Howard Blake
Born: 28th October 1938, London, England
Nationality: English
Howard David Blake is an English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4’s 1982 film The Snowman, which includes the song "Walking in the Air". He is increasingly recognised for his classical works including concertos, oratorios, ballets, operas and many instrumental pieces.
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Madeleine Mitchell on Violin Conversations
26th Jun 2023
The violinist discusses her new album featuring works by composers including Thea Musgrave, Errollyn Wallen, Howard Blake and the late Joseph Horovitz.
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- A Month in the Country - Suite for strings (1)
- A Month in the Country, Op. 446 (1)
- A Month in the Country, Op. 611 (1)
- Archangel's Lullaby (3)
- Bassoon Concerto, Op. 607 (1)
- Cello Sonata, Op. 619 (1)
- Chapter 5 - Advice from a Caterpillar (1)
- Clarinet Concerto (1)
- Clarinet Concerto, Op. 329a (2)
- Concert Dances, Op. 432 (1)
- Dances for two pianos, Op. 217a (1)
- Diversions for Cello and Orchestra (1)
- Easy Pieces (4), Op.1b (1)
- Elegy (2)
- Flute Concerto, Op. 493a (1)
- Flute Quintet (1)
- Four Songs of the Nativity, Op. 415 (1)
- Granpa - Make Believe (1)
- Haiku For Yu-Chee (2)
- Jazz Dances for violin and piano, Op. 520a (1)
- Leda and the Swan, Op. 249 (1)
- Lifecycle (1)
- Movement for Orchestra (1)
- Parting, Op.650a (1)
- Penillion for violin and piano, Op. 571 (2)
- Pennillion - for flute and harp (1)
- Piano Fantasy, Op. 1 (2)
- Piano Pieces (12), Op. 177 (1)
- Piano Quartet, Op. 179 (1)
- Prelude For Vova, Op. 640 (2)
- Romanza, Op. 5f (2)
- Serenade for Wind Octet, Op. 419 (1)
- Sinfonietta - for 10 brass instruments (1)
- Slow Ragtime (1)
- Sonata for two pianos, Op. 130 (2)
- Speech After Long Silence, Op. 610 (2)
- Spieltrieb for String Quartet, Op. 594 (1)
- String Trio, Op. 199 (1)
- Symphony No. 1 'Impressions of a City' (1)
- The Changeling, Op. 274: Music-Box Theme (1)
- The Court of Love, Op. 286 (1)
- The Enchantment of Venus, Op. 629 (1)
- The Ice Princess and the Snowman, Op. 699 (1)
- The Passion of Mary, Op. 577 (1)
- The Snowman (8)
- Trio for Flute, Clarinet & Harp. Op. 598 (1)
- Violin Concerto 'The Leeds' (1)
- Violin Sonata, Op. 586 (1)
- Walking in the air (61)
- Walking in the air, for string quartet, Op. 615 (2)
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Creating Timeless Classics
Martin Helmchen (piano), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Julia Fischer (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Mari Kodama (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Nareh Arghamanyan (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch (double bass), Russian National Orchestra, Concertgebouw Kamerorkest, New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Mikhail Pletnev, Simon Murphy, Lawrence Foster, Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Jurowski, Marek Janowski
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On Christmas Night
Emma Bell (soloist), Malakai Bayoh (soloist), Martha McLorinan (soloist), Jimmy Holliday (soloist), London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron
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Christmas Organ Music
Kevin Bowyer (organ)
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Walking In The Air: The Music of Howard Blake
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
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