David Bedford

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King Aeolus 04:27 Tools
The Phaeacian Games 03:58 Tools
Penelope's Shroud (I) 01:36 Tools
The Sirens 10:14 Tools
It's Easier Than It Looks 03:09 Tools
Wagner's Ring in One Minute 00:57 Tools
Penelope's Shroud (II) 01:20 Tools
Sad and Lonely Faces 07:19 Tools
Penelope's Shroud (III) 01:03 Tools
Star's End (Part One) 23:43 Tools
Nurses Song With Elephants 15:50 Tools
Scylla and Charybdis 07:57 Tools
Circe's Island 07:42 Tools
Theme 03:13 Tools
An Extract From 'Star's End' 07:31 Tools
Some Bright Stars for Queens College 03:25 Tools
The Battle in the Hall 07:52 Tools
Penelope's Shroud (IV) 00:48 Tools
Penelope's Shroud Completed 00:30 Tools
Star's End (Part Two) 22:49 Tools
Trona 11:54 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Part One) 20:27 Tools
The Rio Grande 06:34 Tools
Variation 6: Instructions For Angels 06:07 Tools
The Orchestral Tubular Bells, Pt. 1 26:33 Tools
An Extract from Stars End 07:33 Tools
The Rio Grande - From 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner' 04:44 Tools
The Rio Grande (From 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner') 06:33 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Part Two) 20:32 Tools
The Phaecian Games 03:55 Tools
Part 1 01:27 Tools
Variation 1: Wanderers Of The Pale Wood (Part 1)/Variation 2: Wanderers Of The Pale Wood (Part 2) 09:15 Tools
Variation 5: First Came The Lion Rider 06:55 Tools
The Orchestral Tubular Bells, Pt. 2 20:32 Tools
Overture: Scene 1: The Forest/Anders And The Red One/Anders' Capture 13:32 Tools
Two poems for chorus on words of Kenneth Patchen: O how the drenched land wakes 25:03 Tools
Variation 3: The Dazzling Burden/Variation 4: Be Music, Night 09:07 Tools
Variations on a Rhythm of Mike Oldfield 12:46 Tools
The Song of the White Horse 23:46 Tools
Part 2 04:44 Tools
Day of the Percherons (demo) 25:01 Tools
Finale: The Valley-Sleeper, The Children, The Snakes And The Giant/Alleluia Timpanis 08:21 Tools
Instructions for Angels 06:04 Tools
Scene 2: The City/Anders And The Red One 11:29 Tools
Two poems for chorus on words of Kenneth Patchen: The great birds 20:32 Tools
O now the drenched land wakes 04:30 Tools
The great birds 08:49 Tools
Scene 3: Kapper And Lee In The Forest/The Death Of The Orange One/The Funeral Procession 10:13 Tools
Star Clusters 25:01 Tools
Preparation - Live At Royal Albert Hall 25:01 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part 1) 10:29 Tools
Scene 4: Anders Alone In The City/The Ritual Song/Anders' Flight Through The Forest / At The Ship: Countdown/Lift Off / Finale 00:00 Tools
Star Clusters, Nebulae & Places in Devon 25:03 Tools
Alleluia Timpanis 09:14 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part 2) 20:32 Tools
Rhayader - Live At Royal Albert Hall 11:29 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part 3) 20:32 Tools
The Great Marsh - Live At Royal Albert Hall 11:29 Tools
Side 1 20:32 Tools
Fritha - Live At Royal Albert Hall 11:29 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 20:32 Tools
Friendship - Live At Royal Albert Hall 20:32 Tools
Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1 20:32 Tools
Variation 6: "Instructions for Angels" 06:04 Tools
First Excursion 06:04 Tools
Side 2 11:38 Tools
Dunkirk - Live At Royal Albert Hall 20:32 Tools
Part 4 03:43 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part 5) 00:48 Tools
Twelve Hours of Sunset 34:25 Tools
First Came the Lion-Rider 06:50 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part 4) 10:29 Tools
La Princesse Perdue - Live At Royal Albert Hall 06:50 Tools
Finale: "The Valley-Sleeper, The Children, The Snakes And The Giant" 08:17 Tools
Variation 5: "First Came the Lion Rider" 06:50 Tools
Day of the Percherons - Demo 02:29 Tools
The Rio Grande (From "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner") 02:29 Tools
Have Mercy on My Eyes 04:17 Tools
Great Equatorial, Pt. 1 10:29 Tools
Variations 1 & 2: "Wanderers of the Pale Wood" 09:18 Tools
An Extract From Star's End 07:33 Tools
Rime of the Ancient Mariner 2 20:38 Tools
Part 3 03:35 Tools
Superman - Demo 03:35 Tools
Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves 20:32 Tools
Great Equatorial, Pt. 2 10:29 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Part 2 20:38 Tools
Even Now 23:48 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part 6) 05:07 Tools
The Snow Goose - Live At Royal Albert Hall 10:29 Tools
Variation 6: 'Instructions for Angels' 06:09 Tools
Variations 3 & 4: "The Dazzling Burden" & "Be Music, Night" 09:09 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Part One 09:09 Tools
Speak (Tho You Only Say Farewell) 02:56 Tools
Part 10 01:43 Tools
Penelope's Shroud IV 00:48 Tools
Part 11 07:32 Tools
Great Equatorial, Pt. 5 10:28 Tools
Great Equatorial, Pt. 3 10:28 Tools
Superman (demo) 03:33 Tools
Great Equatorial, Pt. 4 10:29 Tools
Great Equatorial, Pt. 6 10:40 Tools
Wanderers of the Pale Wood Part 1&2 09:06 Tools
Two Poems for Chorus on words of Kenneth Patchen: i. O now the drenched land wakes 04:21 Tools
Part 6 13:57 Tools
Two Poems for Chorus on Words of Kenneth Patchen: II. The Great Birds 08:30 Tools
Bash Peace 05:07 Tools
Song of the White Horse 23:46 Tools
Penelope's Shroud III 23:46 Tools
Symphony No. 1: Introduction - I. Allegro 34:25 Tools
Symphony No. 1: II. Adagio 34:25 Tools
Recorder Concerto: I. — 20:38 Tools
Recorder Concerto - Movement 5 09:02 Tools
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 20:32 Tools
part 5 13:57 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Part 1 20:32 Tools
Part 9 20:32 Tools
Part 7 34:25 Tools
Variations 1 & 2: 'Wanderers of the Pale Wood' 20:38 Tools
Star's End 23:48 Tools
Penelope's Shroud 23:48 Tools
The Great Marsh (Reprise) - Live At Royal Albert Hall 03:33 Tools
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Pt. 1 03:33 Tools
The Dazzling Burden, Be Music Night 09:02 Tools
Part 8 34:25 Tools
Variations 3 & 4: 'The Dazzling Burden' & 'Be Music, Night' 34:25 Tools
The Valley- sleeper, the Child 34:25 Tools
Wanderers of the Pale Wood 1&2 09:06 Tools
Scene 4: Anders Alone In The City/The Ritual Song/Anders' Flight Through The Forest / At The Ship: C 09:06 Tools
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Pt. 2 23:48 Tools
Fridiof Kennings 25:03 Tools
Variation 5: 'First Came the Lion Rider' 20:32 Tools
Recorder Concerto: V. — 20:32 Tools
Variation 1: Wanderers Of The Pale Wood (Part 1) / Variation 2: Wanderers Of The Pale Wood (Part 2) 20:32 Tools
Finale: 'The Valley-Sleeper, The Children, The Snakes And The Giant' 20:32 Tools
Recorder Concerto: II. — 23:48 Tools
Symphony No. 1: III. Presto 23:48 Tools
Great Equatorial (Part III) 09:18 Tools
Sirens 00:00 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Part Two 00:00 Tools
Recorder Concerto - Movement 2 20:32 Tools
Variations on a Rhythm of Mike 00:00 Tools
Recorder Concerto: IV. — 09:18 Tools
Star Clusters, Nebulae and Places in Devon 09:18 Tools
Sunset over Stac Pollaidh 09:18 Tools
Recorder Concerto - Movement 4 20:32 Tools
Finale: The Valley-Sleeper, The Children, The Snakes And The Giant 08:24 Tools
Recorder Concerto: III. — 09:18 Tools
Alleluia tympanis for orchestra 09:18 Tools
Variation 3 & 4: The Dazzling Burden - Be Music, Night 23:48 Tools
Two Poems - O now the drenched land wakes 20:32 Tools
Phaeacian Games 23:48 Tools
Extract from "Star's End" 20:32 Tools
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Part 1) 20:34 Tools
Recorder Concerto - Movement 1 09:18 Tools
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (excerpt) 20:34 Tools
Sea and Sky and Golden Hill 20:34 Tools
Star's End, Part 1 04:21 Tools
Symphony No 1 04:21 Tools
The Great Marsh (Reprise) (Live At Royal Albert Hall) 20:32 Tools
Battle in the Hall 20:32 Tools
Praeludium 20:32 Tools
Ronde for Isolde 20:32 Tools
Variation 1: Wanderers Of The Pale Wood. Part 1 - Variation 2: Wanderers Of The Pale Wood. Part 2 09:18 Tools
On The Road 09:18 Tools
Recorder Concerto - Movement 3 09:18 Tools
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Pt.2 04:31 Tools
Some Bright Stars for Queens C 04:21 Tools
Star's End, Part 2 04:21 Tools
Two Poems - The great birds 04:21 Tools
Have Mercy on My Eyes (Previously Unreleased) 04:21 Tools
David Bedford: Two poems for chorus on words of Kenneth Patchen - O how the drenched land wakes 04:31 Tools
Stars Clusters Nebulæ & Places In Devon For Mixed Double Chorus And Brass (1917) (1971) 25:03 Tools
The Song Of The White Horse For 30 Unbroken Voices, Ensemble, Electronic Keyboards, Medical Helium, Tape Of "The Blowing Stone", Chesterton (1977) 04:31 Tools
Track 2 08:30 Tools
Track 1 08:30 Tools
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David Bedford was born in London in 1937 of a musical family, (his grandmother was the composer Liza Lehmann, and his mother, Lesley Duff, was a member of the English Opera Group just after the war and took part in several Britten premières). He began composing at the age of seven and after attending Lancing College, where he studied with John Alston and Christopher Headington, went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Lennox Berkeley. A grant awarded by the RAM in 1961 enabled him to study with Luigi Nono in Venice. In the late 60s he played keyboards with Kevin Ayers’ cult band ‘The Whole World’, which led to numerous collaborations with musicians from the rock world, most notably in arrangements for Mike Oldfield (‘The Orchestral Tubular Bells’), Madness (‘Our House’), Elvis Costello, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Enya, Billy Bragg and many more. For almost 50 years he received commissions from major orchestras, festivals, ensembles and soloists, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, English Sinfonia, English Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Singcircle, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Electric Phoenix, Endymion Ensemble, Sir Peter Pears, Jane’s Minstrels, BASBWE, The Composers Ensemble, Ensemble Bash, Aldeburgh Festival, Harrogate Festival, Spitalfields Festival, Chelmsford Festival, Huddersfield Festival, Kings Lynn Festival, Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Dartington International Summer School, Making Music and many BBC commissions including 4 for the Proms. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.