20th Century English Composers

Lord Berners : Trois Morceaux for orchestra (1916)

Lord Berners : Fantaisie espagnole for orchestra (1918-19)

Lord Berners : The Triumph of Neptune, Suite from the ballet (1926)

Lord Berners : Les Sirènes, Ballet in one act (1946)

Maurice Blower (1894-1982) : Symphony in C major (1939)

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) : Three Folk Dances, for string orchestra (1912)

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) : Concerto No. 1 in C minor for oboe and string orchestra (1936)

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) : Concerto for flute and string orchestra (1937)

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) : Concerto for string orchestra (Four English Pieces) (1937)

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) : Symphony No. 3 in B minor (1937)

Rutland Boughton (1878-1960) : Aylesbury Games, for string orchestra (1952)

Dora Bright (1862-1951) : Variations for piano and orchestra (1910)

Geoffrey Bush (1920-98) : In Praise of Mary, Cantata for soprano, chorus, organ & orchestra (1955)

Herbert Chappell (1934-2019) : Concerto No. 1 for guitar and orchestra 'Caribbean Concerto' (1980s)

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor : Othello, Suite from the incidental music Op. 79 (1909)

Peter Maxwell Davies: Dances from The Two Fiddlers, for violin & instrumental ensemble Op.78b (1978)

Peter Maxwell Davies : Two pieces from the Yellow Cake Review, for solo piano Op. 89 (1980)

Peter Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise for orchestra with bagpipes Op. 120a (1984-85)

Peter Maxwell Davies : An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise for orchestra with bagpipes Op.120a (1984-85)

Peter Maxwell Davies: A Spell for Green Corn, The Macdonald Dances for violin & orch. Op. 161 (1993)

Peter Maxwell Davies : Mavis in Las Vegas, for orchestra Op. 184 (1997)

Peter Maxwell Davies : Maxwell's Reel, with Northern Lights for orchestra Op. 191 (1998)

Madeleine Dring (1923-77) : Festival Scherzo, for piano and string orchestra (1951)

Madeleine Dring (1923-77) : Danza Gaya (publ. 1964), arranged for winds

George Dyson : Children's Suite for small orchestra after Walter De La Mare (ca. 1922)

George Dyson : At the Tabard Inn, Overture to The Canterbury Pilgrims (1943)

George Dyson : Concerto da Chiesa for string quartet and string orchestra (1949 rev. 1951-52)

Lilian Elkington (1900-69) : Out of the Mist, tone poem (1921)

Ernest Farrar (1885-1918) : Rhapsody No. 1 for orchestra, The Open Road Op. 9 (1908)

Ernest Farrar (1885-1918) : English Pastoral Impressions for orchestra Op.26 (1915)

Ernest Farrar (1885-1918) : Heroic Elegy for orchestra Op. 36 (1918)

Gerald Finzi : Nocturne (New Year Music) for orchestra Op. 7 (1926 rev. ca. 1946)

Gerald Finzi compl. Ferguson : The Fall of the Leaf, Elegy for orchestra Op. 20 (1929 rev. 1939-41)

Eric Fogg (1903-39) : Merok, tone poem for orchestra (1929)

Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950) : Overture to a Comedy (1906)

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) : The Betrothal, Ballet from the incidental music Op. 34 (1921)

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) : Symphony No. 1 in E major Op. 70 (1931-32)

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) : Peacock Pie, Suite for strings and piano (1933)

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) : Concertino for piano and string orchestra Op. 103 (1942)

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) : Symphony No. 3 In B-flat major 'Westmorland' Op. 104 (1943-44)

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960) : Miniature Dance Suite, for string orchestra Op. 124 (1949)

Gavin Gordon (1901-70) : The Rake's Progress, Suite from the ballet (1935)

Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) : War Elegy, for orchestra (1920)

Ivor Gurney (1890-1937) : A Gloucestershire Rhapsody, for orchestra (1919-21)

Victor Hely-Hutchinson (1901-47) : Carol Symphony (1927)

Imogen Holst (1907-84) ed. Hindmarsh: The Unfortunate Traveller, Suite for string orchestra(1929-30)

Imogen Holst (1907-84) : Two Fanfares (1966)

Imogen Holst (1907-84) : Leiston Suite for brass quartet (1967)

Dorothy Howell (1898-1982) : Lamia, symphonic poem (1918)

Dorothy Howell (1898-1982) : Two Pieces for muted strings (1926)

John Ireland : Concerto in E-flat major for piano and orchestra (1930)

John Ireland : A Downland Suite for brass band (1932)

John Ireland arr. Composer/G. Bush : A Downland Suite for string orchestra (1932 arr. 1941/1978)

John Ireland arr. Ray Steadman-Allen : Comedy Overture (1934), arranged for concert band

John Ireland : A Maritime Overture, for concert band (1944)

Gordon Langford (1930-2017) : Harmonious Variations on a Theme of Handel for brass band (1977)

Willliam Lloyd Webber (1914-82) : Aurora, tone poem for orchestra (1948)

William Lovelock (1899-1986) : Sinfonia Concertante for organ and orchestra (1968)

Robin Milford (1903-59) : Concertino in E major for piano and string orchestra (1955)

Ernest John Moeran : In the Mountain Country, symphonic impression (1921)

Ernest John Moeran : Two Rhapsodies for Orchestra (1922/1924 rev. 1941)

Ernest John Moeran : Two Pieces for small orchestra (1931-32)

Ernest John Moeran : Farrago, Suite for orchestra (1932)

Ernest John Moeran : Rhapsody in F-sharp major for piano and orchestra (1943)

Ernest John Moeran : Sinfonietta for orchestra (1944)

Ernest John Moeran : Overture for a Masque (1944)

Ernest John Moeran : Serenade in G major for orchestra, published version (1948)

James Moody (1907-95) : Little Suite for harmonica and small orchestra (1960)

James Moody (1907-95) : Quintet for harmonica and string quartet (1972)

James Moody (1907-95) : Suite dans le style francais, for harmonica and harp (1979)

Christopher Palmer (1946-95) (after Malcolm Arnold) : Fantasy on Christmas Carols (1991)

Hubert Parry : From Death to Life, Symphonic Poem in two connected movements (1914)

Roger Quilter : Where the Rainbow Ends, Suite from the Incidental Music (1911)

Cyril Rootham (1875-1938) : Miniature Suite for string orchestra and piano Op. 61 (1921)

Cyril Rootham (1875-1938) : The Psalm of Adonis for orchestra Op. 84 (1931)

Gerard Schurmann (1924-2020) : Six Studies of Francis Bacon, for orchestra (1968)

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) : String Quartet in E minor (1902 rev. 1912)

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) : The Wreckers, Overture to the opera in three acts (1902-04)

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) : The Boatswain's Mate, Overture to the opera in one act (1913-14)

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) : Two Interlinked French Folk Melodies, ex Entente cordiale (1923 arr. 1929)

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) : Concerto in A major for violin, horn and orchestra (1926)

Susan Spain-Dunk (1880-1962) ed. Peter Cigleris : Suite in B minor for string orchestra (1920)

Susan Spain-Dunk (1880-1962) ed. Peter Cigleris : Lament for string orchestra (1934)

Michael Spivakovsky (1919-83) : Concerto for harmonica and orchestra (1951)

Bernard Stevens (1916-83) : A Symphony of Liberation Op. 7 (1945)

Vilém Tauský (1910-2004) : Coventry, a meditation for string orchestra (1941)

Vilém Tauský (1910-2004) : Concertino for harmonica, strings, harp and percussion (1973)

Geoffrey Toye (1889-1942) : The Haunted Ballroom, ballet in three scenes (1934)

Gilbert Vinter (1909-69) : Salute to Youth, Suite for brass band (1961)

Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) : An Old Song, for small orchestra (1917)

Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) : Three carols for chorus and organ (published 1923)

Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine) : Four carols for unaccompanied and accompanied chorus (1927)

Constance Warren (1905-84) : Heather Hill, for string orchestra (1929-32)

Imogen Holst et al. : Variations on an Elizabethan Theme for string orchestra (1953)

Malcolm Arnold et al. : Severn Bridge, Variations on a Welsh Hymn Tune for orchestra (1966)

Oliver Knussen et al. : Variations on 'Sumer is icumen in', for orchestra (1987)

Neville Dilkes conducts English Idyll (originally from EMI LP ESD 7101)

Rule Britannia! for the Silver Jubilee, conducted by Sir Charles Groves (orig. from EMI LP ASD 3341)

English Seasons - A Year in Music, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner (from Philips)

Sweet Swan of Avon - Dances from British incidental music for Shakespeare plays