List of compositions by Graham Waterhouse

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]

Compositions
by Graham Waterhouse
Waterhouse in 2020
Active 1979 (1979)–2022
  • vocal music
  • orchestral music
  • speaking voice and cello
  • chamber music
  • concertante music
  • piano music
  • organ music

Table of compositions edit

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
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 edit

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]

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]

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 edit

  1. ^ a b "Graham Waterhouse". Schott Music. 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b Culot, Hubert (2004). "Graham Waterhouse". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b March, Ivan (2004). "Portrait 2". Gramophone. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  4. ^ a b Culot, Hubert (2004). "Graham Waterhouse / Portrait". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Skylla und Charybdis". Farao Classics. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b Drees, Stefan (May 2021). "Graham Waterhouse / Skylla und Charybdis – Kammermusik". Das Orchester (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Graham Waterhouse". Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag. 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Der Handschuh" (in German). Heinrichshofen Verlag. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Thomas Tunes". Breitkopf & Härtel. 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Concerto Piccolo (Works for piccolo including Waterhouse's piccolo quintet)". www.prestomusic.com. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Bassoon with a View: Aztec Ceremonies, for contrabassoon & piano, Op. 37". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Zeichenstaub, m. Audio-CD (Brand: Robert Lienau Musikverlag)". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ "The Werewolf Project – a contemporary re-evaluation of the genre Melodrama / by Graham Waterhouse". University of Oldenburg. 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Sonata Ebraica – Music for Viola and Piano". guildmusic.com. 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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