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Oliver Knussen

Country: United Kingdom
Years: 1952–2018
Recordings: 365
Recorded: 1995–2006

Biography

British composer and conductor (1952-2018)

Discography (365 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: The Devil's Dance Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: The Devil's Song Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: Little Chorale Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: Three Dances: No. 1. Tango Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: Royal March Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: Three Dances: No. 2. Waltz Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Music for Scene 3. Airs by a Stream (reprise) Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: Little Concert Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Airs by a Stream (Reprise) Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Music for Scene 2. Pastorale Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part Two: The Soldier's March (reprise) Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Music for the End of Scene 2 Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: The Soldier's March (reprise) Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Introduction. The Soldier's March Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-
The Soldier's Tale: Part One: Music for Scene 1. Airs by a Stream Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	conductor	-

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35 rec · United Kingdom

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Aaron Copland

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12 rec · Empire of Japan

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11 rec · United States

Frequent Collaborators

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 62 rec

Cleveland Orchestra

Orchestra · 46 rec

James Wood

Conductor · 16 rec

Michael Thompson

Conductor · 10 rec

Michael Collins

Conductor · 8 rec

Monica Germino

Soloist · 7 rec

Harrison Birtwistle

Soloist · 5 rec

Barry Tuckwell

Conductor · 4 rec

George Benjamin

Conductor · 4 rec

John Wallace

Conductor · 4 rec

Leila Josefowicz

Soloist · 3 rec

Bart Schneemann

Conductor · 2 rec

Top Labels

Deutsche Grammophon14 EMI Classics3 Decca Classics2 Gramophone2 Ondine2 小学館2 Bridge Records1 EMI1

Top Repertoire

Sing, Ariel, op. 51Alexander Goehr28 Boston ConcertoElliott Carter13 MeridianHarrison Birtwistle10 Los caprichosHans Werner Henze9 Requiem CanticlesIgor Stravinsky9 Cello ConcertoElliott Carter7 Clarinet ConcertoElliott Carter7 The Comedy of ChangeJulian Anderson7 The Great ProcessionCharles Wuorinen7 Concerto for OrchestraElliott Carter6 Englische LiebesliederHans Werner Henze6 GrohgAaron Copland6 Heaven Is Shy of EarthJulian Anderson6 Melencolia IHarrison Birtwistle6 An Alice SymphonyDavid Del Tredici4 Chamber Symphony "The Circles of Light"Robert Saxton4 Concerto for Horn, op. 28Oliver Knussen4 Concerto for OrchestraRobert Saxton4 Four Dances in One MovementPoul Ruders4 Le Baiser de la Fée: Scene 1. PrologueIgor Stravinsky4 Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11Oliver Knussen4 Requiem: Songs for Sue, op. 33Oliver Knussen4 Suite for Wind QuintetRuth Crawford Seeger4 The Great Procession: RefrainCharles Wuorinen4 Whitman Settings, op. 25aOliver Knussen4 Abraham and IsaacIgor Stravinsky3 AbysmPoul Ruders3 Faun and ShepherdessIgor Stravinsky3 Le Baiser de la Fée: Scene 2. A Village FêteIgor Stravinsky3 Le Baiser de la fée: Scene 3. Pas de deux: A. EntréeIgor Stravinsky3