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Index to Notes [By composer's last name]


Newest ADDITIONS to Programme Notes
(March 2023)


Malcolm Arnold Scottish Dances

Béla Bartók – Seven Romanian Folk Dances

Dvorak Violin Concerto

Camille Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 2

Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

 

 

[A]  [B]  [C]  [D]  [E]  [F]  [G]  [H]  [I]  [J]  [K]  [L]  [M]  [N]  [O]  [P]  [Q]  [R]  [S]  [T]  [U]  [V]  [W]  [X-Z] Miscellaneous
 

A


ALBRECHTSBERGER,



ALWYN, William



ARNOLD, Sir Malcolm
A


Alto Trombone Concerto



Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia"



Clarinet Concerto No.2
Fantasy on a Theme of John Field, for Piano & Orchestra
Suite: Little Suite No. 1
Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59
Philharmonic Concerto
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Overture: Tam O'Shanter
B


BACH,
Johann Sebastian



BARBER,
Samuel



BARTOK,
Bela



BAX,
Arnold



BEETHOVEN,
Ludwig van
 

 



BERLIOZ,
Hector
 


BERNSTEIN
Leonard



BINGHAM,
Judith



BLISS,
Arthur



BORODIN,
Alexander



BRAHMS,
Johannes
 
 
 



BRITTEN,
Benjamin


BRUCH,
Max
 



BRUCKNER,
Anton
B


Concerto for Oboe, Violin & Strings
 



Overture: The School for Scandal
 



Concerto for Orchestra

Seven Romanian Folk Dances



Tintagel
 


Coriolan Overture
Overture: Leonore No 3
Piano Concerto No.3
Symphony No.5  




Overture "Le Carnaval Romain"
Overture: Le Corsaire
Symphonie Fantastique


West Side Story




Four Minute Mile
 



A Colour Symphony
 



Overture: Prince Igor
Polovtsian Dances, from "Prince Igor"



Academic Festival Overture
Tragic Overture
Violin Concerto
Concerto for Violin and Cello, op. 102
Piano Concerto No.1



Four Sea Interludes, From 'Peter Grimes'



Kol Nidrei, for Vc and Orchestra
Violin Concerto No. 1
Scottish Fantasy, for Violin and Orchestra



Symphony No. 9
 
C


COATES,

Eric


COPLAND,
Aaron

C

 

KnightsBridge March


Four Dance Episodes from "Rodeo"
 
 

D


DELIBES
Léo
.


DELIUS,
Frederick
.


DOHNANYI,
Erno



DRAGONETTI
.


DUKAS,
Paul



DVORAK,
Antonin
 
 
 
 

 

D


Ballet suite: "Sylvia"
 



The Walk to the Paradise Garden
 



Variations on a Nursery Tune
 



Double-Bass Concerto in A



The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
 



Cello Concerto
Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53
Scherzo Capriccioso
Serenade in D Minor Op. 44, for Wind, 'Cello and Double Bass
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" (Family Concert edition)
 
 
E


ELGAR,
Sir Edward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

E


Overture: In the South (Alassio)
Chanson de Matin Op15 No 2
Cello Concerto
Overture: Cockaigne
Froissart Overture
Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Elgar/Payne 'Symphony No. 3'
March: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
Sea Pictures
Symphony No. 1 (Full version)
Symphony No.1 (abridged version)
 
 
F


FRANCK,
Cesar
F


Symphony in D minor
Le Chausseur Maudit (Accursed Huntsman)
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
 
 
G


GERSHWIN,
George
 
 



GLAZUNOV,
Alexander



GRIEG,
Edvard



GUILMANT,
Alexandre
 
G


An American in Paris
Piano Concerto
Rhapsody in Blue
Porgy and Bess suite



Violin Concerto in A minor
 



Two Elegiac Melodies
 


Symphony No. 1 for Organ and Orchestra
 
 
H


HAYDN,
Joseph



HOLST,
Gustav



HONEGGER,
Arthur
 
H


Trumpet Concerto
 



Suite: The Planets
 



Pacific 231
 
 
I


D'INDY,
Vincent



IRELAND,
John

IVES,
Charles
 
I


Symphony on a French Mountain Song
 



A London Overture
 

Variations on "America"
 
 
J



 

 

J



No entries under [J] to date.
 
 
K


KHACHATURIAN
Aram
K


Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
 
 
L


LAMBERT,
Constant



LISZT,
Franz (Ferenc)

 

L


The Rio Grande
 
 

Symphonic Poem: Les Préludes
 
 
M


MacKENZIE,
Alexander
 



MacLEAN,
Dougie
 



MacMillan,
James 



MAHLER,
Gustav



MASSENET,
Jules



MAURICE,
Paule 



MAXWELL DAVIES,
Peter



MENDELSSOHN,
Felix
 




MOZART,
Wolfgang Amadeus
 
 



MUSSORGSKY,
Modest

 

M


Overture: Britannia
 
 



The Gael (arr. For Brass Band by Andrew Duncan)
 
 



Britannia
 


Symphony 1 (Full version)
Symphony 1 (Abridged version)
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6



Ballet Music from 'Le Cid'
 



Tableaux de Provence, for Saxophone and Orchestra
 



Mavis in Las Vegas
 



Overture: Ruy Blas
Violin Concerto
Overture: Calm sea and a prosperous voyage
Overture: The Hebrides
 



Concerto for Flute and Harp
Symphony No. 35 in D "Haffner"
Overture: The Magic Flute
Exsultate, Jubilate K165



Night on the Bare Mountain (orig. version)
Pictures at an Exhibition
 
N

NIELSEN,
Carl

N


Symphony No 4 (full version)
Symphony 4 (abridged version)
 
 
O


ORFF,
Carl
O


Carmina Burana
 
 
P


PANUFNIK,
Andrzej



POULENC,
Francis
 
 
 



PROKOFIEV,
Serge
 
 

 

P


Sinfonia Sacra
 



Suite: Les Biches
Gloria
Piano Concerto
Concerto for 2 Pianos
Flute Concerto (Arranged by Sir Lennox Berkeley)



Peter and the Wolf
Lieutenant Kije suite
Ballet Music: Romeo and Juliet
Symphony No.5
Violin Concerto No.2
Piano Concerto No.3
 
 
Q

Q


No entries under [Q] to date.
 
 
R


RACHMANINOV,
Serge
 
 
 



RAVEL,
Maurice
 
 



RESPIGHI,
Ottorino



RIMSKY-KORSAKOV,
Nicolai
 
 



RODRIGO,
Joaquín



ROSSINI,
Gioacchino
 
R


Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Symphony No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 2 - Full
Piano Concerto No. 2 - Short
 



Bolero
La Valse
Rapsodie Espagnole
Concerto for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra



The Pines of Rome
 



Capriccio Espagnol
Scheherazade
Suite: "The Snow Maiden"
 



Concierto de Aranjuez, for Guitar and Orchestra
 
 

Overture: The Thieving Magpie
Overture: The Italian Girl in Algiers
 
 
S


SAINT-SAENS,
Camille


SCHUBERT,
Franz



SHOSTAKOVICH,
Dmitri
 
 
 
 




SIBELIUS,
Jean
 
 
 




SMETANA,
Bedrich



STRAVINSKY,
Igor
 



SUK,
Josef



STRAUSS,
Johann Jnr
 



STRAUSS,
Richard
 
S


Symphony No. 3 "Organ Symphony"
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Piano Concerto No. 2
 



Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"
 



Festival Overture
Piano Concerto No. 2
Suite: The Bolt (excerpts)
Symphony No.5
Symphony No. 8
Symphony No.10
Symphony No. 12 "The Year 1917"



Tone Poem "En Saga"
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No 2
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 7



“Má Vlast” (Excerpts)
 



The Rite of Spring
Symphony in Three Movements
Ballet Suite: "The Firebird" (1945 version)



Asrael Symphony
 



Overture: Die Fledermaus
Emperor Waltz
Waltz: Music of the Spheres



Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche (Merry Pranks)
Symphonic Poem ‘Ein Heldenleben’
 
 
 
T


TCHAIKOVSKY,
Peter Ilyich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



TORKE,
Michael
 

TUBIN,
Eduard
 
T


Overture: Hamlet
Nutcracker Suite No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto
Variations on a Rococo Theme for 'Cello and Orchestra (Original Version)
Variations on a Rococo Theme (as above) but the "Fitzhagen" Version
Fantasy Overture "Romeo and Juliet"
Symphony No. 4
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6
 



Javelin
 



Prélude Solennel
 
U

U


No entries under [U] to date.
 
 
V


VAUGHAN WILLIAMS,
Ralph
V


Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
The Lark Ascending
Overture: The Wasps
Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'
Symphony No 8
Job - A Masque for Dancing
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
 
 
 

W


WAGNER,
Richard



WALTON,
Sir William
 
 
 
 
 
 



WEBER,
Carl Maria von



WEILL,
Kurt



WILLIAMS,
John



WILLIAMSON,
Malcolm 
 
W


Overture: The Mastersingers
Prelude & Liebestod, from "Tristan und Isolde"



Suite: "Henry V"
Johannesburg Festival Overture
Coronation March: Orb and Sceptre
Popular Song and Tango from 'Facade'
Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
Violin Concerto (1938-9, rev. 1943)
Suite: Richard III
 



Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Overture: Oberon



Symphony No. 2
 



Symphonic Suite from the film “Harry Potter”
 



Lento for Strings
Love's Redeeming Work is Done, for Soprano, Chorus & Orchestra
 
 
X-Z


.
X-Z


No entries under [X-Z] to date.
 
 
MISC


OPERA GALA
 



CONCERT NOTES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Reserved for further use
 
MISCELLANEOUS


Opera Gala
 



Imitations of Iberia
Picture Postcards from Italy
The French Connection
A Simple Matter of Style
Turkish Delights!
Ballet in the Blood
The First and the Third
Film Music - Servant of the Silver Screen
American Music - A Revolutionary Evolution
“Das Land Ohne Musik?”
Sweet Sorrow - Sweet Music
 
 



 
 

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