hands (1935–36) Op. 6 Four Short Pieces, for clarinet or viola and piano (1932–36) Op. 7 Four Diversions on Ulster Airs, for orchestra (1939–42) Op. 8 Piano Sonata in F minor (1938–40) Op. 9 Five Bagatelles for piano (1944) Op. 10 Violin Sonata No. 2 (1946) Op. 11 Chauntecleer – ballet. (1948) Withdrawn and destroyed. Op. 12 Concerto for piano and strings (1950–51) Op. 13 Discovery, song-cycle to words by Denton Welch for voice and piano (1951) Op. 14 Three Sketches, for flute and piano (1932, revised 1952) Op. 15 Two Fanfares, for trumpets and trombones (1952) Op. 16 Overture for an Occasion for orchestra (1952–53) Op. 17 Five Irish Folksongs, for solo voice and piano (1954) Op. 18 Amore Langueo, for tenor, chorus and orchestra (1955–56) Op. 19 The Dream of the Rood, for soprano, chorus and orchestra (1958–59) [No opus number] String Quartet (c. 1959, sketches only, destroyed) Love and Reason for counter-tenor and piano (1958) Other destroyed works include the early Short Symphony, part of which was absorbed into the Octet, and a Mass setting. Bibliography Ferguson, Howard: Keyboard Interpretation from the 14th to the 19th Century: An Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975) Ridout, Alan (ed.): The Music of Howard Ferguson: A Symposium (London: Thames Publishing, 1989) Ferguson, Howard: Music, Friends and Places: A Memoir (London: Thames Publishing, 1997) Howard Ferguson and Michael Hurd (eds.): Letters of Gerald Finzi and Howard Ferguson (Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 2001). Euan Tait: "Quia Amore Langueo: The Friendship of Howard Ferguson", in: Abraxas Unbound (St. Austell: Abraxas Editions, 2007) Recordings Ferguson's music has had many distinguished interpreters. These have included Myra Hess, who recorded the Piano Sonata in 1942, and Jascha Heifetz who recorded the first violin sonata in 1966. In addition, a live recording of Discovery, performed by Kathleen Ferrier and Ernest Lush in 1953, has been issued by Decca (475 6060). More recent recordings include: Hyperion CDA 66130 (1984): Piano version of the Partita and the Piano Sonata, performed by Howard Shelley and Hilary MacNamara. EMI 0777 7 64738 2 6 (1986): Concerto for piano and strings and Amore langueo performed by Howard Shelley (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor), the London Symphony Chorus and the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9082 (1992): Contains Two Ballads, the orchestral version of the Partita and The Dream of the Rood. Performed by Anne Dawson (soprano), Brian Rayner