Elgar Howarth
Elgar Howarth is one of the most conspicuous figures in modern English musical life, managing to maintain a multifaceted career as a conductor, composer, arranger, and instrumentalist. As such, he is a throwback to an earlier time when a musician was fluent in all facets of his craft, much like his versatile namesake, Sir Edward.
Howarth was the son of a brass band conductor. Thus, his musical training was early, and at 10, he joined his father's ensemble, graduating to principal cornetist at 14. Howarth furthered his musical education at Manchester University and later the Royal Manchester College of Music, majoring in composition at the latter. There he met fellow student and kindred spirit Peter Maxwell Davies, with whom he formed the Manchester New Music Group. Upon graduation, he began his career in earnest as trumpeter at the Royal Opera House and moved through a number of ensembles, some very worthy, among them the Royal Air Force Band, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, and conductorship of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. The latter was notable for Howarth's expanding the repertoire beyond the traditional band fare. An appearance with the London Sinfonietta in Italy drew the attention of Ligeti, who engaged Howarth to conduct the Stockholm premiere of the former's Le grande macabre. Howarth's predilection for the less-trodden path may be seen through the succession of his projects: Harrison Birtwistle's Mask of Orpheus (1986), Gawain (1991), The Second Mrs. Kong (1994); the major British premiere of Carl Nielsen's Maskarade (1990); and numerous orchestral and instrumental works by Ligeti, Birtwistle, Previn, Keuris, Gloria Coates, and Lumsdaine to name but a few from his broad repertoire that ranges from these composers back to Haydn and Mozart.
As a bandsman, Howarth's interest is truly catholic, his acclaimed recordings ranging from Sousa to band works by the above mentioned composers to the "discovery" of early twentieth century British band composer William Rimmer. Howarth's arrangements for band include numerous Wagner adaptations and a remarkable transcription of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Although it is as an interpreter that he is best known, Howarth is a prolific composer and exhibits the versatility and tonal inclination that marks the English school. As may be expected, his brass band works are extensive, including the Copland-esque Legends, the reflective, Satie-like American Dream, as well as the more extrovert Fireworks and Concerto for Trumpet and Brass Band. Among his orchestral works are concerti for trumpet and trombone. Many of his compositions appear under the pseudonym of W. Hogarth Lear. It is also worth noting that Howarth, with a few others, provided the trumpet parts to the Beatles' 1967 recording Magical Mystery Tour.
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Discographie
15 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Hindemith: Concert Music for Brass
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Paul Crossley, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1981
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Baroque & Classical Trumpet Concertos
Håkan Hardenberger, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 11 déc. 1990
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Philip Jones Brass Ensemble In Switzerland
Classique - Paru chez Claves Records le 1 janv. 1987
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Sousa Marches
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1984
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Coates: Symphonies Nos. 1, 4 & 7
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, Georg Schmohe, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 19 nov. 1996
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Brass at Walhalla
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1985
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Maxwell Davies: Trumpet Concerto; Renaissance Scottish Dances etc
Fires Of London, Peter Maxwell Davies, Håkan Hardenberger, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth, Stomu Yamash’ta
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 11 nov. 2002
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PJBE Finale
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Lionel Friend, Elgar Howarth
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Chandos le 1 oct. 1986
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Xenakis: Synaphai; Aroura; Antikhthon
Elgar Howarth, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 11 juil. 1976
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The Art of the Modern Trumpet, Vol. 1
Elgar Howarth, Huw Morgan, Patricia Ulrich, Unknown Artist
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Naxos le 12 juil. 2019
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Birtwistle, Maxwell Davies & Watkins: Trumpet Concertos
Håkan Hardenberger, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 1 janv. 1991
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Harrison Birtwistle: Secret Theatre
London Sinfonietta, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez NMC Recordings le 1 janv. 1987
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Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time, Ritual Fragment & Gawain's Journey
Philharmonia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth, London Sinfonietta
Classique - Paru chez NMC Recordings le 1 janv. 1993
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Nielsen, S.: Carillons / Sinfonia Concertante / Nightfall
Arhus Sinfonietta, Jens Lund Madsen, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Dacapo le 19 nov. 1997
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Nordentoft: Entgegen / Zenevera Sesio / Hymne
London Symphony Orchestra, Elgar Howarth
Classique - Paru chez Dacapo le 10 nov. 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo