The Clifford Benson Discography
 

On the Hyperion label:

Brahms
with Thea King (clarinet), Karine Georgian (cello) and the Gabrieli Quartet
w Brahms - Clarinet Quintet and Trio
CDA66107

Brahms Clarinet Sonatas
with Thea King (clarinet)
w Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op 120, No 1
w Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op 120 No 2
CDA66202

English Music for Clarinet and Piano
with Thea King (clarinet)
w Gerald Finzi - Five Bagatelles, Op 23
w Howard Ferguson - Four Short Pieces, Op 6
w William Yeates Hurlstone - Four Characteristic Pieces
w Charles Villiers Stanford - Sonata, Op 29
w Sir Arthur Bliss - Pastoral
w Arnold Cooke - Clarinet Sonata
w Herbert Howells - Clarinet Sonata
w Franz Reizenstein - Arabesques, Op 47
CDD22027 - 2 CDs

Martinu Madrigals
with the Dartington Ensemble - William Bennett (flute), Robin Canter (oboe), David Campbell (clarinet), Graham Sheen (bassoon), Oliver Butterworth (violin), Patrick Ireland (viola)
w Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
w Five Madrigal Stanzas for Violin and Piano
w Four Madrigals for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
w Madrigal Sonata for Piano, Flute and Violin
CDA66133

Songs by Finzi and His Friends
with Ian Partridge (tenor) and Stephen Roberts (bass)
Songs by:
w Gerald Finzi
w Robin Milford
w Ernest Farrar
w Ivor Gurney
w Harry Gill
CDA66015

Earth and Air and Rain
with Martyn Hill (tenor) and Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
w Gerald Finzi - Five Song Cycles to words by Thomas Hardy
CDA66161/2

Songs by Sir Hubert Parry
with Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
CDA67044

War's Embers
with Michael George (bass), Martyn Hill (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
Songs by:
w George Butterworth
w Gerald Finzi
w Ernest Farrar
w Ivor Gurney
w Frederick Kelly
w W Denis Browne
CDA66261/2(S)

Ferguson and Finzi
with Levon Chilingirian (violin) and the Nash Ensemble
w Howard Ferguson - Octet
w Howard Ferguson - Bagatelles
w Howard Ferguson - Violin Sonata No 2
w Gerald Finzi - Elegy
CDA66192

Stanford Songs - Volume 1
with Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
w Songs by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, including 'The Glens of Antrim' and settings of Heine, Keats and George Eliot
CDA67125

Stanford Songs - Volume 2
with Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
w Songs by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, including 'Songs of the Sea'
CDA67124

The Essential Hyperion - Volume 2
w Highlights from the catalogue of 'Britain's brightest record label'
HYP20
 

On the Chandos label:

Nielsen Sonatas for Violin and Piano
with Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
w Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, Op 9
w Sonata for Violin and Piano, No 2, Op 35
Chan 8598

Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Schnittke
with Lydia Mordkovitch and Emma Young (violins)
w Prokofiev - Sonata in D major, Op 115 for Solo Violin
w Prokofiev - Sonata in C major for 2 Violins
w Schnittke - Praeludium in Memoriam D Shostakovich for 2 Violins
w Shostakovich - Sonata Op 134 for Violin and Piano
Chan 8988

Respighi and Ravel Violin Sonatas
with Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
w Respighi - Violin Sonata in B minor
w Ravel - Sonata Posthume for Violin and Piano
w Ravel - Violin Sonata
Chan 9351

Hommage to Haydn, Roussel and Fauré - Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
with Clifford Benson (piano), Margaret Cable (mezzo-soprano), William Bennett (flute), Kenneth Sillito (violin)
Chan 8578

Discovery - Selected Chamber Works by Howard Ferguson
with Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Janet Hilton (clarinet), David Butt (flute), Reiner Schneider-Waterberg (counter-tenor)
w Violin Sonata No 1, Op 2
w Three Mediaeval Carols, Op 3
w Four Short Pieces
w Love and Reason
w Discovery, Op 13
w Three Sketches, Op 14
w Five Irish Folk Songs, Op 17
w Violin Sonata No 2, Op 10
Chan 9316
 

On the CRD label:

Gabriel Fauré
with Thomas Igloi (cello)
w Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 109
w Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op 117
CRD 3316

Hummel and Berwald
with the Nash Ensemble - Judith Pearce (flute), Robin Miller (oboe), Antony Pay (clarinet), Brian Wightman (bassoon), John Pigneguy (horn), Marcia Crayford (violin), Brian Hawkins (viola), Christopher van Kampen (cello), Rodney Slatford (double bass)
w Hummel - Septet in D minor, Op 74
w Berwald - Grand Septet in B flat
CRD 3344

Beethoven and The Archduke Rudolph of Austria
with the Nash Ensemble - Antony Pay (clarinet), Christopher van Kampen (cello)
w Beethoven - Trio in B flat major, Op 11
w Archduke Rudolph of Austria - Trio
CRD 3345

Shostakovich and Britten
with the Alberni String Quartet - Howard Davis and Peter Pople (violins), Roger Best (viola), David Smith (cello)
w Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G minor, Op 57
w Britten - String Quartet, No 1 in D major, Op 25
CRD 3351

Franz Schubert
with the Nash Ensemble - Marcia Crayford (violin), Brian Hawkins (viola), Christopher van Kampen (cello), Rodney Slatford (double bass)
w Piano Quintet in A major, Op 144, D667 - 'The Trout'
w Adagio in E flat ('Notturno') for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 148, D897
CRD 3352

Hummel Septets
with the Nash Ensemble
w Septet in D minor, Op 74
Clifford Benson (piano), Judith Pearce (flute), Robin Miller (oboe), John Pigneguy (horn), Brian Hawkins (viola), Christopher van Kampen (cello), Rodney Slatford (double bass)
w Septet in C major, Op 114
Ian Brown (piano), Judith Pearce (flute), Antony Pay (clarinet), James Watson (Trumpet), Marcia Crayford (violin) Christopher van Kampen (cello), Rodney Slatford (double bass)
CRD 3418
 

On the Abacus label:

Sweet Echo
with Brian Rayner Cook (baritone) and the Finzi Singers directed by Paul Spicer
w Songs and Carols by Elizabeth Poston and Peter Warlock, including 'Jesus Christ the Apple Tree' and 'Bethlehem Down'
ABA 604-2
 

On the Unicorn-Kanchana label:

Song Cycles by Vaughan Williams and Butterworth
with Brian Rayner Cook (baritone)
w Butterworth - Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'
w Vaughan Williams - The House of Life
w Vaughan Williams - Linden Lea
w Vaughan Williams - In the Spring
w Vaughan Williams - Songs of Travel
DKP(CD) 9113
 

On the Deutsche Grammophon label:

Fritz Kreisler Recital
with Shlomo Mintz (violin)
w Works include 'Liebesfreud' and 'Liebeslied' and arrangements of Albeniz, Weber, Wieniawski, Dvorak and Glazunov
423 876-2
 

On the Centaur Records label:

Arnold, Bernstein, Debussy, Martinu, Poulenc and Saint-Saëns
with Gary Gray (clarinet)
w Saint-Saëns - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op 161
w Martinu - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano (1956)
w Arnold - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, Op 29
w Bernstein - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
w Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1962)
CRC2165
 

On the Camerata Tokyo label:

Franz Schubert - Musik Für Flöte und Klavier
with William Bennett (flute)
w Sonata A moll D821 'Arpeggione'
w Sonata A dur, Op 162 D574
w 6 Lieder - Franz Schubert arr Theobald Bohm
32CM-14

Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise
with William Bennett (flute)
w Doppler - Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op 26
w Mozart arr William Bennett - Adagio and Rondo from 'Cosi fan Tutte', K588
w Borne - Fantaisie Brilliante 'Carmen'
w Saint-Saëns - Odelette, Op 162
w Widor - Suite, Op 34 (à Paul Taffanel)
w Briccialdi - Carnavale di Venezia
32CM-111

Melody of Japan
with William Bennett (flute)
w 14 Japanese Folk Songs arr Teruyuki Noda
32CM-128

Concert Live at Nova Hall
with William Bennett (flute)
w Reinecke - Flute Sonata in E minor, Op 167 - 'Undine'
w Franck - Sonata in A major
w Schubert - Introduction and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen' from 'Die Schöne Müllerin'
w Taffanel - Mignon Fantasy
32CM-204

'Carmen Fantasy'
with William Bennett (flute)
w Borne - Fantaisie Brilliante 'Carmen'
w Bizet - Menuet from 'L'Arlésienne'
w Suppé - Il Primo Amore
w Drdla - Souvenir
w Drigo - Serenade from 'Les Millions d'Arlequin'
w Briccialdi - Il Carnavale di Venezia
w Clifford Benson - A Song for Wibb
w Dring - Wib Waltz from 'Three Pieces for Flute and Piano'
w Elgar - Serenade from 'The Wand of Youth', 1st Suite
w Elgar - La Capricieuse, Op 17 (Morceau de Genre)
w Doppler - Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op 26
w Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin, Op 55-4
30CM-338

Poulenc Flute Sonata
with William Bennett (flute)
w Poulenc - Flute Sonata
w Bizet - Intermezzo - 'Carmen'
w Bizet - Minuet - 'L'Arlésienne', Op 23
w Chopin - Variations in E major on a Theme from Rossini's 'Cenerentola'
w Saint-Saëns - Odelette, Op 162
w Ravel - Vocalise - Étude en Forme de Habanera
w Widor - Suite, Op 34 (à Paul Taffanel)
w Mozart arr William Bennett - Adagio and Rondo from 'Cosi fan Tutte', K588
30CM-390
 

On the Beep Records label:

Taffanel
with William Bennett (flute)
w Fantaisie on 'Mignon', Fantaisie on 'Françoise de Rimini'
w Fantaisie on 'Jean de Nivelle', Fantaisie on 'Der Freischutz'
w Allegretto (1890), Lecture a Vue (1884), Sicilienne Étude Op 7
w Allegretto Scherzando, Lecture a Vue (1883), Allegro (1885)
w Allegretto Grazioso in B flat major, Andante Pastorale et Scherzettino
BP27

Live Concert at the Wigmore Hall
with William Bennett (flute)
w J S Bach arr William Bennett - Sonata in D major
w Mozart arr William Bennett - Adagio and Rondo from 'Cosi fan Tutte', K588
w Schubert arr William Bennett - Sonata in A minor, 'Arpeggione'
w Mendelssohn - The Shepherd's Song
w Ferdinand Ries - Introduction and Polonaise, Op 119
w Reinecke - Sonata 'Undine', Op 167
BP28
 

On the Bravura Records label:

Encores
with William Bennett (flute)
w Works by Brahms, Chopin, Donizetti, Elgar, Gounod, Georges Hüe, Mendelssohn, Purcell, and others
w Also includes Flotow's 'The Last Rose of Summer'
BVA 8634
 

On the Altus Flute label:

Flying High with Altus - Music to hear and play along with!
with William Bennett (flute)
w Includes works by Doppler, Mozart, Taki arr Moyse, Seghers, Gaubert, Reinecke and Köhler
LMCD-1444
 

On the Cala label:

French Chamber Music for Woodwinds
with William Bennett (flute), Nicolas Daniel (oboe), James Campbell and David Campbell (clarinets), Rachel Gough and Robin Kennard (bassoons), Robert Maskell and Richard Watkins (horns), Simon Haram (saxophone), Peter Carter (violin), Chris West (double bass), the Allegri String Quartet, Ieuan Jones (harp), Peter Sidhom (baritone), Julius Drake, John York (pianos)

Volume 1
w Debussy and Saint-Saëns
CACD1017A

Volume 2
w Ravel and Poulenc
CACD1018A
 

On the D'Amour Records label:

Flute Recital - Flutes d'Amour / A Latin Bouquet
with Trevor Wye (flute)
w Flutes d'Amour includes works by Chaminade, Chopin, Liszt, Sibelius and Tulou
w A Latin Bouquet includes 'La Partida' by Bonet, 'Cielito' by Lasala and popular folk melodies
WCD 100

Based on best available information, December 2001
 

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