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2021 marks the centenary of the birth of Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006). One of the towering figures of twentieth-century British music.
If you are planning to celebrate the centenary, we’d love to hear from you!
Selected upcoming events can be found here:
Performances & Events
New recordings:
- BBC Music Magazine April 2021 – Arnold Centenary Editon with CD of Symphonies 2 & 4
- Ben Goldscheider recording the Horn Fantasy
- A Centenary Celebration CD – Peter Fisher & Margaret Fingerhut
- John Gibbons to record Symphony No 9 and the premiere recording of A Grand Concerto Gastronomique
- Ben Goldscheider recording the 2nd Horn Concerto
- Centenary Edition – Sir Malcolm Arnold’s Complete Symphonies and Dances (6-disc boxed set) – re-release from Naxos
- Hail Caledonia – Featuring a new recording of the Scottish Dances
New books:
- Rooted in Northampton: Malcolm Arnold’s family tree – new book by Alan Poulton
- Malcolm Arnold Catalogue of works – new edition by Alan Poulton
- A nice conundrum by Alan Poulton
- The Film Music of Malcolm Arnold
Selected other highlights:
- The Dancing Master – BBC Music Magazine Opera Award Winner
- Gramophone Magazine Sept 2021 – Malcolm Arnold at 100 by Richard Bratby
- Presto Music Podcast with Piers Burton-Page
- Classicalexburns – Composer of the Month (Aug 2021)
- Classical Gabfest – Richard Bratby on the music of Malcolm Arnold
- Philip Rupprecht on MalcolmArnold’s reception at the BBC in the late 40s/early 50
- Clever Conversation: An appreciation of Malcolm Arnold’s score to the Chalk Garden by David Huckvale
- Chichester Film Festival: Malcolm Arnold Centenary
- Malcolm Arnold Festival Extras
- Why did Malcolm Arnold write his Fourth Symphony in response to the Notting Hill Race Riots?
- A repeat of Discovering The Bridge on the River Kwai on BBC4/iPlayer
- Malcolm Arnold Essay Prize 2021
- The Dancing Master Opera Talk
- Sir Malcolm Arnold: Life, Reputation and Centenary
- 100th Birthday Week on BBC Radio 3
- BBC Radio Northampton: Northampton’s Musical Maverick: Malcolm Arnold at 100
- Britten Piers Arts: Britten and Arnold by Dr Nicholas Clark
- Review: Naxos’ Malcolm Arnold Symphonies by David Hurwitz
- New York Times: The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold
- A talk by Paul Harris at the Northampton Museums
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