Arnold Cooke(1906-2005): a Catalogue of the Orchestral and Choral Music

[Dundonnell]

I made a list some time ago of the unrecorded Arnold Cooke orchestral and choral music but this is the complete catalogue of such compositions.

As before, an * indicates that a recording is in our British and Irish Music Archive and an + indicates a commercial recording.

1933-34: Cantata "Holderneth" for baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra: 30 minutes
1934:      Concert Overture No.1: 8 minutes
1937:      Passacaglia, Scherzo and Finale for string orchestra: 15 minutes
1940:      Piano Concerto: 34 minutes *
1941:      Four Shakespeare Sonnets for soprano and string orchestra: 11 minutes
1945:      Song for tenor and small orchestra: 6 minutes
               Concert Overture No.2 "Processional": 8 minutes
1946-47:      Symphony No.1 in B flat: 34 minutes + (Lyrita)
1947-48:      Concerto in D for string orchestra: 13 minutes + (Lyrita)
1953-54:      Concerto for Oboe and strings: 21 minutes *
1954:            Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra: 25 minutes
1955-56:      Clarinet Concerto No.1: 25 minutes + (Hyperion)
1957:      Concerto for Treble Recorder and string orchestra: 15 minutes
1958:      Violin Concerto: 27 minutes *
1959:      Divertimento for Treble Recorder and string orchestra: 10 minutes  + (Dutton)
               Ballet Suite "Jabez and the Devil": 45 minutes
1960:      Concerto for small orchestra: 18 minutes
1961:      Concert Suite "Jabez and the Devil": 17 minutes + (Lyrita)
1963:      Symphony No.2 in F: 32 minutes
1964:      Ode on St. Cecilia's Day for soloists, chorus and orchestra: 28 minutes
1966:      Variations on a Theme of Dufay for orchestra: 18 minutes *
1967:      Symphony No.3 in D: 24 minutes + (Lyrita)
1972:      York Suite for recorders, string orchestra, timpani and percussion: 9 minutes
1972-1973:   Cello Concerto: 25 minutes *
1974:             Symphony No.4 in E flat: 31 minutes *
1978-79:      Symphony No.5 in G: 35 minutes *
1981-82:      Clarinet Concerto No.2: 25 minutes
1983-84:      Symphony No.6 in E flat: 31 minutes
1984:            Repton Fantasia for orchestra: 14 minutes
1986:            Concerto for Orchestra: 25 minutes *