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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (29 Mar 1936 - 24 Dec 2012)

Male Person - United Kingdom English composer

 Also known as (1)

Releases (16)

Official

Album

  1. The Return of the Soldier 1983 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  2. Lush Life 1988
  3. I Never Went Away ... 1990
  4. A Different Side of Sondheim 1995 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  5. Diversions / Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 3 (James DePreist, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo) 04 Sep 1996 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  6. Words & Music 01 Jan 2007 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  7. Alexa Still, flute (New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, James Sedares, Susan DeWitt Smith) (as Richard Rodney Bennett)

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Billion Dollar Brain 1967 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  2. L’Imprécateur 1977 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  3. Yanks 1979 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  4. Far From the Madding Crowd 1991 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  5. Equus 1998
  6. Lady Caroline Lamb 02 Nov 2009 (as Richard Rodney Bennett)
  7. Murder on the Orient Express 06 Feb 2013 (as Richard Rodney Bennett) 1974

Other

  1. Special Occasions (as Richard Rodney Bennett)

Relationships (2)

Siblings

  1. Margaret Peacocke

Parents

  1. Rodney Bennett

Recordings by (375)

  1. Billion Dollar Brain Theme 2:40 (1967)
  2. Anya 1:13 (1967)
  3. The Church 1:44 (1967)
  4. Skidoo 1:01 (1967)
  5. Ambush 3:06 (1967)
  6. Kaarna 2:50 (1967)
  7. Russian Cavalry 1:27 (1967)
  8. Love Scene 1:15 (1967)
  9. Hoe Down 1:07 (1967)
  10. Panic in the Brain 1:17 (1967)
  11. Car Chase 2:18 (1967)
  12. Midwinter's Army 9:34 (1967)
  13. Billion Dollar Brain Theme (reprise) 1:24 (1967)
  14. L’Imprécateur 17:48 (1977)
  15. Main Title "Yanks" ?:?? (1979)
  16. Love Theme - Matt and Jean ?:?? (1979)
  17. Elmer's Tune ?:?? (1979)
  18. John and Helen ?:?? (1979)
  19. Matt and Jean on the Moors ?:?? (1979)
  20. Helen and John at the Seaside ?:?? (1979)
  21. Montage, New Year's Eve ?:?? (1979)
  22. A String of Pearls ?:?? (1979)
  23. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree ?:?? (1979)
  24. I'll Be Seeing You ?:?? (1979)
  25. John Phones Helen ?:?? (1979)
  26. The Canal - Matt and Jean ?:?? (1979)
  27. Matt and Jean - Love Scene ?:?? (1979)
  28. Two O'Clock Jump ?:?? (1979)
  29. Matt and Jean Return - Goodbay! ?:?? (1979)
  30. Jean on Truck to Station ?:?? (1979)
  31. Finale Boys on Train See Girls ?:?? (1979)
  32. End Title Roller ?:?? (1979)
  33. Main Title - The Dream ?:?? (1983)
  34. Chris and Jenny ?:?? (1983)
  35. The Old House ?:?? (1983)
  36. Chris and Margaret ?:?? (1983)
  37. Memories ?:?? (1983)
  38. Hallucinations ?:?? (1983)
  39. Anyone Home ?:?? (1983)
  40. Love Letters ?:?? (1983)
  41. After the Ball ?:?? (1983)
  42. Christ at the Window ?:?? (1983)
  43. Return to the Monkey Island ?:?? (1983)
  44. Chris, Jenny and Margaret ?:?? (1983)
  45. Piano Interlude ?:?? (1983)
  46. The Return of the Soldier ?:?? (1983)
  47. End Titles ?:?? (1983)
  48. Main Title - The Dream From the Film "The Return of the Soldier" 3:23 (1985)
  49. Tender Is the Night 1:54 (1987)
  50. I Won't Dance 3:26 (1988)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Skidoo 1:01 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  2. Midwinter's Army 9:34 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  3. Ambush 3:06 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  4. Panic in the Brain 1:17 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  5. The Church 1:44 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  6. Anya 1:13 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  7. Billion Dollar Brain Theme (reprise) 1:24 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  8. Kaarna 2:50 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  9. Billion Dollar Brain Theme 2:40 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  10. Hoe Down 1:07 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  11. Love Scene 1:15 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  12. Car Chase 2:18 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  13. Russian Cavalry 1:27 Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (1967)
  14. The Half-Of-It-Dearie Blues 4:45 The King’s Singers (1974)
  15. Dayton Ohio - 1903 2:30 The King’s Singers (1974)
  16. Sunday Afternoon 3:11 The King’s Singers (1974)
  17. It's a Great Little World 2:01 The King’s Singers (1974)
  18. Waltz for Debby 3:38 Mark Murphy (1980)
  19. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 3:20 Carol Sloane (1989)
  20. While We're Young 3:12 Carol Sloane (1989)
  21. Getting Some Fun Out of Life 2:56 Carol Sloane (1989)
  22. My Gentleman Friend 3:58 Carol Sloane (1989)
  23. Someday You'll Be Sorry 3:39 Carol Sloane (1989)
  24. I Wish I'd Met You 4:33 Carol Sloane (1989)
  25. Love You Madly 3:34 Carol Sloane (1989)
  26. I Could Have Told You So 5:16 Carol Sloane (1989)
  27. Inside a Silent Tear 3:33 Carol Sloane (1989)
  28. That Old Devil Called Love 4:51 Carol Sloane (1989)
  29. The Nearness Of You 6:02 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  30. This Can't Be Love 2:42 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  31. Angel Eyes 7:10 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  32. You Make Me Feel So Young 4:23 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  33. I Get a Kick Out of You 4:32 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  34. Unforgettable 3:55 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  35. All Alone~What'll I Do 4:59 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  36. Lover 3:46 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  37. It Might As Well Be Spring 3:35 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)
  38. That Old Devil Called Love 4:13 Chris Connor with Hank Jones Trio (21 Sep 1991)

Conducted

  1. Sunday Afternoon 3:11 The King’s Singers (1974)
  2. Wish You Were Here 3:55 The King’s Singers (1974)
  3. The Half-Of-It-Dearie Blues 4:45 The King’s Singers (1974)
  4. It's a Great Little World 2:01 The King’s Singers (1974)

Instruments

  1. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): IV. Jupiter 8:16 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  2. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): VII. Neptune 7:47 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  3. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): I. Mars 7:09 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  4. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): III. Mercury 4:19 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  5. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): V. Saturn 9:16 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  6. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): II. Venus 8:27 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  7. The Planets (Version for 2 Pianos): VI. Uranus 6:11 Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw (1987) piano
  8. Suite for Skip and Sadie: II. Good Morning 1:24 Richard Rodney Bennett, Carol Rosenberger (01 Jan 1991) piano

Credited as (68)

  1. Richard Rodney Bennett
  2. Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett
  3. Georges Delerue / Richard Rodney Bennett
  4. Richard Rodney Bennett & William Watson
  5. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett; BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
  6. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
  7. Richard Rodney Bennett / Gabriel Yared
  8. Richard Rodney Bennett / Roy Budd
  9. John Barry / Richard Rodney Bennett
  10. Igor Stravinsky; Chilingirian Quartet, The Nash Ensemble, Simon Rattle, Jane Manning, Richard Rodney Bennett
  11. Claire Martin & Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
  12. Richard Rodney Bennett; The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
  13. Newman / arr. Richard Rodney Bennett
  14. Richard Rodney Bennett; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, James DePreist
  15. Peter Maxwell Davies, Alexander Goehr, Richard Rodney Bennett, Malcolm Williamson; The John Alldis Choir, Members of the Melos Ensemble
  16. Gustav Holst; Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw
  17. George Gershwin played by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
  18. Richard Rodgers / R. R. Bennett
  19. Benjamin Britten, Roberto Gerhard, Elisabeth Lutyens, Richard Rodney Bennett; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jac van Steen
  20. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett; Glimmerglass Opera, Stewart Robertson
  21. Lutyens, Bennett, Wellesz, Cooke, Mayer, Pert; Georgina Dobrée
  22. Milhaud, Bennett, Rosauro, Miyoshi; Evelyn Glennie
  23. Richard Rodney Bennett, Carol Rosenberger
  24. Richard Rodney Bennett; Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Cleobury, Neil Richardson, Richard Rodney Bennett
  25. Richard Rodney Bennett & Brodsky Quartet
  26. George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin / Richard Rodney Bennett
  27. Richard Rodney Bennett, William Walton, Benjamin Britten; Maximilian Mangold
  28. Bennett, Walton, Britten; Maximilian Mangold
  29. Richard Rodney Bennett, Susan Bradshaw
  30. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - The New Philharmonia Orchestra Of London Conducted By Marcus Dods
  31. Richard Rodney Bennett; NYCoS National Girls Choir, Christopher Bell, Philip Moore, Andrew West
  32. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett; Dame Sarah Connolly, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
  33. Richard Rodney Bennett, Stanley Myers, Michael Torke; John Harle
  34. Richard Rodney Bennett; John Harle, Opus 20, BBC Concert Orchestra, Scott Dunn, Scott Stroman
  35. Britten, Rose, Jackson, Bennett, Vaughan Williams, MacMillan, Elgar, Bliss, Dyson, Gardner, Howells; The Choir of Royal Holloway, Felicity Lott, Rupert Gough
  36. Lutyens, Hoddinott, Leighton, Bennett; Paul Watkins, Huw Watkins
  37. Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman arr. Richard Rodney Bennett
  38. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, John Tavener
  39. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett; Michael McHale, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson
  40. John Alldis, Jean Allister, April Cantelo, Margaret Humphrey-Clark, Pauline Stevens, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  41. John Alldis, April Cantelo, Guildhall Chamber Choir, Sheila Rex, Pauline Stevens, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  42. John Alldis, April Cantelo, Maureen Lehane, Pauline Stevens, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  43. John Alldis, Jean Allister, April Cantelo, Guildhall Chamber Choir, Margaret Humphrey-Clark, Sheila Rex, Pauline Stevens, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  44. John Alldis, April Cantelo, Iris Kells, Pauline Stevens, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  45. John Alldis, April Cantelo, Guildhall Chamber Choir, Pauline Stevens, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  46. John Alldis, Guildhall Chamber Choir, Sheila Rex, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  47. John Alldis, Guildhall Chamber Choir, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Tristan Fry, John Gray, Joy Hall, James Holland, Anthony Howard, Sir Neville Marriner, Stephen Shingles, Malcolm Williamson, String Quintet from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marcus Dods
  48. Claire Martin, Richard Rodney Bennett
  49. John Harle & Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
  50. Lambert, William Walton; Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Neville Dilkes, André Previn
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Works (383)

Composed

  1. Calendar (1960)
  2. Jazz Calendar (1962 - 1964)
  3. Aubade (1964)
  4. The Aviary: I. The Birds' Lament (1965)
  5. The Aviary: IV. The Widow Bird (1965)
  6. The Aviary: III. The Early Nightingale (1965)
  7. The Aviary: V. The Lark (1965)
  8. The Aviary: II. The Owl (1965)
  9. The Aviary (1965)
  10. Crosstalk: II. Presto (1966)
  11. Crosstalk: III. Con tristezza (1966)
  12. Crosstalk: IV. Vivace (1966)
  13. Crosstalk: I. Allegretto (1966)
  14. Crosstalk (1966)
  15. Symphony no. 2 (1967)
  16. Soliloquy (1967)
  17. Five Carols: 1. There is no rose (1967)
  18. Five Carols: 2. Out of your sleep (1967)
  19. Five Carols: 3. That younge child (1967)
  20. Five Carols: 4. Sweet was the song (1967)
  21. Five Carols: 5. Susanni (1967)
  22. Five Carols (1967)
  23. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1968)
  24. Impromptus (1968)
  25. What sweeter music (1968)
  26. Impromptus: No. 1. Recitativo (1968)
  27. Impromptus: No. 2. Agitato (1968)
  28. Impromptus: No. 3. Elegiaco (1968)
  29. Impromptus: No. 4. Con fuoco (1968)
  30. Impromptus: No. 5. Arioso (1968)
  31. Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Ensemble (1970)
  32. Elegy for Lady Caroline Lamb: I. Molto vivo - Lento - Alla marcia - Lento (1972)
  33. Elegy for Lady Caroline Lamb: II. Maestoso - Andante con moto - Poco agitato - Alla breve (1972)
  34. Elegy for Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
  35. Spells: No. 3. Spell to bring lost creatures home (1974)
  36. Spells: No. 1. Spell against sorrow (1974)
  37. Spells: No. 2. Spell of safekeeping (1974)
  38. Spells: No. 4. Spell of sleep (1974)
  39. Spells: No. 6. Spell of creation (1974)
  40. Spells: No. 5. Love spell (1974)
  41. Spells (1974)
  42. Zodiac (1976)
  43. Serenade (1976)
  44. Serenade: I. Aubade. Allegro (1976)
  45. Serenade: II. Siesta. Lento (1976)
  46. Serenade: III. Nocturne. Molto vivace (1976)
  47. Actaeon (Metamorphosis I) (1977)
  48. III. Lean Sideways on the Wind (1979)
  49. I. Of Pygmies, Palms and Pirates (1979)
  50. Puer nobis (1980)
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Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022276
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81022276
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891362f
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6wt00hw
  5. http://soundtrackcollector.com/composer/734/
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1029237
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118926403

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/372498

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/435388

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000945408

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005961/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/61731028

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959863

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Biographies

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