Richard Hickox

About the artist

Richard Hickox CBE (5 March 1948 – 23 November 2008) was an English conductor of choral, orchestral and operatic music. He was born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire into a musical family. After attending the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe from 1959 to 1966, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1966 to 1967, then was an organ scholar at Queens' College, Cambridge from 1967 to 1970. He founded the City of London Sinfonia in 1971

Top songs

  1. Requiem K626 (Mass No. 19 in D minor), Sequenz: Lacrimosa
  2. Mozart: Requiem K. 626 (Mass No. 19 in D Minor), Sequenz: Lacrimosa
  3. Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, KV 626: "Lacrimosa"
  4. Delius: Three Small Tone Poems for Orchestra: II. Sleigh Ride
  5. Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes (orch. Arnold Foster): 2. Rhosymedre (melody by J. D. Edwards, 1805-1885)
  6. Ayres for the Theatre: Round 0 (The Prince of Denmark's March)
  7. Requiem (Amadeus)
  8. Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
  9. Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes (orch. Arnold Foster): 3. Hyfrydol (melody by R. H. Prichard, 1811-1887)
  10. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act I, Scene 2, Ballet: [Gavotte II]
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  1. The Birds
  2. Sleigh Ride (Winter Night)
  3. The Banks of Green Willow
  4. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act I, Scene 1, Overture: Musette
  5. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act III, Scenes 8-11, Ballet: Entrée
  6. I. Allegro vigoroso
  7. L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Act Three, Scene 8: Pur ti miro
  8. Les Nuits d'été Op. 7: 2. Le spectre de la rose
  9. III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
  10. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
  11. Duett-Concertino, TrV 293: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
  12. The Running Set
  13. Messiah, HWV 56: For Unto Us
  14. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act II, Scene 13, Ballet: Le combat des songes funestes et agréables
  15. Serenade - String Serenade In C - Valse
  16. Fantasia on Christmas Carols
  17. Alcina HWV34, ACT 2: Verdi prati, selve amene
  18. Here We Come A-Wassailing
  19. I. Andante
  20. Appalachian Spring - Suite from the Ballet
  21. Concert champêtre: Andante
  22. The Gift
  23. Ding dong! merrily on high
  24. Psalm 42, for chorus, soprano and orchestra Op. 42: 1. Chorus: Wie der Hirsch schraeit nach frischem Wasser
  25. Salut d'Amour
  26. Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes (orch. Arnold Foster): 2. Rhosymedre (melody by J. D. Edwards, 1805-1885)
  27. It came upon the midnight clear
  28. Salut d'amour Op. 12
  29. Serenade - String Serenade In C - Pezzo In Forma Di Sonatina (Extract)
  30. Delius: Sleigh Ride (Winter Night)
  31. PACHELBEL: Canon in D
  32. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act II, Scene 7: Aria: Tra speme e timore (Oberto)
  33. IV. Tempo di marcia funebre
  34. The Coventry Carol
  35. Symphony No. 2: I. Allegro vigoroso
  36. Pulcinella - Complete Ballet: 2. Serenata: Mentre l'erbetta pasce l'agnella (tenor)
  37. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act III, Scenes 8-11, Ballet: Tamburino
  38. FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI: O Fortuna
  39. We wish you a merry Christmas (West Country)
  40. Serenade in C, Op.48: II. Valse. (Moderato: Tempo di valse)
  41. Symphony In C - FInale: Allegro vivace
  42. In Green Ways, Op. 43: IV. Wanderer's Night Song
  43. Nunc dimittis
  44. A Little Christmas Music - Medley a la Mozart
  45. Salut d'amour, Op.12
  46. The Wexford Carol
  47. Serenade in C, Op.48: III. Elégie. (Larghetto elegiaco)
  48. Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: Agnus Dei - James Gilchr
  49. I Wonder as I Wander
  50. Patapan and Farandole
  51. Requiem in D Minor, KV 626: No. 6 Lacrimosa"
  52. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus': Adagio -
  53. By The Tarn Op.15 Nr.1
  54. Concerto for piano and orchestra, FP 146: Allegretto
  55. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus': I. crotchet = crotchet -
  56. Symphony No. 5, "Hydriotaphia": IV. Tempo Di Marcia Funebre
  57. Serenade in C, Op.48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina. (Andante non troppo - Allegro moderato)
  58. O Fortuna (from “Carmina Burana”): O Fortuna (from “Carmina Burana”)
  59. Three English Dances Op.11
  60. Requiem K626 (Mass No. 19 in D minor): Introitus: Requiem aeternam
  61. A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): I. Lento - Allegro risol
  62. Requiem K. 626 (Mass No. 19 in D Minor), Sequenz: Lacrimosa
  63. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
  64. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus': III. crotchet = 150 -
  65. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus': II. Allegro moderato -
  66. A Song Before Sunrise
  67. Summer Evening
  68. An English Suite: I. Prelude
  69. Serenade in E minor Op. 20: II. Larghetto
  70. Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2
  71. 3 Small Tone Poems for Orchestra, RT VI/7: II. Sleigh Ride (Winter Night)
  72. Fennimore and Gerda Intermezzo
  73. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus': V. Adagio
  74. A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): III. Scherzo [Nocturne]:
  75. A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2): II. Lento
  76. The Lark Ascending
  77. Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34 (libretto after an episode from 'Orlando furioso' by Ludovico Ariosto), Act I, Scene 1, Overture: Menuet
  78. I. Lento - Allegro risoluto
  79. Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus': IV. L'istesso tempo -
  80. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo
  81. Where The Rainbow Ends Suite
  82. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera
  83. Mediterranean
  84. Requiem K626 (Mass No. 19 in D minor), Sequenz: Dies irae
  85. Requiem K626 (Mass No. 19 in D minor): Kyrie eleison
  86. Three Small Tone Poems for Orchestra: II. Sleigh Ride
  87. L'Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act 3: "Pur ti miro"
  88. Judex (Mors Et Vita)
  89. Overture To A Comedy
  90. Requiem K626 (Mass No. 19 in D minor), Sequenz: Rex tremendae

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