British Orchestral Music
BRITISH ORCHESTRAL MUSIC (Including Orchestral Poems, Suites, Serenades, Variations, Rhapsodies, Concerto Overtures etc) Written by Composers Born Between 1800 & 1910 A Discography Of CDs And LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Composers A-B MURRAY ADASKIN (1906-2002) Born in Toronto. After extensive training on the violin he studied composition with John Weinzweig, Darius Milhaud and Charles Jones. He taught at the University of Saskatchewan where he was also composer-in-residence. His musical output was extensive ranging from opera to solo instrument pieces. He wrote an Algonquin Symphony in 1958, a Concerto for Orchestra and other works for orchestra. Diversion for Orchestra (1969) Mario Bernardi/National Arts Centre Orchestra (included in collection: “Anthology Of Canadian Music – Murray Adaskin”) RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL ACM 23 (5 CDs) (1986) Pierre Hétu/Edmonton Symphony Orchestra ( + Wolf: Italian Serenade, Purcell: The Married Beau – Suite and Warlock (arr.): Italian Dance Tunes) CBC SM294 (LP) (1976) Fanfare for Orchestra (1970) Eric Wild/CBC Winnipeeg Orcchestra (included in collection: “Anthology Of Canadian Music – Murray Adaskin”) RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL ACM 23 (5 CDs) (1986) March No. 1 (1950) Howard Cable/Symphony NovScotia (rec. 1950s) ( + Burt : Fancy Free, Octave shuffle,,,, Freedman: March for Small Types, Harlem Hoedown, Weinzweig: Round Dance, Dolin: Slightly Square Round Dance, April March, Gratton: Fantasia, Durieux: Hesitation, Godden: Two Sweets, Ridout: Capriccio, Jessel: Overture, Somers: Case of the Wayward Woodwinds and Honigman: Scherzo for Stephen) CBC RECORDS : SMCD 5112.(1992) March No. 2 (1962) Uri Mayer/Edmonton Symphony Orchestra ( + Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Willan: Centennial March, arnon: State Occasion, Papineau-Couture: Marche de Guillaument.
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