Sir James MacMillan (16 Jul 1959 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom composer and conductor

Releases (4)

Official

Album

  1. Búsqueda / Visitatio Sepulchri 1994 (as James MacMillan)
  2. Seven Last Words from the Cross 01 May 1995 (as James MacMillan)
  3. Tryst / Ì (A Meditation on Iona) / Adam´s Rib / They Saw the Stone had been Rolled Away May 1999 (as James MacMillan)
  4. Quickening; Three Interludes from 'The Sacrifice' 05 Jan 2009

Relationships (2)

Students

  1. David Fennessy
  2. Alison Kay

Recordings by (55)

  1. Triduum, Pt. III, Symphony Vigil: I. Light 9:17 (1999)
  2. Triduum, Pt. III, Symphony Vigil: II. Tuba insonet salutaris 12:28 (1999)
  3. Triduum, Pt. III, Symphony Vigil: III. Water 27:03 (1999)
  4. Triduum, Part I: The World's Ransoming 21:07 (1999)
  5. Triduum, Part II: Cello Concerto: I. the Mockery 15:05 (1999)
  6. Triduum, Part II: Cello Concerto: II. the Reproaches 10:50 (1999)
  7. Triduum, Part II: Cello Concerto: III. Dearest Wood and Dearest Iron 14:02 (1999)
  8. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie 26:35 (2002)
  9. Tuireadh 21:22 (2002)
  10. The Exorcism of Rio Sumpúl: I. Assault 8:10 (2002)
  11. The Exorcism of Rio Sumpúl: II. Reflection 7:39 (2002)
  12. The Exorcism of Rio Sumpúl: III. Exorcism 7:29 (2002)
  13. Kiss on Wood 7:31 (01 May 2005)
  14. A Different World 7:50 (01 May 2005)
  15. The Book Is Opened. 1:28 (Jun 2006)
  16. Ode To A Cro-Magnon Hyena. 2:33 (Jun 2006)
  17. A Page Is Turned. 0:42 (Jun 2006)
  18. Reptiles A Big Fish (In A Small Pond) 1:57 (Jun 2006)
  19. Her Serene And Ubiquitous Majesty, Queem Bee. Senza Misura. 2:10 (Jun 2006)
  20. Another Page Is Turned. 0:57 (Jun 2006)
  21. The Red Handed, No-Surrender, Howler Monkey. 1:36 (Jun 2006)
  22. Uncle Tom Cat And His Chickens. 2:00 (Jun 2006)
  23. Yet Another Page Is Turned. 0:41 (Jun 2006)
  24. Scottish Patriots. 2:11 (Jun 2006)
  25. The Reverend Cuckoo And His Parroting Chorus. 1:34 (Jun 2006)
  26. Jackass Hackass. 1:41 (Jun 2006)
  27. The Book Is Closed. 1:29 (Jun 2006)
  28. The Menagerie, Uncaged 12:39 (Jun 2006)
  29. Piano Concerto No. 2: I. Cumnock Fair 12:08 (Jun 2006)
  30. Piano Concerto No. 2: II. Shambard 7:59 (Jun 2006)
  31. Piano Concerto No. 2: III. Shamnation 9:49 (Jun 2006)
  32. Alleluia 13:22 (2015)
  33. Chosen 7:14 (20 Nov 2020)
  34. Nothing in Vain 11:10 (03 Jun 2022)
  35. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia 1 4:16 (16 Dec 2022)
  36. Christmas Oratorio: Chorus 1 6:57 (16 Dec 2022)
  37. Christmas Oratorio: Aria 1 5:35 (16 Dec 2022)
  38. Christmas Oratorio: Tableau 1 12:27 (16 Dec 2022)
  39. Christmas Oratorio: Aria 2 6:09 (16 Dec 2022)
  40. Christmas Oratorio: Chorus 2 5:08 (16 Dec 2022)
  41. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia 2 4:12 (16 Dec 2022)
  42. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia 3 4:10 (16 Dec 2022)
  43. Christmas Oratorio: Chorus 3 5:14 (16 Dec 2022)
  44. Christmas Oratorio: Aria 3 7:18 (16 Dec 2022)
  45. Christmas Oratorio: Tableau 2 11:59 (16 Dec 2022)
  46. Christmas Oratorio: Aria 4 8:44 (16 Dec 2022)
  47. Christmas Oratorio: Chorus 4 5:57 (16 Dec 2022)
  48. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia 4 5:57 (16 Dec 2022)
  49. A Child's Prayer 4:07 (06 Jan 2023)
  50. Os Mutorum 4:13 (14 Apr 2023)
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On Recordings (50)

Conducted

  1. "...as others see us...": II. John Wilmot (1647-1680) 4:33 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  2. "...as others see us...": III. John Churchill (1650-1722) 4:14 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  3. Three Dawn Rituals: III. Andante 1:45 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  4. "...as others see us...": I. Henry VIII (1491-1547) 3:38 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  5. Three Dawn Rituals: II. Allegro moderato 3:42 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  6. "...as others see us...": IV. George Gordon (1788-1824) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850) 3:35 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  7. "...as others see us...": V. Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) 4:14 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  8. Three Dawn Rituals: I. Larghetto 2:05 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  9. "...as others see us...": VI. Dorothy Mary Hodgkin (b. 1910) 4:40 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  10. Untold 6:54 Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1993)
  11. Búsqueda 28:42 Ruth Anderson, Anna Bentley, Charlotte Spink, Juliet Stevenson, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1994)
  12. Seven Last Words from the Cross: V. I Thirst 4:57 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  13. Seven Last Words from the Cross: VII. Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit 7:21 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  14. Seven Last Words from the Cross: II. Woman, Behold Thy Son! 5:46 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  15. Cantos Sagrados: I. Identity 8:41 Polyphony, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  16. Seven Last Words from the Cross: I. Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do 6:09 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  17. Seven Last Words from the Cross: IV. Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani 6:37 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  18. Cantos Sagrados: III. Sun Stone 5:49 Polyphony, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  19. Seven Last Words from the Cross: III. Verily, I Say UntoThee, Today Thou Shalt be with Me in Paradise 8:22 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  20. Seven Last Words from the Cross: VI. It Is Finished 6:33 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  21. Cantos Sagrados: II. Virgin of Guadelupe 7:36 Polyphony, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, James MacMillan (01 May 1995)
  22. Seven Last Words From the Cross (Excerpt) 4:10 Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1995)
  23. Verily, I say unto thee, today thou shalt be with me in Paradise 8:23 London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan (1995)
  24. The Birds of Rhiannon: Andante 3:14 BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2002)
  25. Magnificat 13:10 BBC Singers, Jonathan Scott, James MacMillan (2002)
  26. Màiri 10:03 BBC Singers, James MacMillan (2002)
  27. The Birds of Rhiannon: Chorus "Hauls, Hauls of Fish" 6:27 BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2002)
  28. The Birds of Rhiannon: Tempo I (Largo) 1:27 BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2002)
  29. Exsultet 8:10 Jonathan Scott, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2002)
  30. The Birds of Rhiannon: Largo: Andante - Tempo di reel - Allegro - Presto 7:18 BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2002)
  31. The Birds of Rhiannon: ♩ = c. 60-63 5:45 BBC Singers, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2002)
  32. The Gallant Weaver 6:36 BBC Singers, Margaret Feaviour, Micaela Haslam, Amanda Morrison, James MacMillan (2002)
  33. Nunc dimittis 7:19 BBC Singers, Jonathan Scott, James MacMillan (2002)
  34. The Berserking: ♪ = 140+ Energico - 9:10 Martin Roscoe, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  35. Into the Ferment: In dispraise of whisky 1:56 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  36. Into the Ferment: Three merry boys again (sometime later) 2:25 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  37. Britannia 12:42 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  38. Into the Ferment: Finale 2:18 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  39. Into the Ferment: Man to man… shall brithers be… 3:41 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  40. Into the Ferment: It is the moon, I ken her horn 2:57 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  41. Into the Ferment: We are na’ fou! 3:03 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  42. Into the Ferment: Here are we met, three merry boys 2:26 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  43. Into the Ferment: Wha’ first shall rise to gang awa’ 2:58 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  44. The Berserking: ♪ = 104 9:20 Martin Roscoe, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  45. Into the Ferment: The Storm 1:43 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  46. The Berserking: ♩ = 60 - 12:52 Martin Roscoe, BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2003)
  47. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie 24:58 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2005)
  48. Symphony no. 3 "Silence" 37:50 BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan (2005)
  49. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace 6:04 Nicola Benedetti, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, James MacMillan (15 May 2006)

Instruments

  1. After the Tryst 3:04 Ruth Crouch, James MacMillan (1993) piano

Credited as (81)

  1. James MacMillan
  2. Mendelssohn, MacMillan, Mozart; Nicola Benedetti, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, James MacMillan
  3. James MacMillan; BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan
  4. BBC Philharmonic, James MacMillan
  5. Arutiunian, MacMillan, Zimmermann; Alison Balsom
  6. Ralph Vaughan Williams, James MacMillan; Nicholas Daniel, Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
  7. Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
  8. Nicola Benedetti, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, James MacMillan
  9. James MacMillan; London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Christine Pendrill
  10. Christian Stene, Bergen filharmoniske orkester, James MacMillan
  11. Ruth Crouch, James MacMillan
  12. James MacMillan; Hebrides Ensemble, Synergy Vocals, Brindley Sherratt
  13. James MacMillan; Evelyn Glennie
  14. Trevor Morrison, Scottish Festival Orchestra, James MacMillan
  15. Scottish Festival Orchestra, James MacMillan
  16. Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan
  17. Nicola Benedetti, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, James MacMillan
  18. James MacMillan; London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
  19. James MacMillan; The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Harry Christophers
  20. James MacMillan; Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker
  21. James MacMillan; Cappella Nova, Alan Tavener
  22. James MacMillan; Jean Rigby, Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins, John York
  23. Polyphony, London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan
  24. Polyphony, Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, James MacMillan
  25. Nicholas Daniel, Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
  26. James MacMillan; Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, James MacMillan, Celso Antunes
  27. Celso Antunes, Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, James MacMillan
  28. Ruth Anderson, Anna Bentley, Charlotte Spink, Juliet Stevenson, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan
  29. MacMillan; Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
  30. James MacMillan, Thomas Adès, Jennifer Higdon; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Colin Currie
  31. MacMillan; Royal String Quartet
  32. James MacMillan; Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, James MacMillan, Colin Currie, Gordon Nikolic
  33. Gordon Nikolic, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, James MacMillan
  34. Colin Currie, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, James MacMillan
  35. James MacMillan; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, National Youth Choir, Markus Stenz, Peter Dicke
  36. James MacMillan; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
  37. James MacMillan; The Elysian Singers, Sam Laughton
  38. Britten, Rose, Jackson, Bennett, Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, Elgar, Bliss, Dyson, Gardner, Howells; The Choir of Royal Holloway, Felicity Lott, Rupert Gough
  39. Sir James MacMillan
  40. MacMillan; Westminster Cathedral Choir, London Brass, Martin Baker
  41. John Cameron arr. James MacMillan
  42. Elgar, Davies, Turnage, Britten, MacMillan; Donald Runnicles, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
  43. Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks, James MacMillan; Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, The Dmitri Ensemble, Graham Ross
  44. James MacMillan; The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Mary Bevan, Harry Christophers
  45. James MacMillan; Lawrence Power, BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
  46. Biebl, Ešenvalds, MacMillan, Musgrave, Tippett, Whitacre; National Youth Choir of Scotland, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Christopher Bell
  47. James MacMillan; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk
  48. MacMillan; Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  49. Thomas Tallis, James MacMillan; ORA Singers
  50. London Chamber Orchestra, James MacMillan
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Works (314)

Revised

  1. Untold (1991)
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Composed

  1. Missa Brevis: III. Sanctus (1977)
  2. Missa Brevis: IV. Agnus Dei (1977)
  3. Missa Brevis: V. At the Conclusion (1977)
  4. Missa Brevis (1977)
  5. Missa Brevis: I. Kyrie (1977)
  6. Missa Brevis: II. Gloria (1977)
  7. The Edinburgh Te Deum (1978)
  8. Three Dawn Rituals: III. Andante (1983)
  9. Three Dawn Rituals (1983)
  10. Three Dawn Rituals: I. Larghetto (1983)
  11. Three Dawn Rituals: II. Allegro moderato (1983)
  12. Piano Sonata: I. Adagio (1985)
  13. Piano Sonata: II. Grandioso ed affrettando (1985)
  14. Piano Sonata: III. Adagio (1985)
  15. Piano Sonata (1985)
  16. Untold (1987)
  17. After the Tryst (1988)
  18. Into the Ferment: 1. The Storm (1988)
  19. Into the Ferment: 2. Here are we met, three merry boys (1988)
  20. Into the Ferment: 3. In dispraise of whisky (1988)
  21. Visions of a November Spring, "String Quartet no. 1" (1988)
  22. Visions of a November Spring, "String Quartet no. 1": I. Crotchet = 60 (1988)
  23. Visions of a November Spring, "String Quartet no. 1": II. Quaver = circa 90 (1988)
  24. Into the Ferment: 4. We are na’ fou! (1988)
  25. Into the Ferment: 5. It is the moon, I ken her horn (1988)
  26. Into the Ferment: 6. Three merry boys again (sometime later) (1988)
  27. Into the Ferment: 7. Wha’ first shall rise to gang awa’ (1988)
  28. Into the Ferment: 8. Man to man… shall brithers be… (1988)
  29. Into the Ferment: 9. Finale (1988)
  30. Into the Ferment (1988)
  31. Búsqueda (1988)
  32. Cantos Sagrados: I. Identity (1989)
  33. Cantos Sagrados: II. Virgin of Guadelupe (1989)
  34. Cantos Sagrados: III. Sun Stone (1989)
  35. Cantos Sagrados (1989)
  36. Tryst (1989)
  37. Piano Concerto no. 1 “The Berserking” (1990)
  38. Catherine's Lullabies (1990)
  39. ...as others see us...: VI. Dorothy Hodgkin (1990)
  40. ...as others see us...: I. Henry VIII (1990)
  41. ...as others see us...: II. John Wilmot (1990)
  42. ...as others see us...: III. John Churchill (1990)
  43. ...as others see us...: IV. George Byron and William Wordsworth (1990)
  44. ...as others see us...: V. T.S. Eliot (1990)
  45. ...as others see us... (1990)
  46. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (1990)
  47. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (1991 - 1992)
  48. Divo Aloysio Sacrum (1991)
  49. A Cecilian Variation for JFK (1991)
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Events (2)

Host At

  1. Proms Plus Talk

Conductor At

  1. [concert]

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/123787033
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93003321
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n93003321
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/james_macmillan
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6hm8cns
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13966333m

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/388235

Wikipedia

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Discogs

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Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0002172535

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/115874539

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714541

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Biographies

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BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/11720cff-63ef-4eda-9e2f-f40c80e13e2d