Canadian composer and musicologist (b. March 15, 1900, in Montreal – d. January 7, 1964, in Los Angeles).
He was the first Western composer to make an ethnomusicological study of Bali and also composed music influenced by that of Bali and Java.
ALBUMS
Debussy* · Hindemith* · Ives* · Janáček* · McPhee* · Petrassi* · Ravel* · Ruggles* · Schreker* · Scriabin* · Steuermann* · Strauss* · Varèse* · Wagner* · Zemlinsky* · SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden U. Freiburg* · Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart Des SWR* · Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken · Michael Gielen
Michael Gielen Edition Vol. 7 1961-2006
2018, 8xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, SWR Music, 
,
, Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
Poulenc* - McPhee* - Adams* / GrauSchumacher Piano Duo • Trio Mediæval • Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin • Brad Lubman
Concerti III
2017, CD, NEOS, Deutschlandradio Kultur
Britten*, McPhee*, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
The Prince Of The Pagodas Suite / Tabuh-Tabuhan
2003
Harrison*, Henry Cowell, McPhee*, Hovhaness*
Suite For Violin Piano & Orchestra / Homage To Iran / Nocturne / Koke No Niwa, The Holy City, Triptych
2000, CD, Comp, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), 
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, Modern
Benjamin Britten, Colin McPhee, Goldstone & Clemmow*
Works For Two Pianos
1998, CD, Album, Olympia (2)
Colin McPhee, The Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk
Tabuh-Tabuhan
1997, CD, CBC Records
Colin McPhee - Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra*, Dennis Russell Davies
Colin McPhee
1996, CD, ,
, Contemporary
McPhee*, Freedman*, Louie*, Aitken* - The Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk
Music For Heaven And Earth
1995, CD, Album, CBC Records, 
,
, Contemporary
Benjamin Britten, Pears*, McPhee*, Curzon*, Brain*, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo / Music Of Bali / British Folk Songs / Introduction & Rondo Alla Burlesca / Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Pearl, 
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, Modern
McPhee* / Ung* / Harrison* - American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies
Tabuh-Tabuhan / Inner Voices / Suite For Symphonic Strings
1995, CD, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
Colin McPhee - Robert Aitken (2) • New Music Concerts* • Arraymusic* • The Evergreen Club Gamelan*
Ô Bali: Colin McPhee And His Legacy
1993, CD, CBC Records
McPhee* / Sessions* / Thomson* / Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
Tabuh-Tabuhan / The Black Maskers / Symphony On A Hymn Tune / The Feast Of Love
1992, CD, Comp, RE, Mercury, Mercury Living Presence
The Louisville Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss*, Colin McPhee
Discourse For Orchestra / Symphony No. 2, Pastoral
1975
Richard Wilson (22) / Colin McPhee
Music For Solo Flute / Concert Piece For Violin And Piano / Concerto For Piano With Wind Octette Accompaniment
1973, LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), ,
, Contemporary/Modern
Wallingford Riegger / Colin McPhee / Otto Luening
Fantasy And Fugue / Nocturne / Synthesis For Orchestra And Electronic Sound / Fantasia For Organ
1966
Roger Sessions / Colin McPhee, Howard Hanson, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra
The Black Maskers / Tabuh-Tabuhan
1959, ,
, Modern
Colin McPhee / Elliott Carter : Howard Hanson Conducting The Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra*
Tabuh-Tabuhan / The Minotaur
1956, ,
, Contemporary/Ballet/Suite
Roger Sessions / Colin McPhee
Second String Quartet / Concerto For Piano With Wind Octette Accompaniment
1956
Colin McPhee, Benjamin Britten, Georges Barrère
The Music Of Bali
1941, 3xShellac, 10", Album, Schirmer Record
Colin McPhee / Ernest Bloch / Gunther Schuller, Howard Hanson / Antal Dorati
Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sinfonia Breve / Seven Studies On Themes Of Paul Klee
, Modern
APPEARANCES +
Adams*, Stravinsky*, Gershwin*, Copland*, Lukas Geniušas, Anna Geniushene
Hallelujah Junction
2025, CD, Album, Alpha Classics
Percussion Art Ensemble
Origins2: Forgotten Percussion Works, Vol. 2
2020, CD, Album, Kreating SounD
New Music String Quartet
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
2019, 10xCD, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Mono, RM, Sony Classical, ,
, Modern/Classical/Baroque/Romantic
Thomas Bartlett & Nico Muhly
Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Music
2018, ,
, Modern Classical
Various
Bali 1928 - Anthology: The First Recordings
2016, CD, Comp, Enh, World Arbiter
Charisse Baldoria
Gamelan On Piano
2015, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
Mercury Living Presence - The Collector's Edition #2
2013, 6xLP, Album + Box, Ltd, Mercury, Mercury, Mercury, Mercury, Mercury, Mercury, ,
, Classical
Patricia O'Callaghan, Bryce Kulak, Lori Gemmell, Tom Allen
Bohemians in Brooklyn
2013, CD, Not On Label, ,
, Musical/Cabaret
Jeroen Van Veen (2) & Friends Elizabeth Bergmann, Marcel Bergmann, Tamara Rumiantsev, Sandra Van Veen
Minimal Piano Collection Volume X-XX: Compositions For 2 To 6 Pianos
2010, 11xCD + CD-ROM + Box, Brilliant Classics
Various
Bali 1928 I: Gamelan Gong Kebyar
2010, CD, Comp, Enh, World Arbiter
Various
Bali 1928 I: Gamelan Gong Kebyar
2010, CD, Comp, Enh, World Arbiter
Goldstone & Clemmow*
Orientale
2005, CD, Album, Divine Art
Various
MoMu - Meisterwerke Des 20. Jahrhunderts
2005, 2x CD, ,
, Contemporary
Steffen Schleiermacher
Hommage À Walter Spies
2003, CD, Album, MDG
Sonja* & Shanti*
The 20th Century Piani Duets Collection
2003, CD, Membran International GmbH
Dreamtiger
East-West Encounters
1982
CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra*, John Avison
Walter Buczynski / Colin McPhee / Oskar Morawetz
1977, LP, CBC Radio Canada
Gamelan Gong Sekar Anjar And Gendèr Wajang Quartet*
The Exotic Sounds Of Bali
1963, Vinyl, 
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, Gamelan
The Louisville Orchestra, Robert Whitney
...Recordings Of Works Commissioned By The Louisville Philharmonic Society
1961, 6xLP, Mono + Box, First Edition Records
Wallingford Riegger, New Art Wind Quintet, Harriet Wingreen / Ezra Laderman, New York Woodwind Quintet, The Saidenberg Chamber Players, Sam Baron*
Concerto For Piano And Woodwind Quintet / Theme, Variations And Finale For Winds And Strings
1959, LP, Mono, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
The Louisville Orchestra
Louisville Orchestra First Edition Records 1959
1959, 6xLP, Mono + Box, First Edition Records, First Edition Records, First Edition Records, First Edition Records, First Edition Records, First Edition Records
Henry Cowell / Robert Kelly
Music 1957 / Symphony No. 2
1959
Sylvia Marlowe
Music for the Harpsichord
1959
Arnold Franchetti / Hunter Johnson
Three Italian Masques / Trio For Flute, Oboe And Piano
1959
Johan Franco / Mary Howe
The Virgin Queen's Dream Monologue / Fantasy For Cello And Orchestra / Castellana / Stars; Sand
1958, LP, Mono, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI), Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Various
Music To Live By
1956, Vinyl,
The Gamelan Orchestra From Pliatan, Indonesia
Music Of Bali
1956
Gamelan Orchestra from the Village of Pliatan, Bali, Indonesia* - Anak Agung Gde Mandera
Dancers Of Bali
1952
American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Robert Austin Boudreau
Music Of The Americas
CD, Not On Label (American Wind Symphony Orchestra Self-released)
Sylvia Marlowe
Harpsichord Concert: Music Of Mozart, Purcell, Handel, Byrd, Haydn, Couperin, Rameau, More
LP, Ltd, Sine Qua Non
American Wind Symphony Orchestra
American Wind Symphony Orchestra
Cass, Album, Dol, Not On Label (American Wind Symphony Orchestra Self-released)
Benjamin Britten
The Modern "Orpheus Britannicus" (1913 - 1976)
4xCD, Quadromania, 
Rea Beaumont
Creating A Landscape
2009, CD, Album, Shrinking Planet Productions
John McCabe (2), Tamami Honma
Two Pianos
2005, CD, Album, Dutton
Various
The Roots Of Gamelan
1999, CD, Album, World Arbiter
Various
Introduction To Canadian Music / Florilège De La Musique Canadienne
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Naxos
Various
Classic CD - 74
1996, CD, Comp, Classic CD,
Various
Forum Clássica 5
1996, CD, Comp, Grupo Forum, 
Peter Togni*, Various
The Stereo Morning Collection - Peter Togni's Favourite CBC Records
1996, CD, CBC Records
Atelier De Gamelan De L'Université De Montréal, Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne*, Lorraine Vaillancourt, Jean-Eudes Vaillancourt
Bali À Montréal
1992, CD, UMMUS
Christobel Weerasinghe
Indonesia - Its Music And Its People
, Field Recording/Spoken Word/Gamelan
