We are so imbued with the mystique of Beethoven,
Mozart and Tchaikovsky that we find it difficult to
believe a new and gifted composer could appear in
the 20th-21st Century. Dvorak appeared and
composed the New World Symphony.
Rachmaninov came to the United States and
composed some of the most beautiful scores ever
written. Yet another new composer has entered upon
the stage during the late 20th Century. His name is
Richard Englefield and his symphonies have been
recorded in London by the brilliant London Symphony
Orchestra.
Many different words are used to describe the music
of a composer. The enchanting melodies of
Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Rachmaninov and Dvorak framed
the contemporary background of composer Richard
Englefield. John Boyden, Mastering Engineer for the
famed London Symphony Orchestra said, "The music
of Richard Englefield must not be ignored." Maestro
Kirk Trevor conductor of the Slovak Radio Symphony
Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and
others around the world said, "It is simply fact. Mr.
Englefield has gifts." Joseph Firszt conductor of
orchestras in Poland and the United States said, "Mr.
Englefield's Daybreak in the Forest symphonic
suite is quite good enough to be performed by any
orchestra in the world." Mr. Englefield's music is
neither minimalist or maximalist. None will dare to say
he is a contemporay composer. Mr. Englefield's
symphonies and piano sonatas are attractively and
invitingly melodist in nature. It is said that he
is becoming one of the great harp composers of all
time.
Richard Englefield comes from a unique class of
composers having little or no formal training in music.
Only an extremely gifted man could undertake the
composition of nine symphonies, three string
concertos and twelve piano sonatas with ony two
piano lessons in his second grade of school. Six of
those twelve piano sonatas are slated for a CD
recording performance by Judith Cohen (Seattle
Symphony) in the very near future. Other chamber
music will be included on that CD.
When a new star appears on the horizon, aficionados
of beautiful music must take notice because history is
in the making. A new composer with such excellent
references by so many famous and illustrious
professionals deserves the attention of Maestros,
media and instrumentalists throughout the world. We
dare not miss the great achievements of the 20th-
21st Century.
Those who wish to touch base with the beautiful
melodies of composer Richard Englefield may do so by
visiting the composer's website shown below. Simply
Click & Go! The composer's selected samples of
streaming music, performed by the London Symphony
Orchestra, are available on every page of the
website. The red (piano) flash box on the home page
will lead you to the beautiful melodies of his piano
sonatas with introduction by his elegant Concerto
for Piano, Violin and Viola..
The attractive and entertainig website is one you will
not want to miss. Most of our 7,000 visitors are
referrals from people all over the world who have
visited and advised their friends of the unusual and
melodious samples whcih feature Englefield's Violin
Concerto and many harp and woodwind interludes
from his various symphony compositions.
You are about to embark on a trip of "joy and
happiness" which best describes the music of
composer - Richard Englefield. Such words were used
by Maestro David Bailey, conductor (retired) of the
Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra.
