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Malcolm Arnold
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Trumpeters · 1921–2006

Malcolm Arnold

English composer and conductor (1921–2006)

Born
21 October 1921
Northampton
Died
23 September 2006
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
Active
1941–
Discography
65 albums

Biography

Malcolm Arnold was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Malcolm Arnold was born on 21 October 1921 in Northampton and died on 23 September 2006 in Norwich. The music is usually filed under symphony. The discography here lists 65 albums, from “Trapeze” (1956) to “Malcolm Arnold” (2025). Honours include Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment (1958), Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor.

Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer and conductor. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music for brass band and wind band. His style is tonal and rejoices in lively rhythms, brilliant orchestration, and an unabashed tunefulness. He wrote extensively for the theatre, with five ballets specially commissioned by the Royal Ballet, as well as two operas and a musical. He also produced scores for more than a hundred films, among these The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won an Oscar.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Trapeze 1956
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1958
The Roots of Heaven 1959
Tunes of Glory 1961
The Lion 1962
Nine Hours to Rama 1963
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1963
The Heroes of Telemark 1965
David Copperfield (Music From the NBC Television Special) 1970
Malcolm Arnold: Guitar Concerto, op. 67 / Leo Brouwer: Guitar Concero 1978
English, Scottish & Cornish Dances 1979
The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold 1 1988
The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold 2 1988
The Chamber Music of Malcolm Arnold 3 1988
Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra / Concerto for Clarinet and Strings / Concerto for Flute and Strings / Concerto no. 2 for Horn and Strings 1989
Dances 1990
Guitar Concertos 1990
British Composers: Malcolm Arnold 1991
Symphony No.1 / Concerto For Two Pianos (Three Hands) / Overture 'Tam O'Shanter' 1991
Arnold on Brass 1993
Complete Music for Solo Piano 1994
Symphonies nos. 3 & 4 1994
Symphony no. 6 / Fantasy / Sweeney Todd / Tam OShanter 1994
Arnold for Band 1995
Symphonies 5 & 6 1995
Symphonies no. 1 & no. 2 1995
Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 1995
Concerto for 28 Players / Variations on a Theme of Ruth Gipps / Little Suites nos. 1 & 2 / A Manx Suite 1996
Dances 1996
Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 5 1996
Symphony no. 9 1996
The Composer, the Conductor: A 75th Birthday Tribute 1996
James Galway Plays the Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold 1997
Chamber Music 1998
Symphonies nos. 3 and 4 1998
The Film Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold, Volume 1 1999
The Film Music of Sir Malcolm Arnold, Volume 2 2000
Symphonies nos. 5 and 6 2001
Symphonies nos. 7 and 8 2001
Symphonies nos. 7, 8, & 9 / Oboe Concerto 2001
Overtures 2005
The Return of Odysseus / Milhaud: Suite Française / Vaughan Williams: Towards the Unknown Region 2005
Piano Music by Malcolm Arnold & Constant Lambert 2006
Symphony no. 6 / Philharmonic Concerto 2006 · Live
The Malcolm Arnold Edition, Volume 3: Orchestral, Brass & Piano Music 2006
Concerto for Two Pianos (Three Hands) / Concerto for Piano Duet 2007
English & Irish Dances / Scottish & Cornish Dances / Sarabande & Polka 2007
String Quartets nos. 1 and 2 2007
Ballet Music: Electra / Rinaldo and Armida / Suites from "Homage to the Queen" and "Sweeney Todd" 2009
Sonatinas for Clarinet & Piano 2009
Summer Song 2010
Cello Concerto / Symphony for Strings / Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet 2011
BBC Music, Volume 20, Number 11: Malcolm Arnold: Symphony no. 1 / Coates / Enescu / J. Strauss II 2012
Complete Symphonies 2015
Guitar Concert 2016
Symphony No. 5 / Belles of St Trinians / Little Suite... 2020
The Dancing Master, op. 34 2020
BBC Music, Volume 29, Number 7: Malcolm Arnold: Symphonies Nos 2 & 4 2021
Orchestral Music 2021
Horn Concertos 2022
Clarinet Concerto no. 1 / Philharmonic Concerto / Divertimento no. 2 / The Padstow Lifeboat / Commonwealth Christmas Overture / Larch Trees 2023
English Music for Clarinet 2024
Malcolm Arnold 2025
English and Cornish Dances / Sinfoniettas nos. 1-3 / Serenade for Small Orchestra
Symphony no. 2 / Concerto for 2 Pianos (3 hands) / A Grand, Grand, Overture / Carnival of Animals

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Malcolm Arnold play?

Malcolm Arnold is known for playing trumpet.

When and where was Malcolm Arnold born?

Malcolm Arnold was born 21 October 1921 in Northampton.

What are Malcolm Arnold's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Trapeze (1956), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), The Roots of Heaven (1959), Tunes of Glory (1961) and The Lion (1962).

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