Programme notes
Jo has written programme notes for a number of organisations and individuals, among them Britten Sinfonia, Aldeburgh Productions, Mitsuko Uchida, Henri Oguike Dance Company, and the Spitalfields Festival.
Her library of notes continues to grow all the time and is constantly being updated. Please see below for a list of notes currently available, or contact Jo if what you are looking for is not there. Commissions for new notes are always welcomed.
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Currently available notes
A-C
- William Alwyn: Naiades
- William Alwyn: Crepuscule
- Malcolm Arnold: English Dances
- J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue
- J.S. Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 3
- J.S. Bach: "Brandenburg" Concerto No. 5
- J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D minor, BWV 1060
- J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
- J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053
- J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
- J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
- J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
- J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto no. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
- J.S. Bach: "Ricercare" from The Musical Offering
- J.S. Bach: Oboe Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031
- J.S. Bach (arr. Birtwistle): The Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus VII
- J.S. Bach (arr. Birtwistle): Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus XII
- J.S. Bach (arr. Birtwistle): Art of Fugue - Contrapunctus XVII
- J.S. Bach (arr. Maxwell Davies): Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor
- J.S. Bach (arr. Maxwell Davies): Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major
- J.S. Bach (arr. Steve Martland): Toccata and Fugue, BWV 565
- J.S. Bach (arr. Stravinsky): Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor
- Samuel Barber: Knoxville : Summer of 1915
- Samuel Barber: Summer Music
- Béla Bartók: Contrasts
- Béla Bartók: Divertimento for Strings
- Béla Bartók: Hungarian Sketches
- Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
- Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto no. 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 53, "Waldstein"
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 101
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat, Op.16
- Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 133, "Grosse Fuge"
- Ludwig van Beethoven: 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 4 in B flat major
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to "Egmont", Op. 84
- Benjamin Britten: Prelude and Fugue
- Alban Berg: Lyric Suite
- Alban Berg: Piano Sonata no. 1
- Luciano Berio: Duetti
- Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
- Harrison Birtwistle: Double Hocket
- Harrison Birtwistle: Lied
- Harrison Birtwistle: Prologue
- Harrison Birtwistle: Verses
- Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18
- Frank Bridge: Sir Roger de Coverley
- Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was
- Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae
- Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations
- Benjamin Britten: Nocturne
- Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings, Op. 2
- Benjamin Britten: Russian Funeral
- Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta
- Benjamin Britten: St Nicolas
- Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
- Benjamin Britten: Young Apollo
- Anton Bruckner: Mass in E minor
- Anton Bruckner: Overture in G minor
- George Butterworth: On the Banks of Green Willow
- Elliot Carter: Dialogues
- Elliot Carter: Enchanted Preludes
- Elliot Carter: First Diversion
- Elliot Carter: Second Diversion
- Elliot Carter: Inner Song
- Elliot Carter: Riconoscenza
- Frederic Chopin: Polonaise brillante for piano and cello
- Aaron Copland: In the Beginning
- Aaron Copland: Quiet City
- Aaron Copland: Sextet
- Peter Cornelius: Three Kings
D-H
- Luigi Dallapiccola: Piccola Musica Notturna
- Claude Debussy: Deux danses
- Claude Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie
- Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
- Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
- Claude Debussy: Syrinx
- Frederick Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
- Frederick Delius: Summer Night on the River
- Antonín Dvoràk: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
- Edward Elgar: "Enigma" Variations
- Manuel de Falla: Harpsichord Concerto
- Manuel de Falla: Psyche
- Gabriel Fauré: Piano Trio
- Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
- Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzona a tre cori
- Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzona a Quattro, "La Spiritata"
- Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzona seconda a Quattro
- Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigali libro quinto (Book V)
- Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigali libro sesto (Book VI)
- Orlando Gibbons: This Is The Record Of John
- Orlando Gibbons: Hosanna To The Son Of David
- Orlando Gibbons: O Lord In Thy Wrath
- George Friedrich Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 no. 4
- George Friedrich Handel: Samson
- Karl Hartmann: Concerto funèbre
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in D major, H. 18/11
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Little Organ Mass ("Kleine Orgelmesse")
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa Brevis
- Franz Joseph Haydn: "Nelson" Mass
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 22 in E flat major
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 49 in F minor, "La passione"
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 70 in D major
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 83 in G minor
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no. 88 in G major
- Franz Joseph Haydn: Theresienmesse
- Paul Hindemith: Concert Music for Brass, Piano and Harps, Op. 49
- Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no. 7, Op. 46, no. 2 - Konzert für Orgel under Kammerorchester
- Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik für fünf Bläser, Op. 24 No. 2
- Paul Hindemith: Sonate I über alte Volkslieder
- Paul Hindemith: Sonate II über alte Volkslieder
- Paul Hindemith: Sonate III über alte Volkslieder
- Paul Hindemith: Zwei Stücke für Orgel
- Anthony Holborne: Music for Brass
- Gustav Holst: Christmas Day
- Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera
- Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet
- Michael Head: The Little Road to Bethlehem
I-P
- John Ireland: The Holy Boy
- Leos Janácek: Capriccio
- Oliver Knussen: Masks
- György Kurtág: Signs, Games and Messages
- Matthew Locke: For His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts
- György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
- Guillaume de Machaut (arr. Birtwistle): Hoquetus David
- Gustav Mahler (arr. Britten): What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
- Bohuslav Martin?: Sinfonia Concertante
- Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to The Fair Melusine
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4, "The Italian"
- Oliver Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Cor Anglais and Strings, K. 580a
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Trio No. 2 in E flat K. 498, "Kegelstatt"
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F, K. 370
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to "Idomeneo"
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasia in F minor, K. 594
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 12 in A major, K. 414
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 15 in E flat major, K. 449
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 15 in B flat major, K. 450
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K. 491
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 26 in D major, K. 537
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat major, K. 452
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no. 6, "Serenata Notturna", K. 239
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola in E flat major, K. 364
- Thea Musgrave: In the Still of the Night
- Johannes Ockeghem (arr. Birtwistle): Ut heremita solus
- Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
- Astor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
- Elizabeth Poston: Boar's Head Carol
- Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo
- Francis Poulenc: Gloria
- Francis Poulenc: Salve Regina
- Francis Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
- Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence
- Serge Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes
- Serge Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
- Henry Purcell: Chacony in G minor
- Henry Purcell: Fantasia 7 in C minor, Z738
- Henry Purcell: Fantasia 13 in F major, "Upon One Note"
- Henry Purcell: Hear My Prayer
- Henry Purcell: In Nomine 1, Z746
- Henry Purcell: Jehova quam multi sunt
- Henry Purcell: Overture to The Fairy Queen
- Henry Purcell (arr. Britten): If Music be the Food of Love
- Henry Purcell (arr. Britten): Pious Celinda
- Henry Purcell (arr. Britten): I'll Sail Upon the Dog-star
- Henry Purcell (arr. Britten): Sweeter than Roses
- Henry Purcell: Let the Night Perish (Job's Curse)
Q-S
- A.R. Rahman: Bombay
- Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
- Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
- Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
- Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
- John Rutter: Nativity Carol
- John Rutter: Silent Night
- Steve Reich: Clapping Music
- Steve Reich: Duet
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Overture on Russian Themes
- Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
- Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in G major, D. 894
- Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat, D.471
- Franz Schubert (arr. Mahler): Death and the Maiden
- Robert Schumann: Konzertstück, Op. 92
- Robert Schumann (arr. Colin Matthews): Mondnacht
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Festival Overture
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude and Scherzo for string octet, Op. 11
- Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 9 in E flat major, Op. 117
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Two Scarlatti Pieces
- Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
- Jean Sibelius: Scene with Cranes, Op. 44, no. 2
- Johann Strauss (arr. Schoenberg): Emperor Waltz
- Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen
- Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto
- Richard Strauss: Prelude to "Capriccio"
- Richard Strauss: Serenade, Op. 7
- Igor Stravinsky: A Soldier's Tale
- Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra
- Igor Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
- Igor Stravinsky: Elegy
- Igor Stravinsky: Octet
- Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella
- Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
- Igor Stravinsky: Trois petites chansons
- Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
- Igor Stravinsky: Three Songs from William Shakespeare
- Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird
T-Z
- Toru Takemitsu: And then I knew 'twas the Wind
- Thomas Tallis: 'Gloria': from Missa 'Salve Intemerata Virgo'
- Thomas Tallis: In ieiunio et fletu
- Thomas Tallis: O nata lux
- Thomas Tallis: Videte miraculum
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
- Michael Tippett: A Child of our Time
- Michael Tippett: Double Concerto
- Michael Tippett: Divertimento on 'Sellinger's Round'
- Michael Tippett: Fantasia Concertante
- Michael Tippett: Little Music
- Michael Tippett: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: Collegium Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense
- Michael Tippett: Preludio Vespro di al Monteverdi
- Michael Tippett: Plebs angelica
- Michael Tippett: Piano Sonata No. 2
- Michael Tippett: Piano Sonata No. 4
- Henri Tomasi: Fanfares Liturgiques
- Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G minor, RV 439
- Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon in G major, RV 545
- Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins and cello in G minor, RV 578
- Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Trumpet, Harpsichord and Strings in B flat major
- Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, RV 319
- Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Orchestra in G minor, RV 576
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
- Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
- Anton Webern: Five Movements, Op. 5