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Edward German

1862-1936 GB, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Sir Edward German

Sir Edward German (17 February 1862 – 11 November 1936) was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of English comic opera.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
Popular Tracks   
3 Dances from Henry VIII: Morris Dance on German: Nell Gwyn / Gipsy Suite / Henry Viii by Edward German
Orpheus with his Lute on The English Songbook by Ian Bostridge & Julius Drake
Nell Gwyn Suite: Pastoral Dance on German: Nell Gwyn / Gipsy Suite / Henry Viii by Edward German
Tom Jones, Act III: For Tonight (Sophia's Waltz-Song) on German: Nell Gwyn / Gipsy Suite / Henry Viii by Edward German
Nell Gwyn Overture on Made in Britain by John Wilson & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Welsh Rhapsody on German: Symphony No. 2 / Welsh Rhapsody by Edward German & Andrew Penny
Nell Gwyn Suite: Country Dance on German: Nell Gwyn / Gipsy Suite / Henry Viii by Edward German
Henry VIII: Morris Dance (Act 4) on British Composers: Best of British by Various Artists
3 Dances from Henry VIII: Shepherd's Dance on German: Nell Gwyn / Gipsy Suite / Henry Viii by Edward German
Nell Gwyn Suite: 2. Pastoral Dance on Elizabethan Serenade II: Classics of British Light Music by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Coronation March and Hymn, March Solennelle, Henry VIII - Incidental Music, Et Al.Edward German / The BBC Concert Orchestra / John Wilson2012Album
Symphony No. 1, Et Al.Edward German / The BBC Concert Orchestra / John Wilson2005Album
Orchestral Works Vol. 2: Symphony No. 2 "Norwich" • Valse Gracieuse • Welsh RhapsodyEdward German — Irish National Symphony Orchestra • Andrew Penny1995Album
The Art Of The ClarinettistColin Bradbury, Donald Watson, Oliver Davies, Henry Lazarus, Charles Oberthur, James Waterson, Johannes Wenceslaus Kalliwoda Johann wenzel Kalliwoda Charles Villiers Stanford, Fransisco Gomes, Edward German, André Messager, Richard Henry Walthew, Sir Edward Elgar, Alfred Pratt, Harold Samuel, Gaetano Donizetti, Gioacchino Rossini, Domenico Liverani, Antonio Spadina, Giacomo Panizza, Ernesto Cavallini, Donato Lovreglio, Amilcare Ponchielli1994Compil.
Nell Gwyn • Gipsy Suite • Henry VIII • Romeo And Juliet • Tom Jones Waltz • The ConquerorEdward German, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper1992Album
Sir Edward German Conducts His "Merrie England"The Light Opera Orchestra, Charles Mott, George Baker, Edward German, Bessie Jones, Edna Thornton1983Album
The Emerald IsleSir Arthur Sullivan, Edward German1982Album
Highlights From Edward German's Tom JonesEdward German / Cynthia Glover, Shirley Minty, Frederick Harvey, Stanley Riley, Nigel Brooks Chorus, Gilbert Vinter And His Orchestra1967Album
Overtures / DancesGilbert & Sullivan ; Sir Malcolm Sargent Conducts Pro Arte Orchestra Of London / Edward German1964Album
Songs Of Sunset / Gavotte / Gipsy SuiteFrederick Delius / Paul Vidal / Edward German, Sir Thomas Beecham, Maureen Forrester, John Cameron, The Beecham Choral Society, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1963Album
Merrie EnglandEdward German1953Album
Shepherd's Dance / Morris DanceEdward German1934Album
Henry VIII - Three Dances / Nell Gwyn - Three DancesEdward GermanAlbum
"The Norwich" Symphony No. 2 in A MinorEdward GermanAlbum
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