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Malcolm Arnold
The Composer, The Conductor - A 75th Birthday Tribute

Album UK 1996 on BBC Radio Classics label
Classical (Neo-Romantic)

Total playing time 79'15" (CD1) 72'47" (CD2) includes 32-page booklet in English, French and German Recorded (all in stereo except for tracks 2-16 to 2-20) : 1-1 RAH, London live 3rd August 1968 1-2 to 1-4 RAH, London live 16th August 1969 1-5 to 1-12 Walthamstow 12th January 1967 1-13 to 1-15 18th October 1971 1-16 to 1-19 RAH, London live 13th August 1966 2-1 Maida Vale Studios 10th April 1976 2-2 to 2-4 RAH, London live 5th August 1966 2-5 to 2-9 Birmingham studios 11th October 1977 2-10 to 2-12 Pitville Pump Room, Cheltenham 14th July 1973 2-13 to 2-15 Bishopsgate Institute, London 3rd March 1969 2-16 to 2-20 Manchester live 28th January 1966

     
Musicians
PortraitMalcolm Arnold tr, 1921-2006 GB
composed by, liner notes, album by, conductor
PortraitBBC Symphony Orchestra , GB
orchestra
PortraitCyril Smith p, 1909-1974 GB
piano
PortraitPhyllis Sellick p, 1911-2007 GB
piano
PortraitForbes Robinson b, 1926-1987 GB
bass vocals, innkeeper
PortraitChristopher Keyte voc, GB
bass vocals, joseph
PortraitThe Ambrosian Singers ,
chorus
PortraitJean Allister voc,
contralto vocals, innkeeper's wife
PortraitSimon Hutton ,
narrator, woman from galilee's son
PortraitEnglish Chamber Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitUrsula Connors voc,
soprano vocals, a woman from galilee
PortraitAnn Dowdall ,
soprano vocals, mary
PortraitIan Partridge voc, *1938 GB
tenor vocals, simeon
PortraitNorthern Sinfonia , GB
orchestra
PortraitRoger Best vl, 1936-2013 GB
viola
PortraitThe London Philharmonic Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitAlan Loveday vn, 1928-2016 NZ
violin
PortraitFrances Mason vn,
violin
PortraitOsian Ellis hrp, *1928 GB
harp
PortraitAlan Civil alp, 1929-1989 GB
horn
PortraitPamela Bowden , 1925-2003 GB
contralto vocals
PortraitBBC Philharmonic , GB
orchestra
Producers
Gerard Hoffnung artwork, front cover caricature
Piers Burton-Page liner notes
Stan Hibbert liner notes
C.B. Samuelson producer
David Ellis producer
James Burnett producer
James Langley producer
Jillian White producer
Paul Reding producer
John Hunt remastered by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Peterloo - Overture, Op. 97Malcolm Arnold8:42
2Concerto For Two Pianos (Three Hands), Op. 104Malcolm Arnold
3Allegro ModeratoMalcolm Arnold5:39
4AndanteMalcolm Arnold4:22
5AllegroMalcolm Arnold3:15
6Song Of Simeon - A Nativity Masque, Op. 69Malcolm Arnold
7PreludeMalcolm Arnold1:34
8The Place Of The AnnunciationMalcolm Arnold4:48
9The Inn At BethlehemMalcolm Arnold8:45
10Susanna's DanceMalcolm Arnold2:33
11Shepherd's SongMalcolm Arnold2:56
12Arak's SceneMalcolm Arnold3:11
13Processional HymnMalcolm Arnold2:11
14Outside The TempleMalcolm Arnold3:01
15Viola Concerto, Op. 108Malcolm Arnold
16Allegro Con SpiritoMalcolm Arnold7:39
17Andante Con MotoMalcolm Arnold8:30
18Allegro VivaceMalcolm Arnold2:32
19Four Cornish Dances, Op. 91Malcolm Arnold
20VivaceMalcolm Arnold1:41
21AndantinoMalcolm Arnold3:04
22Con Moto E Sempre Senza ParodiaMalcolm Arnold2:18
23Allegro Ma Non TroppoMalcolm Arnold2:26
24The Fair Field - Overture, Op. 110Malcolm Arnold9:17
25Concerto For Two Violins, Op. 77Malcolm Arnold17:10
26Allegro RisolutoMalcolm Arnold6:16
27AndantinoMalcolm Arnold8:01
28VivaceMalcolm Arnold2:52
29Fantasy For Solo Harp, Op. 117Malcolm Arnold
30LamentMalcolm Arnold2:37
31MarchMalcolm Arnold1:28
32NocturneMalcolm Arnold2:23
33ScherzoMalcolm Arnold1:39
34FinaleMalcolm Arnold1:18
35Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48Malcolm Arnold
36Allegro ComodoMalcolm Arnold3:39
37AllegrettoMalcolm Arnold3:58
38Allegro Con BrioMalcolm Arnold2:41
39Horn Concerto No. 2, Op. 58Malcolm Arnold
40Con EnergiaMalcolm Arnold4:59
41Andante GraziosoMalcolm Arnold3:36
42VivaceMalcolm Arnold3:27
43Five Blake Songs, Op. 66Malcolm Arnold
44ModeratoMalcolm Arnold2:09
45AllegroMalcolm Arnold2:02
46AllegrettoMalcolm Arnold2:56
47Andante Con MotoMalcolm Arnold4:16
48LentoMalcolm Arnold3:05
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