Charles Wood
Born: 15th June 1866, Armagh, Ireland
Died: 12th July 1926, Cambridge, England
Nationality: Irish
Charles Wood was an Irish composer and teacher; his students included Ralph Vaughan Williams at Cambridge and Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music. He is primarily remembered and performed as an Anglican church music composer, but he also wrote songs and chamber music, particularly for string quartet.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wood_(composer)
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Madeleine Mitchell on String Quartets by Charles Wood
18th May 2026
The violinist shares some of her thoughts on a new album of chamber music by Charles Wood, released recently on SOMM to mark the centenary of the composer's death.
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- A Century’s Penultimate (1)
- An Easter Carol (1)
- At Sea (2)
- At the mid hour of night (2)
- Credhe’s Lament for Cail (2)
- Ding dong! merrily on high (10)
- Expectans Expectavi (12)
- Father all holy (3)
- Fortune and her Wheel (2)
- Glorious and Powerful God (1)
- Glory and honour and laud (2)
- God omnipotent reigneth (2)
- Great Lord of lords (7)
- Haec dies (2)
- Hail, gladdening Light (41)
- I will arise (2)
- It were my soul’s desire (1)
- Lord, when we bow before thy throne (from St. Mark Passion) (1)
- Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in C (1)
- Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in E flat No. 2 (3)
- Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in F (1)
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale) (2)
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D (1)
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E (Men's Voices) (1)
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in G (2)
- Magnificat in E flat No. 1 (1)
- Mater Ora Filium (2)
- My God, I love Thee (from St. Mark Passion) (1)
- My soul doth magnify the Lord (1)
- Never weather-beaten sail (1)
- Nunc Dimittis (2)
- Nunc Dimittis in B flat (6)
- Nunc dimittis in C minor (1)
- Nunc Dimittis in E flat No. 2 (1)
- O most merciful (3)
- O thou the central orb (25)
- Oculi omnium (10)
- Once as I remember (1)
- Prelude and Fugue in G minor (1)
- Prelude on 'St Mary' (2)
- Prelude on York Tune (3)
- Shall I forget (2)
- St Mark Passion (1)
- String Quartet No. 2 in E Flat Major, “Highgate” (1)
- String Quartet No. 4 in E Flat Major, “Harrogate” (1)
- Summer ended (3)
- Te Deum in F major (2)
- The Heavenly Word proceeding forth (from St. Mark Passion) (1)
- The Outlaw of Loch Lene (2)
- The Ride of the Witch (1)
- This joyful Eastertide (3)
- Tis the day of Resurrection (5)
- Variations on an Irish Folk Tune (1)
- View me, Lord (2)
- Who is Silvia? (1)
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