Alexander Mackenzie

Scottish conductor and composer

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie KCVO (22 August 1847 – 28 April 1935) was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage.

Mackenzie was a member of a musical family and was sent for his musical education to Germany. He had many successes as a composer, producing over 90 compositions, but from 1888 to 1924, he devoted a great part of his energies to running the Royal Academy of Music. Together with Hubert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford, he was regarded as one of the fathers of the British musical renaissance in the late nineteenth century.

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Works

3 Sonnets, op. 50
6 Pieces for Violin and Piano, op. 37
A Franklyn’s Dogge
Ancient Scots Tunes, op. 82
Benedictus, op. 37 no. 3
Berceuse, op. 37 no. 2
Britannia, op. 52
Burns - Second Scotch Rhapsody, op. 24
Canadian Rhapsody, op. 67
Colomba, op. 28
Coriolanus, op. 61
Coriolanus, op. 61: I. Prelude. Allegro moderato e marcato
Coriolanus, op. 61: II. Alla marcia
Coriolanus, op. 61: III. Marche funèbre. Andante
Coriolanus, op. 61: IV. Voces populi. Allegro moderato, molto marcato
Eugene Aram, op. 59 no.2
From the North: Nine pieces for the violin with pianoforte accompaniment, op. 53
From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra, op. 53
From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra, op. 53 no. 1
From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra, op. 53 no. 2
From the North: Three Scottish Pieces for Orchestra, op. 53 no. 3
Gavotte, op. 37 no. 1
La Savannah, op. 72
La belle dame sans merci, op. 29
Lift My Spirit Up to Thee
London Day by Day, op. 64
London Day by Day, op. 64 no. 1 “Under the Clock”
Pibroch, op. 42
Pibroch, op. 42: I. Rhapsody. Lento
Pibroch, op. 42: II. Caprice. Theme (Allegretto) - Variations I-IX - Coda
Pibroch, op. 42: III. Dance. Allegro vivace - Lento - Presto
Saltarello, op. 37 no. 5
Scottish Concerto, op. 55
Scottish Concerto, op. 55: I. Allegro maestoso - Allegretto - Andantino - Allegretto - Andantino - Maestoso - Cadenza -
Scottish Concerto, op. 55: II. Molto lento
Scottish Concerto, op. 55: III. Allegro vivace (ma non presto all' principio) - Andante tranquillo, quasi dolente - Tempo I - Molto più mosso - Più mosso ancora
Tema con variazioni, op. 37 no. 6
The Cricket on the Hearth, op. 62
The Cricket on the Hearth, op. 62: Overture
The Eve of St John, op. 87
The Eve of St John, op. 87: I. Allegro grazioso “Nixies and Wood-nymphs”
The Eve of St John, op. 87: II. Vivace “Country Dance”
The Eve of St John, op. 87: III. Andantino grottesco “Frog and Goblins”
The Eve of St John, op. 87: IV. Allegro molto vivace “Rustic March and Revel”
The Little Minister, op. 57
The Little Minister, op. 57: Three Dances (Entre’ Actes)
The Little Minister, op. 57: Three Dances. I. Lilt
The Little Minister, op. 57: Three Dances. II. Pastoral Dance
The Little Minister, op. 57: Three Dances. III. Ècossaise
The Nameless Lassie
The Troubadour, op. 33
The Troubadour, op. 33. Act III.
The Troubadour, op. 33. Act III. Prelude
Twelfth Night, op. 40
Violin Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 32
Violin Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 32: I. Allegro non troppo
Violin Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 32: II. Largo
Violin Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 32: III. Finale: Allegro Vivace
Yourth, Sport, Loyalty, op. 90
Zingaresca, op. 37 no. 4