Rawsthorne, Alan

Viola Sonatas, Idylls & Bacchanals - works by McEwen, Norris, Maconchy, Jacob, Rawsthorne et al. / Louise Williams: viola; David Owen Norris: piano

2 CD / EM Records / 2013-02-12

Works: John McEwen: Sonata for viola & piano in A minor; Improvisations Provençales, for violin & piano; Breath o' June, for viola & piano; Arnold Bax: Sonata for viola & piano; Elizabeth Maconchy: Son...
Performers: Norris, David Owen; Williams, Louise

A new CD from Louise Williams featuring Viola Sonatas, Idylls & Bacchanals....continue...
Recording information: Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton....continue...

English Violin Duos by Aitchison, McCabe, Moeran, Croft, Matthews & Rawsthorne / Retorica - Philippa Mo & Harriet Mackenzie, violins

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Jim Aitchison: Syruw; John McCabe: Splendid, for 2 violins; E.J. Moeran: Sonata for 2 violins; William Croft: Sonata for 2 violins, Op. 3/4; David Matthews: Duos (8) for 2 violins, Op. 79; Alan Rawst...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Retorica

English violin duo Retorica (Philippa Mo and Harriet Mackenzie) were inspired by their long friendships with composers John McCabe and David Matthews to make this...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk (2010-02-04_2010-02-05&2010-)....continue...

English Song Cycles

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Arthur Bliss: Aubade for Coronation Morning, for 2 solo voices and chorus (for "A Garland For The Queen"), F. 37; Arnold Bax: What is it like to be Young and Fair, for SSAAT chorus; Michael Tippett: ...
Performers: Elliott, Rachel; Gomme, Hester [Soprano Vocal]; Hudson, Nick [Tenor vocals]; Maxim, Piers; Morris, Ruth; Wicks, Tanya

Recording information: St George's Church, Cambridge, England (06/1991)....continue...

Premiere Recordings: Ferguson, Finzi, Austin, Rawsthorne

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Howard Ferguson: Concerto for piano & string orchestra, Op 12; Gerald Finzi: Eclogue for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 10; Frederic Austin: Concertino for piano & orchestra; Alan Rawsthorne: Conc...
Performers: Bebbington, Mark
Conductors: Williams, Howard

Mark Bebbington offers world premiere recordings of works for piano and orchestra by British composers. The recipient of numerous international awards and prizes, Bebbington studied...continue...
Recording information: CBSO Centre, Birmingham, England (09/28/2008-09/29/2008)....continue...

Lyrita Box Set 2 (Box)

4 CD / Lyrita / 2010-01-12

Works: Gordon Jacob: Symphony no 1; Daniel Jones: Dance Fantasy for orchestra; John Joubert: Symphony no 1, Op. 20; Constant Lambert: Music for Orchestra; Walter Leigh: Concertino for Harpsichord/Piano and ...
Performers: Ogdon, John; Pinnock, Trevor
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Downes, Edward; Davison, Arthur; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; del Mar, Norman; Herrmann, Bernard; Goossens, Eugene, Sir...

A box set celebrating Lyrita's 50-year devotion to British music!...continue...

English Impressions / Lydia Jardon, Mireille Jardon

1 CD / Ar Re-Se / 2009-09-01

Works: Frank Bridge: Sonata for violin & piano in E flat major, H. 39; Benjamin Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6; Alan Rawsthorne: Sonata for violin & piano
Performers: Jardon, Lydia; Jardon, Mireille

A captivating, well-conceive and interpreted program the Jardon sisters go straight to the spirit and heart of these pages which they avidly and thoroughly explore...continue...

Northern Lights - Ireland, Bainton, Scott, Rawsthorne / Ferrand, Young

1 CD / Meridian / 2009-05-12

Works: John Ireland: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor; The Holy Boy, version for cello & piano; Edgar Leslie Bainton: Sonata for Cello; Cyril Scott: Ballade, for cello & piano; Alan Rawsthorne: Sonata ...
Performers: Ferrand, Emma; Young, Jeremy

Meridian Records is thrilled to announce the release of 'Northern Lights', featuring English cello sonatas composed 1920-1950, expertly performed by cellist Emma Ferrand and pianist...continue...

Rawsthorne, Stevens: Piano Works / James Gibb

1 CD / Lyrita / 2009-03-10

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Bagatelles (4) for piano; Sonatina for piano; Four Romantic Pieces, for piano; Bernard Stevens: Five Inventions, for piano, Op. 14; Ballad no 1, for piano; Fantasia on Giles Farnaby'...
Performers: Gibb, James

Though Alan Rawsthorne's most-often performed keyboard works are those he wrote for piano and other instruments, he produced a number of accomplished pieces for solo...continue...

The World of Epoch

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-11-11

Works: Robert Farnon: Captain Horatio Hornblower, suite from the film score; David Dubery: Mrs Harris in Paris, for recorder & string orchestra; Haydn Wood: Suite of Four Edward Elgar Songs, transcriptions ...
Performers: Gibbs, Robert; McAslan, Lorraine; Mead, Steven; Owen, Martin; Scott, Ian; Trusler, Matthew; Turner, John; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wu, Mary; Young, Alistair
Conductors: Wilson, John; McKenzie, Philip; Lloyd-Jones, David; Vass, George; Handley, Vernon; Bell, Stephen; Corp, Ronald [Composer]; Horovitz, Joseph; Wordsworth, Barry; Sutherland, Gavin; Drummond, David; Yat...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Ensemble

'The World of Epoch' is a mid-priced sampler containing twenty tracks that highlight the classical and light music repertoire featured in Dutton's Epoch series. Composers...continue...

Fricker, Vaughan Williams, Rawsthorne: Violin Sonatas

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Peter Racine Fricker: Sonata for violin & piano no 1, Op. 12; Sonata for violin & piano no 2, Op. 94; Alan Rawsthorne: Sonata for violin & piano; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sonata for Violin and Piano i...
Performers: Jacobson, Julian; Stanzeleit, Susanne

Chamber Music - Rawsthorne, Berkeley, Bush / Brymer, The Music Group of London, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-05-13

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina for violin & piano, Op. 17; Sextet for clarinet, horn & string quartet, Op. 47; Alan Bush: Concert Studies (3) for piano, violin & cello, Op. 31; Ballads (2) of the Sea, for...
Performers: Bean, Hugh; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Bush, Alan; Civil, Alan; Humphreys, Sydney; King, Thea; Major, Margaret; Parkhouse, David; Routh, Frances; Simpson, Derek; Wellington, Christopher
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Music Group

Rawsthorne: Practical Cats, etc / Lloyd-Jones, Callow, Williams, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-05-13

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Street Corner; Madame Chrysanthème; Practical Cats, for narrator & orchestra; Theme, Variations & Finale for orchestra; Medieval Diptych, for baritone & orchestra; Coronation ...
Performers: Williams, Jeremy Huw
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

David Lloyd-Jones and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra are completely at home in Rawsthorne's repertoire, and in 'Practical Cats' renowned English actor Simon Callow brings...continue...

Premières & Encores - Pierson, Rawsthorne, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-03-11

Works: Henry Hugo Pierson: Macbeth, symphonic poem, Op.54; Alan Rawsthorne: Cortèges, fantasy overture for orchestra; David Morgan: Contrasts, for orchestra; Francis Chagrin: Helter Skelter, concert ov...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Handley, Vernon; Pritchard, John; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

In the 'Britain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands' edition of the 'Twentieth Century Composers' series, Humphrey Searle commented on Alan Rawsthorne: "I feel that his contribution...continue...

The Alpha Collection - Liverpool Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2008-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Hymnal; Communion service in G minor; Sir F.A. Gore Ouseley: O Saviour of the world; Edwin Roxburgh: A passiontide carol; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Ernest Pratt: Comm...
Performers: Rawsthorne, Noel; Tracey, Ian
Conductors: Woan, Ronald
Ensemble: Liverpool Cathedral Choir

Tippett, Britten, Arnold, etc: Divertimentos & Sinfonias

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-11-13

Works: Michael Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round", for chamber orchestra; Alan Rawsthorne: Divertimento for chamber orchestra; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; Lennox B...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! In considering these works for chamber orchestra by twentieth-century British composers, it is worth noting that the...continue...

Rawsthorne: Overture, Piano Concertos / Braithwaite, Binns

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-05-08

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Symphonic studies; Street Corner; Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Binns, Malcolm
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971) is perhaps the only notable composer who started a career as a dentist. Tiring of teeth, he turned to music and had...continue...

Rawsthorne: Piano Concertos / Bamert, Tozer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Concerto for Piano no 1; Concerto for Piano no 2; Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra
Performers: Cislowska, Tamara Anna; Tozer, Geoffrey [Piano/Composer]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"This 1992 Chandos disc featuring pianist Geoffrey Tozer with pianist Tamara Anna Cislowska in the double concerto accompanied by Matthias Bamert leading the London Philharmonic...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten, etc / Leppard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Practical Cats, for narrator & orchestra; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Rawsthorne, Alan; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; New Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Rawsthorne: Symphonies 1-3 / Pritchard, Del Mar, Braithwaite

1 CD / Lyrita / 2006-11-14

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 ("A Pastoral Symphony"); Symphony no 3
Performers: Chadwell, Tracey
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Braithwaite, Nicholas; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Alan Rawsthorne (1905-1971) is perhaps the only notable composer who started a career as a dentist. Tiring of teeth, he turned to music but didn't...continue...

Rawsthorne: String Quartets, etc / Maggini Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Theme and Variations for Two Violins; Quartet for Strings No 1 (Theme and Variations); Quartet for Strings No 2; Quartet for Strings No 3

"The Maggini Quartet's tireless exploration of the British string quartet repertoire continues in fine style with this indispensable anthology devoted to Alan Rawsthorne (1905 -71)....continue...

Love and Honour - Parry, Bliss, etc / Queen's College Choir

1 CD / Guild / 2005-05-01

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Arthur Bliss: Aubade for Coronation Morning, for 2 solo voices and chorus (for "A Garland For The Queen"), F. 37; Arnold Bax: What is it like to be Young and Fair, for SSAAT...
Performers: Curtis, Elizabeth; Durkin, Russell; Elwell, Frances; Harper, Matthew; Jack, Lucy; Samson, Oliver; Simpson, Anna; Smith, Anna; Southall, James; Tolley, Alastair

Rawsthorne: Symphony no 1 - 3 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 ("A Pastoral Symphony"); Symphony no 3
Performers: Ellet, Charlotte
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

By the time his eagerly awaited 'First Symphony' appeared in 1950, Alan Rawsthorne had already established a singular compositional voice. The 'First Symphony' is an...continue...

British Guitar Music - Walton, et al / Devine

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: William Walton: Bagatelles (5) for guitar; Peter Maxwell Davies: The Yellow Cake Revue; Alan Rawsthorne: Elegy for guitar (completed by Julian Bream); Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina for guitar, Op. 52/1; ...
Performers: Devine, Graham Anthony

The emergence of British guitar music during the second half of the twentieth century is due almost entirely to the great guitarist Julian Bream. It...continue...

The Best of British Light Music / Sutherland, et al

5 CD / ASV / 2004-09-21

Works: Malcolm Arnold: The Roots of Heaven; Little Suite no 4, for orchestra, Op. 80a (arr. Philip Lane); H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, for military band, Op. 60; The Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94; William Alwyn...
Performers: BBC Concert Orchestra; Scott, Ian; Sinfonia, Royal Ballet; Sutherland, Gavin [Conductor]; Wordsworth, Barry [Conductor]
Conductors: Sutherland, Gavin; Wordsworth, Barry

Bear Essentials - British Film Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: Ron Goodwin: The Trap; Battle of Britain; 633 Squadron; Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; Sir Arthur Bliss: Things to Come, F 131; Alan Rawsthorne: Uncle Silas; The Cruel Sea; William W...
Performers: Carewe, Mary [soprano]; Dukes, Philip; Roscoe, Martin; Wild, Earl
Conductors: Goodwin, Ron; Gamba, Rumon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hickox, Richard; Stephens, D. S.; Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Air Force Regiment Band; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

British Piano Concertos - Rawsthorne: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Concerto for Piano no 1; Improvisations on a theme by Constant Lambert, for orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra

"This is their tenth disc of his music, as far as I know. It is also part of an ongoing project of the Brittish Piano...continue...

Stephen Hough's English Album - Elgar, Bantock, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-04-01

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Bagatelles (4) for piano; Stephen Reynolds: Poems (2) in Homage to Delius; Poems (2) in Homage to Fauré; Stephen Hough: Valse Enigmatique no 1, for piano; Valse Enigmatique no 2...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

"As Hough explains in his introduction, this disc was never meant to be a comprehensive look at English piano music but simply arrays some of...continue...

Centenary Tribute to Frederick Thurston

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2001-09-01

Works: Arthur Bliss: Quintet for clarinet & string quartet, Op. 50, F. 20; Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Alan Rawsthorne: Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola & cello; Gord...
Performers: Foggin, Myers; King, Thea; Thurston, Frederick

Rawsthorne: Cello Concerto, etc / Baillie, Rancourt, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-01-01

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Symphonic studies; Oboe Concerto; Concerto for Cello
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; Rancourt, Stephane
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

With the exception of the one other available recording of the Symphonic Studies, all of these works are new to the catalog. So fine are...continue...

British Light Music Discoveries 3 / Wordsworth, et al

1 CD / ASV Import / 2000-11-28

Works: Malcolm Arnold: H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, for military band, Op. 60; Bryan Kelly: Divertissement, for orchestra; Constant Lambert: Elegiac Blues "In Memory of Florence Mills"; Romeo and Juliet, b...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Royal Ballet Sinfonia

"None of this music is familiar, yet all are crisp, jaunty works typical of 20th Century British light music at its best...Barry Wordsworth conducts the...continue...

The Film Music of Alan Rawsthorne / Gamba, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-04-25

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Captive Heart, film score; West of Zanzibar, film score; Cruel Sea, film score; Where No Vultures Fly, film score; Uncle Silas, film score; Dancing Fleece, film score; Burma Victory,...
Conductors: Gamba, Rumon
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Rawsthorne wrote much music for the concert stage, but his popularity with the general public is based on his many film scores. This disc offers...continue...

Rawsthorne: Concerto for String Orchestra, etc / Northern CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-01

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Concerto for string orchestra; Concertante pastorale, for flute, horn & strings; Light Music, for strings; Suite for recorder & strings (orchestrated by John McCabe); Elegiac Rhapsod...
Performers: Goldberg, Rebecca; Turner, John
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Northern Chamber Orchestra

"...these wonderful pieces are deliciously varied, full of warmth, character, and drama without sounding the least imitative of any English contemporary. Rawsthorne's music is modern...continue...

The Lion in the Lute - British Guitar Music / Anders Miolin

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-12-20

Works: William Walton: Bagatelles (5) for Guitar; Alan Rawsthorne: Elegy for Guitar; Sir Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina for Guitar, Op. 52 no 1; Theme and Variations, Op. 77; Michael Tippett: The blue guitar; Be...
Performers: Miolin, Anders

Elegy: 20th Century British Guitar Music

1 CD / Divine Art / 1998-03-01

Works: Jonathan Richards: Mini-Preludes (5) for guitar; Interludes (2) for guitar; Primitive Rites, for guitar; Nocturnes (2) for guitar; Colin Tommis: Prelude no 5 for guitar ("Mel Wefus"); John R. William...
Performers: Richards, Jonathan

British Choral Music - Rainier, Routh, Rawsthorne / Michael Brewer, et al

1 CD / Redcliffe / 1997-08-01

Works: Priaulx Rainier: Requiem; Francis Routh: On a Deserted Shore; Alan Rawsthorne: A Rose for Lidice
Conductors: Brewer, Michael
Ensemble: National Youth Choir of Great Britain

Good News! - Brown, Gilardino / Michael Bracken

1 CD / ATMA / 1997-08-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En los trigales - J. Rodrigo; Tiento antiguo - J. Rodrigo; Manuel Ponce: Sonata for guitar no 3 in D minor; Edward Arteaga: Nocturne, for guitar; James Brown: Toronto Folk Song,...
Performers: Bracken, Michael

British Chamber Music for Clarinet and Strings

1 CD / Redcliffe / 1997-07-01

Works: Arthur Bliss: Quintet for clarinet & string quartet, Op. 50, F. 20; Alan Rawsthorne: Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola & cello; Francis Routh: Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello
Conductors:
Ensemble: Redcliffe Ensemble

English Music for Piano Duet / Peter Lawson, Alan MacLean

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-05-01

Works: Lord: Fantaisie Espagnole for Orchestra; Valses Bourgeoises (3); Pieces (3) for Orchestra; Constant Lambert: Trois pièces nègres pour les touches blanches; Overture; Alan Rawsthorne: Th...
Performers: Lawson, Peter [piano]; MacLean, Alan