Joseph Horovitz
Born: 26th May 1926, Vienna, Austria
Nationality: British
Joseph Horovitz was an Austrian-born British composer and conductor best known for his 1970 pop cantata Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo, which achieved widespread popularity in schools. Horovitz also composed music for television, including the theme music for the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey, and was a prolific composer of ballet, orchestral (including nine concertos), brass band, wind band and chamber music. He considered his fifth string quartet (1969) to be his best work.
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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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- Canzonet (1)
- Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (1)
- Concertante for clarinet & strings (1)
- Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra (1)
- Concerto for Euphonium & Chamber Orchestra (2)
- Concerto for Violin & String Orchestra (1)
- Diversions on a Familiar Theme (1)
- Dybbuk Melody (1)
- Foie-gras (1)
- Graduation Fanfare No. 2 (1)
- It was a lover and his lass (1)
- Jazz Concerto for Piano, Strings & Percussion (1)
- Jubilee Serenade (1)
- Lady Macbeth scena of her three main speeches (5)
- Music Hall Suite (6)
- Oboe Concerto (1)
- Romance (1)
- Rondino (1)
- Sinfonietta (1)
- Sonatina for clarinet & piano (25)
- Study for Cello (1)
- The Garden of Love (1)
- Trumpet Concerto (1)
- Two Majorcan Pieces (4)
- Valdemosa - Majorcan Piece No.2 (1)
- Variations On A Theme From Bizet's Carmen (8)
- Variations on a Theme of Paganini (1)
- Zum 11ten Marz (1)
