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Richard Arnell

1917-2009 GB
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Richard Anthony Sayer Arnell

Richard Anthony Sayer ("Tony") Arnell (15 September 1917 – 10 April 2009) was an English composer of classical music. Arnell composed in all the established genres for the concert stage, and his list of works includes six completed symphonies (a seventh was realised by Martin Yates) and six string quartets. At the Trinity College of Music, he "promoted a pioneering interest in film scores and electronic music" and jazz. Electronic composer David Hewson, who worked with him on films including Dilemma (1981), Doctor in the Sky (1984), Toulouse-Lautrec (1986), and The Light of the World (1989), was one of his pupils.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Folk
  • World
Popular Tracks   
Lord Byron - Symphonic Portrait, Op.67: VI. Serenade on Arnell & Dunhill: Symphonies by Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Martin Yates
Symphony No.4, Op.52: I. Andante - Allegro on Richard Arnell - Symphonies Nos 4 & 5 by Richard Arnell & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lord Byron - Symphonic Portrait, Op.67: VIII. Epilogue on Arnell & Dunhill: Symphonies by Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Martin Yates
Lord Byron - Symphonic Portrait, Op.67: VII. Battles on Arnell & Dunhill: Symphonies by Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Martin Yates
Symphony No.4, Op.52: II. Andante con moto on Richard Arnell - Symphonies Nos 4 & 5 by Richard Arnell & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Lord Byron - Symphonic Portrait, Op.67: II. Newstead on Arnell & Dunhill: Symphonies by Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Martin Yates
Symphony No.4, Op.52: III. Allegro vivace on Richard Arnell - Symphonies Nos 4 & 5 by Richard Arnell & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Piano Concerto, Op. 44: I. Allegro - molto apassionato on Arnell: Piano Concerto & Symphony No. 2 "Rufus" by Richard Arnell, Martin Yates & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Symphony No.5, Op.77: II. Andante - Molto vivace - Andante - Espressivo - Tempo - Meno mosso - Presto - Lento on Richard Arnell - Symphonies Nos 4 & 5 by Richard Arnell & Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Punch and the Child, Op.49: Scene 8: Punch and the Child (Allegro) on Richard Arnell - Punch and the Child by Richard Arnell & BBC Concert Orchestra

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The British Music CollectionSir Edward Elgar • Benjamin Britten • Frederick Delius • Sir William Walton • Ralph Vaughan Williams • Peter Maxwell Davies • Richard Arnell • Lord Berners2013Album
String Quartets Nos. 1 - 5Richard Arnell, Tippett Quartet2011Album
Symphony No.4, Symphony No.7 'Mandela'Stanley Bate, Richard Arnell2010Album
Bate: Symphony No.3 • Arnell: Prelude; Robert Flaherty • Chisholm: PicturesStanley Bate, Richard Arnell, Erik Chisholm, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates2009Album
Symphony No.1, Symphony No.6 'The Anvil', Sinfonia Quasi VariazioniRichard Arnell / Martin Yates, Royal Scottish National Orchestra2008Album
The Great Detective - The Angels, Ballet MusicRichard Arnell2008Album
Piano Concerto, Symphony No.2 'Rufus'Richard Arnell2007Album
Symphony No.4, Symphony No.5Richard Arnell2007Album
Symphony No.3, The New Age - OvertureRichard Arnell2006Album
The Composer ConductsAlan Rawsthorne, John Addison, Richard Arnell, Arthur Bliss, Malcolm Arnold1993Compil.
Punch And The Child / The Triumph Of Neptune / Paris - A NocturneRichard Arnell - Lord Berners - Frederick Delius - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1993Compil.
Punch And The Child / The Triumph Of NeptuneSir Thomas Beecham, Richard Arnell, Lord Berners, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / The Philadelphia Orchestra1974Compil.
Suite In B Flat / Serenade Op. 57 / Miniature QuartetRichard Strauss - Richard Arnell - Norman Forber Kay - Karl Haas, London Baroque Ensemble1965Album
The Great Detective / Ballet Suite, Opus 68Richard Arnell1958Single
The Complete Organ MusicRichard Arnell, Nicholas JacksonAlbum
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