George Antheil
Born: 8th June 1900, New Jersey, U.S.A
Died: 12th February 1959, New York, U.S.A
Nationality: American
George Johann Carl Antheil was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author, and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the sounds – musical, industrial, and mechanical – of the early 20th century. Spending much of the 1920s in Europe, Antheil returned to the United States in the 1930s, and thereafter composed music for films, and eventually, television. As a result of this work, his style became more tonal. A man of diverse interests and talents, Antheil was constantly reinventing himself. He wrote magazine articles, an autobiography, a mystery novel, and newspaper and music columns.
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Further Reading: Antheil
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Gil Rose on the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
24th Sep 2026
Recently hailed as 'the saint of American opera' by Gramophone, the intrepid conductor discusses the 'fascination with music of the recent past' which prompted him to found his own orchestra (and eventually record-label) three decades ago.
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Orchestral Works by George Antheil
4th Jan 2019
The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds present the second volume in Chandos's survey of the orchestral works of American composer, George Antheil.
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Popular Works: Antheil
- A Jazz Symphony (11)
- Archipelago, 'Rhumba' (6)
- Ballet Mecanique (10)
- Ballet Pour Instruments Mécaniques et Percussion (2)
- Capital of the World (5)
- Capital of the World: Suite (4)
- Death of machines 'Third Piano Sonata' (7)
- Dreams (3)
- Fifth Sonata 'the second No. 5' (3)
- Fireworks and the Profane Waltzes (2)
- For Merle (2)
- Hot-Time Dance (2)
- Jazz Sonata 'Piano Sonata No. 4' (6)
- Little Shimmy (8)
- McKonkey's Ferry (4)
- Mechanisms, W. 50 (2)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (4)
- Serenade for String Orchestra, No. 1 (4)
- Serpent mécanique (2)
- Sonata for violin, piano & drum No. 2 (3)
- Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano (7)
- Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (7)
- Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano (4)
- Sonata Sauvage (5)
- Sonatina für Radio, for piano, W. 58 (3)
- String Quartet No. 1 (3)
- String Quartet No. 3 (2)
- Swell Music (2)
- Symphony No. 1 (2)
- Symphony No. 3 'American' (2)
- Symphony No. 4 (3)
- Symphony No. 5 'Joyous' (5)
- Symphony No. 6 (3)
- The Airplane Sonata, W. 40 "Second Sonata" (4)
- The Ben Hecht Valses (2)
- The Golden Bird, after Brancusi (5)
- Toccata No.2 (1948) (3)
- Trumpet Sonata (2)
- Valentine Waltzes (5)
- Valses from Specter of the Rose (2)
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Special offer. George Antheil: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Special offer. George Antheil: Orchestral Works Vol. 3 | Symphony No. 1 'Zingareska', Suite from 'Capital of the World', McKonkey's Ferry, Nocturne in Skyrockets & The Golden Bird
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2017, Editor's Choice
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Alice Lackner (performer), Philip Mayers (performer), Colin Griffiths-Brown (performer)
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