Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm arnold's concerto for Trumpet was commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain for the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Royal College of Music. Trumpeter John Wallace was the soloists at the first performance in the Royal Albert Hall on 30 January 1983.

Arnold's Sonatina was written in January 1951 and was first performed at the Gallery of the Royal Society of British Artists in London by Colin Davis. The piece is in three highly varied movements with a brisk opening softer and slower second movement and a Furioso third. A challenging virtuoso piece!

A craftsman-like and gracefully wrought work in which the middle movement is particularly fine a wistful slow waltz of lovely simplicity which begins and ends with a tranquil dialogue between the two unaccompanied violins. The last movement opens with the only real solo fireworks in the piece - a brilliant chase for the two instruments over steady rhythmic support from the accompanying strings.

Version for Wind Band. Legendary work composed for the 1956 Hoffnung Festival featuring solo passages for Vacuum Cleaners a Floor-Polisher and Rifles.

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Dedicated to Sir James Galway, who gave the first performance in 1977 at New Hall, Cardiff, this Sonata for flute is in three movements. The composer writes, 'there are so many works for flute which are solely vehicles for instrumental virtuosity that I have attempted to write a piece where the musical element is more to the fore. Although this is a virtuoso work with a particular virtuoso in mind, it endeavours to be as interesting musically as I can possibly make it.' / Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano