Donald Tovey

British composer, pianist and musicologist

Sir Donald Francis Tovey (17 July 1875 – 10 July 1940) was a British music analyst, musicologist, writer on music, composer, conductor and pianist. He had been best known for his Essays in Musical Analysis and his editions of works by Bach and Beethoven, but since the 1990s his (relatively few) compositions have been recorded and performed with increasing frequency. The recordings have mostly been well received by reviewers.

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Works

6 Songs for a Low Voice, Set 1, op. 2
Air for String Orchestra
Aria and Variations in B-flat major for String Quartet, op. 11
Cadenza for the First Movement of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77
Cello Concerto in C major, op. 40
Cello Concerto, op. 40: I. Allegro moderato
Cello Concerto, op. 40: II. Andante maestoso
Cello Concerto, op. 40: III. Intermezzo: Andante innocente, con moto quasi allegretto
Cello Concerto, op. 40: IV. Rondo: Allegro giocoso
Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4
Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4: I. Allegrissimo
Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4: II. Andante cantabile
Cello Sonata in F major, op. 4: III. Finale: Vivace giocoso ma non presto
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus XIV
Elegiac Variations, op. 25
Piano Concerto in A major, op. 15
Piano Concerto in A major, op. 15: I. Energico
Piano Concerto in A major, op. 15: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Piano Concerto in A major, op. 15: III. Alla marcia, non presto - Presto
Piano Quartet, op. 12
Piano Quartet, op. 12: I. Allegro moderato e sostenuto - Vivace - Moderato como prima - Vivace tranquillo como prima
Piano Quartet, op. 12: II. Finale: Largo - Andante con moto maestoso - Energico - Molto adagio - Maestoso e tranquillo
Piano Trio in B minor, op. 1
Piano Trio in B minor, op. 1: I. Maestoso, Andante ma con moto
Piano Trio in B minor, op. 1: II. Menuetto: Molto moderato
Piano Trio in B minor, op. 1: III. Rhapsodia: Feroce
Piano Trio in B minor, op. 1: IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 8 "Style tragique"
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 8 "Style tragique": I. Allegro moderato
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 8 "Style tragique": II. Largo
Piano Trio in C minor, op. 8 "Style tragique": III. Finale: Allegro non tanto
Piano Trio, op. 27
Piano Trio, op. 27: I. Allegro con brio
Piano Trio, op. 27: II. Larghetto maestoso
Piano Trio, op. 27: III. Allegro energico, non presto
Sonata eroica for Solo Violin, op. 29
Sonata eroica for Solo Violin, op. 29: I. Maestoso sostenuto, quasi poco adagio
Sonata eroica for Solo Violin, op. 29: II. Vivace
Sonata eroica for Solo Violin, op. 29: III. Andante tranquillo
Sonata eroica for Solo Violin, op. 29: IV. Allegro moderato e pesante con fuoco
Sonata for Solo Cello in D major, op. 30
Sonata for Solo Cello in D major, op. 30: I. Allegro con brio ma largamente
Sonata for Solo Cello in D major, op. 30: II. Allegretto, un poco agitato, ma sempre piano
Sonata for Solo Cello in D major, op. 30: III. Passacaglia
Sonata for Two Cellos in G major
Sonata for Two Cellos in G major: I. Allegro vivace
Sonata for Two Cellos in G major: II. Andante maestoso e sostenuto
Sonata for Two Cellos in G major: III. Fuga. Allegretto giocoso
String Quartet in G major, op. 23
String Quartet in G major, op. 23: I. Andante pomposa galante
String Quartet in G major, op. 23: II. Pastorale Allegretto Teneramente
String Quartet in G major, op. 23: III. Poco adagio sempre sostenuto
String Quartet in G major, op. 23: IV. Allegro commodo
Symphony in D major, op. 32
Symphony in D major, op. 32: I. Allegro maestoso
Symphony in D major, op. 32: II. Vivace ma non troppo presto
Symphony in D major, op. 32: III. Canzone Dorica - Adagio
Symphony in D major, op. 32: IV. Allegro con moto energico
The Bride of Dionysus: Prelude