Celebrate the Malcolm Arnold Centennial! ππ―
π· Erich Auerbach, 1968
"Against the background of the postwar trend towards the ascetic, the cerebral & the experimental, his music gave immediate & unconditional enjoyment to performers & listeners alike."
- Christopher Mowat
π· Erich Auerbach, 1968
"Against the background of the postwar trend towards the ascetic, the cerebral & the experimental, his music gave immediate & unconditional enjoyment to performers & listeners alike."
- Christopher Mowat
Malcolm Henry Arnold by Neil Drabble, 1991
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He won an #Oscar for his score to The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957
@NPGLondon #MalcolmArnold100
He won an #Oscar for his score to The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957
Malcolm Arnold was an accomplished conductor, of his own & others' scores. Here's a great process shot: recording the score for The Battle of Britain, with composer William Walton & director Guy Hamilton
π· Jim Gray, Denham Studios, 1969
π· Jim Gray, Denham Studios, 1969
Malcolm Arnold with Deep Purple during the band's launch by EMI in Manchester Square, London, 1969. I love how he's getting into the music while he's conducting Jon Lord's Concerto for Group and Orchestra!
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#MalcolmArnold100
Malcolm Arnold by Lida Moser, 1953
"I remember him jokingly saying that he loved the Dvorak symphony he was conducting so much that he was going home to rewrite it under his own name."
- Christopher Mowat
#MalcolmArnold100
"I remember him jokingly saying that he loved the Dvorak symphony he was conducting so much that he was going home to rewrite it under his own name."
- Christopher Mowat
#MalcolmArnold100
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