British Composers
Over 300 titles featuring music by British composers are on sale now at ArkivMusic!
Discover a wide range of music by British composers from William Byrd to Edward Elgar, Benjamin Britten, and more. Featuring acclaimed artists including the London Mozart Players, the Sinfonia of London, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Shop the sale now before it ends at 9:00am ET, Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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Signum ClassicsPurcell: Dido and Aeneas
The Armonico Consert and soloists perform Henry Purcell's evergreen chamber opera Dido & Aeneas, the work based on Virgil's epic, the Aeneid....
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On SaleOrfeoBritten, Prokofiev & Shostakovich: The Cello Sonatas
This new CD by Daniel Müller-Schott and Francesco Piemontesi offers three sonatas for cello and piano, works that sum up several chapters...
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2LSchubert, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Benjamin Britten, J
Perhaps the greatest single characteristic of Franz Schubert's Rosamunde Quartet (1823) is the elusive, longing and perhaps even tragically unconsummated atmosphere that...
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ProfilElgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
� Excerpted from a Q&A with the late Colin Davis... Q: Sir Colin, Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is very popular...
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ChandosElgar: King Olaf, The Banner of Saint George / Davis, Bergen
Dating from his years of 'apprenticeship', these two works shaped Elgar's reputation as a leading orchestrator and most popular British composer of...
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Linn RecordsBritten: Les illuminations
This recording brings together three youthful masterworks all composed by Benjamin Britten before his 30th birthday. Originally released in 2005 'Britten: Les...
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On SaleSOMM RecordingsElgar: String Quartet - Arnold: Sonata for Strings - Simpson
This SOMM release brings together the premiere recordings of three works for string quartet in magnificent versions for string orchestra. The Elgar...
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ChandosElgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures / Davis, BBC SO
Chandos Records is delighted to present this new recording of Elgar’s choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius and the popular song cycle...
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ChandosBritten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Pierard, Rozario, Hickox, City of London Sinfonia
A short two-act work with a small cast and a mere thirteen-member ensemble, The Rape of Lucretia was the first ever chamber...
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ChandosWalton: Troilus & Cressida / Howarth, Hickox, English Northern Philharmonia
This essential recording of Walton’s Troilus and Cressida is widely recognized as the finest available. Edward Greenfield wrote in Gramophone that ‘[e]ven...
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SOMM RecordingsElgar: The Binyon Settings
Poet Laurence Binyon is known today for one famous verse from "For the Fallen," the complete poem being the most substantial part...
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On SaleAvie RecordsPurcell: Dido & Aeneas
In a performance that charms as well as moves in abundance (BBC Music), Andrew Parrott directs a hand-picked team of singers and...
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Signum ClassicsA Purcell Collection / Voces8, Les Inventions
PURCELL Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. To the Hills and Vales. By the Beauteous Softness Mix’d with Majesty. O God, Thou art...
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Opus ArteBritten: Death In Venice / Gardner, Graham-hall, Shore, Mead, Zaldivar [blu-ray]
This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard DVD players. Also available on standard DVD...
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On SaleSignum ClassicsBRITTEN: THREE CELLO SUITES
British Cellist Jamie Walton explores the unique atmosphere of Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh to perform Britten's Three Solo Suites for Cello. The...

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