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CURRENT DISCOGRAPHY (last updated 4 February 2019)

 

Orchestral

Concertante Pastorale

Northern Chamber Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.553567

Concerto for String Orchestra

Northern Chamber Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.553567

Coronation Overture

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Dutton CDLX 7203

Cortèges – Fantasy Overture

(i) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Lionel Friend. Naxos 8.554420

(ii) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth. Lyrita SRCD 318

Divertimento for Chamber Orchestra

(i) Northern Chamber Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.553567

(ii) BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra/Bryden Thomson. BBC Carlton Classics 15656 91952

(iii) English Chamber Orchestra/Norman Del Mar. Lyrita SRCD 257

Elegiac Rhapsody

Northern Chamber Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.553567

Improvisations on a Theme by Constant Lambert

(i) BBC Concert Orchestra/Frank Shipway. BBC Carlton Classics 15656 91952

(ii) Ulster Orchestra/Takuo Yuasa Naxos 8.555959

Light Music for Strings

Northern Chamber Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.553567

Madame Chrysanthème – Ballet (complete)

Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Barry Wordsworth. White Line CD WLS 273

Madame Chrysanthème – Ballet Suite

(i) Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by the composer. EMI CDM 64718 2

(ii) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Dutton CDLX 7203

Street Corner Overture

(i) Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by the composer. EMI CDM 64718 2

(ii) Philharmonia Orchestra/Constant Lambert. Pearl GEM 0058

(iii) London Philharmonic Orchestra/John Pritchard. Lyrita SRCD255

(iv) Hallé Orchestra/John Barbirolli. BBC Legends BBCL 4100–2

(v) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Dutton CDLX 7203

Suite for Recorder and String Orchestra (orch. John McCabe)

John Turner – recorder; Northern Chamber Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.553567

Symphonic Studies

(i) Philharmonia Orchestra/Constant Lambert. Pearl GEM 0058

(ii) Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.554763

(iii) London Philharmonic Orchestra/John Pritchard. Lyrita SRCD 255

Symphony No.1

(i) London Philharmonic Orchestra/John Pritchard. Lyrita SRCD 291

(ii) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/David Lloyd Jones. Naxos 8.557480

Symphony No.2 (A Pastoral Symphony)

(i) Tracey Chadwell – soprano; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite. Lyrita SRCD 291

(ii) Charlotte Ellett – soprano; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/David Lloyd Jones. Naxos 8.557480

Symphony No.3

(i) BBCSO/Del Mar. Lyrita SRCD291

(ii) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/David Lloyd Jones. Naxos 8.557480

Theme, Variations and Finale

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Dutton CDLX 7203

Concertos

Cello Concerto

Alexander Baillie – cello; Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.554763

Concerto for Clarinet and Strings

(i) Thea King – clarinet; Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle/Alun Francis. Hyperion CDA66031

(ii) Linda Merrick – clarinet; Manchester Sinfonia/Richard Howarth. Primafacie PFCD053

Concerto for Oboe and Strings

(i) Stephane Rancourt – oboe; Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.554763

(ii) Jill Crowther – oboe; English Northern Philharmonia/Alan Cuckston.  Primafacie PFCD053

Piano Concerto No.1

(i) Geoffrey Tozer – piano; London Philharmonic Orchestra/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9125

(ii) Moura Lympany – piano; Philharmonia Orchestra/Menges. EMI CDM 5-66935-2

(iii) Peter Donohoe – piano; Ulster Orchestra/Takuo Yuasa. Naxos 8.555959

(iv) Malcolm Binns – piano; London Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite. Lyrita SRCD 255

(v) Original version for piano, string orchestra and percussion: Mark Bebbington – piano; CBSO/Howard Williams. SOMMCD 241

Piano Concerto No.2

(i) Geoffrey Tozer– piano; London Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9125

(ii) John Ogdon – piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra/John Pritchard. BBC Classics 15656 91762

(iii) Denis Matthews – piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra/Malcolm Sargent. EMI CDM 5-66935-2

(iv) Peter Donohoe – piano; Ulster Orchestra/Takuo Yuasa. Naxos 8.555959

(v) Malcolm Binns – piano; London Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite. Lyrita SRCD 255

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra

(i) Geoffrey Tozer and Tamara-Anna Cislowski; London Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9125

(ii) John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas; London Philharmonic/John Pritchard (1st perf.) BBC Classics 15656 91762

Violin Concerto No.1

(i) Rebecca Hirsch – violin; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Lionel Friend. Naxos 8.554420

(ii) Theo Olof – violin; New Philharmonia Orchestra/Adrian Boult. BBC Carlton Classics 15656 91952

Violin Concerto No.2

(i) Rebecca Hirsch – violin; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/ Lionel Friend. Naxos 8.554420

(ii) Manoug Parikian – violin; BBCSO/Rudolf Schwarz. BBC Carlton Classics 15656 91952

Chamber Music

Concerto for Ten Instruments

Fibonacci Sequence. ASV CD DCA 1061

Diabelleries (variations by various composers; Rawsthorne’s is variation 3)

Cologne Chamber Soloists. MDG 903 1894-6

Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello

(i) Redcliffe Ensemble. Redcliffe Recordings RR 010

(ii) Thea King – clarinet; Members of the Aeolian String Quartet. Lyrita SRCD 256

Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello (1935)

Sylvia Harper – oboe; Jake Rea – violin; David Aspin – viola; Joseph Spooner – cello. Primafacie PFCD053

Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello (1970)

Redcliffe Ensemble. Redcliffe Recordings RR 006

Quintet for Piano and Strings

Rogeri Trio, John McCabe and others. Naxos 8.554352

Quintet for Piano, Clarinet, Horn, Violin and Cello

Fibonacci Sequence. ASV CD DCA 1061

Sonatina for Flute, Oboe and Piano

Fibonacci Sequence. ASV CD DCA 1061

String Quartet in B minor (1932)

String Quartet (1935)

String Quartet No. 1

String Quartet No. 2

String Quartet No. 3

(i) Flesch Quartet (all except Quartet in B minor). ASV CD DCA 983

(ii) (No.3) Bochmann Quartet. Redcliffe RR015

(iii) (Nos.1–3) Maggini Quartet. Naxos 8.570136

(iv) Quartet in B minor (1932) Solem String Quartet. Divine Art dda 25169

Studies on a Theme by Bach (String Trio)

Jake Rea – violin; David Aspin – viola; Joseph Spooner – cello. Primafacie PFCD053

Suite for Flute, Viola and Harp

Fibonacci Sequence. ASV CD DCA 1061

Suite for Recorder and Piano

John Turner – recorder; Peter Lawson – piano. Forsyth FS001/2

Interludes from ‘Hamlet’, arr. David Ellis

John Turner – recorder; Harvey Davies – piano. Metier MSV 77202 (coupled with works by many other composers on two-disc set; not available separately)

Theme and Variations for Two Violins

(i) Nicholas Ward/Pauline Lowberry. Redcliffe Recordings RR 006

(ii) Peter Sheppard Skaerved/Christine Sohn. Metier Sound and Vision MSV CF92029

(iii) Retorica (Harriet Mackenzie/Phillipa Mo). NMC NMCD 182

(iv) Laurence Jackson/David Angel. Naxos 8.570136

Trio for Piano and Strings

Rogeri Trio. Naxos 8.554352

String Solos

Concertante for Violin and Piano

(i) Benedict Holland – violin; Alan Cuckston – piano. Swinsty Records FEW 121cd (obtainable as download from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NQIHOHK/musicwebuk)

(ii) Nadia Myerscough – violin; Yoshiko Endo – piano. Naxos 8.554352

Elegy for Guitar

(i) Julian Bream RCA 09026 61595-2

(ii) Jonathan Richards. Divine Art 2-5008

(iii) Anders Miolin BIS-CD-926

‘Pierrette’ for Violin and Piano

Benedict Holland – violin; Alan Cuckston – piano. Swinsty Records FEW 121cd (obtainable as download from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NQIHOHK/musicwebuk)

Sonata for Cello and Piano

(i) Julian Lloyd-Webber – cello; John McCabe – piano. ASV CDDCA 592

(ii) Peter Adams – cello; Yoshiko Endo – piano. Naxos 8.554352

(iii) Emma Ferrand – cello; Jeremy Young – piano. Meridian CDE 84565

Sonata for Viola and Piano

(i) Martin Outram – viola; Julian Rolton – piano. Naxos 8.554352

(ii) Louise Williams – viola; David Owen Norris – piano. EMRCD007–008.

Sonata for Violin and Piano

(i) Susanne Stanzeleit – violin; Julian Jacobson – piano. Cala CACD88036

(ii) Benedict Holland – violin; Alan Cuckston – piano. Swinsty Records FEW 121cd (obtainable as download from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NQIHOHK/musicwebuk)

(iii) Peter Sheppard Skaerved – violin; Tamami Honma – piano. Metier Sound and Vision MSV CF92029

Piano Music

Bagatelles 1 2 5 8 11 13

Ballade (1967) 1 2 8 12

Ballade in G-sharp minor 8 10

The Creel – Suite for Piano Duet 3 6 7 9

Four Romantic Pieces 1 2 8 11

Sonatina for Piano 1 3 8 11

Theme and Four Studies 1 2 3 4 8

Valse 8 10

1 John Clegg. Paradisum PDS CD-2

2 Alan Cuckston. Swinsty – FEW 121cd (obtainable as download from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NQIHOHK/musicwebuk) music for vln and piano

3 Alan Cuckston. FEW 120cd (obtainable as download from: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NTZR5KQ/musicwebuk) songs and piano music

4 John McCabe. ASC CS CD3

5 Denis Matthews CDM 5-66935-2

6 P. Lawson; A. MacLean. Albany 142-2

7 Helen and Harvey Davies ASC CS CD12

8 John McCabe. Dutton CDLX 7167

9 John McCabe; Tamami Honma. Dutton CDLX 7167

10 Alan Cuckston. Campion Cameo 2021

11 James Gibb. Lyrita – REAM 1107 (mono)

12 John Ogdon. EMI 7046372 (disc 12 of a 17-disc set, not available separately)

13 Sarah Beth Briggs. Semaphore Multimedia.

Choral

A Canticle of Man

The Alan Cuckston Singers, City of Bradford Chamber Orchestra/Cuckston ASC CS CD 46

Canzonet from ‘A Garland for the Queen’

The National Youth Chamber Choir. Redcliffe Recordings RR 011

Chamber Cantata

Clare Wilkinson – mezzo-soprano; Harvey Davies – harpsichord; Solem String Quartet. Divine Art dda 25169

Four Seasonal Songs

Londinium Chamber Choir/Andrew Griffiths SOMMCD 0180

Lament for a Sparrow

The Alan Cuckston Singers, David Watkins (harp)/Cuckston ASC CS CD 46

The Oxen

The National Youth Chamber Choir. Redcliffe Recordings RR 011

A Rose for Lidice

The National Youth Chamber Choir. Redcliffe Recordings RR 011

Solo Songs

Carol (1b); (2b)

Infant Joy (1b)

Precursors (1b); (2b)

The Prison Cycle (Alan Bush and Alan Rawsthorne) (2a)

Saraband (with Ernest Irving) (1a)

Scena Rustica for Soprano and Harp (2c)

Three French Nursery Songs (1a); (2a)

Two Fish (1b); (2b)

Two Fletcher Songs (1b); (2b)

Tzu-Yeh Songs (1a); (2a)

‘We Three Merry Maids’ (1a)

(1a) Sandra Dugdale – soprano; Alan Cuckston – piano. Swinsty FEW 120cd

(1b) Martin Hindmarsh – tenor; Alan Cuckston – piano. Swinsty FEW 120cd (obtainable as download from:http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00NQIHOHK/musicwebuk)

(2a) Alison Wells – soprano; Keith Swallow – piano. Campion Cameo 2021

(2b) Martyn Hill – tenor; Keith Swallow – piano. Campion Cameo 2021

(2c) Judith Buckle – soprano; Lucy Wakeford – harp. Campion Cameo 2021

Medieval Diptych for Baritone and Orchestra

Jeremy Huw Williams – baritone; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones. Dutton CDLX 7203

Practical Cats

(i) Robert Donat – narrator; Philharmonia Orchestra/Rawsthorne EMI CDM 5-66935-2

(ii) Simon Callow – narrator; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/David Lloyd Jones. Dutton–Epoch CDLX 7203

(iii) Alexander Armstrong – narrator; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko. Warner Classics 0190295759520

(iv) [arr. Peter Dickinson] Mark Rowlinson – narrator; Peter Lawson – piano. Divine Art dda 25169

Film Scores

The Captive Heart – Prisoners’ March

The Cruel Sea – Prelude and Nocturne arr. Philip Lane

Saraband for Dead Lovers – Prelude and Carnival arr. Gerard Schurmann

(All on Silva Screen ‘The Ladykillers’ FILMCD 177)

Film Music Compilation from:

BURMA VICTORY; THE CAPTIVE HEART; UNCLE SILAS; SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS; THE DANCING FLEECE; WHERE NO VULTURES FLY; THE CRUEL SEA; WEST OF ZANZIBAR and LEASE OF LIFE.

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Rumon Gamba. CHANDOS CHAN 9749.