Malcolm Williamson: Chamber Music for Wind & Piano

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Divine Art
Release Date
May 16, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Malcolm Williamson
    • PERFORMER
      Antony Gray, Sally Lundgren, Iain Clarke, Joe Howson, Hamish Brown, Joely Koos
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 16, 2025
    • UPC
      809730112027
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DDX21120
    • LABEL
      Divine Art
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Gallery Opening Music 1

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    2. Gallery Concluding Music A

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    3. I. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    4. II. Variation A

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    5. III. Pas de trois

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    6. IV. Variation B

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    7. V. Pas de deaux

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    8. VI. Coda

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    9. Vocalise in G Major

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Neyire Ashworth, Antony Gray

    10. A Year of Birds: December

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Neyire Ashworth, Antony Gray

    11. Vocalise in G Minor

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Neyire Ashworth, Antony Gray

    12. I. Poco lento

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Neyire Ashworth, Joely Koos, Antony Gray

    13. II. Allegro - Presto

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Neyire Ashworth, Joely Koos, Antony Gray

    14. Gallery Opening Music 2

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    15. Gallery Concluding Music B

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    16. Pietà

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sally Lundgren, Melanie Ragge, Meyrick Alexander, Antony Gray

    17. Gallery Opening Music 3

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    18. Gallery Sandwich Trailer 2

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    19. Music for Solo Horn

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Roger Montgomery

    20. Concerto Fragment

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Iain Clarke, Hamish Brown

    21. Gallery Sandwich Trailer 1

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    22. Gallery Concluding Music C

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Simon Tong, Laura Garwin, Richard Knights, Thomas Hewitt, Samuel Ewens, David Carnac, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Jon French

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    23. I. Lento

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Roger Montgomery, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Hamish Brown, Iain Clarke

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    24. II. Allegro

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Roger Montgomery, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Hamish Brown, Iain Clarke

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    25. III. Lento

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Roger Montgomery, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Hamish Brown, Iain Clarke

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers

    26. IV. Allegro vivo

      Composer: Malcolm Williamson

      Performer: Sarah O'Flynn, Melanie Ragge, Neyire Ashworth, Meyrick Alexander, Roger Montgomery, Antony Gray, Joe Howson, Hamish Brown, Iain Clarke

      Conductor: Matt Scott Rogers


MALCOLM WILLIAMSON: The uncompromising and divisive Master of the Queen's Music Once one of the most widely performed composers of his generation, Malcolm Williamson's music has since fallen into obscurity. This new recording - featuring 16 world premieres - seeks to redress that balance, offering a fresh perspective on a composer whose work defied easy categorization. Williamson's output ranged from bold serial explorations to tuneful lyricism, often within the same piece. His music was lauded for it's ingenuity yet suffered from the composer's refusal to conform to prevailing academic tastes. As Master of the Queen's Music, he occupied a prestigious position but remained a divisive figure-uncompromising in his artistic voice and unpredictable in both temperament and style. Drawn from recently uncovered archives, this collection spans nearly five decades of Williamson's career, from early student works to some of his final compositions. The album includes the Clarinet Trio (1958), a strikingly assured work praised for it's "forthright tunefulness" and loose application of serial technique, and the Concerto for Wind Quintet and Two Pianos, Eight Hands (1966), an intricate, often densely chromatic score performed by an extraordinary ensemble of composer-pianists. Other highlights include the ballet-inspired Pas de Quatre (1967), the haunting Pieta (1973) for mezzo-soprano and ensemble-setting texts by Swedish poet Pär Lagerkvist-and the enigmatic Gallery (1966), a set of miniature pieces likely composed for an unknown television project. These performances, led by pianist and producer Antony Gray, bring Williamson's music vividly to life, illuminating it's rhythmic dynamism, harmonic inventiveness, and sheer expressive range. With the discovery of the Williamson archive in 2023, this recording marks an important step in reintroducing a composer whose legacy deserves reappraisal.