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Benjamin Frankel (January 31, 1906 – February 12, 1973) was a British composer. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands

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Biography

Frankel was born in London on January 31, 1906, the son of Polish-Jewish parents. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ He started learning the violin at an early age, showing remarkable talent; at age 14, his piano-playing talents attracted the attention of Victor Benham, who persuaded his parents to let him study music full-time. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers He spent a few weeks in Germany in 1922, but quickly returned to London, where he won a scholarship from the Worshipful Company of Musicians and attempted his first serious compositions while earning his income as a jazz violinist, pianist and arranger. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Worshipful Company of Musicians is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States

By the early 1930s, Frankel was in high demand as an arranger and musical director in London; he gave up theatre work in 1944, though, even though he retained an interest in movie composing until his death, writing over 100 scores. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frankel also became widely-known as a serious composer after World War II; his first work to gain fame was the violin concerto dedicated "in the memory of 'the six million'", a reference to the Jews murdered during the Holocaust, commissioned for the 1951 Festival of Britain and first performed by Max Rostal. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A violin concerto is a Concerto for solo Violin (occasionally two or more violins and instrumental ensemble customarily Orchestra. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition which opened in London and around Britain in May 1951 Max Rostal (July 7 1905 &ndash August 6 1991) was a Violinist He was Austrian-born but later took British citizenship

Frankel's most famous pieces include a cycle of five string quartets and eight symphonies as well as a number of concertos for violin and viola; his single best-known piece is probably the First Sonata for Solo Violin, which, like his concertos, resulted from a long association with Max Rostal. The term Concerto (plural concertos or concerti) usually refers to a three part musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an Orchestra Max Rostal (July 7 1905 &ndash August 6 1991) was a Violinist He was Austrian-born but later took British citizenship During the last 15 years of his life, Frankel also developed his own style of 12-note composition that retained contact with tonality. Twelve-tone technique (also dodecaphony, especially in British usage twelve-note composition) is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Tonality is a system of Music in which specific hierarchical pitch relationships are based on a key "center" or tonic.

Frankel died in London on February 12, 1973 while working on the three-act opera Marching Song and a ninth symphony which had been commissioned by the BBC. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. When he died, Marching Song had been completed in short score and was orchestrated by Buxton Orr, a composer who had studied with Frankel and whose advocacy has been at least partly responsible for the revival of interest in his works. Buxton Orr ( 18 April, 1924 - December 27, 1997) was a Glasgow -born British Composer.

Posthumous Reputation

In the twenty years following his death, Frankel's works were almost completely neglected. In 1996, BBC featured him as "Composer of the Week", allowing many people a first opportunity to hear his music (they did so again in 2006). Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A major turning point, however, came when a German record company CPO (Classic Produktion Osnabrück, since bought by JPC) decided to record his entire output with the help of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Classic Produktion Osnabrück (often referred to as cpo, in lowercase is a Record label founded in 1986 by Georg Ortmann and several others The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. This has allowed, for the first time, an appraisal of his output.

A selection of works

Symphonies

Concertos

Other orchestral and small-orchestra works (selected)

Selected chamber works

Vocal works

Film scores


The symphonies, concerti, quartets, and a few other works have been among the works recorded so far by cpo, as well as some film scores (a few works were available on LP, and the clarinet quintet has a CD alternative. In Radio Parade of 1935 (released in the USA as Radio Follies) is a film released in 1934 which tells the story the sophisticated Director General The Seventh Veil is a 1945 British melodramatic Film made by Sydney Box Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16 by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907 was the only Concerto Grieg completed Piano Concerto No 2, Op. 18 is a work in C minor for Piano accompanied by Orchestra, composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. London Belongs to Me (also known as Dulcimer Street) is a 1948 British film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring So Long at the Fair is a mystery -/ suspense - thriller directed by Terence Fisher and Anthony Darnborough in 1950 Night and the City ( 1950) is a Film noir based on the novel by Gerald Kersh, directed by Jules Dassin, and starring Richard The Clouded Yellow is a 1951 b/w UK crime thriller Film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty E The Man In The White Suit is a satirical Comedy film made in 1951 by Ealing Studios. Appointment with Venus is a 1951 film adaptation of the Jerrard Tickell novel of the same name. A Kid for Two Farthings is a 1953 novel by the British writer Wolf Mankowitz, based on the author's experiences of growing up within a Jewish The Curse of the Werewolf is a 1961 British film based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore. Battle of the Bulge is a War film released in 1965. It was directed by Ken Annakin. )

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