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

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

Label:	BBC Radio Classics – 15656 91817
Format:	2 x CD
Country:	UK
Released:	1996
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Neo-Romantic, Modern

Tracklist

1-1	Peterloo - Overture, Op. 97 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – BBC Symphony Orchestra	8:42
	Concerto For Two Pianos (Three Hands), Op. 104 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – BBC Symphony Orchestra Piano – Cyril Smith (2), Phyllis Sellick
1-2	Allegro Moderato	5:39
1-3	Andante	4:22
1-4	Allegro	3:15
	Song Of Simeon - A Nativity Masque, Op. 69 Bass Vocals [Innkeeper] – Forbes Robinson Bass Vocals [Joseph] – Christopher Keyte Chorus – Ambrosian Singers* Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Contralto Vocals [Innkeeper's Wife] – Jean Allister Narrator [Woman From Galilee's Son] – Simon Hutton Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra Soprano Vocals [A Woman From Galilee] – Ursula Connors Soprano Vocals [Mary] – Ann Dowdall Tenor Vocals [Simeon] – Ian Partridge Bass Vocals [Innkeeper] – Forbes Robinson Bass Vocals [Joseph] – Christopher Keyte Chorus – Ambrosian Singers* Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Contralto Vocals [Innkeeper's Wife] – Jean Allister Narrator [Woman From Galilee's Son] – Simon Hutton Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra Soprano Vocals [A Woman From Galilee] – Ursula Connors Soprano Vocals [Mary] – Ann Dowdall Tenor Vocals [Simeon] – Ian Partridge
1-5	Prelude	1:34
1-6	The Place Of The Annunciation	4:48
1-7	The Inn At Bethlehem	8:45
1-8	Susanna's Dance	2:33
1-9	Shepherd's Song	2:56
1-10	Arak's Scene	3:11
1-11	Processional Hymn	2:11
1-12	Outside The Temple	3:01
	Viola Concerto, Op. 108 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – Northern Sinfonia Viola – Roger Best
1-13	Allegro Con Spirito	7:39
1-14	Andante Con Moto	8:30
1-15	Allegro Vivace	2:32
	Four Cornish Dances, Op. 91 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
1-16	Vivace	1:41
1-17	Andantino	3:04
1-18	Con Moto E Sempre Senza Parodia	2:18
1-19	Allegro Ma Non Troppo	2:26
2-1	The Fair Field - Overture, Op. 110 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – BBC Symphony Orchestra	9:17
	Concerto For Two Violins, Op. 77 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra Violin – Alan Loveday, Frances Mason	(17:10)
2-2	Allegro Risoluto	6:16
2-3	Andantino	8:01
2-4	Vivace	2:52
	Fantasy For Solo Harp, Op. 117 Harp – Osian Ellis
2-5	Lament	2:37
2-6	March	1:28
2-7	Nocturne	2:23
2-8	Scherzo	1:39
2-9	Finale	1:18
	Sinfonietta No. 1, Op. 48 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
2-10	Allegro Comodo	3:39
2-11	Allegretto	3:58
2-12	Allegro Con Brio	2:41
	Horn Concerto No. 2, Op. 58 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Horn – Alan Civil Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
2-13	Con Energia	4:59
2-14	Andante Grazioso	3:36
2-15	Vivace	3:27
	Five Blake Songs, Op. 66 Conductor – Sir Malcolm Arnold* Contralto Vocals – Pamela Bowden Orchestra – BBC Northern Orchestra*
2-16	Moderato	2:09
2-17	Allegro	2:02
2-18	Allegretto	2:56
2-19	Andante Con Moto	4:16
2-20	Lento	3:05

Companies, etc.

Licensed To – Carlton Classics
Record Company – Carlton Home Entertainment Limited
Recorded At – Royal Albert Hall
Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Recorded At – Maida Vale Studios
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BBC Audio International, Ltd.
Made By – PDO, UK – 10426861
Made By – PDO, UK – 20426861
Published By – Faber Music Ltd.
Published By – Paterson's Publications Ltd.
Published By – British & Continental
Remastered At – BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Credits

Artwork [Front Cover Caricature] – Gerard Hoffnung
Composed By, Liner Notes – Sir Malcolm Arnold*
Liner Notes – Piers Burton-Page, Stan Hibbert
Producer – C.B. Samuelson (tracks: 2-1), David Ellis (4) (tracks: 2-16 to 2-20), James Burnett (tracks: 1-5 to 1-12, 1-16 to 1-19, 2-13 to 2-15), James Langley (tracks: 1-13 to 1-15), Jillian M. White* (tracks: 2-5 to 2-9), Paul Reding (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-2 to 2-4, 2-10 to 2-12)
Remastered By – John Hunt (9)

Notes

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