The first public performance of the Trio for Flute, Viola and Bassoon was given by Richard Adeney (flute), Wrayburn Glasspool (viola), and George Alexandra (bassoon) in London in January 1943.
Compositional Technique
The four Sonatinas, written between 1948 and 1953, are compact works designed to delight and divert, featuring song-like themes in the instruments' most colourful and expressive registers.
Composition History
The Trio for Flute, Viola and Bassoon was initially composed for the entertainment of Malcolm Arnold's friends in the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Composition History
The Fantasies were specifically composed as test pieces for the Birmingham International Wind Competition in 1966.
Compositional Technique
The Fantasies, unlike the earlier Sonatinas, feature brilliant, florid, and even showy passages, as they were designed to test a player's technical facility.
Performer Biography
Notable musicians Maurice Bourgue (oboe) and James Galway (flute) were winners in their respective categories at the 1966 Birmingham International Wind Competition, for which the Fantasies were test pieces.
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