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William Alwyn
*1905 GB, Northampton
Composer / Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. William Alwyn Smith
William Alwyn CBE, born William Alwyn Smith (7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher.
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2 Irish Pieces: No. 1. From the Countryside on Alwyn, W.: Piano Music, Vol. 2 - 12 Preludes / Contes Barbares / Movements by William Alwyn & Ashley Wass 5 Preludes: No. 4. Andante con moto on Alwyn: Concerto Grosso No. 1 / Pastoral Fantasia / 5 Preludes / Autumn Legend by William Alwyn & David Lloyd-Jones Prelude on Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1 by William Alwyn & Ashley Wass Haze of Noon on Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1 by William Alwyn & Ashley Wass 3 Winter Poems: No. 3. Serenade, "Snow Shower" on Alwyn: Sonata Impromptu / Sonatina / Ballade / Rhapsody / 3 Winter Poems / Songs by William Alwyn Fancy Free: III. Twilight on Alwyn: Piano Music, Vol. 1 by William Alwyn & Ashley Wass C:5 The Sea is Angry on Piano Exam Pieces 2023 & 2024, ABRSM Grade 5 by ABRSM Swiss Family Robinson Suite: I. Main Titles on The Film Music of William Alwyn, Vol. 3 by William Alwyn, Rumon Gamba & BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Naiades on Lake Reflections - Music for Flute & Harp by Eva Oertle & Consuelo Giulianelli Lyra Angelica: I. Adagio on Alwyn: Orchestral Works by William Alwyn, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Daniel, Rachel Masters & Stephen TeesTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Film Music Of William Alwyn - Volume 4 | William Alwyn | 2017 | Album |
| Sea-Croon | Eric Fogg, John Ireland, Cyril Scott, Frederic Austin, Greville Cooke, William Alwyn, Benjamin Burrows | 2017 | Album |
| Film Music | William Alwyn, Royal Northern College Of Music Wind Orchestra, Mark Heron, Clark Rundell | 2012 | Album |
| Violin Concerto / Miss Julie Suite / Fanfare For A Joyful Occasion | William Alwyn, Lorraine McAslan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones | 2011 | Album |
| Orchestral Music - Concerto Grosso No. 1 / Pastoral Fantasia / Five Preludes / Autumn Legend | William Alwyn, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones | 2008 | Album |
| String Quartets Nos. 1-3 | William Alwyn, The Maggini Quartet | 2008 | Album |
| Piano Music • 2 | William Alwyn — Ashley Wass | 2008 | Album |
| Piano Music • 1 | William Alwyn — Ashley Wass | 2007 | Album |
| Symphony No. 4 / Sinfonietta | William Alwyn, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones | 2006 | Album |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 | William Alwyn, Peter Donohoe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, James Judd | 2005 | Album |
| The Film Music Of William Alwyn - Volume 3 | William Alwyn : BBC Philharmonic / Rumon Gamba | 2005 | Album |
| Symphonies Nos. 1 And 3 | William Alwyn, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones | 2005 | Album |
| The Film Music Of William Alwyn - Volume 2 | William Alwyn | 2001 | Album |
| Alwyn Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 - Overture to a Masque - Elizabethan Dances | William Alwyn, Richard Hickox | 2001 | Album |
| Premiere Recordings | William Alwyn | 2000 | Album |
| Brass From The Masters, Vol. 1 | Ralph Vaughan Williams • William Alwyn • Cyril Jenkins • Robert Simpson • Edmund Rubbra • Sir Edward Elgar / The Williams Fairey Brass Band, James Gourlay • Bryan Hurdley | 1997 | Album |
| Complete Symphonies / Sinfonietta For Strings | William Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1995 | Compil. |
| Chamber Works Volume Two | William Alwyn - The Haffner Wind Ensemble Of London | 1994 | Album |
| String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 | William Alwyn | 1993 | Album |
| Symphony No. 5 'Hydriotaphia' / Sinfonietta For Strings / Piano Concerto No. 2 | William Alwyn - Howard Shelley, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1993 | Album |
| Chamber Works Volume One | William Alwyn - The Haffner Wind Ensemble Of London | 1993 | Album |
| Film Music (Suites: Premier Recordings) Odd Man Out / Fallen Idol / History Of Mr. Polly | William Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1993 | Album |
| Symphony No. 3 / Violin Concerto | William Alwyn, Lydia Mordkovitch, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1993 | Album |
| Fantasy-Waltzes, 12 Preludes | William Alwyn, John Ogdon | 1993 | Album |
| Symphony No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 1 | William Alwyn, Howard Shelley, The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1993 | Album |
| Overture Derby Day / The Magic Island / Four Elizabethan Dances / Sinfonietta For Strings / Festival March | William Alwyn, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1992 | Album |
| Lyra Angelica / Autumn Legend / Pastoral Fantasia / Tragic Interlude | William Alwyn – City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1992 | Album |
| Symphony No.4, Elizabethan Dances, Festival March | William Alwyn - The London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 1992 | Album |
| Oboe Concerto / Three Concerti Grossi | William Alwyn - Nicholas Daniel, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1992 | Album |
| Symphonies 2, 3 & 5 | William Alwyn | 1992 | Album |
| Symphonies 1 & 4 | William Alwyn, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1992 | Compil. |
| Images & Impressions: Music For Flute & Harp | William Alwyn, Claude Debussy, Vincent Persichetti, Carl Nielsen, Anthony Payne, Marcel Tournier, André Jolivet, Judith Hall, Elinor Bennett | 1990 | Album |
| String Quartet No. 3 / String Trio / Rhapsody For Piano Quartet | William Alwyn - Quartet Of London, David Willison | 1985 | Album |
| Fantasy-Waltzes / 12 Preludes | William Alwyn, John Ogdon | 1985 | Album |
| Song Cycles | William Alwyn | 1984 | Album |
| Miss Julie (Opera In Two Acts) | William Alwyn - Jill Gomez · Benjamin Luxon · Della Jones · John Mitchinson, Philharmonia Orchestra · Vilem Tausky | 1983 | Album |
| String Quartets | William Alwyn, Quartet Of London | 1982 | Album |
| Overtures | William Alwyn, Francis Chagrin, Malcolm Arnold, Alan Rawsthorne, Geoffrey Bush, Walter Leigh | 1979 | Compil. |
| Lyra Angelica, Concerto Grosso No. 2, Autumn Legend | William Alwyn, Osian Ellis, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1979 | Album |
| Symphony No. 1 | William Alwyn, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1977 | Album |
| Symphonies 4 & 5 | William Alwyn, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1975 | Album |
| Symphony No.2 / Sinfonietta For Strings | William Alwyn / The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1975 | Album |
| Mirages / Divertimento / Naiades | William Alwyn | 1972 | Album |
| String Quartet In D Minor / String Trio / La Oración Del Torero | The Gabrieli String Quartet - William Alwyn - Joaquín Turina | 1972 | Album |
| Symphony № 3 / Symphonic Prelude The Magic Island | William Alwyn, The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1972 | Album |
| Proud Thames / Music For Orchestra / Symphony No.1 / Four Elizabethan Dances | Elizabeth Maconchy / Geoffrey Bush / Lennox Berkeley / William Alwyn | 1972 | Album |
| Shake Hands With The Devil | William Alwyn | 1959 | Album |
| Maconchy/Bush/Berkeley/Alwyn | Elizabeth Maconchy, Geoffrey Bush, Lennox Berkeley, William Alwyn | Album |
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