Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)

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1895 - Ballade in D minor, for violin and orchestra, Op.4 (Bournemouth, 17th April 1899)
           Zara's Ear-Rings, for soprano and orchestra, Op.7 (Imperial Institute, London, 7th February 1895)
1896 - Symphony in A minor, Op.8 (RCM, London, 6th March 1896)
1897 - Legend (Concertstück), for violin and orchestra, Op.14
1898 - Gypsy Suite, Op.20
           Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op.22 (Croydon, 16th December 1898)
           Dream Lovers, operatic romance, Op.25 (Croydon, 16th December 1898)
           The Gitanos, cantata-operetta for female voices and piano, Op.26
           Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, cantata, Op.30 no.1 (RCM, London, 11th November 1898)
           Ballade in A minor, for orchestra, Op.33 (Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester, 14th September 1898)
1899 - The Death of Minnehaha, cantata, Op.30 no.2 (North Staffordshire Musical Festival, Hanley, 26th October 1899)
           The Song of Hiawatha, overture, Op.30 no.3 (Norwich Festival, 6th September 1899)
           Romance in G, for violin and orchestra, Op.39
           Solemn Prelude, Op.40 (Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, 13th September 1899)
1900 - Hiawatha's Departure, cantata, Op.30 no.4 (Royal Albert Hall, London, 22nd March 1900)
           Scenes from an Everyday Romance, for orchestra, Op.41 (Philharmonic Society, London, 24th May 1900)
           The Soul's Expression, four sonnets for low voice and orchestra, Op.42 (Three Choirs Festival, Hereford, 13th September 1900)
           Herod, incidental music, Op.47 no.1 (Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 31st October 1900)
           Hemo Dance, scherzo for orchestra, Op.47 no.2
1901 - The Blind Girl of Castel-Cuille, cantata, Op.43 (Leeds Festival, 9th October 1901)
           Idyll, for orchestra,  Op.44 (Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester, 11th September 1901)
           Toussaint L'Ouverture, concert overture, Op.46 (Queen's Hall, London, 26th October 1901)
1901-02 - Ulysses, incidental music, Op.49 (Her Majesty's Theatre, London, January 1902)
1902 - Meg Blane, rhapsody of the sea for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra, Op.48 (Sheffield Festival, 3rd October 1902)
           Ethiopia Saluting the Colours, concert march, Op.51
1902-03 - The Atonement, cantata, op.53 (Three Choirs Festival, Hereford, 9th September 1903)
1903 - Four Novelletten, for strings and percussion, Op.52
1904 - 24 Negro Melodies, Op.59 [several orchestrated by the composer and others]
1904-05 - Five Choral Ballads, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op.54 (Norwich Festival, 25th October 1905)*
1905 - Kubla Khan, rhapsody for contralto soloist, chorus and orchestra, Op.61 (Queen's Hall, London, 1906)
1905-06 - Nero, incidental music, Op.62 (His Majesty's Theatre, London, 26th January 1906)
1906 - Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Op.63 (Philharmonic Society, London, 14th June 1906)
           Fantasiestück, for cello and orchestra (lost) (New Brighton, 7th July 1907)
1908 - Bon-Bon, suite for baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op.68 (Brighton Festival, 14th January 1909)
           Faust, incidental music, Op.70 (His Majesty's Theatre, London, 7th November 1908)
1907-09 - Thelma, opera, Op.72 (Fairfield Theatre, Croydon, 9th February 2012)
1909 - Endymion's Dream, cantata [opera in one act], Op.65 (Brighton Festival, 4th February 1910)
           Three-Fours, valse suite, Op.71 [orchestrated by Norman O'Neill]
1910 - The Bamboula, rhapsodic dance for orchestra, Op.75 (Litchfield Festival, Norfolk, Connecticut, June 1910)
           St Agnes Eve, incidental music (Keats-Shelley Festival, London, 10th July 1910)
1911 - Forest of Wild Thyme, incidental music, Op.74
           Christmas Overture, Op.74 no.5 [orchestrated by Sydney Baynes from Forest of Wild Thyme]
           A Tale of Old Japan, cantata, Op.76 (Queen's Hall, London, 6th December 1911)
           Petite Suite de Concert, Op.77
           Othello, incidental music, Op.79 (His Majesty's Theatre, London, June 1911)
1912 - Violin Concerto, Op.80 (Litchfield Festival, Norfolk, Connecticut, 4th June 1912)
           Hiawatha, ballet, Op.82 [unfinished, completed and orchestrated by Percy Fletcher]

also -

Romance of the Prairie Lillies (From the Prairie), rhapsody for orchestra (Litchfield Festival, Norfolk, Connecticut, 1914)


*= numbers 1-3 first performed in Washington, USA, 16th November 1904

Commercial recordings -

Symphony in A minor, Op.8 (Classico CLASSCD 684, re-released Membran 233316)
Legend (Concertstuck), for violin and orchestra, Op.14 (Lyrita SRCS.317)
Gypsy Suite, Op.20 (Marco Polo 8.223516)
Four Characteristic Waltzes, Op.22 (Marco Polo 8.223516; Lyrita SRCD.214 [No.3 only])
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, cantata, Op.30 no.1 (Argo 430 356-2, re-released Decca 473 431-2; EMI CD EMX 2276)
The Death of Minnehaha, Op.30 no.2 (Argo 430 356-2, re-released Decca 473 431-2)
The Song of Hiawatha, overture, Op.30 no.3 (Marco Polo 8.223516)
Hiawatha's Departure, Op.30 no.4 (Argo 430 356-2, re-released Decca 473 431-2)
Ballade in A minor, for orchestra, Op.33 (Argo 436 401-2)
Romance in G, for violin and orchestra, Op.39 (Lyrita SRCS.317)
Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Op.63 (Argo 436 401-2, re-released Decca 473 431-2)
Three-Fours, valse suite, Op.71 (Lyrita SRCD.214 [Nos. 2 and 5 only])
Christmas Overture, Op.74 no.5 (orchestrated by Sydney Baynes from Forest of Wild Thyme) (Naxos 8.570331)
The Bamboula, rhapsodic dance for orchestra, Op.75 (EMI CD EMX 2276)
Petite Suite de Concert, Op.77 (Marco Polo 8.223516 and several others)
Othello, incidental music, Op.79 (Marco Polo 8.223516)
Violin Concerto, Op.80 (Avie AV0044; Lyrita SRCS.317; Hyperion CDA67420)
Romance of the Prairie Lillies (From the Prairie), rhapsody for orchestra (Marco Polo 8.223516)

Downloads -

Meg Blane, rhapsody of the sea for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra, Op.48
Five Choral Ballads, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op.54 [piano accompaniment only]
A Tale of Old Japan, cantata, Op.76

Balapoel

some additions for completeness

Chamber

   Clarinet Sonata in F Minor (1893)
2   Nonet in f minor (1893)
1   Piano Quintet in g minor (1893)
   Piano Trio in e minor (1893)
3   Suite for Violin and Piano
5   5 Fantasiestücke for String Quartet (1895)
9   2 Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano
10   Clarinet Quintet in f# minor
16   3 Hiawathan Sketches for Violin and Piano (1896)
13   String Quartet in d minor (1896)
20   Gipsy Suite for Violin and Piano (1897)
23   Valse Caprice for Violin and Piano (1898)
28   Violin Sonata in d minor
58   4 African Dances for Violin and Piano (1904)
59   Romance for Violin and Piano (1904)
   Variations on an Original Theme for cello
73   Ballade in c minor for Violin and Piano (1907)
   Variations for Cello and Piano for b minor (1918)


Opera/Incidental Music

25   Dream Lovers, Operatic Romance (1898)
49   Ulysses, Incidental Music (1901-02)
62   Nero, Incidental Music (1906)
70   Faust, Incidental Music (1908)
79   Othello, Incidental Music (1910-11)
   St. Agnes Eve, Incidental Music (1912)
47   Herod, Incidental Music
72   Thelma
   The Clown and the Columbine, Melodrama

Keyboard

   3 Short Pieces for Organ (1898)
78   3 Impromptus for Organ (1913)
   Interlude for Organ

19   2 Moorish Tone-pictures for Piano (1897)
31   3 Humoresques for Piano (1897)
35   African Suite for Piano (1898)
38   3 Silhouettes for Piano (1897)
55   Moorish Dance for Piano (1904)
56   3 Cameos for Piano (1904)
59   24 Negro Melodies for Piano (1905)
64   4 Scenes de Ballet for Piano (1906)
66   5 Forest Scenes for Piano (1907)
   Papillon for Piano (1908)
71   Three-Fours, Valse Suite for Piano (1909)
   Piano Sonata in C Minor

Vocal

   Te Deum (1890)
7   Zara's Ear-Rings for Solo Voice (1895)
12   5 Love Songs (1896)
15   Land of the Sun, Song (1897)
17   7 African Romances, Songs (1897)
18   Morning and Evening Service (1899)
21   2 Partsongs
24   In Memoriam, 3 Songs (1898)
26   The Gitanos, Cantata-Operetta (1898)
29   3 Songs
30   Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) (1898/99)
37   6 Songs (1899)
?   The Death of Minnehaha`. Oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra (after H. Longfellow, 1899)
42   The Soul's Expression, 4 Sonnets (1900)
?   Hiawatha`s Departure. Oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra (after G. Longfellow (1900))
43   The Blind Girl of Castél-Cuillé (1901)
45   6 American Lyrics (1903)
48   Meg Blane, Rhapsody
50   3 Song-Poems (1905)
53   The Atonement, Sacred Cantata (1903)
54   5 Choral Ballads (1904)
57   6 Sorrow Songs (1904)
   Eulalie (1904)
61   Kubla Khan, Rhapsody (1906)
65   Endymion's Dream, Cantata (1910)
67   3 Partsongs (1905)
68   Bon-Bon Suite, Cantata (1908)
69   Sea Drift, Choral Rhapsody (1908)
   5 Fairy Ballads, Songs (1909)
   2 Songs (1909)
76   A Tale of Old Japan, Cantata (1911)
   2 Songs (1916)
81   2 Songs
   8 Anthems