2 (1982) The Old King's Lament (1982) for solo double-bass Spring Music (1982–83) for orchestra Little Suite (1984) for solo guitar Sonata Notturna (1985) for cello & strings Personae IV, V & VI (1985–86) for piano Little Concert (1987) for oboe, two horns & strings Odyssey (1972-5, 1979, 1985-7) for orchestra Ghost Dances (1988), imaginary ballet for five players The World in the Evening (1988) for orchestra Five American Folksongs (1989) for voice & piano Music of Memory (1989, rev. 1991) for solo guitar Three Hymns (1989), for SATB chorus and organ Roman Canticle (1989, rev. 1991) for baritone, flute, viola & harp One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand (1990) for mixed chorus and optional organ Piano Trio (1990-1) American Games (1991) for wind orchestra Shahnama (1992) for chamber orchestra The Head of Orpheus (1992) for soprano & two clarinets Swetė Jesu (1992) for chorus Violin Concerto (1993) String Quartet No. 3 (1994) Dance Scenes (1994–95) for orchestra Voices of Memory (1995) for orchestra Hymnus (1995–96) for SATB chorus and orchestra Solo Violin Sonata (1996–97) Stanza (1997) for solo violin Narration (2001) for solo cello Intrada (2001) for string quartet Sophie's Choice (1999-2002), four-act opera based on the William Styron novel Concert Suite from Sophie's Choice (2003) for orchestra with optional mezzo-soprano Tango from Sophie's Choice (2004) for solo guitar Fanfare (2004) for brass ensemble Concerto for Cor Anglais and Orchestra (2004) String Quartet No. 4 (2005) String Sextet (2007) Works lists may be found online. References Further reading External links Extended biography Nicholas Maw: A Recent Discography and Music Review Guardian December 2002 article Nicholas Maw - Daily Telegraph obituary "British Composer Brought 'Sophie's Choice' to Opera Stage", The Washington Post, 20 May 2009 Interview with Nicholas Maw, 13 July 1995 1935 births 2009 deaths 20th-century classical composers English classical composers English emigrants to the United States Johns Hopkins University faculty People from Grantham People from Washington, D.C. Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Peabody Institute faculty Yale University faculty Bard College faculty EMI Classics and Virgin Classics artists Boston University faculty Academics of the Royal Academy of Music Academics of the University of Cambridge Academics of the University of Exeter 21st-century classical composers Pupils of Lennox Berkeley English male classical composers 20th-century English composers 20th-century British male musicians 21st-century British male musicians