Alan Rawsthorne

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Alan Rawsthorne

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British composer (* 2 May 1905 in Haslingden, Lancashire; † 24 July 1971 in Cambridge).
He studied in Manchester and Berlin.

ALBUMS

William Walton*, William Alwyn, Kenneth Leighton, Lennox Berkeley, Alan Rawsthorne, Gordon Jacob, Clare Howick, Simon Callaghan

British Violin Sonatas

2020, CD, Album, Somm Recordings,

Moeran*, Clarke*, Jacob*, Patterson*, Rawsthorne*, Midori Komachi, Sophie Rosa, Simon Callaghan

2017, CD, Album, EM Records (10)

Xavier Jara, Castelnuovo-Tedesco*, Couperin*, Dowland*, Rawsthorne*, Bogdanović*, Assad*, Collins*

2017, CD, Album, Naxos,

Renaissance/Baroque/Modern/Contemporary

Jane Coop, CBC Radio Orchestra*, Mario Bernardi (2), Britten* / Rawsthorne* / Ireland* / Finzi*

English Piano Concerti

2017, CD, Album, Skylark Music

Alan Rawsthorne

A Portrait - Wind Concertos And Chamber Works

2017, CD, Comp, Prima Facie (2)

Rawsthorne*, Maggini Quartet*

String Quartets - Theme And Variations For Two Violins

2016, CD, Album, Naxos,

T. S. Eliot, Robert Donat, Alan Rawsthorne Conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra

Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats

Poetry/Spoken Word

Stanford* ∙ Vaughan Williams* ∙ Hoddinott* ∙ Williamson* ∙ Finzi* ∙ Foulds* ∙ Bridge* ∙ Rawsthorne* ∙ Ireland* ∙ Busch* ∙ Moeran* ∙ Berkeley* ∙ Scott*

British Piano Concertos

2014, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Lyrita,

Romantic/Modern

Moeran*, Rubbra*, Rawsthorne*, Paul Watkins (3), Huw Watkins

British Works For Cello And Piano - Volume 3

2013, CD, Chandos,

Alan Rawsthorne / Bernard Stevens, James Gibb

2008, CD, Mono, Lyrita

Alan Rawsthorne - Simon Callow, Jeremy Huw Williams, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones

Practical Cats / Street Corner Overture / Madame Chrysanthème Ballet Suite

2008, CD, Album, Dutton Epoch,

Alan Rawsthorne, Lennox Berkeley, Alan Bush - Jack Brymer, Alan Civil, The Music Group Of London, Aeolian Quartet*, Thea King, Alan Bush

Alan Rawsthorne / Lennox Berkeley / Alan Bush

Modern/Contemporary

Tippett*, Britten*, Arnold*, Berkeley*, Rawsthorne* / English Chamber Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Divertimentos, Sinfoniettas

2007, CD, Comp, RM, Lyrita,

Rawsthorne* - Malcolm Binns, Nicholas Braithwaite, Sir John Pritchard*, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra

Overture Street Corner / Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Symphonic Studies

2007, CD, Comp, Lyrita,

Arnold*, Bax*, Elgar*, Rawsthorne*, Walton*, Vaughan Williams*

English Symphonies Collection

2006, 25xCD, Comp + Box, Naxos,

Romantic/Modern

Alan Rawsthorne

Complete Piano Music

2006, CD, Dutton Epoch

Rawsthorne*, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones

Symphonies Nos. 1-3

Rawsthorne*, Peter Donohoe, Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa

Piano Concertos

2003, CD, Naxos

Stephen Hough, Alan Rawsthorne, Stephen Reynolds (6), Sir Edward Elgar, Granville Bantock, York Bowen, Frank Bridge, Kenneth Leighton

Stephen Hough's English Piano Album

2002, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Rawsthorne*, Jacob*, Cooke*, Thea King, Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle*, Alun Francis

Clarinet Concertos

Fricker*, Rawsthorne*, Vaughan Williams* - Susanne Stanzeleit, Julian Jacobson

2001, CD, Cala United

Arthur Bliss, Stanford*, Frederick Thurston, Myers Foggin, The Griller Quartet*, Jacob*, Rawsthorne*, Thea King, The Aeolian Quartet*

Frederick Thurston 1901-1953 Centenary Tribute (Quintet / 'Caoine' From Sonata Op. 129 / Quintet / Quartet)

2001, CD, Comp, Clarinet Classics,

Britten*, Rawsthorne*, Ireland*, Finzi* - Jane Coop, CBC Radio Orchestra*, Mario Bernardi

English Piano Concerti • Concertos Anglais Pour Piano

2001, CD, Album, CBC Records

Rawsthorne*, McCabe*, Peter Sheppard Skærved*, Christine Sohn, Tamami Honma

2001, CD, Album, Metier

Alan Rawsthorne, Rumon Gamba, BBC Philharmonic

The Film Music Of Alan Rawsthorne

2000, CD, Album, Chandos,

Rawsthorne*, Alexander Baillie, Stéphane Rancourt, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones

Cello Concerto / Oboe Concerto / Symphonic Studies

Alan Rawsthorne - The Fibonacci Sequence

Concerto For 10 Instruments / 2 Quintets / Sonatina / Suite

1999, CD, Album, ASV,

Contemporary/Modern

Constant Lambert, Warlock*, Rawsthorne*, Delius*

Constant Lambert -- Volume I - Conductor

1999, CD, Comp, Mono, Pearl,

Alan Rawsthorne - John Turner (5), Conrad Marshall, Rebecca Goldberg, Northern Chamber Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones

Concerto For String Orchestra / Divertimento For Chamber Orchestra

Alan Rawsthorne, John McCabe (2), Rogeri Trio*, Mark Messenger, Helen Roberts, Martin Outram, Julian Rolton

Piano Quintet ∙ Piano Trio ∙ Cello Sonata ∙ Concertante ∙ Viola Sonata (Chamber Music)

Modern/Contemporary

Berkeley*, Britten*, Rawsthorne*, Tippett*, Walton* - Anders Miolin

The Lion In The Lute / British Guitar Music

Alan Rawsthorne, Rebecca Hirsch, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend

Violin Concertos Nos. 1 And 2 / Fantasy Overture: Cortèges

Alan Rawsthorne – Flesch Quartet*

Four String Quartets

1997, CD, ASV Digital

Rawsthorne* / Simpson*, John Ogdon, Brenda Lucas, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard*, Constantin Silvestri

Piano Concertos

1996, CD, Comp, RM, BBC Radio Classics

Julian Lloyd Webber, John McCabe (2), Britten*, Rawsthorne*, Ireland*, Arnold*, Walton*

British Cello Music Volume 1

1996, CD, Album, ASV Digital,

Arthur Bliss, Alan Rawsthorne, Francis Routh, Redcliffe Ensemble

British Chamber Music For Clarinet And Strings

1996, CD, Album, Redcliffe Recordings

Symphonies 1, 2 & 3

1995, CD, Album, Lyrita

Julian Bream - Berkeley*, Henze*, Walton*, Martin*, Roussel*, Rawsthorne*, Smith Brindle*

Twentieth-Century Guitar

1993, CD, Comp, RCA Victor Gold Seal

Rawsthorne*, Addison*, Arnell*, Bliss*, Arnold*

The Composer Conducts

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, EMI Classics,

Rawsthorne* : Geoffrey Tozer (2) / The London Philharmonic* / Matthias Bamert

Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Concerto For Two Pianos

Alan Rawsthorne, The Little Orchestra Of London, Leslie Jones, University Ensemble Of Cardiff, George Isaac (3), Eric Harrison

Concerto For String Orchestra / Piano Quintet / Sonata For Cello And Piano

Britten*, Tippett*, Berkeley*, Rawsthorne*, English Chamber Orchestra, Norman Del Mar

Divertimento / Divertimento / Sinfonietta / Sinfonietta

1982, LP, Lyrita

Alan Rawsthorne, Sir William Walton, Havergal Brian, Malcolm Arnold

English Music For Violin And Piano

1982, LP, Auracle Records

Sergei Prokofiev, Alan Rawsthorne, Benjamin Britten

Peter And The Wolf, Practical Cats, The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

Alan Rawsthorne, Malcolm Binns, London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite

Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

William Alwyn, Francis Chagrin, Malcolm Arnold, Alan Rawsthorne, Geoffrey Bush, Walter Leigh

Britten* • Rawsthorne* • Chagrin* • Warlock* - Nicolas Flagello / Orchestra Da Camera Di Roma

20th Century English Music

Rawsthorne* - London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Pritchard

Symphony No 1 / Symphonic Studies

Rawsthorne*, Clifford Curzon / Barber*, Zara Nelsova

Piano Concerto, No. 2 / Cello Concerto

1974, LP, Comp, RM, Decca, Eclipse (2)

Rawsthorne*, Cardiff Festival Ensemble

Trio For Piano, Violin And Cello / Four Romantic Pieces / Sonatina / Theme And Four Studies / Concertante For Violin And Piano

1973, LP, Argo (2),

Alan Rawsthorne / Christopher Headington / Alexander Goehr / Robert Sherlaw Johnson / David Blake (4), John Ogdon

Modern British Piano Music

Priaulx Rainier, Alan Rawsthorne, Thea King, Aeolian Quartet*

String Trio Quanta, Clarinet Quartet

Rawsthorne*, Hoddinott*, University Ensemble Of Cardiff, Gervase de Peyer

Piano Quintet / Sonata For Cello And Piano / String Quartet No. 1, Op. 43/ Sonata For Clarinet And Piano. Op 50

1969, LP, Album, Pye Golden Guinea Records

Alan Rawsthorne / Nicholas Maw, The Music Group Of London

Quintet For Wind And Piano / Chamber Music For Wind And Piano

Rawsthorne* / Gerhard*, The BBC Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Norman Del Mar

Symphony No 3 / Concerto For Orchestra

Modern/Contemporary

Richard Rodney Bennett, John Dankworth, Alan Rawsthorne, Leonard Bernstein, Lennox Berkeley, John Gardner

Farnham Festival 1967

1967, LP, Mono, Erase (2)

Robert Donat / Dame Edith Evans* / Eliot* - Rawsthorne* / Shakespeare*

Practical Cats / Twenty Sonnets

Rawsthorne* - Dame Moura Lympany, Denis Matthews, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Rawsthorne; Piano Concertos 1 & 2

1966, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice

Rawsthorne*, The Alberni String Quartet*

String Quartets No 1, 2 & 3

Alan Rawsthorne, Lennox Berkeley, Peter Racine Fricker - The Little Orchestra Of London Conducted By Leslie Jones

Concerto For String Orchestra / Serenade For Strings / Prelude, Elegy And Finale, Opus 10

Алан Роусторн* / Алан Буш*

Современная Английская Музыка

1963, 2xLP, Mono, Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи

Алан Роусторн* - Гос. Симфонический Оркестр СССР*

Современная Английская Музыка

Alan Rawsthorne, Thea Musgrave, P.Racine Fricker*

Violin And Piano

Neo-Classical/Modern/Serial

Rawsthorne*, Rubbra*, Denis Matthews, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto In G Major, Op. 85

1958, LP, Mono, His Master's Voice

Britten* / Rawsthorne*, Jacques Abram / Moura Lympany*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges

Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Major, Op.13 / Piano Concerto No. 1

Alan Rawsthorne, Sir Michael Tippett - Philharmonia Orchestra, Constant Lambert, Walter Goehr

Symphonic Studies; Concerto For Double String Orchestra

Alan Rawsthorne, Clifford Curzon, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Concerto No.2 For Piano And Orchestra

Leslie Heward, Hallé Orchestra, Ernest John Moeran, Alan Rawsthorne, Denis Matthews

Symphony In G Minor. Four Bagatelles

1943, 6xShellac, 12", Album, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Vaughan Williams* / Dunhill* / Bantock* / Stanford* / Rawsthorne* / Fricker* – Susanne Stanzeleit • Julian Jacobson, Gusztáv Fenyò*

English Violin Sonatas

2xCD, RE, Portrait Classics,

Romantic/Modern

Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2

CD, Album, Mono, RM, EMI Classics

Alan Rawsthorne, The Pro Arte Orchestra*

Overture "Street Corner"

7", EP, 4 P, Pye Records

Rawsthorne*, Theo Olof, Manoug Parikian

Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Improvisations On A Theme Of Constant Lambert / Diveritmento

CD, BBC Radio Classics, Carlton Classics,

Britten*, Rawsthorne*, Chagrin*, Warlock*, Walton*, Orchestra Da Camera Di Roma, Nicolas Flagello

An English Collection

The Ten Best Cds Of The Month - Gramophone June 2000

2000, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine

APPEARANCES +

Erling Bløndal Bengtsson

A European Tribute To Erling Blöndal Bengtsson

2020, 2xCD, Comp, Danacord,

2020, CD, Album, EM Records (10),

Modern/Contemporary

The Decca Legacy

2019, 7xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Decca,

The Maggini Quartet

British String Quartets

2019, 20xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Naxos,

Neo-Romantic/Modern

Rawsthorne And Other Rarities

2018, CD, Album, Divine Art

A Recorded Legacy

2018, 6xCD, Comp, Nimbus Records,

Londinium Chamber Choir*, Andrew Griffiths

The Gluepot Connection

2018, CD, Album, Somm

British Symphonies

2016, 4xCD, Comp, Lyrita,

Romantic/Modern

Tristan Angenendt

Between The Centuries

2012, CD, KSG Exaudio

Louise Williams, David Owen Norris

Viola Sonatas: Idylls & Bacchanals

2012, 2xCD, Album, EM Records (10)

Clifford Curzon

Clifford Curzon Edition: Complete Recordings

Beethoven* ∙ Busoni* ∙ Chopin* ∙ Franck* ∙ Franck* ∙ Rachmaninov* ∙ Tippett*, John Ogdon

Legendary British Virtuoso

Celebrating 50 Years Devoted To British Music (Set Two: Gordon Jacob ~ William Wordsworth)

2009, 4xCD, Comp, Lyrita,

Romantic/Modern

Mark Bebbington, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Howard Williams

Concertos By Ferguson, Finzi, Austin & Rawsthorne

2009, CD, Album, Somm

Gramophone Collectors' Edition CD No 21 - The Real Dvorak - July 2008

2008, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine,

Emma Ferrand, Jeremy Young

Northern Lights (English Cello Sonatas 1920-1950)

2008, CDr, Meridian (2)

The City Of Prague Philharmonic

The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection

Graham Anthony Devine

British Guitar Music

2005, CD, Album, Naxos,

1954 British Hit Parade - Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 3

Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Barry Wordsworth

Tribute To Sir Fred

2004, 2xCD, Album, White Line

The Choir Of Queen's College, Cambridge

2004, CD, Guild

My England - A Collection Of Timeless English Concertos

Romantic/Modern/Contemporary/Concerto/Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli

BBC Legends: Bax, Rawsthorne, Elgar

2002, CD, BBC Music,

Gramophone Editor's Choice - February 2001

2001, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine,

Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Barry Wordsworth

British Light Music Discoveries 3

2000, CD, Album, ASV Digital

John Turner (5), Peter Lawson

John & Peter's Whistling Book

1999, 2xCD, Album, Forsyth Brothers Ltd.

Kenneth Leighton, Alan Rawsthorne, John Joubert, Lennox Berkeley, Peter Mellville Smith

Twentieth century piano duets (Davies Duo)

1999, CD, Comp, ASC Records,

Contemporary British Piano Music Volume 2

1998, CD, ASC Records

Oxford University Press House Composers

Twentieth Century Chamber Sampler

1995, CD, Oxford University Press,

Peter Lawson, Alan MacLean

English Music For Piano Duet

1995, CD, Albany Records,

Constant Lambert

Constant Lambert Conducts

1992, CD, Album, Mono, EMI Classics

Constant Lambert

Constant Lambert Conducts

1988, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice,

Romantic/Modern

Julian Lloyd Webber, John McCabe

British Cello Music

Isabel Beyer And Harvey Dagul

Chicken On A Wall And Other Piano Duets For Children Of All Ages

1982, LP, Four Hands Music

Thea King, Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle*, Alun Francis

Clarinet Concertos

20th Century British Piano Concertos

1977, 4xLP, Album, Comp + Box, Comp, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Exultate Singers, Garrett O'Brien

A Garland For The Queen

1977, LP, RCA Gold Seal,

Walter Mony, Lucien Grujon, Kathleen Alister

Nederburg Harp Trio In Concert

City Of Southampton Youth Orchestra And Choir

City Of Southampton Youth Orchestra And Choir 1973

1973, LP, Strobe Records (5)

Twentieth Century Piano Music

1969, LP, Pye Golden Guinea Records

Twentieth Century Piano Music

Northern Sinfonia, Boris Brott

British Music Of The 20th Century

The Elizabethan Singers Directed By Louis Halsey

Carols Of Today

Pro Arte Orchestra

English Light Music

History Of Music In Sound Vol. X

Clifford Curzon, Sir Malcolm Sargent, The London Symphony Orchestra*

Concerto No. 2 For Piano & Orchestra

The Frank Merrick Edition

LP, Rare Recorded Editions,

Stephen Hough's English Piano Album

Madeleine Mitchell

Violin Conversations

2023, CD, Naxos,

Irin Prechanvinit

Forest Paintings - 20th Century Guitar Music

2015, CD, Album, Dig, First Hand Records

English Violin Duos

2012, CD, Album, NMC (3)

Clifford Curzon

Decca Recordings 1949-1964 Vol. I

2003, 4xCD, Mono, Ltd, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Decca

Jonathan Richards

Elegy – 20th Century British Guitar Music

1998, CD, Album, Divine Art,

The Ladykillers (Music From Those Glorious Ealing Films)

John Ireland, Eric Parkin

His Friends And Pupils

1983, 2xLP, Gat, Chandos

Interprète Au Piano

LP, Album, Alpha (34),