(Music Sales America). Arranged for Piano by John York. These dances were composed early in 1957 and are dedicated to the BBC Light Music Festival. They are based on original melodies, except one, the
The first performance of Malcolm Arnold's DuofFor Flute and Viola was given by John Francis and Bernard Davies at Salle Erard, London, in December 1946.
Composed in 1966, Arnold's Fantasy for Flute was commissioned by the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the Birmingham International Wind Competition of 1966. It is a challenging piece, but one
". . .a brief opening allegro, a slow movement that evolved from lyrical simplicity to portentous emotional gestures, and a finale that was an euberant and affectionate salute to Pre-Goodman Rag." Chr
Malcolm Arnold's Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Op. 115, was dedicated to Benny Goodman, and first performed by him as part of the Red Rocks Music Festival with the Denver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Br
Martin Cooper writes 'The concerto has a dashing first movement marked by jazz memories and a lento whose wistful melancholy also suggests the sentimental lyrical style of the 1930s. The leap from thi