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During the [[Second World War]] he was a bandleader. After the war, he developed a career as a harpsichordist, although he continued to make occasional appearances as a pianist in chamber music, notably with the [[Dennis Brain]] Wind Ensemble. He left few recordings of his piano playing (one interesting example is the first performance of the [[Gordon Jacob]] Sextet, written for the group). {{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
During the [[Second World War]] he was a bandleader. After the war, he developed a career as a harpsichordist, although he continued to make occasional appearances as a pianist in chamber music, notably with the [[Dennis Brain]] Wind Ensemble. He left few recordings of his piano playing (one interesting example is the first performance of the [[Gordon Jacob]] Sextet, written for the group). {{citation needed|date=September 2014}}


In the 1950s he participated in annual concerts featuring four harpsichordists, the three others being [[Thurston Dart]], [[Denis Vaughan]] and [[Eileen Joyce]]. In 1957 this group also recorded two of [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]]'s Concertos for Four Harpsichords, one in a [[Harpsichord concertos (J. S. Bach)#Concerto for four harpsichords|Bach arrangement]], with the [[Pro Arte Orchestra]] under [[Boris Ord]]. Malcolm, Dart and Joyce also recorded Bach's Concerto in C for Three Harpsichords. In 1967, he appeared with Eileen Joyce, [[Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)|Geoffrey Parsons]] and [[Simon Preston]] in a 4-harpsichord concert with the [[Academy of St Martin in the Fields]] under [[Neville Marriner]] in the [[Royal Festival Hall]].<ref>[http://callawaymedia.arts.uwa.edu.au/unrestricted/documents/joyce/EileenJoyceTimeline.pdf Eileen Joyce (1908–1991) profile], callawaymedia.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 September 2014.</ref>
In the 1950s he participated in annual concerts featuring four harpsichordists, the three others being [[Thurston Dart]], [[Denis Vaughan]] and [[Eileen Joyce]]. In 1957 this group also recorded two of [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]]'s Concertos for Four Harpsichords, one in a [[Harpsichord concertos (J. S. Bach)#Concerto for four harpsichords|Bach arrangement]], with the [[Pro Arte Orchestra]] under [[Boris Ord]]. Malcolm, Dart and Joyce also recorded Bach's Concerto in C for Three Harpsichords. In 1967, he appeared with Eileen Joyce, [[Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)|Geoffrey Parsons]] and [[Simon Preston]] in a 4-harpsichord concert with the [[Academy of St Martin in the Fields]] under [[Neville Marriner]] in the [[Royal Festival Hall]].<ref>[http://callawaymedia.arts.uwa.edu.au/unrestricted/documents/joyce/EileenJoyceTimeline.pdf Eileen Joyce (1908–1991) profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118061320/http://callawaymedia.arts.uwa.edu.au/unrestricted/documents/joyce/EileenJoyceTimeline.pdf |date=18 January 2016 }}, callawaymedia.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 September 2014.</ref>


As well as [[Baroque music|Baroque]] works, he played modern harpsichord repertoire including his own compositions "Bach before the Mast" (a humorous set of variations on ''The Sailor's Hornpipe'' in the style of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]), and "Variations on a Theme of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]".
As well as [[Baroque music|Baroque]] works, he played modern harpsichord repertoire including his own compositions "Bach before the Mast" (a humorous set of variations on ''The Sailor's Hornpipe'' in the style of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]), and "Variations on a Theme of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]".
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.harpsichord.org.uk/EH/Vol1/No1/georgemalcolm.pdf Interview from The Harpsichord Magazine]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060502183151/http://www.harpsichord.org.uk/EH/Vol1/No1/georgemalcolm.pdf Interview from The Harpsichord Magazine]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060406131703/http://ianpartridge.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Malcolm.html Biography from the website of Ian Partridge]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060406131703/http://ianpartridge.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Malcolm.html Biography from the website of Ian Partridge]
*[http://www.georgemalcolm.co.uk George Malcolm infosite]
*[http://www.georgemalcolm.co.uk George Malcolm infosite]

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George Malcolm

George John Malcolm

CBE KSG (28 February 1917 – 10 October 1997) was an English pianist, organist, composer, harpsichordist
, and conductor.

Malcolm's first instrument was the piano, and his first teacher was a

Balliol College, Oxford.[1]

During the

Second World War he was a bandleader. After the war, he developed a career as a harpsichordist, although he continued to make occasional appearances as a pianist in chamber music, notably with the Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble. He left few recordings of his piano playing (one interesting example is the first performance of the Gordon Jacob Sextet, written for the group). [citation needed
]

In the 1950s he participated in annual concerts featuring four harpsichordists, the three others being

Bach arrangement, with the Pro Arte Orchestra under Boris Ord. Malcolm, Dart and Joyce also recorded Bach's Concerto in C for Three Harpsichords. In 1967, he appeared with Eileen Joyce, Geoffrey Parsons and Simon Preston in a 4-harpsichord concert with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields under Neville Marriner in the Royal Festival Hall.[2]

As well as Baroque works, he played modern harpsichord repertoire including his own compositions "Bach before the Mast" (a humorous set of variations on The Sailor's Hornpipe in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach), and "Variations on a Theme of Mozart". Like

performance practice, his recordings and live performances introduced many people to the harpsichord and influenced a number of today's musicians. [citation needed
]

He also pursued a notable career as an organist and choir-trainer: for 12 years (1947–1959), he was Master of Music of

Anglican choirs at the time. Benjamin Britten praised the choir's 'staggering brilliance and authority', and proposed to write a piece for them. This resulted in the Missa Brevis (1959). Its first performance was one of Malcolm's last services at Westminster Cathedral before he retired on 1 September 1959.[4] He continued to play the organ, recording the Handel organ concertos for example.[5]
Malcolm was founding patron of
Roman Catholic liturgy. Malcolm also composed for voices, a well-known piece being his Palm Sunday introit Ingrediente Domino. His setting of Psalm 51 Miserere mei (composed in 1950, presumed lost but rediscovered in the Cathedral archives in 2011) is reminiscent of Ivor Atkins' 1951 version of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere
.

In later life Malcolm developed a career as a conductor, forging long-standing relationships with ensembles such as the

Northern Sinfonia orchestra. The pianist András Schiff, who left Hungary to study with Malcolm, was a frequent concerto soloist under his baton, and the two recorded Mozart's complete works for piano duet together on the composer's own piano.[1]

A devout Roman Catholic, Malcolm was awarded

papal honours for his services as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral. He is interred in the graveyard at Saintbury Church, Gloucestershire.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Obituary. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ Eileen Joyce (1908–1991) profile Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, callawaymedia.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ^ Rather than the Pleyel instruments favoured by Landowska, Malcolm preferred a later generation of instruments by makers like Thomas Goff.[1]
  4. ^ J. O'Donnell, George Malcolm CBE KSG (1917–1997) – An Appreciation. Article in: Oremus, The Monthly Bulletin of Westminster Cathedral, December 1997, p. 10-11.
  5. ^ "CLIP AND SAVE: JOHN BARKER'S BEST-OF-HANDEL LIST.(RHYTHM)". The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI). McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. April 2008. Accessed via HighBeam Research. 28 October 2014 (subscription required).
  6. ^ Amis, John. "Obituary from The Independent". Retrieved 31 October 2014.

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