
Joseph Charles Holbrooke (1878–1958) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He later changed his name to Josef. Born in Croydon on 5th July 1878, his musical output includes eight symphonies, many tone poems, two piano concertos, chamber music including string quartets, a piano quintet, a quintet for clarinet and strings and a piano quartet, and much music inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, including choral and orchestral settings for "The Raven" and "The Bells", and a ballet score for "The Masque of the Red Death".
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Kleine Suite, Op. 18: No. 3, Scherzo Humoristique - Duo-Art 5788
Kleine Suite, Op. 18: No. 5, Versweiflung
Kleine Suite. Op. 18. No.1: Wonderful Idea - Duo-Art 6370
Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 6a, "Sonatina": II. Nocturne: Adagio e molto espressivo
Kleine Suite. Op. 18: No. 1: Wonderful Idea - Duo-Art 6370
The Birds of Rhiannon, Op. 87
Mining the Archive
Kleine Suite, Op. 18: No. 4, Zuneigung (Affection) - Duo-Art 5704
Mezzo-Tints, Op. 55: No. 2. L'Extase (version for violin and piano)
String Sextet In D Major, Op. 43, "Henry Vaughan": II. Andantino Mesto
Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 6a, "Sonatina": I. Allegro: Marcato e moderato
Piano Concerto No 1 - I
Horn Trio in D Major, Op. 28 (original version): II. Adagio ma non troppo
Horn Trio in D Major, Op. 28 (original version): I. Larghetto sostenuto - Allegro con brio
Three Blind Mice Variations, Op. 37
Auld Lang Syne Variations, Op. 60: Theme: Andante espressivo
Rethink
Amontillado, Op. 123
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 21: II. Lament: Larghetto, e molto espressione
I. 'Deep in the mould lies the golden helmed all'
I. Maestoso - Allegro 'Open the gates of mirrored horn!'
I. Tempo I 'Here lies the field that was laid to our hand'
I. a tempo 'Vapour of night be thou my shield'
III. Tempo poco larghetto 'Back to your grave'
Bob
II. Poco adagio con sentimento 'Faint as the faith of our people long dying'
I. 'Swift through the dell where the young bats wake'
I. a tempo 'The armies of night are abroad'
Auld Lang Syne Variations, Op. 60: Variation 1
Piano Concerto No 1 - II
III. Poco lento 'Flit ye away while the shadows mate Branch and blest earth'
The Raven, Op. 25: The Raven (Poem For Orchestra), Op. 25
Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 6a, "Sonatina": IV. Rondo: Allegro con moto
III. Cadenza
Horn Trio in D Major, Op. 28 (original version): III. Molto vivace
Cello Concerto, Op. 103 ‘Cambrian’: I. Andantino
Cello Concerto, Op. 103 ‘Cambrian’: II. Adagio con espressione
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 52 "The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd": Ia. Maestoso, Allegro. Open the Gates of Mirrored Horn!
Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 59, "The Grasshopper" (version for violin and piano as Violin Sonata No. 2): I. Allegro con molto fuoco
String Sextet In D Major, Op. 43, "Henry Vaughan": I. Adagio Espressivo E Molto Sostenuto - Allegro Con Brio
Ulalume, Op. 35 (Poem For Orchestra No. 4)
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 52 "The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd": IIa. Poco adagio con sentimento. Faint as the Faith of Our People Long Dying
Eilean Shona
Cyrene, Op. 88b
III. Grandioso - Brillante 'She was the most splendid maiden'
II. Tempo poco allegretto - Poco scherzando 'Clotted of shadows he comes to my hest'
Ulalume, Op. 35: Ulalume (Poem For Orchestra No. 4), Op. 35
Bronwen, Overture, Op. 75
Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 59 "The Grasshopper": I. Allegro con molto fuoco
The Girl I Left Behind Me, Op. 64: Var. 12, Adagio sostenuto
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