ss, sax, as, *1956 GB, Newcastle upon Tyne
Musician / Composer / Producer / Conductor of Classical
John Harle (born 20 September 1956, Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English saxophonist (originally a clarinettist), composer, conductor, musical director and producer for artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Moondog (2), Ute Lemper and Lesley Garrett. He is an eclectic musician intermingling the genres of jazz, rock, classical music, electronics and opera. He has had over twenty five concerti written for him, by composers such as John Tavener, Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Michael Torke and Harrison Birtwistle. He also has written about 35 concert works and over 40 film and television scores.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Richard Rodney Bennett Saxophone Concerto | John Harle, Scott Stroman, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Scott Dunn, London Sinfonietta, Lothar Zagrosek, Trish Clowes, Mike Walker, Gwilym Simcock, Calum Gourlay, James Maddren, Clark Rundell | 2018 | Album |
The Tyburn Tree (Dark London) | John Harle, Marc Almond | 2014 | Album |
Art Music | John Harle | 2013 | Album |
The Ship - Music From The BBC Television Series | John Harle | 2002 | Album |
London Landmarks | John Harle | 2002 | Album |
Total Eclipse • Agraphon | John Tavener - Patricia Rozario • John Harle, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin | 2001 | Album |
A Finer Truth | James Whitbourn, The Choir Of Clare College, John Harle, Robert Tear, Timothy Brown | 2001 | Album |
Instrumental And Orchestral Works | Heitor Villa-Lobos : Cristina Ortiz, John Harle, Angel Romero, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Neville Marriner, Jesús López-Cobos | 1998 | Compil. |
Saxophone Concertos | Claude Debussy, Heitor Villa-Lobos & Jacques Ibert / John Harle, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 1997 | Compil. |
Terror And Magnificence | John Harle Featuring Elvis Costello, Sarah Leonard & Andy Sheppard | 1996 | Album |
Earth Dances • Panic | Harrison Birtwistle, The Cleveland Orchestra / Christoph von Dohnányi • John Harle / Paul Clarvis / Andrew Davis / BBC Symphony Orchestra | 1996 | Album |
John Harle's Saxophone Songbook | John Harle, John Lenehan, Sarah Leonard, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Chick Corea, John Dowland, Guillaume de Machaut, Sergei Prokofiev, Harrison Birtwistle, Michael Nyman | 1995 | Album |
Sax Drive | John Harle | 1995 | Album |
Defining Dahl (The Music Of Ingolf Dahl) | Ingolf Dahl - John Harle, New World Brass, New World Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas | 1995 | Album |
The Shadow Of The Duke | John Harle | 1994 | Album |
The Shadow Of The Duke | John Harle | 1993 | Album |
Michael Nyman: Where The Bees Dance / Gavin Bryars: The Green Ray / Mike Westbrook: Bean Rows And Blues Shots | John Harle | 1992 | Album |
Saxophone Concertos | John Harle, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner - Claude Debussy, Alexander Glazunov, Jacques Ibert, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Richard Rodney Bennett, Dave Heath | 1991 | Album |
John Harle's Saxophone Record | John Harle, John Lenehan | 1987 | Album |
Habanera | John Harle | 1987 | Album |
Songs Of Earth And Alchemy - The John Harle Collection | John Harle | Compil. |
John Harle & Opera House Dance |
John Harle Band GB |
John Hårleman voc SE Pop |
John Harley dr, tr |
John Harley Rock |
John Harley dr |