Malcolm Arnold
One of the best-known British composers of the 20th century, Malcolm Arnold was a true eclectic, composing everything from symphonies and ballets to concertos and film scores. His music is constantly engaging and directly communicative, but behind the popular image of Arnold is a much more complex personality, with a remarkably rich output to match.
Discography
| Title | Performer(s) | Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary Overture | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2005 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Anniversary Overture | BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1998 | Conifer Classics | Buy Now | |
| Anniversary Overture | David Nettle/Richard Markham/London Musici/Mark Stephenson/Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band/Elgar Howarth/BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 2001 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Brass Quintet No.2 | Angela Whelan/Tim Thorpe/Katy Pryce/Sam Elliott/Fine Arts Brass/Stephen Roberts | 2007 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.2 | Thea King/English Chamber Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth | 1993 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.2 | Michael Collins/Karen Jones/London Musici/Mark Stephenson | 1993 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.2 | Emma Johnson/English Chamber Orchestra/Ivor Bolton | 2004 | ASV | Buy Now | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.2 | Wolfgang Meyer/Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.2 | Martin Fröst/Malmö Symphony Orchestra/Lan Shui | 1998 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Clarinet Concerto No.2 | Emma Johnson/English Chamber Orchestra/Ivor Bolton | 1995 | ASV | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for 28 Players | London Musici/Stephenson | 1992 | Conifer | ||
| Concerto for 28 Players | London Musici/Stephenson | 1993 | CD Review | ||
| Concerto for 28 Players | City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox | 1996 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | Antonio Piricone/Martin Roscoe/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Douglas Bostock | 2001 | RLPO Live | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | Cyril Smith/Phyllis Sellick/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1991 | EMI | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | David Nettle/Richard Markham/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1994 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | David Nettle/Richard Markham/London Musici/Mark Stephenson/Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band/Elgar Howarth/BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 2001 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | Cyril Smith/Phyllis Sellick/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 2007 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Pianos (3 hands) | Phillip Dyson/Kevin Sargent/Ulster Orchestra/Esa Heikkila | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra | Mainzer Virtuosi/Irina Borissova/Agnes Langer | 2013 | Sheva | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra | Peter Fisher/Maya Iwabuchi/Chamber Ensemble of London | 2013 | EM Records | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra | Kenneth Sillito/Lyn Fletcher/London Musici/Mark Stephenson | 1989 | Conifer | ||
| Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra | Igor Gruppman/Vesna Gruppman/San Diego Chamber Orchestra/Donald Barra | 1992 | Koch Int. Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Viola | London Musici/Stephenson | 1992 | Conifer | ||
| Concerto for Viola | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concerto for Viola | Jossif Radionov/The Musica Art Orchestra Sofia/Martin Panteleev | 2004 | Entercom Saurus Records | ||
| Duo for Flute and Viola | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Duo for Flute and Viola | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Duo for Flute and Viola | Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Bassoon | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Fantasy for Bassoon | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Bassoon | Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Cello | Julian Lloyd Webber | 1987 | ASV | ||
| Fantasy for Clarinet | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Fantasy for Clarinet | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Clarinet | Allison Rosser | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Clarinet | Deborah de Graaff | 2000 | Walsingham | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Clarinet | Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Clarinet | Emma Johnson/English Chamber Orchestra/Ivor Bolton | 1995 | ASV | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Descant Recorder | Michala Petri | 1989 | RCA Red Seal | ||
| Fantasy for Flute | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Fantasy for Flute | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Flute | Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Flute | James Galway/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner | 1997 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Flute | Sharon Bezaly | 2001 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Guitar | Sean Shibe | 2017 | Delphian | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Guitar | Martin Plackett | 1992 | Martin Plackett | ||
| Fantasy for Harp | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Horn | Angela Whelan/Tim Thorpe/Katy Pryce/Sam Elliott/Fine Arts Brass/Stephen Roberts | 2007 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Horn | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Fantasy for Horn | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Horn | Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Oboe | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Fantasy for Oboe | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Oboe | Nash Ensemble | 1996 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Trombone | Angela Whelan/Tim Thorpe/Katy Pryce/Sam Elliott/Fine Arts Brass/Stephen Roberts | 2007 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Trombone | Brett Baker | 2001 | Polyphonic Reproductions | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Trombone | Mark Lawrence | 1996 | D’note CLASSICS | ||
| Fantasy for Trumpet | Angela Whelan/Tim Thorpe/Katy Pryce/Sam Elliott/Fine Arts Brass/Stephen Roberts | 2007 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Trumpet | Bret Jackson | 2007 | Summit Records | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Tuba | Angela Whelan/Tim Thorpe/Katy Pryce/Sam Elliott/Fine Arts Brass/Stephen Roberts | 2007 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy for Tuba | Smithills Comprehensive School | 1995 | Park | ||
| Fantasy for Tuba | James Gourlay | 1994 | Doyen | ||
| Fantasy on a Theme of John Field | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1994 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy on a Theme of John Field | Peter Donohoe/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin Yates | 2015 | Dutton Epoch | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy on a Theme of John Field | Phillip Dyson/Kevin Sargent/Ulster Orchestra/Esa Heikkila | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Flourish for Orchestra, A | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2005 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Flourish for Orchestra, A | BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1998 | Conifer Classics | Buy Now | |
| Flute Concerto No.2 | Michael Collins/Karen Jones/London Musici/Mark Stephenson | 1993 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Flute Concerto No.2 | John Wallace/Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman del Mar/Richard Adeney/Ronald Thomas | 1990 | EMI | ||
| Flute Concerto No.2 | James Galway/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner | 1997 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Flute Concerto No.2 | Matej Grahek/Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra/Loris Voltolini | 2007 | Sazas | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 2006 | Lyrita | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1983 | EMI | ||
| Four Cornish Dances | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1979 | Lyrita | ||
| Four Cornish Dances | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1990 | Lyrita | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | Philharmonia Orchestra/Bryden Thomson | 1990 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra/Robert Farnon | 1995 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | Suffok Youth Orchestra | 1993 | Friends of Suff. YM | ||
| Four Cornish Dances | Queensland Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Penny | 1996 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | Hampshire County Youth Orchestra | 1991 | Sarum Sound | ||
| Four Cornish Dances | Grimethorpe Colliery Band/Elgar Howarth | 1994 | Conifer | ||
| Four Cornish Dances | Grimethorpe Colliery Band/Frank Renton | 1998 | BBC Worldwide Ltd | Buy Now | |
| Four Cornish Dances | David Nettle/Richard Markham/London Musici/Mark Stephenson/Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band/Elgar Howarth/BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 2001 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Four Irish Dances | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 2006 | Lyrita | Buy Now | |
| Four Irish Dances | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1990 | Lyrita | Buy Now | |
| Four Irish Dances | BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Andrew Davis | 2002 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Four Irish Dances | Philharmonia Orchestra/Bryden Thomson | 1990 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Four Irish Dances | Queensland Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Penny | 1996 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Larch Trees | London Musici/Stephenson | 1992 | Conifer | ||
| Larch Trees | David Nettle/Richard Markham/London Musici/Mark Stephenson/Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band/Elgar Howarth/BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 2001 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Oboe Quartet | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Oboe Quartet | Gareth Hulse/Marcia Crayford/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown | 1993 | Hyperion | ||
| Oboe Quartet | Michael Collins/Brian Wightman/John Pigneguy/Gareth Hulse/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Marcia Crayford | 1986 | Hyperion | ||
| Peterloo | James Gourlay/The Leyland Band/Michael Fowles | 2003 | Faber Music | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | The United States Navy Band/Captain William J. Phillips | 1995 | |||
| Peterloo | Sellers International Band | 2005 | Doyen | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2005 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1983 | EMI | ||
| Peterloo | Bunkyo University Wind Orchestra/Seiji Sagawa | 2004 | Brain Music (Japan) | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1987 | EMI | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | Kent Schools Wind Orchestra | 1991 | R Gurney | ||
| Peterloo | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1993 | EMI | ||
| Peterloo | National Children's Orchestra | 1995 | Nat Child. Orch. | ||
| Peterloo | BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1998 | Conifer Classics | Buy Now | |
| Peterloo | Cyril Smith/Phyllis Sellick/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 2007 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Philharmonic Concerto | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 2006 | LPO | Buy Now | |
| Philharmonic Concerto | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink | 2008 | LPO | Buy Now | |
| Philharmonic Concerto | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Bernard Haitink | 2007 | LPO | Buy Now | |
| Philharmonic Concerto | Peter Donohoe/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin Yates | 2015 | Dutton Epoch | Buy Now | |
| Philharmonic Concerto | BBC Concert Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1998 | Conifer Classics | Buy Now | |
| Recorder Concerto | Michala Petri/English Chamber Orchestra/Okko Kamu | 1995 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Recorder Concerto | English Chamber Orchestra/Michala Petri | 2000 | RCA Victor Gold Seal | Buy Now | |
| Recorder Concerto | Michala Petri/City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong/Jean Thorel | 2012 | OUR Recordings | Buy Now | |
| Rinaldo and Armida | Royal Aarhus Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra/Douglas Bostock | 2002 | Classico | Buy Now | |
| Rinaldo and Armida | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2009 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Sonata for Flute and Piano | Nash Ensemble | 2001 | Hyperion Helios | Buy Now | |
| Sonata for Flute and Piano | Gareth Hulse/Marcia Crayford/Roger Chase/Christopher Van Kampen/Judith Pearce/Ian Brown | 1993 | Hyperion | ||
| Sonata for Flute and Piano | Kenneth Smith/Paul Rhodes | 1990 | ASV | ||
| Sonata for Flute and Piano | James Galway/Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner | 1997 | RCA Victor Red Seal | Buy Now | |
| Sonata for Flute and Piano | Jeffrey Khaner/Charles Abramovic | 2002 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Sonata for Strings | Orchestra of St Paul's/Ben Palmer | 2015 | Somm | Buy Now | |
| String Quartet No 2 | Maggini Quartet | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| String Quartet No 2 | Ceruti Ensemble | 2001 | Guild | Buy Now | |
| String Quartet No 2 | McCapra Quartet | 1992 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Sweeney Todd Concert Suite | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1994 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Sweeney Todd Concert Suite | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2009 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Symphonic Study 'Machines' | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2000 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony for Brass | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/Howard Snell/John Iveson | 1996 | Decca London | Buy Now | |
| Symphony for Brass | Angela Whelan/Tim Thorpe/Katy Pryce/Sam Elliott/Fine Arts Brass/Stephen Roberts | 2007 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Symphony for Brass | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/Howard Snell | 2001 | Decca | Buy Now | |
| Symphony for Brass | Kensington Symphonic Brass/Russell Keable | 2006 | Dunelm | ||
| Symphony No 6 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 2002 | EMI | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 6 | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 2006 | LPO | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 6 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1994 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 6 | National SO of Ireland/Andrew Penny | 2001 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 6 | Andrew Penny/National SO of Ireland | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 6 | London SO/Richard Hickox | 1995 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 7 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1991 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 7 | National SO of Ireland/Andrew Penny | 2001 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 7 | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2001 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 7 | Andrew Penny/National SO of Ireland | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 7 | Peter Donohoe/Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin Yates | 2015 | Dutton Epoch | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 8 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley | 1991 | Conifer | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 8 | Bunkyo University Wind Orchestra/Seiji Sagawa | 2004 | Brain Music (Japan) | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 8 | National SO of Ireland/Andrew Penny | 2001 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 8 | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2001 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 8 | Andrew Penny/National SO of Ireland | 2007 | Naxos | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No 8 | Edgar Holmes/Hampshire CYO | 1994 | Sarum Sound | ||
| The Fair Field Overture | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba | 2005 | Chandos | Buy Now | |
| The Fair Field Overture | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Fair Field Overture | Wymondham SO | 1994 | D J Tapes | ||
| The Fair Field Overture | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold | 1992 | Reference Recs | ||
| The Pre-Goodman Rag | Royal Artillery Band | 2002 | SRC | Buy Now | |
| The Pre-Goodman Rag | Linda Merrick/RNCM Wind Orchestra/Guy Woolfenden | 2000 | Polyphonic | Buy Now | |
| The Return of Odysseus | City of Glasgow Chorus/Orchestra of Scottish Opera/Graham Taylor | 2006 | Divine Art | Buy Now | |
| The Song of Simeon | Ambrosian Singers/BBC Symphony Orchestra/English Chamber Orchestra/Royal Northern Sinfonia/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Malcolm Arnold/Alan Loveday/Francis Mason/Osian Ellis | 1996 | BBC Radio Classics | Buy Now | |
| Trumpet Concerto | John Wallace/Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman del Mar/Richard Adeney/Ronald Thomas | 1990 | EMI | ||
| Trumpet Concerto | John Wallace/Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman del Mar | 1985 | EMI | Buy Now | |
| Variations for Orchestra | City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox | 1996 | Chandos | Buy Now |