Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Written to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of the legendary oboist Leon Goossens, and first performed by him and the Carter Trio in 1958, this delightful 13-minute quartet is a fine showcase of Malcolm Arnold?s melodic gifts.  The work unfolds over three elegant movements, always engaging and directly communicative. / Ensemble Music / Répertoire / Hautbois, Violon, Alto et Vio…

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Malcolm Arnold is one of the most versatile and prolific British composers of the post war era. This is his Fantasy For Trombone , Opus 101 from 1969. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Trombone

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. String Quartet #2 Op. 118 by Malcolm Arnold was first performed at the 1976 Aldeburgh Festival by the Allegri Quartet. This new edition has been arranged for two violins, viola and cello./ Répertoire / Alto, Violon et Violoncelle

Malcolm Arnold's ballet in one act Electra is presented here as a full study score. Based on a reduced version of Sophocles' play Arnold's ballet was commissioned by the Royal Ballet and first performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden on the 26th of March 1963. Electra lasts around 15 minutes and was given its first concert performance by the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Festi…

Malcolm Arnold's Three Shanties arranged for Wind Octet by João M. Pereira. Set of parts.Three Shanties was composed in 1943 and is dedicated to the Portuguese Navy Band Wind Octet.The piece is arranged here for two Oboes two Clarinets in Bb two Horns in F and two Bassoons.

Guitar Concerto Opus 67 was commissioned by Julian Bream who gave the first performance in Aldeburgh with the Melos Ensemble. It is an overt tribute to Jazz and especially to Django Reinhardt. This is particularly evident in the long slow movement which someone once described as a script for a Hitchcock thriller.The most remarkable feature of Arnold?s Guitar Concerto is that the composer cleverly …

A vivid and frank account of the life times and music of Britain's most misunderstood composer. Malcolm Arnold rose to fame and acclaim in the 1950s composing countless film score and works for the stage that were characterised by a distinctive melodic style that captured the post-war optimism. As musical tastes shifted towards the distinctly anti-melodic avant garde Arnold suffered severe depr…

Malcolm Arnold wrote this little fantasy in the early 1960s as a present for his children Katherine and Robert to play together. Even as a miniature it has many of the hallmarks of the Arnold style such as the evocative melodic writing together with the occasional dark dissonance. It was written at a time when Arnold was deeply into film music. Perhaps this is why in the famous film Whistle Do…