10 favourite British Composers

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Ferneyhough
Tallis

Don't really listen to any others

[Symphonic Addict]

Let's see...

In order of preference (sort of):

Vaughan Williams
Arnold
Walton
Alwyn
Bax
Britten
Elgar
Tippett
Bliss
Mathias

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Ferneyhough
Tallis

Don't really listen to any others

Interesting that you mention Ferneyhough as I don't recall ever hearing any of his music.  Any favorites that you would recommend?

Vaughan Williams is certainly tops for me (and a favorite composer overall)
Some others...though in general I don't listen to many of their works--I should revisit some of them
Britten
Elgar
Finzi -- a wonderful composer whose life, sadly, ended way too soon
Once in a blue moon...
Tallis
Byrd
Holst
Delius
Bridge -- Enjoy his works for piano and/or string quartet
Purcell -- Love Dido and Aeneas

PD

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Interesting that you mention Ferneyhough as I don't recall ever hearing any of his music.  Any favorites that you would recommend?

This was the piece that got me into his music, dense and complex but always interesting stuff to find in it

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Robin Holloway is another composer I like who sadly is not recorded enough

[Irons]

Elgar and Vaughan Williams followed by -

Finzi
Rawsthorne
Moeran
Delius
Holst
Britten
Walton
Alwyn

I realise some glaring omissions - Bax, Bridge and Bliss for example who I repeatedly listen, but do not feel a connection like the names above.

[Luke]

Robin Holloway is another composer I like who sadly is not recorded enough

Yes, that's a great piece!

[Florestan]

Ten is too many for me but based on what I've listened to, and loved, over the last two years, I can nominate four in no particular order except the first two:

Ireland
Bowen
Holst
Moeran

Four years later, I can confidently add five more:

Bax
Delius
Arthur Sullivan
Eric Coates
Lord Berners

[Pohjolas Daughter]

This was the piece that got me into his music, dense and complex but always interesting stuff to find in it

Robin Holloway is another composer I like who sadly is not recorded enough

Thanks, I'll give them a shot. 

Elgar and Vaughan Williams followed by -

Finzi
Rawsthorne
Moeran
Delius
Holst
Britten
Walton
Alwyn

I realise some glaring omissions - Bax, Bridge and Bliss for example who I repeatedly listen, but do not feel a connection like the names above.

Well, we agree on 6/10.  I'd forgotten about Moeran...need to revisit the music that I have of his.  There's one composer that I thought of (after you had mentioned Moeran).  I only have one CD of his music (at the time that I had purchased it, there were only two out there.  Has that changed?).  His name:  Bernard Stevens.  The one that I have (on Meridian) has his cello concerto and "A Symphony of Liberation".

PD

[Irons]

Thanks, I'll give them a shot. 
Well, we agree on 6/10.  I'd forgotten about Moeran...need to revisit the music that I have of his.  There's one composer that I thought of (after you had mentioned Moeran).  I only have one CD of his music (at the time that I had purchased it, there were only two out there.  Has that changed?).  His name:  Bernard Stevens.  The one that I have (on Meridian) has his cello concerto and "A Symphony of Liberation".

PD

Barely heard of Bernard Stevens, PD. I will investigate.

[Papy Oli]

Based on the ones I go to most often:

Arnold
Holst
Bax
Alwyn
Moeran
Vaughan Williams
Ireland
Dowland
Finzi
Rubbra

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Barely heard of Bernard Stevens, PD. I will investigate.

Some of his music is on Youtube.

I remember when I ordered that one CD that I have of his (from Meridian's website), they shipped it to me--as a CD Rom!  Was a bit surprised about that.

https://www.meridian-records.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?RANDOM=NETQUOTEVAR%3ARANDOM&PAGE=SEARCH&SS=bernard+stevens&TB=A&GB=A&SX=0&ACTION=Search

Need to check out Bax some more.  I recall enjoying his tone poem about fall (the season).

PD

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Thanks, I'll give them a shot. 
Well, we agree on 6/10.  I'd forgotten about Moeran...need to revisit the music that I have of his.  There's one composer that I thought of (after you had mentioned Moeran).  I only have one CD of his music (at the time that I had purchased it, there were only two out there.  Has that changed?).  His name:  Bernard Stevens.  The one that I have (on Meridian) has his cello concerto and "A Symphony of Liberation".

PD

+1 for Symphony of Liberation by Bernard Stevens.

[San Antone]

My list of eleven.  I can't find one to strike off ...

Christopher Tye
William Byrd
John Dowland
Orlando Gibbons
William Lawes
Henry Purcell
Benjamin Frankel
Benjamin Britten
Brian Ferneyhough
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Rebecca Saunders

[DavidW]

My tops are Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Bax, Simpson, Britten and Holst.  Birtwhistle might end up on that list eventually.

[Florestan]

Four years later, I can confidently add five more:

Bax
Delius
Arthur Sullivan
Eric Coates
Lord Berners

And two more whom I forgot:

Cyril Scott
Arthur Somervell

I think Hamilton Harty doesn't qualify as British, does he?

[Irons]

And two more whom I forgot:

Cyril Scott
Arthur Somervell

I think Hamilton Harty doesn't qualify as British, does he?

Arthur Somervill is interesting. An outstanding body of work for song - his A Shropshire Lad is up there with RVW and Butterworth. I see he wrote for orchestra too but have not heard any.

[Florestan]

Arthur Somervill is interesting. An outstanding body of work for song - his A Shropshire Lad is up there with RVW and Butterworth. I see he wrote for orchestra too but have not heard any.

I love his Violin Concerto, give it a try.

[vandermolen]

And two more whom I forgot:

Cyril Scott
Arthur Somervell

I think Hamilton Harty doesn't qualify as British, does he?

I think that Scott was a most interesting composer.

[relm1]

I think Arthur Butterworth deserves to be better represented.  I really enjoyed this piece.

https://youtu.be/TUewbVmOYa0?t=7