Malcolm Arnold

A fascinating work from the end of Malcolm Arnold's composing life, written at the same time as his 9th Symphony. Opus 129.

This collection, published for the first time, dates from 1937 when Arnold was still only 15, to 1945 by which time he had composed his overture Beckus the Dandipratt, much chamber music and his 1st H...

This new volume brings together four more previously unpublished pieces. They share an interesting connection - each never fulfilled its original intention... For more details of Sir Malcolm's fascina...

Fantasy for Guitar by Malcolm Arnold, edited by Julian Bream, who gave the first performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall in May 1971.

This is indeed a substantial piece of music and there is never any doubt it was written by a symphonist. The orchestration is both clever and brilliant. . .a contemporary masterpiece.Schenectady Gazet...

The chilling slow movement seems to me to be one of the great symphonic essays written by an Englishman.Michael Kennedy, Daily Telegraph, 1 June 1991, Instrumentation: picc.2.2.2.2.cbsn – 4331 – timp...

Transcribed by Charles Sayre. From the warmth of the opening theme to the imitation of terrors of battle, this extraordinary selection captures the full spectrum of musical emotions. Essential for you...

From the classic WWII film from 1957 Bridge on the River Kwai, here is Malcolm Arnold's famous march that incorporates Kenneth Alford's Colonel Bogey March along with Arnold's original counterline mel...

This work is an arrangement and orchestration of Malcolm Arnold's Piano Sonata, which he wrote in 1942, produced for alto saxophone and strings by David Ellis in 1994 at the request of the composer. I...

English composer Malcolm Arnold wrote this compact sonatina in 1951 and it has since become one of his most popular instrumental works. As always with Arnold, it is impeccably crafted: the first movem...

Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921) put an end to his career as leading trumpeter with several famous London symphony orchestras to become a full-time composer. He became world famous with his soundtrack music...

Peterloo is the derisive name given to an incident on 16 August 1819, in St Peter's Fields, Manchester, when an orderly crowd of some 8,000 people met to hear a speech on political reform. On the orde...

Instrumentation: 2222 – 4230 – timp – perc(1): cyms/glsp/tam-t/BD – strings