List of compositions by Graham Waterhouse
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Graham Waterhouse is a cellist and contemporary composer who was born in London and resides in Germany. His compositions focus on chamber music. They have been performed and recorded internationally. As a cellist, he has written for his own instruments and other string instruments, but being the son of bassoonist William Waterhouse, he has also been familiar with double reed instruments, and several works were commissioned by the International Double Reed Society (IDRS), usually first performed at their annual conventions. He has run a series of chamber music concerts at the Gasteig in Munich, where several works received their premiere. His first notable composition, the first movement of his String Sextet, Op. 1, was written in 1979, and a duo for two violins, Fantasia Ucraina, in 2022.[1]
Table of compositions
His essential works, predominantly the published and recorded ones, are listed in the following table, initially by the year of composition. Other features listed are titles, Opus number, genre, publisher, year of publication, year of premiere, premiere location, recordings, and finally notes and a link to further information.
The years of composition follow those given on the composer's website. Works of the chamber music genre are further distinguished as solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, nonet and ensemble. The recordings list three portrait CDs, CD1 in 2001,[2] CD2 in 2004,[3][4] and CD3 in 2021.[5][6] Additionally, some works have been recorded individually.
Waterhouse has had his works published by various publishing houses. Several of them are now represented by Schott Music (Schott), his principal publisher from 2019, including Accolade Musikverlag (Accolade), Robert Lienau Musikverlag (Lienau) and Zimmermann Musikverlag (Zimmermann).[1] Works listed by Schott are marked by an S for further information. His first publisher was Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag, Leipzig (Hofmeister), marked by an F.[7] Several works for speaking voice and cello were published by Heinrichshofen Verlag (Heinrichshofen), marked H.[8] Breitkopf & Härtel (Breitkopf) have published pedagogic works, marked B.[9]
Year | Title | Scoring | Op. | Genre | Publisher | Year | Premiere | Location | Rec | Notes and references |
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1979 to 2013 |
String Sextet | 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos | 1 | sextet | Schott | 2022 | 2014 | Gasteig | S (planned) | |
1979 | Polish Suite | piano trio | 3 | trio | Hofmeister | 1998 | CD3 | F | ||
1979 | Apple Picking | voice and piano | 5 | vocal | Hofmeister | 1998 | F | |||
1981 | Variationen über ein Thema von Pachelbel | organ | 6 | solo | Hofmeister | 1998 | F | |||
1985 | Jig, Air and Ree | string orchestra | 9 | ensemble | Hofmeister | 2001 | CD2 | F | ||
1984 | Chrzaszcz | flute, oboe, cello | 23 | trio | Zimmermann | 1996 | S | |||
1985 | Toccatina precipitando | piano | 24a | piano | Hofmeister | 1997 | F | |||
1986 | Hungarian Polyphony | string quartet | 25 | quartet | Hofmeister | 1996 | 1988 | F | ||
1989 | Piccolo Quintet | piccolo flute, string quartet | 26 | quintet | Zimmermann | 2002 | CD[10] | S | ||
1990 | Cello Concerto | cello, orchestra | 27 | concertante | Hofmeister | 2000 | 1995 | Toluca, Mexico City | F | |
1991 | Mouvements d'Harmonie | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, double bass (contrabassoon) | 29 | nonet | Accolade | 2000 | 1991 | Purcell Room, London | CD2 | S |
1991 | Nonet | flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass |
30 | nonet | Lienau | 2003 | S | |||
1992 | Praeludium | piano | 32 | solo piano | Lienau | 2002 | 1993 | London | CD1 | S |
1992 rev. 1996 |
Three Pieces for Solo Cello | cello | 28 | cello | Hofmeister | 1996 | 1992 | Lichtenberg | CD1 | F |
1993 | Four Epigraphs after Escher | viola, heckelphone, piano | 35 | trio | Hofmeister | 1998 | 1995 | Munich | F | |
1994 | Jacobean Salute | flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass |
34 | ensemble | Lienau | 2003 | 1995 | Munich | S | |
1995 | Celtic Voices and Hale Bopp | strings and treble | 36 | ensemble | Hofmeister | 1998 | 1995 | Preston | CD2 | F |
1995 | Aztek Ceremonies | contrabassoon, piano | 37 | duo | Hofmeister | 1996 | 1995 | Rotterdam IDRS | CD[11] | F |
1995 | Vezza | speaking voice, cello | Hofmeister | 1997 | CD1 | F | ||||
1996 | Le Charmeur de Serpents | recorder | 39 | solo | Hofmeister | 1997 | CD1 | F | ||
1997 | Gestural Variations | oboe, bassoon, piano | 43 | trio | Hofmeister | 1998 | F | |||
1997 | Gestural Variations | clarinet, cello, piano | 43a | trio | Hofmeister | 1999 | CD1 | F · 2000 prize | ||
1998 | bow’n blow | clarinet, cello | 20 | duo | Hofmeister | 2000 | CD1 | F | ||
1998 | Diplo-Diversions | bassoon, piano | 44 | duo | Hofmeister | 2008 | 1998 | IDRS | F | |
1998 | Hexenreigen | 4 bassoons | 45 | quartet | Accolade | 1998 | 1998 | Tempe, Arizona | S | |
1998 | Contraventings | contrabassoon or clarinet | 48 | solo | Hofmeister | 1999 | CD1 | F | ||
1998 | Hymnus | wind ensemble | 49 | ensemble | Hofmeister | 2000 | CD2 | F | ||
1998 | Toccatina precipitando | clarinet, cello, piano | 24/3 | trio | CD1 | F | ||||
1999 | Bei Nacht | violin, cello, piano | 50 | trio | Hofmeister | 2001 | 2000 | University of Illinois | CD3 | F |
2001 | Chieftain's Salute | Great Highland bagpipe, orchestra | 34a | concertante | Lienau | CD2 | S | |||
2001 | Les Tantrums d'Arlequin | cello, piano | duo | Zimmermann | 2001 | S | ||||
2001 | Flohlied | speaking voice, cello | Heinrichshofen | 2001 | H | |||||
2002 | Phantom Castle | 2 recorders | duo | Zimmermann | 2006 | S | ||||
2001 | Sinfonietta | string orchestra | 41 | ensemble | CD2 | |||||
2003 | Threnody | cello | solo cello | Zimmermann | 2002 | 2002 | Munich | S | ||
2003 | Bassoon Quintet | bassoon, string quartet | quintet | Lienau | 2015 | 2003 | Gasteig | S | ||
2003 | Sicilian Air | flute, piano | 56 | duo | Zimmermann | 2004 | S | |||
2004 | Contradanza dei lupi | 4 bassoons or contrabassoons | quartet | Accolade | 2005 | 2004 | Melbourne, IDRS | S | ||
2005 | Der Handschuh | speaking voice, cello | Heinrichshofen | 2007 | 2005 | St. Martin, Idstein | H | |||
2006 | Piano Album | piano | solo piano | Lienau | 2006 | 2009 | S | |||
2007 | Epitaphium | string trio | trio | Lienau | 2013 | 2009 | Gasteig | CD | S | |
2007 | Das Hexen-Einmaleins | speaking voice, cello | Heinrichshofen | 2009 | H | |||||
2008 | Bright Angel | 3 bassoons, contrabassoon | quartet | Accolade | 2009 | 2008 | Provo, Utah, IDRS | S | ||
2008 | Phoenix Arising | bassoon, piano | duo | Accolade | 2009 | 2008 | Wigmore Hall, London | S | ||
2010 | Chinese Whispers | string quartet | quartet | Lienau | 2010 | Gasteig | S · 2011 prize | |||
2010 | Zeichenstaub | string trio | trio | Lienau | 2013 | 2010 | Arnstadt | CD[12] | S | |
2010 | Thomas Tunes | cello, piano | duo | Breitkopf | 2017 | B | ||||
2011 | Rhapsodie Macabre | piano quintet | quintet | 2011 | Gasteig | CD3 | ||||
2012 | Der Werwolf | speaking voice, cellos | 2012 | Essen | [13] | |||||
2012 | Fälle | 8 speaking voices, 8 cellos | Heinrichshofen | 2020 | 2012 | Gasteig | H | |||
2013 | Trilogy | piano quintet | quintet | 2013 | Gasteig | CD3 | ||||
2013 | Bells of Beyond | piano trio | trio | 2013 | Gasteig | CD3 | ||||
2013 | Sonata ebraica | viola, piano | duo | 2013 | Gasteig | CD 2015[14] | ||||
2014 | Skylla and Charybdis | piano quartet | quartet | 2014 | Gasteig | CD3 | ||||
2015 | Incantations | piano, ensemble | concertante | Lienau | 2015 | 2015 | Birmingham | S | ||
2019 | Concentricities | clarinet, cello, piano | trio | Schott | 2020 | 2019 | Gasteig | S | ||
2019 | Variations | cello | solo cello | Schott | 2020 | 2020 | Vienna | S | ||
2022 | Fantasia Ucraina | 2 violins | duo | Schott | 2022 | 2022 | Herzfelde | S | ||
2022 | Alchymic Quartet | string quartet | quartet | 2022 | Munich |
Recording details
Compositions by Waterhouse have been recorded on three portrait CDs and several other collections.
The first portrait CD, Graham Waterhouse, of chamber music for recorder, clarinet, cello and piano, was released by Cybele Records in 2001, containing:[2]
- Praeludium
- Three Pieces for Solo Cello
- Contraventings
- Le Charmeur de Serpents
- Scherzino
- bow'n blow
- Vezza
- Gestural Variations
- Toccatina Precipitando
A second CD, Graham Waterhouse Portrait 2, was released by Meridian Records in 2004, dedicated to music for string orchestra and works for wind ensemble. It contains:[3][4]
- Chieftain's Salute
- Sinfonietta
- Mouvements d'Harmonie
- Celtic Voices
- Hymnus
- Hale Bopp
- Jig, Air and Reel
A third portrait CD, Graham Waterhouse Skylla und Charybdis, was released by Farao in 2021. The collection of chamber music for strings and piano includes:[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Graham Waterhouse". Schott Music. 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b Culot, Hubert (2004). "Graham Waterhouse". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ^ a b March, Ivan (2004). "Portrait 2". Gramophone. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ a b Culot, Hubert (2004). "Graham Waterhouse / Portrait". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Skylla und Charybdis". Farao Classics. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b Drees, Stefan (May 2021). "Graham Waterhouse / Skylla und Charybdis – Kammermusik". Das Orchester (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Graham Waterhouse". Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag. 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Der Handschuh" (in German). Heinrichshofen Verlag. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Tunes". Breitkopf & Härtel. 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Concerto Piccolo (Works for piccolo including Waterhouse's piccolo quintet)". www.prestomusic.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Bassoon with a View: Aztec Ceremonies, for contrabassoon & piano, Op. 37". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Zeichenstaub, m. Audio-CD (Brand: Robert Lienau Musikverlag)". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "The Werewolf Project – a contemporary re-evaluation of the genre Melodrama / by Graham Waterhouse". University of Oldenburg. 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Sonata Ebraica – Music for Viola and Piano". guildmusic.com. 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.