Written when Malcolm Arnold was just 22 and at the very beginning of his composing career Trio for Flute Viola and Bassoon delighted Arnold with its unusual sound combinations and trademark ‘wrong note harmonies’. The piece is an abstract energetic work full of intriguing rhythmic eccentricities.Malcolm Arnold was a British composer who earned an international reputation both as a composer of serious works including nine symphonies and as a composer of light music. He composed more than one hundred film scores among them the Oscar-winning music for The Bridge on the River Kwai the award-winning music for The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Whistle Down the Wind and Hobson’sChoice.

from the ballet 'Solitaire'. Par ARNOLD MALCOLM / SPARKE PHILIP (Arr.). En 1956, Sir Kenneth MacMillan créa un ballet en un acte pour le ballet du théâtre de Sadler?s Wells, à Londres. Il sélectionna la musique de plusieurs des English Dances (Danses anglaises) que Sir Malcolm Arnold avait composées en 1950 et 1951 et avaient été fort bien reçues. Le compositeur écrivit deux nouvelles danses, une Sarabande et une Polka, spécialement pour le ballet, qui fut créé au théâtre de Sadler?s Wells en juin 1956. Devenues des ?uvres à part entière dans les salles de concert, ces nouvelles danses sont typiques d?Arnold : la Sarabande contient l?une de ses mélodies les plus mémorables, tandis que la Polka le montre sous son jour le plus excentrique et spirituel. / Date parution : 2022-10-12/ Répertoire / Brass Band

Andantino-English Dances Set I opus 27 is a light classic composition that was written for orchestra by the British composer Malcolm Arnold in 1950. The set contains four dances that continue without pause: the individual movements are indicated by the tempo markings. The work came about at the request of Bernard de Nevers at the time the head of publisher Alfred Lengnick and Co. who asked Arnold to write a suite of dances as an English counterpart to Dvo ákâ??s Slavonic Dances and Bartókâ??s Romanian Folk Dances. The première took place in the spring of 1951 played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. Following the success of the first set DeNevers asked the composer to write a second one which Arnold completed the next year (Op. 33). The Andantino from the first set has been skilfully arranged and orchestrated for brass band by Ray Farr. English Dances Set I opus 27 is a light classic composition that was written for orchestra by the British composer Malcolm Arnold in 1950. The set contains four dances that continue without pause: the individual movements are indicated by the tempo markings. The work came about at the request of Bernard de Nevers at the time the head of publisher Alfred Lengnick and Co. who asked Arnold to write a suite of dances as an English counterpart to Dvo ákâ??s Slavonic Dances and Bartókâ??s Romanian Folk Dances. The première took place in the spring of 1951 played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. Following the success of the first set DeNevers asked the composer to write a second one which Arnold completed the next year (Op. 33). The Andantino from the first set has been skilfully arranged and orchestrated for brass band by Ray Farr.

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Malcolm Arnold composed his Second Flute Concerto in 1972 for Richard Adeney, who premiered it at the Aldeburgh Festival with the English Chamber Orchestra. Cast in three movements, this delightful 14-minute concerto is scored for solo flute, pairs of oboes and horns, and strings. / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. The first performance of Malcolm Arnold's Duo For Flute And Viola was given by John Francis and Bernard Davies at Salle Erard, London, in December 1946. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Alto

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Malcolm Arnold’s Fantasy for Descant Recorder is an exciting, varied piece which explores the range of the instrument. With a combination of lively, highly ornamented phrases and slow, lyrical lines, this work in an excellent opportunity to showcase your abilities to transport a listener through various moods.   / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Flûte à Bec

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. The full score for Symphony #8 Op.121 , a contemporary masterpiece by Malcolm Arnold, composed in 1979. It is a substantial work with clever and fascinating orchestration./ Répertoire / Conducteur

The River Kwai March was composed by Malcolm Arnold for the 1957 film The Bridge On The River Kwai. It is a counterpoint melody to the well-known theme tune of the film the Colonel Bogey March which was written earlier by the British Army Bandmaster Kenneth J Aldford. It has been arranged here for solo Piano.Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) was an English composer who is best remembered for his film scores most famously the St Trinian's series. However he also wrote several orchestral works and ballets. He studied Trumpet and composition at the RCM before becoming a professional trumpeter playing as Principal Trumpet with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. The first performance of the Four Irish Dances was given by the Wren Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold as part of the Leeds Castle Festival on 10th October 1987. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Conducteur

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Fantasy for Cello, Op.130 by Malcolm Arnold. The first performance was given by Julian Lloyd Webber at the Wigmore Hall on 13th December 1987./ Répertoire / Violoncelle