Atherton, David 1944-

Overview

Works:	771 works in 1,628 publications in 5 languages and 17,710 library holdings
Genres:	Operas Drama Concertos Chamber music Film adaptations Cantatas Art music Arrangements (Music) Television adaptations Symphonies
Roles:	Conductor, Performer, Instrumentalist, Author, Editor, Other, Contributor, Correspondent, Author of introduction, Arranger
Classifications:	M1500, 782.1

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about David Atherton

San Diego Symphony from overture to encore : a fairly comprehensive history by Melvin G Goldzband( Book )
Northborough (Mass.) by Northborough (Mass.)( )
The London Sinfonietta, conducted by David Atherton : "One of the world's greatest chamber ensembles" - The Times ... Musica Viva Australia, Decca( Book )
[David Atherton : Australian and New Zealand Art Files] by David Atherton( Book )
by Northborough (Mass.)( )

Most widely held works by David Atherton

King Priam by Michael Tippett( Recording )

49 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, November, 1980

Atmosphères by György Ligeti( )

5 editions published in 2012 in No Linguistic content and Latin and held by 595 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Káťa Kabanová ; Capriccio ; Concertino by Leoš Janáček( )

14 editions published between 1198 and 2006 in Czech and held by 468 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the house of the dead ; Mládi ; Ríkadla by Leoš Janáček( )

9 editions published between 1980 and 1991 in Czech and held by 429 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sinfonietta ; Taras Bulba ; Lachian dances ; Suite ; Mládí ; Capriccio ; Concertino by Leos Janácek( )

11 editions published in 1996 in 4 languages and held by 403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Billy Budd : an opera by Benjamin Britten( Visual )

18 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in English and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dramatizes the moral dilemma of Captain Vere when, in accordance with Admiralty regulations, he must demand the court martial to sentence to death by hanging the innocent seaman who was provoked to strike and kill the villanous master-at-arms

Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten( Visual )

38 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Set in a small village in England, the story relates fisherman Peter Grimes' inability to become a part of the community. Because his apprentice has been drowned at sea, he has incurred the wrath and distrust of the townspeople

A winter idyll ; Elegy ; Indra ; A song of the night ; Sita, Interlude ; Invocation ; The lure ; Dances from The Morning of the year by Gustav Holst( )

6 editions published in 1993 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

David Atherton leads the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra through a variety of popular works by Gustav Holst

Piano concerto ; Outcry : a cycle of nature poems for contralto solo, chorus and orchestra ; Organ concerto by Peter Dickinson( )

6 editions published between 1986 and 1999 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kleine Dreigroschenmusik ; Mahagonny Songspiel ; Violin concerto op. 12 ; Happy end ; The Berlin requiem ; Pantomime I ; Death in the forest by Kurt Weill( )

5 editions published between 1976 and 1999 in German and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Concerto for violin and orchestra, op. 17 ; Concerto for cello and orchestra, op. 12 by Hugh Wood( )

10 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Punch and Judy : a tragical comedy or a comical tragedy opera in one act by Harrison Birtwistle( )

14 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Angel fighter ; In broken images ; Virelai (Sus une fontayne) by Harrison Birtwistle( )

4 editions published in 2015 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Harrison Birtwistle is internationally regarded as one of the most striking and individual composers today. His unique soundworld runs the full gamut from large-scale operatic and orchestral canvases, rich in mythical and primitivist power, to intimate chamber works, contemplative in their lyricism

Sinfonia mistica ; Sinfonia di sfere by Andrzej Panufnik( )

13 editions published between 1979 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Clarinet concertos : No. 1 in C minor ; No. 2 in E-flat major by Louis Spohr( )

and held by 322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

String quartets nos. 1 & 2 ; Ramifications by György Ligeti( )

3 editions published in 2003 in No Linguistic content and German and held by 320 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bird concerto with pianosong by Jonathan Harvey( )

6 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chamber music ; Orchestral works by Leoš Janáček( )

7 editions published in 2004 in 3 languages and held by 312 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Decca collector's edition brings together most of the composer's chamber works and solo pieces plus his most popular orchestral works and the magnificent Glagolitic Mass in a superb digital recording with Riccardo Chailly and Wiener Philharmonic

Anaïs Nin ; De staat by Louis Andriessen( )

4 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 303 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the house of the dead by Leoš Janáček( )

18 editions published between 1980 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Aus einem Totenhaus: Oper in drei Akten nach Dostojewskij / Jugend: Suite f. Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Bassklarinette, Horn & Fagott / Kinderreime f. Chor & zehn Instr