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Lionel Sainsbury
12+ albums
Classicalcomposerenglishbritish
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Born in Wiltshire in 1958, Sainsbury began to play the piano at an early age and soon started to compose his own music. He later studied at the Guildhall School of Music with Patric Standford, winning prizes for both composition and piano playing. At the age of 21 he was awarded the Mendelssohn Scholarship, a biennial national award for composers which enabled him to discuss his student scores with figures as diverse as Edmund Rubbra and John McCabe, and in Paris with Henri Dutilleux. Lionel Sainsbury’s catalogue to date includes concertos for cello and for violin, and a number of other orchestral scores. He has written a substantial body of piano music, and works for various other instruments including guitar, clarinet, and two pianos. Sainsbury's music has been performed in the UK, Europe and the Far East. It has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 2, Classic FM, Radio France, and in the USA. Venues in the UK have included the Wigmore Hall, St John's Smith Square, Dartington, and the Aldeburgh, Harrogate, Lichfield, and Norfolk & Norwich festivals. His works have been conducted by Barry Wordsworth, Adrian Lucas, William Boughton, Paul Murphy and Gavin Sutherland; with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Ballet Sinfonia and English String Orchestra. Notable instrumental exponents include the violin and piano partnership of Tasmin Little and Piers Lane, the guitarist Craig Ogden and the pianist Jack Gibbons. Lionel is also active as a performer
top songs
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2 Nocturnes: No. 1. Molto lento
4622 Nocturnes: No. 2. Mesto e semplice
413Cello Concerto Op.27: I. Allegro assai
274No. 1. Molto lento
205Cello Concerto Op. 27: II. Adagio
1962 Nocturnes: No. 1, Molto lento
1272 Nocturnes: No. 2, Mesto e semplice
128Cello Concerto Op. 27: III. Allegro
119Prelude
1010Cuban Dance No. 2
10albums
Lionel Sainsbury & John Foulds: Cello Concertos
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ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 6
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Sunlight and Storms
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Lionel Sainsbury: Andalusian Fantasy
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Tchaikovskiana
Slices: A Cross-Section of Classical Works for Small Ensemble
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Guy Livingston: Don't Panic - 60 Seconds for Piano
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Two Nocturnes
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English String Miniatures, Vol.6
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English String Miniatures, Volume 6 (Royal Ballet Sinfonia feat. conductor: Gavin Sutherland)
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Cello Concerto, op. 27
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String Miniatures (Sutherland, RBS, Naxos)