
Born in Toowoomba, Queensland. He studied iniatially
at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and the University
of Queensland completed his training in London at the Guildhall
School of Music with Edmund Rubbra for composition and Gilbert
Webster for percussion. He served as principal percussionist
with the Tasmanian and Queensland Symphony Orchestras and taught
at various schools including the Queensland Coservatorium. In
addition to composing, he is now one of Australia’s most
prominent conductors. His catalogue includes a ballet as well
as works for orchestra, chamber groups and voices. His orchestral
output also includes a Symphony and a Flute Concerto.
Violin Concerto (1992)
Barbara Jane Gilby (violin)/Richard Mills/Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra
( + Cello
Concerto and Concerto for Violin and Viola)
ABC CLASSICS 476 8077 (2005)
Cello Concerto (1990)
Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello)/Richard Mills/Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra
( + Violin
Concerto and Concerto for Violin and Viola)
ABC CLASSICS 476 8077 (2005)
Concerto for Violin and Viola (1994)
Barbara Jane Gilby (violin)/Janet Rutherford (viola)/Richard
Mills/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Cello
Concerto and Violin Concerto)
ABC CLASSICS 476 8077 (2005)
Trumpet Concerto (1987-8)
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet)/John Hopkins/Melbourne Symphony
Orchestra
( + Lovelock:
Trumpet Concerto and Arutyunyan: Trumpet Concerto)
ABC CLASSICS 426990-2 (1990)
Fantastic Pantomimes for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet,
Horn, Trumpet and Orchestra (1987)
Gerhard Mallon (flute)/Anthony Camden (oboe)/Paul Dean
(clarinet)/Neil Crellin (horn)/Geoffrey Spiller (trumpet)/Richard
Mills/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Aeolian
Caprices, Soundscapes and Seaside Dances)
ABC ELOQUENCE 476759-5 (2005)
(original
CD release: ABC CLASSICS 432251-2) (1990)
Soundscapes for Percussion and Orchestra (1983)
Richard Mills (percussion)/Werner Andreas Albert/Queensland
Symphony Orchestra
( + Aeolian
Caprices, Fantastic Pantomimes and Seaside Dances)
ABC ELOQUENCE 476759-5 (2005)
(original
CD release: ABC CLASSICS 432251-2) (1990)
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ALLAN STEPHENSON
(b. 1949)
Born near Liverpool. He studied at the Royal Manchester
College of Music and began his musical career as a freelance
cellist. He went to South Africa to take a cello position in
the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra. He is the Music Director of
I Musicanti, Cape Town’s string orchestra. His catalogue
of over 70 works includes 2 Symphonies, as well as concertos
for many instruments and other works in various genres.
Piano Concerto (1981)
Stewart Young (piano)/Allan Stephenson/Cape Town Symphony
Orchestra
( + Oboe
Concerto and Toccata Festiva)
CLAREMONT GSE 1563 (2000)
(original
LP release: CLAREMONT CTSO 2) (1981)
Concerto
for Cello and Full Orchestra (2004)
Peter
Martens (cello)/Allan Stephenson/Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Concerto for Double Bass and Small Orchestra and Brulesque
for Double Bass and Small Orchestra)
MERIDIAN CDE84602 (2011)
Concerto
for Double Bass and Small Orchestra (2005)
Leon Bosch (double
bass)/Allan
Stephenson/Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Concerto for Cello and Large Orchestra and Brulesque for
Double Bass and Small Orchestra)
MERIDIAN CDE84602 (2011)
Concerto for Oboe and Strings (1978)
Laszlo Bohr (oboe)/Allan Stephenson/Cape Town String
Chamber Orchestra "I Musicanti"
( + Piano
Concerto and Toccata Festiva)
CLAREMONT GSE 1563 (2000)
(original
LP release:CLAREMONT GSE 601 (LP) (1984)
Bassoon Concerto
Bodo Koeningsbeck (bassoon)/Allan Stephenson/Cape Town
String Chamber Orchestra "I Musicanti"
( + Piccolo
Concerto, Bassoon Concerto and Brass Quintet)
CLAREMONT GSE 1520 (2000)
Horn Concerto
Peter Amon (horn)/Allan Stephenson/ Claremont Chamber
Orchestra ( + Piccolo Concerto, Bassoon Concerto and Brass Quintet)
Claremont GSE 1520 (2000)
Concertino Pastorale for Clarinet and Small Orchestra
(1983)
Olivier De Groote (clarinet)/Allan Stephenson/Claremont
Chamber Orchestra
( + Simon:
Threnody and Rainier:Suite)
CLAREMONT GSE 1504 (1989)
Concertino for Piccolo, Strings and Harpsichord
(1980)
Lucien Grujon (piccolo)/John Junitz (harpsichord)/ Allan
Stephenson/Cape Town String Chambrer Orchestra "I Musicanti"
( + Oboe
Concerto)
CLAREMONT GSE 601 (LP) (1984)
Burlesque
for Double Bass and Small Orchestra (2005)
Leon Bosch (double
bass)/Allan
Stephenson/Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Concerto for Cello and Large Orchestra and Concerto for
Double Bass and Small Orchestra)
MERIDIAN CDE84602 (2011)
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PHILIP LANE
(b.1950)
Born in Cheltenham. He was already performing
and composing before entering the University of Birmingham where
his teachers were Peter Dickinson and John Joubert. He had additional
encouragement from Bernard Herrmann but was basically self-taught
in both composition and orchestration. While composing and arranging
on a steady basis he also taught at Cheltenham Ladies’
College and managed the musical papers of Richard Addinsell.
He has since become one of the most important producers of CDs
devoted to film and light classical music. His compositions
are mostly for orchestra and of a lighter genre but he did compose
a Sinfonietta (now withdrawn) as well as music for BBC plays
and choral music.
Three Spanish Dances for Oboe and Orchestra (1981)
Jill Crowther (oboe)/Alan Cuckston/English Northern Philharmonia
( + Leighton:
Oboe Concerto, Hurd: Oboe Concerto, Blezard: 2 Celtic Pieces
and Gardner: Oboe Concerto)
ASV CD WHL 2130 (2001)
Suite Ancienne for Recorder and String Orchestra
John Turner (recorder)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Pitfield:
Recorder Concerto,3 Nautical Sketches and Gregson: 3 Matisse
Impressions, Arnold: Recorder Concertino, Lane: Suite Ancienne,
Lyon: Concertino, Parrott: Prelude and Waltz and Bullard: Recipes)
OLYMPIA OCD-667 (2000)
Suite Champêtre for Recorder and String Orchestra
(1982)
John Turner (recorder)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Leighton:
Concerto op.88, McCabe: Domestic Life, Lawson: Song of the Lesser
Twayblade), Gardner: Petite Suite, Mellers: Aubade, Milford:
Two Pipe Tunes, Kay: Mr Pitfield's Pavane and Dodgson: Concerto
Chacony)
WHITE LINE CD WHL 2143 (2002)
Divertissement for Clarinet, Harp and Strings
(1994)
Verity Butler (clarinet)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + London
Salute, Diversions on a theme of Paganini, Cotswold Dances,
3 Christmas Pictures, A Maritime Overture. 3 Nautical Miniatures
and Prestbury Park)
MARCO POLO 8225185 (2001)
Serenata Concertante (1990)
Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Purcell/Bliss:
Set of Act Tunes and Dances, Warlock: Serenade for Frederick
Delius, Glyn: Anglesey Sketches, Delius: Air and Dance, Curtis:
Serenade and Elgar: The Spanish Lady: Suite)
Whiteline CDWHL 2136 (2003)
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JOHN BUCKLEY
(b. 1951)
Born in Templeglantine, County Limerick. His composition
teachers were James Wilson (1922-2005, composed 3 Symphonies),
Alun Hoddinott and John Cage. He teaches at St. Patrick’s
College, Drumcondra and does broadcasts for Irish Radio. He
has written orchestral, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral
music and has won several prizes. His only Symphony thus far
is supplemented in his orchestral catalogue by Concertos for
Bassoon and Alto Saxophone, a Concerto for Chamber Orchestra
and Quatuor for Four Orchestras.
Organ Concerto (1991)
Peter Sweeney (organ)/Colman Pearce/National Symphony
Orchestra of Ireland
( + Symphony
No. 1)
MARCO POLO 8.223876 (1999)
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RONALD
CORP
(b. 1951)
Born
in Wells, Somerset. He had his musical education at Oxford University.
He founded the New London Orchestra in 1988 and the New London
Children's Choir in 1991. He has conducted various orchestras
and has made many acclaimed recordings with his own orchestra.
As a composer, he has produced orchestral, chamber, instrumental,
vocal and choral works.
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997)
Leo McCawley (piano)/Ronald Corp/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + Symphony No. 1 and Guernsey Postcards)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7233 (2009)
CECELIA
McDOWELL
(b. 1951)
Born
in London. She studied music at the University of Edinburgh
and continued at Trinity College of Music, London where she
received an MMus in composition. Her teachers included Joseph
Horovitz, Robert Saxton and Adam Gorb. She has composed orchestra,
chamber, solo instrumental, vocal and choral works.
"Great
Hills," Concertante for Solo Violin, Two Flutes
and String Orchestra (2007)
Madeleine
Easton (violin)/George Vass/Ulster Orchestra
( + Crossing the Bridge, Pavane, Rain, Steam and Speed and Theatre
of Tango)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7292 (2012)
SIMON BAINBRIDGE
(b. 1952)
Born in London. He studied composition at the
Royal College of Music with John Lambert and at the Berkshire
Music Center with Gunther Schuller. He has held various positions
in the UK and USA and is now the Head of Composition at the
Royal Academy of Music. He has composed orchestral, chamber
and vocal music. His other orchestral works include a Double
Concerto for Oboe and Clarinet, Guitar Concerto, Diptych and
3 Pieces for Orchestra.
Viola Concerto (1976)
Walter Trampler (viola)/Michael Tilson Thomas/London
Sinfonietta
( + Concertante
and Fantasia)
NMC ANCORA D126 (2006)
(original
CD release: CONTINUUM CCD 1020) (1990)
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OLIVER KNUSSEN
(b. 1952)
Born in Glasgow but brought up in London. As a
teenager he studied composition with John Lambert and later
with Gunther Schuller at the Berkshire Music Center. At age
17 he made a sensational debut as both composer and conductor
of the London Symphony Orchestra with a performance of his Symphony
No. He has subsequently built successful careers as composer,
conductor and teacher at the Royal College of Music. Besides
the Horn Concerto his orchestral catalogue includes 3 Symphonies,
a Concerto for Orchestra and a Violin Concerto.
Violin Concerto, Op. 30 (2002)
Leila
Josefowitz (violin)/Oliver Knussen/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + Elgar: Cello Concerto, Tippett: Triple Concerto, Britten:
Peter Grimes-4 Sea Interludes, Delius: Song of Summer, R.R.
Bennett: 4 Poems of Thomas Campion and Walton: Portsmouth Point
Overture
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 477 7352 –2 (2 CDs) (2007)
( + Choral, Autumnal, Whitman Settings, Secret Psalm, Prayer
Bell Sketch, Requiem: Songs for Sue and Ophelia's Last Dance)
NMC - NMCD178 (2012)
Horn Concerto, Op. 28 (1994)
Barry Tuckwell (horn)/Oliver Knussen/London Sinfonietta
( + Whitman
Settings, Flourish with Fireworks, The Way to Castle Yonder,
Organa, Music for a Puppet Court and '... upon one note', Fantazia
after Purcell)
DEUTSCHE
GRAMMOPHON
474 322-2 (2004)
(original
CD release: Deutsche Grammophon 449 572-2) (1997)
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CHLOE MOON
(b. 1952)
Born in Christchurch. She studied composition
locally at the University of Canterbury with Kit Powell and
went for further studies to Ghent, Belgium. She is a violist
and performs both in string quartets and orchestras. Her catalogue
is mostly chamber and vocal music with an emphasis on works
for flute and string instruments.
Concertino for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1982)
Alexa Still (flute)/James Sedares/New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra
( + J. Ritchie:
Snow Goose, A, Ritchie: Flute Concerto and Hamilton: Passacaglia)
KOCH CLASSICS 3-7345-2 H1 (1995)
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DOMINIC MULDOWNEY
(b. 1952)
Born in Southampton. He studied at the University
of Southampton with Jonathan Harvey, privately with Harrison
Birtwistle in London and with David Blake and Bernard Rands
at the University of York. He succeeded Birtwistle as Music
Director of the National Theatre in London. He is best known
for his music for the theater, movies and television but has
also produced a significant catalogue of concert music in various
genres. In addition to the 3 recorded Concertos, his orchestral
works include a Sinfonietta and Concertos for Violin, 4 Violins,
Percussion and Trumpet.
Piano Concerto (1983)
Peter Donohoe (piano)/Mark Elder/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + Saxophone
Concerto)
EMI CDC7 49715-2 (1988)
Oboe Concerto (1985)
Roy Carter (oboe)/Michael Tilson Thomas/London Symphony
Orchestra
( + Skempton:
Lento and Guy: After the Rain)
NMC ANCORA D032 (1997)
Saxophone Concerto (1985)
John Harle (saxophone)/Diego Masson/London Sinfonietta
( + Piano
Concerto)
EMI CDC7 49715-2 (1988)
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ROGER STEPTOE
(b. 1952)
Born in Winchester, Hampshire. He studied music
at the University of Reading and at the Royal Academy of Music
where Alan Bush was his composition teacher. He became a professor
at the latter school while pursuing the careers of pianist and
composer. He has composed an opera and works for orchestra,
chamber groups, solo instruments and voice. His orchestral output
includes a Symphony, Sinfonietta for Organ and Strings, Sinfonia
Concertante for Violin, Viola, Cello and Strings and Concertos
for Violin (Rapsodia Sinfonica), Cello, Organ and Clarinet.
Concerto for Tuba and Strings (1983)
James Gourlay (tuba)/Gavin Sutherland/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
(Golland:
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra, Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto
and Gregson: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra)
NAXOS 8.557754 (2006)
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RICHARD HARVEY
(b. 1953)
Born
in London, He learned the recorder at an early age and went
on to study at London's Royal College where he became an accomplished
performer on various instruments. He has worked in various music
fields including popular, television and film scoring and conducting.
Concerto
Antico for Guitar and Orchestra (1995)
John
Williams (guitar)/Paul Daniel/London Symphony Orchestra
( + Gray: Guitar Concerto)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 68337 (1996)
Concerto
Incantato for Recorder and Chamber Orchestra (2009)
Michala
Petri (recorder)/Jean Thorel/City Chamber Orchestra of Hong
Kong
( Arnold: Recorder Concerto and Jacob: Suite for Recorder and
Strings)
OUR RECORDINGS SACD 6220606 (2012)
Reflections
for Viola and Small Orchestra (1990, rev. 2012)
Roger
Chase (viola)/Stephen Bell/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra, Bax:
Phantasy and Holland: Ellingham Marshes)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7295 (2012)
ROBERT SAXTON
(b. 1953)
Born in London. He studied privately with Elizabeth
Lutyens, at Cambridge with Robin Holloway, at Oxford with Robert
Sherlaw Johnson and in Italy with Luciano Berio. He went on
to teach at the Guildhall School of Music, the Royal Academy
of Music and at Oxford. He has produced a large catalogue of
music for orchestra, chamber groups, solo instruments and voice.
His other works for orchestra include a Symphony for Soprano,
Baritone and Orchestra, Chamber Symphony and Concerto for Cello.
Violin Concerto (1990)
Tasmin Little (violin)/Matthias Bamert/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + I Will
Awake the Dawn, In the Beginning, Music to Celebrate the Resurrection
and Caritas)
NMC D102 (2 CDs) (2004)
(original
CD release: COLLINS CLASSICS 1283-2) (1991)
Concerto for Orchestra (1984)
Oliver Knussen/BBC Symphony Orchestra
( + The Sentinel
of the Rainbow, The Ring of Eternity and The Circles of Light)
EMI CDC7 49915-2 (1990)
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MICHAEL
EASTON
(1954-2004)
Born
in Herfordshire, England. He studied at the Royal Academy of
Music in London where he majored in composition with Lennox
Berkeley and conducting with Norman del Mar. He moved to Australia
in 1982 but continued to spend much time in the U.K. He wrote
film music and arrangements and also worked in music publishing.
In addition to music for films and television, he wrote nine
operas, three symphonies and numerousother works.
Concerto
on Australian Themes for
Piano and Orchestra (1995)
Len
Vorster (piano)/Brett Kelly/State Orchestra of Victoria
( + Concerto for Piano Accordion, Piano and Strings, An Australian
in Paris, Beasts of the Bush and Overture to an Italianate Comedy)
NAXOS 8.554368 (1998)
Concerto for Piano Accordion, Piano and Strings (1996)
Bernadette
Conlon (piano accordion)/Len Vorster (piano)/Brett Kelly/State
Orchestra of Victoria
( + Concerto for Piano Accordion, Piano and Strings, An Australian
in Paris, Beasts of the Bush and Overture to an Italianate Comedy)
NAXOS 8.554368 (1998)
CARL VINE
(b. 1954)
Born in Perth. He studied composition at the University
of Western Australia with John Exton. He worked as a pianist
and conductor for various organizations and taught at the Queensland
Conservatorium of Music. He has composed prolifically in most
genres with a penchant for scores for ballet and film. His other
orchestral works include a 6 Symphonies, Percussion Concerto,
Concerto Grosso and Legend Suite.
Piano Concerto (1997)
Michael Kieran Harvey (piano)/Edo de Waart/Sydney Symphony
Orchestra
( + Symphonies
Nos. 4.2 and 6)
ABC CLASSICS 456 698-2 (2000)
Oboe Concerto (1996)
Diana Doherty (oboe)/Ola Rudner/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Canzona,
Suite from The Tempest and Smith's Alchemy)
ABC CLASSICS 476226-7 (2005)
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CHRISTOPHER
WRIGHT
(b. 1954)
Born
in Ipswich, Suffolk. He studied at Goldsmith's College London
and Nottingham University and his composition teachers included
Richard Arnell, Stanley Glasser, Alan Bullard and Nicholas Sackman.
He has worked as a school teacher, trombonist, pianist and choral
conductor/traine and has been a full-time composer since 1993.
His catalogue includes orchestral, band, chamber, instrumental.
choral and vocal works.
Concerto
for Violin and Orchestra (And then there was silence...) (2010)
Fenella
Humphreys (violin)/Martin Yates/Royal Scottish National Orchestra
( + Momentum and Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7286 (2012)
Concerto
for Oboe and String Orchestra (2009)
Jonathan
Small (oboe)/Martin Yates/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Gibbs: Oboe Concerto, Scott: Oboe Concerto and Pehkonen:
Amor Vincit Omnia)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7249 (2010)
SALLY BEAMISH
(b. 1956)
Born in London. She studied at the Royal Northern
College of Music with Anthony Gilbert and Lennox Berkeley. She
began her musical career as a violist but after moving to Scotland
composing became her main focus. He catalogue encompasses music
for the stage as well as orchestral, chamber, choral and vocal
music. Her orchestral output is substantial and includes 2 Symphonies,
3 Viola Concertos and Concertos for Cello, Trumpet and Accordion.
Violin
Concerto (1994)
Anthony
Marwood (violin)/Martyn Brabbins/Royal Scottish National Orchestra
( + Flute Concerto and Symphony No.1)
BIS CD-1601 (2010)
Viola Concerto (No. 1) (1995, rev. 1998)
Tatjana Masurenko (viola)/Gary Walker/NDR Radio Philharmonic
( + Walton:
Viola Concerto and Britten: Lachrymae)
COVIELLO CLASSICS COV 30507 (2006)
Viola Concerto No. 2 "The Seafarer"
(2001)
Tabea
Zimmermann (viola)/Ola Rudner/Swedish Chamber Orchestra
( + Whitescape and Sangsters)
BIS CD-1241 (2008)
Flute Concerto "Callisto" (2005)
Sharon Bezaly (flute)/Martyn Brabbins/Royal Scottish
National Orchestra
( + Gubaidulina: The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair and
Takano: Concerto for Flute and String Orchestra)
BIS CD-1649 (2009)
( + Violin Concerto and Symphony No.1)
BIS CD-1601 (2010)
Chamber
Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Strings (2007)
Rascher
Saxophone Quartet/Robin Engelen/Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
( + Stucky: Music for Saxophones and Chen Yi: Ba Yin - The Eight
Sounds for Saxophone Quartet and String Orchestra)
BIS CD-1821 (2012)
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DAVID C. HEATH
(b. 1956)
Born in Manchester. He studied the flute at the
Guildhall School of Music where his teachers were William Bennett
and Edward Beckett. While still a student he started a career
as a jazz musician. He began composing jazz pieces that were
played by both jazz and classical soloists. A stylistic shift
saw him composing larger scaled works for such important artists
as James Galway and Evelyn Glennie and his catalogue now features
a number of concertos for various instruments. He ia also known
professionally as D.C. Heath and Dave Heath.
Violin Concerto "The Celtic" (1994)
Clio Gould (violin)/Dave Heath/BT Scottish Ensemble
( + Flute
Concerto No. 2 and The Four Elements))
LINN CKD 073 (1997)
Gerald McChrystal (saxophone)/Mark Stephenson/London
Musici
( + Torke:
Saxophone Concerto, Nyman: Where the Bee Dances, McGlynn: From
Nowhere to Nowhere and I. Wilson: I Sleep at Waking)
SILVA CLASSICS SIL 6010 (1996)
Ittai Shapira (violin)/Dave Heath/English Chamber
Orchestra
( + Concerto
for Violin, Oboe and Orchestra, Oboe Concerto, Home from the
Storm, Requiem and Kyle of Lochalsh)
BLACK BOX 1083 BBM (2003)
Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Orchestra "Sirocco"
(2002)
Ittai Shapira (violin)/John Anderson (oboe)/Dave
Heath/English Chamber Orchestra
(+ Violin
Concerto, Oboe Concerto, Home from the Storm, Requiem and Kyle
of Lochalsh)
BLACK BOX BBM 1083 (2003
Oboe Concerto "Sapphire"
John Anderson (oboe)/ Dave Heath/ English Chamber
Orchestra
( + Concerto
for Violin, Oboe and Orchestra, Violin Concerto, Home from the
Storm, Requiem and Kyle of Lochalsh)
BLACK BOX BBM 1083 (2003)
Flute Concerto No. 2 "The Connemara"
Dave Heath (flute)/ Clio Gould /BT Scottish Ensemble
( + ViolinConcerto
and the Four Elements))
LINN CKD 073 (1997)
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GRAEME KOEHNE
(b. 1956)
Born in Adelaide. He received his musical education
the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide where Richard Meale was his teacher
of composition. In America he studied at the Yale University
School of Music with Louis Andriessen and Jacob Druckman
and had private lessons in New York with Virgil Thomson.
Returning to Australia, he joined the staff of the Conservatorium
and eventually became the Head of Composition there. His compositional
catalogue contains, among other genres, ballets and orchestral
works influenced by older American popular music and film scores.
Capriccio for Piano and Strings (1987)
Clemens Leske (piano)/János Fürst/Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
( + Powerhouse,
2 Nocturnes and 3 Poems of Byron)
ABC CLASSICS 442 349-2 (1992)
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JUDITH WEIR
(b. 1956)
Born in Cambridge. Her musical education was wide-ranging:
private study with John Tavener, courses in computer music at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, composition training
with Robin Holloway at Cambridge and with Gunther Schuller and
Olivier Messiaen at the Berkshire Music Center. She has taught
at the University of Glasgow and was a fellow at Cambridge.
Her catalogue of compositions is large and covers most genres
from opera to solo keyboard pieces. Her other orchestral works
include The Welcome Arrival of Rain, Bright Cecilia: Variations
on a Theme by Purcell and The Ride Over Lake Constance.
Piano Concerto (1997)
William Howard (piano)/The Schubert Ensemble
( + Music for 247 Strings, Piano Trio, Arise! Arise!, Piano
Quartet,. Distance and Enchantment, The Bagpiper's String Trio,
The Art of Touching the Keyboard, I broke off a Golden Branch,
Ardnamurchan Point, El Rey de Francial and The King of France)
NMC D090 (2 CDs) (2003)
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ELENA KATS-CHERNIN
(b. 1957)
Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she emigrated to
Australia in 1976. After composition studies with Richard Toop
in Sydney she went to Hanover, Germany for further lessons with
Helmut Lachenmann. After a stay of 13 years in Germany she returned
to Australia and has since been very active as a composer in
a variety of genres ranging from opera to film scores. Her orchestral
works include 2 Piano Concertos, a Violin Concertino, Stairs
and Retonica.
Piano Conceto No. 2 (2001)
Ian Munro (piano)/Ola Rudner/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + The Wild
Swans: Concert Suite and Mythic)
ABC CLASSICS 476 7639 (2005)
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ANDREW MACDONALD
(b. 1958)
Born in Guelph, Ontario. He studied music at the
University of Michigan. He is a conductor as well as a performer
on classical and electric guitar and teaches composition and
electronic music at the Bishop’s University in Lennoxville,
Quebec. His compositional output consists of operas, orchestral,
chamber, instrumental, choral, vocaland electronic music. Some
other orchestral works are his 1st Symphony "Red
Guru" and Concertos for Piano, Guitar, Harpsichord and
2 Concerti Grossi.
Violin Concerto, Op. 22 (1991)
David Stewart (violin)/Simon Streatfield/Manitoba
Chamber Orchestra
( + Eckhardt-Gramatté:
Bassoon Concerto and Matthews: Between the Wings of the Earth)
BIS CD-698 (1998)
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LIONEL
SAINSBURY
(b. 1958)
Born in Wiltshire. He studied at the Guildhall School of
Music with Patric Standford. He received the Mendelssohn Scholarship
which enabled him to discuss his student scores with figures
as diverse as Edmund Rubbra and John McCabe, and in Paris with
Henri Dutilleux. He has composed orchestral and instrumental
music including a Cello Concerto.
Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (1989)
Lorraine McAslan (violin)/Barry Wordsworth/BBC Concert Orchestra
( + Haydn Wood: Violin Concerto and Adagio)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7245 (2010)
Cello
Concerto Op. 27 (1999)
Raphael
Wallfisch (cello)/Martin Yates/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
( + Foulds: Cello Concerto)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7284 (2012)
NIGEL WESTLAKE
(b. 1958)
Born in Sydney. His father, a professional clarinetist
was his first teacher and he studied further at the Australian
Film and Televison School. He worked as a freelance performer
and composer and achieved success as a composer for films. He
writes in various genres and his orchestral includes several
symphonies as well as lighter works. He has continued his very
promonent career as a clarinetist.
Invocations – Concerto for Bass Clarinet
and Chamber Orchestra (1995)
Nigel Westlake (bass clarinet)/Daniel Poecelijn/TasmanianSymphony
Orchestra
( + Antarctica
Suite and Out of the Blue)
ABC CLASSICS 462017-2 (1999)
Antarctica Suite for Guitar and Orchestra (1992)
Timothy Kain (guitar)/Daniel Poecelijn/TasmanianSymphony
Orchestra
( + Invocations
and Out of the Blue)
ABC CLASSICS 462017-2 (1999)
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JAMES MACMILLAN
(b. 1959)
Born in Kilwinning, Scotland. He studied with
Rita McAllister at the University of Edinburgh and went on to
the University of Durham where John Casken (b. 1949, composed
Symphony "Broken Consort") was his composition teacher.
After teaching at the University of Manchester, he devoted himself
to composition with great productivity and remarkable success.
His catalogue covers the fields of operatic, orchestral, chamber,
piano and vocal music. His set of Concertos is supplemented
by 3 Symphonies and a Sinfonietta.
Piano Concerto (No. 1) "The Berserking"
(1990)
Martin Roscoe (piano)/James MacMillan/BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + Into
the Ferment and Britannia)
CHANDOS CHAN 10092 (2003)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (2004)
Wayne Marshall (piano)/James MacMillan/BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + A Scotch
Bestiary)
CHANDOS CHAN 10377 (2006)
Cello Concerto (1996)
Raphael Wallfisch (cello)/Osmo Vänskä/BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
( + The World's
Ransoming)
BIS CD-989 (1999)
Clarinet Concerto "Ninian" (1996)
John Cushing (clarinet)/Alexander Lazarev/Royal
Scottish National Orchestra
( + Trumpet
Concerto)
BIS CD-1069 (2000)
Trumpet Concerto "Epiclesis"
(1993-8)
John Wallace (trumpet)/Alexander Lazarev/Royal Scottish
National Orchestra
( + Trumpet
Concerto)
BIS CD-1069 (2000)
From Ayrshire for Violin and Orchestra (2005)
Nicola Benedetti (violin)/James MacMillan/Academy of
St. Martin’s in the Fields
( + Mendelssohn:
Violin Concerto, Mozart: Rondo and Schubert: Schwanengesang)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 476 3159GH (2006)
A Scotch Bestiary for Organ and Orchestra (2003-4)
Wayne Marshall (organ)/James MacMillan/BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + A Scotch
Bestiary)
CHANDOS CHAN 10377 (2006)
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel for Percussion and Orchestra
(1991-2)
Colin Currie (percussion)/Takuo Yuasa/Ulster Orchestra
( + Tryst)
NAXOS 8.554167 (1998)
Evelyn Glennie (percussion)/Jukka-Pekka Saraste/Scottish
Chamber Orchestra
( + After the Tryst, …as others see us…, 3 Dawn
Rituals and Wind Quintet)
SONY ESSENTIAL MASTERWORKS 8869757996-2 (2009)
( original CD release: CATALYST 09026 61916-2) (1993)
The World's Ransoming for English Horn and Orchestra
(1996)
Christine Pendrill (english horn)/Osmo Vänskä/BBC
Scottish Symphony Orchestra
( + Cello
Concerto)
BIS CD-989 (1999)
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ANTHONY RITCHIE
(b. 1960)
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, son of the
composer John Ritchie (b. 1921). He received his musical training
at the University of Canterbury and later studied under Attila
Bozay at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. He was composer- in-
residence with the Dunedin Sinfonia where he composed his Symphony
No. 1 and has had success as a film composer. Among his other
works for orchestra are 2 Symphonies and a Guitar Concerto.
Viola Concerto (1994)
Timothy Deighton (viola)/ Grant Cooper/Penn's Woods Festival
Orchestra
( + Lodge:
Pacific Rock, Holmes: Recitative II, Watson: Viola Sonata and
Lilburn: 3 Songs)
ATOLL ACD 202 (2002)
Flute Concerto (1993)
Alexa Still (flute)/James Sedares/New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra
( + J. Ritchie:
Snow Goose, Moon: Concertino and Hamilton: Passacaglia)
KOCH CLASSICS 3-7345-2 H1 (1995)
Concertino for Piano and Strings (1982)
Sharon Joy Vogan (piano)/Ashley Heenan/Schola Musica
( + Hamilton:
Lux Aeterna, Cresswell: O Let the Fire Burn, Rimmer: The Exotic
Circle and Moon: Shadows)
KIWI-PACIFIC SLD-95 (LP) 1984
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ANDREW
SCHULTZ
(b. 1960)
Born in Adelaide, South Australia. He studied with Colin
Brumby, George Crumb, David Lumsdaine and Luciano Berio at the
Universities of Queensland, Pennsylvania and at Queen's College,
London. He has composed operas, orchestral, chamber, instrumental,
vocal and choral works.
Violin Concerto, Op. 55 (1966)
Jennifer Pike (violin)/ Richard Mills/Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
( + Endling and Once upon a time ...)
ABC CLASSICS 476 4519 (2011)
MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE
(b. 1960)
Born in Corringham, Essex. He studied composition at
the Royal College of Music with Oliver Knussen and then at Tanglewood
with Gunther Schuller and Hans Werner Henze. He also has been
strongly influenced by jazz, particularly by the work of Miles
Davis. His output includes symphonic, chamber, and operatic
works.
"Mambo,
Blues and Tarantella," Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
(2008)
Christian
Tetzlaff (violin)/Vladimir Jurowski/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + On Opened Ground, Riffs and Refrains, Texan Tenebrae and
Lullaby for Hans)
LPO LPO0066 (2012)
"On Opened Ground," Concerto for Viola
and Orchestra (2000-1)
Lawrence
Power (viola)/Markus Stenz/London Philharmonic Orchestra
( + Mambo, Blues and Tarantella, Riffs and Refrains, Texan Tenebrae
and Lullaby for Hans)
LPO LPO0066 (2012)
"Riffs and Refrains," Concerto for Clarinet and
Orchestra (2008)
Michael Collins (clarinet)/Vladimir Jurowski/London Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + On Opened Ground, Mambo, Blues and Tarantella, Texan Tenebrae
and Lullaby for Hans)
LPO LPO0066 (2012)
"From the Wreckage," Concerto for
Trumpet and Orchestra (2003-4)
Håkan
Hardenberger (trumpet)/Peter Eötvös/Gothenburg Symphony
Orchestra
( + Eötvös: Jet Stream and Gruber: Aerial)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 672602 (2006)
PAUL CARR
(b.1961)
Born in Cornwall. He studied at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama and embarked on a career of operatic
stage-management. He started composing as a teenager and since
1998 has devoted himself exclusively to composition with a catalogue
that includes works for the concert hall, films and television.
Concerto for Clarinet and Small Orchestra (1997)
Nicholas Carpenter (Clarinet)/Mark
Andrew-James/Sussex Symphony Orchestra
( + Concerto for 2 Saxophones, Occasional Postcards, Girl on
a Beach under a Sunshade, Nocturne on an American Hymn Tune
and Collage)
CLAUDIO CC4833-2 (1999)
Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra (2007)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)/Gavin
Sutherland /Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Air for Strings, Budd: Tricolor Overture, Chagrin: Aquarelles
- Portraits of Five Children, G. Sutherland: Clarinet Concerto
and Addinsell: Ring Round the Moon).
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7209 (2008)
Concerto for Two Saxophones and Orchestra (1994)
Andrew Franks (Alto saxophone)/Andrew Sutton (Soprano
saxophone)/Mark Andrew-James/Sussex Symphony Orchestra
( + Clarinet Concerto, Occasional Postcards, Girl on a Beach
under a Sunshade, Nocturne on an American Hymn Tune and Collage)
CLAUDIO CC4833-2 (1999)
GORDON KERRY
(b. 1961)
Born in the Australian State of Victoria, he studied
composition with Barry Conyngham at the University of Melbourne.
He has an extensive compositional catalogue including many works
written on commissions from the ABC, BBC and Symphony Australia.
He composes in various genres including opera, orchestral and
chamber music. Some of his other orchestral works are a Sinfonietta,
Sinfonia for Viola, Cello and Strings and Concertos for Clarinet
and Viola.
Concerto for Cello, Strings & Percussion (1996)
Sue-Ellen Paulsen (cello)/David Porcelijn/Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra
( + Heart's
Clarion, Nocturne, Bright Meniscus and Harvesting the Solstice
Thunders)
ABC CLASSICS 476226-8 (2004)
Heart's Clarion for Trumpet and Strings (1998)
Geoffrey Payne (trumpet)/David Porcelijn/Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra
( + Cello
Concerto, Nocturne, Bright Meniscus and Harvesting the Solstice
Thunders)
ABC CLASSICS 476226-8 (2004)
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MATTHEW TAYLOR
(b. 1964)
Born in London. He studied with Hugh Wood and
Robin Holloway (b. 1943, composed a Symphony) at Cambridge and
Edward Gregson at the Royal Academy of Music and also studied
with Leonard Bernstein at the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival.
He has been active as a composer and conductor. In the latter
capacity he was associated with Robert Simpson whose Symphony
No. 11 was written for and recorded by Taylor. His other works
for orchestra include 3 Symphonies.
Horn Concerto, Op. 23 (1999, rev. 2003)
Richard Watkins (horn)/Matthew Taylor/Royal Ballet Sinfonia
( + Symphonies
Nos. 1 and 3)
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7178 (2006)
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PETER
FRIBBINS
(b.1969)
Born
in London. He studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and
at Royal Holloway and Nottingham Universities as well as composition
with Hans Werner Henze in London and Italy. He is Director of
Music at Middlesex University and Artistic Director of the Sunday
London Chamber Music Society Concerts. He has composed orchestral,
chamber, instrumental and vocal works.
Piano
Concerto (2010)
Diana Brekalo (piano)/Robertas Servenikas/Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra
( + String Quartet No. 2, 2 Fantasias for Viola and Piano and
A Haydn Prelude for Piano)
GUILD GMCD 7381 (2012)
THOMAS ADÈS
(b. 1971)
Born in London. He studied at the Guildhall School
of Music with Robert Saxton and at Cambridge with Robin Holloway
and Alexander Goehr. In addition to composing he is a noted
pianist and Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival. His
catalogue includes operas and works for orchestra, chamber groups,
solo instrument and voice. Some of his other works for orchestra
are a Violin Concerto, Chamber Symphony, Asyla and Three Studies
after Couperin.
Violin Concerto "Concentric Paths"
(2007)
Anthony Marwood (violin)/Thomas Adès/Chamber Orchestra
of Europe
( + Tevot, Three Studies after Couperin and Dances from Powder
Her Face)
EMI CLASSICS 457813-2 (2010)
Concerto Conciso (1997)
Thomas Adès/Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
( + Chamber
Symphony, Asyla, These Premises are Alarmed and …but All
Shall be Well)
EMI RECOMMENDS 503404-2 (2007)
(original
CD release: EMI CLASSICS CDC 556818-2)
GAVIN SUTHERLAND
(b. 1972)
Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham. He studied
conducting, piano and orchestration at Huddersfield University
as well as further studies as a trombonist. After an appointment
as pianist and staff conductor for Northern Ballet Theatre,
his career as a conductor accelerated, working with the Royal
Ballet Sinfonia as the orchestra of Birmingham Royal Ballet
with whom he has recorded numerous CDs as well as appointments
as Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
and Music Director of English National Ballet. In addition to
the Clarinet Concerto, he has written a musical "Little
Women", a ballet, "Revolting Rhymes" and several
chamber works.
Clarinet Concerto (2003)
Verity Butler (clarinet)/Gavin Sutherland /Royal Ballet
Sinfonia
( + Budd: Tricolor Overture, Chagrin: Aquarelles - Portraits
of Five Children, P. Carr: Oboe Concerto, Air for Strings and
Addinsell: Ring Round the Moon).
DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7209 (2008)
MORGAN
HAYES
(b. 1973)
He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then
with Michael Finnissy, Simon Bainbridge and Robert Saxton. He
has composed orchestral, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral
works.
Violin Concerto (2006)
Keisuke Okazaki (violin)/ Christopher Austin/Esbjerg Ensemble
( + Port Rhombus, Strides Book 1, Lucky's Speech, Puppet Theatre,
Lucky's Dream, Three Distressed Surfaces, Slippage, Strides
Book 2 and Lute Stop)
NMC NMCD163 (2011)
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OF INFORMATION
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RECORD CATALOGUES
Gramophone Classical Record Catalogue (retitled: Gramophone Classical
Catalogue) (1953-1996)
Gramophone Compact Disc Catalogue (1983-1990)
Schwann Long Playing Record Catalog (retitled: Schwann 1 –
Record and Tape Guide and Schwann Opus) (1949-2001)
(3) WEBSITES
Governmental
and Academic Sites
Australian
Music Centre http://www.amcoz.com.au/
Canadian
Music Centre http://www.musiccentre.ca/home.cfm
Centre
for New Zealand Music http://www.sounz.org.nz/index.php
Contemporary
Music Centre Ireland http://www.cmc.ie/composers/index.cfm
Dictionary
of African Composers http://sacomposers.up.ac.za
Music
Australia http://musicaustralia.org/apps/MA
Scottish
Music Centre http://www.scottishmusiccentre.com/
Welsh
Music Information Centre http://www.wmic.org/
Commercial
Sites
Arkiv
Music http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/main.jsp
Chandos
Records http://www.chandos.net/
Crotchet
http://www.crotchet.co.uk/
Dutton
Vocalion Records http://www.duttonvocalion.com/
EMI/Virgin
Classics http://www.emiclassics.com/
Gramophone
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/
Hyperion
Records http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/
Lyrita
Recorded Edition http://www.lyrita.co.uk/
MDT http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/pages/home/default.asp
MusicWeb
International http://www.musicweb-international.com/
Naxos
Records http://www.naxos.com/
COMPOSER
Sites
Many contemporary
composers have their own websites and others can be found on
the websites of their publishers. There are also websites for
earlier composers that are maintained by societies that promote
their music. These can be found by typing the composer’s
name into any search engine.
© Michael
Herman January 2013
