Based on the records, tapes, cassettes and compact discs in the Robin Orr Archive
Operas | Choral | Songs | Orchestral | Chamber/Instrumental | Organ/Piano | Talks & interviews
| Work | performers | date | venue | date of copy | CUL no. | Notes |
Operas and radio plays |
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| Deidre of the sorrows | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Robin Orr, conductor | 24/11/1951 | BBC | 1951 | Record.a.1407-1409 | Records for broadcasting |
| Full circle | Sheila McGrow, William Elvin, Scottish Opera ensemble, Alexander Gibson, conductor | 10/04/1968 | Perth | 1968? | Tape.04.54, 55 | |
| Full circle | Sheila McGrow, William Elvin, Scottish Opera ensemble, Alexander Gibson, conductor | 10/04/1968 | Perth | 1968 | CT.020.55 | BBC broadcast, 16 February 1969(Radio 4, Scotland) |
| Full circle | Sheila McGrow, William Elvin, Scottish Opera ensemble, Alexander Gibson, conductor | 03/05/1969 | King's Theatre, Glasgow | 1969 | Tape.04.56 | |
| Full circle | Cambridge Opera Trust; Mark Shanahan, cond. | 24/07/1985 | Mumford Theatre, Cambridge | 1985 | CT.020.54 | |
| Hermiston | Scottish Opera; Roderick Brydon, conductor | 01/11/1975 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow | 1975? | Tape.04.57-58, 59-60, 61-62 | |
| Hermiston | Scottish Opera; Roderick Brydon, conductor | 01/11/1975 | Theatre Royal, Glasgow | 1995 | CT.020.56-57 | |
| On the razzle | Roderick Brydon, conductor | 27/06/1988 | RSAMD, Gladgow | 1988 | CT.020.58, 59 | |
| On the razzle | Roderick Brydon, conductor | 29/06/1988 | RSAMD, Gladgow | 1988 | CT.020.60 | |
Choral music |
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| By the waters of Babylon | St. John's College Choir; Christopher Robinson | 28/03/1999 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1999 | CT.020.24 | Meditations on the passion of Christ -- BBC Radio 3, broadcast 28th March 1999 |
| By the waters of Babylon | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 01/01/1991 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2006 | CD.0115.8 | "Reflections : an archive of the choir of St. John's College, Cambridge" |
| Festival Te Deum | Lady Margaret Singers; George Guest, cond; Robin Orr, org | 03/08/1951 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1951 | Record.A.1425-1426 | First performance |
| Festival Te Deum | Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Maurice Miles | 08/11/1955 | ??? | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Festival Te Deum | Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Maurice Miles | 08/11/1955 | ??? | 1955 | Record.A.1423, 1424 | First performance of this version |
| Festival Te Deum | St. John's College Choir; George Guest, cond; Jonathan Rennert, org | 05/05/1972 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1972 | Tape.04.25 | Festival brochure |
| Festival Te Deum | St. John's College Choir; George Guest, cond; Jonathan Rennert, org | 02/01/1975 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1975 | Tape.04.31 | |
| Festival Te Deum | St. John's College Choir; George Guest; Jonathan Rennert, org | 01/02/1975 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1975 | CT.020.7 | BBC Radio 3 broadcast. |
| I was glad | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 02/01/1975 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1975 | Tape.04.31 | BBC Radio 3 broadcast. |
| I was glad | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 23/07/1976 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1976 | CT.020.7 | BBC Radio 3 broadcast. |
| I was glad | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 05/07/1985 | Grosser Sendesaal, Sender Freien Berlin | 1985 | Tape.04.34 | |
| I was glad | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 05/07/1985 | Grosser Sendesaal, Sender Freien Berlin | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| I was glad | St. John's College Choir; King's College Choir; Christopher Robinson | 27/07/1994 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1994 | CT.020.16 | Choral evensong (BBC) |
| I was glad | St. John's College Choir; King's College Choir; ?Christopher Robinson/Stephen Cleobury | 01/07/1999 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1999 | CD.0115.9 | Robin Orr 90th birthday evensong |
| Jesu, sweet son dear (The virgin's song) | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 03/12/1989 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.13 | Advent Carol service for 1989 (nearly complete) |
| Jesu, sweet son dear (The virgin's song) | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 03/12/1989 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short service) | St. John's College Choir; Robin Orr | 27/07/1967 | Walpole St. Peter's Church | 1967? | Tape.04.33 | Programme page from King's Lynn Festival 1967 |
| Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short service) | Ely Cathedral Choir, Paul trepte, conductor; David Price, organ | 02/06/1996 | Ely Cathedral on June 2, 3, 4, 1996. | p1998 | CD.0115.10 | |
| Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short service) | St. John's College Choir; King's College Choir; ?Christopher Robinson/Stephen Cleobury | 01/07/1999 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1999 | CD.0115.9 | Robin Orr 90th birthday evensong |
| Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short service) | St. John's College Choir; D. Hill | 04/11/2006 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2006 | CD.0115.5 | Robin Orr memorial service |
| Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short service) | St. John's College Choir; D. Hill | 04/11/2006 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Short service) | St. John's College Choir; Andrew Nethsinga | 01/11/2009 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2009 | CD.0115.19 | Evensong to celebrate the centenray of Robin Orr |
| Make a joyful noise unto the Lord | Hurst Grange School | 1969 | Hurst Grange School | 1969? | Tape.04.46 | |
| O God the ruler of the world | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 08/05/1983 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1983 | CT.020.15 | Private recording. |
| O God the ruler of the world | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 28/02/1987 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1987 | CT.020.12 | From the memorial service for Glyn Daniel |
| O God the ruler of the world | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 28/02/1987 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| O gracious light | BBC Singers; Stephen Cleobury | 06/08/1999 | King's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1999 | CT.020.17, 18 | BBC digital tape (2 copies). Broadcast in the series Sounding the millenium. |
| O gracious light | BBC Singers; Stephen Cleobury | 06/08/1999 | King's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Sing aloud unto God | St. John's College Choir; George Guest; Jonathan Rennert, organ | 02/01/1975 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1975 | Tape.04.31 | BBC Radio 3 broadcast. |
| Sing aloud unto God | St. John's College Choir; George Guest; Jonathan Rennert, organ | 01/02/1975 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1975? | CT.020.7 | BBC Radio 3 broadcast. |
| Sing aloud unto God | St. John's College Choir; King's College Choir; Christopher Robinson; Tom Williamson, organ | 01/07/1999 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1999 | CD.0115.9 | Robin Orr 90th birthday evensong |
| Sing aloud unto God | St. John's College Choir; King's College Choir; ?Christopher Robinson/Stephen Cleobury | 01/07/1999 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Sing aloud unto God | St. John's College Choir; Andrew Nethsinga | 01/11/2009 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2009 | CD.0115.19 | Evensong to celebrate the centenray of Robin Orr |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 29/09/1978 | St Asaph Cathedral | 1978 | Tape.04.25 | North Wales Festival |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 29/09/1978 | St Asaph Cathedral | 1978 | Tape.04.38 | North Wales Festival |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 29/09/1978 | St Asaph Cathedral | 1978? | Tape.04.32 | North Wales Festival |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 1978 or 1984 | ? | 1985? | CT.020.29 | Either the 1978 or the 1984 recording. |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 08/12/1984 | ? | 1984 | Tape.04.49 | |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 08/12/1984 | ? | 1984 | Tape.04.32 | "(Prefer the First [performance] on the whole)" -- R.O. |
| Songs of Zion | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 01/06/1986 | Tonhalle, Zürich | 1986 | CT.020.11 | Radio der deutschen … Schweiz |
| Songs of Zion | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 01/06/1986 | Tonhalle, Zürich | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Songs of Zion | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 25/07/1991 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | p1992 | CD.0115.4 | The sound of St. John's. Nimbus NI 5335 |
| Songs of Zion | St. John's College Choir; George Guest | 25/07/1991 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | p1992 | CT.020.10 | The sound of St. John's. Nimbus NI 5335 |
| Songs of Zion | BBC Singers; Stephen Cleobury | 29/05/1999 | ? | 1999 | CT.020.8 | BBC Radio 3, 29 May 1999. |
| Songs of Zion. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel | BBC Singers; Stephen Cleobury | 06/08/1999 | King's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Songs of Zion. Sing unto the Lord a new song | BBC Singers; Stephen Cleobury | 06/08/1999 | King's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| Spring cantata | BBC Northern Singers; Stephen Wilkinson | 1986 | [BBC 3 broadcast] | 31920 | CT.020.54 | version with 2 pianos. |
| Spring cantata | Cambridge Philharmonic Society; Anne Dowdall, soprano; Denis Fielder, conductor | 06/02/1958 | Guildhall, Cambridge | 1958 | Tape.04.12 | |
| Spring cantata | BBC Scottish Orchestra; April Cantelo, soprano; Colin Davis, conductor | 03/07/1958 | ?? | 21672 | Tape.04.14 | Performance date from R.O.'s "Record of compositions" |
| Te Deum and Jubilate in C | St. John's College Choir; Geoge Guest? | 16/10/1954 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1954 | Record.A.1421 & 1421 | First broadcast performance |
| Te Deum and Jubilate in C | St. John's College Choir; George Guest? | 16/10/1954 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| They that put their trust in the Lord / Orr | [St John's College Choir; Robin Orr] | 01/01/1947 | [St John's College Chapel?] | 1947 | Record.A.1419 | University Recording Co. |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | CUMS chorus; Robin Orr | 01/02/1950 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2010 | CD.0115.1 | "Choral music of Robin Orr" compiled by Doris Orr, 2010. |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | CUMS chorus; Robin Orr | 01/02/1950 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1950 | Record.A.1419 & 1420 | |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | St. John's College Choir; George Guest, | 01/01/1963 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1963 | Record.A.1427 | Argo ZRG 5340 |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | St. John's College Choir; King's College Choir; ?Christopher Robinson/Stephen Cleobury | 01/07/1999 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1999 | CD.0115.9 | Robin Orr 90th birthday evensong |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | St. John's College Choir; D. Hill | 04/11/2006 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2006 | CD.0115.5 | Robin Orr memorial service |
| They that put their trust in the Lord |
St. Paul's Cathedral, Choir; John Scott |
p1994 | St. Paul's Cathedral, London | 1995 | CT.020.14 | Private recording transferred. |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | St. Paul's Cathedral, Choir; John Scott | p1994 | St. Paul's Cathedral, London | 1994 | CD.0115.3 | Hyperion: CDA66678 |
| They that put their trust in the Lord | St. Paul's Cathedral, Choir; John Scott | p1994 | St. Paul's Cathedral, London | 1999 | CD.0115.6 | Worshipful Company of Musicians: WCM 500 |
Songs |
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| Chinese songs (Waley). Tell me now; Plucking the rushes; The little cart | Betty Bannerman, singer; Robin Orr, piano. | 01/01/1947 | 1947 | Record.A.1404-1405 | Levy's Sound Studios | |
| Chinese songs (Waley). Tell me now; Plucking the rushes; The little cart | Constance Mullay, contralto | 01/04/1963 | BBC Scotland "The musician in Scotland" | 1963 | Tape.04.27 | |
| Chinese songs (Waley). Tell me now; Plucking the rushes; The little cart; Hot cake | Meriel Dickinson, mezzo; Peter Dickinson, pf | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.37, 38 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert |
| Chinese songs (Waley). Tell me now; Plucking the rushes; The little cart; Hot cake | Christopher Hobkirk, tenor, Kenneth Elliott, piano. | 25/01/1990 | 1990? | CT.020.46 | BBC Radio Scotland | |
| From the book of Philip Sparrow | Janet Baker, mezzo; Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 17/12/1969 | BBC Scotland? | 1969 | Tape.04.26 | Sony PR 150 tape, with address label "16 Cranmer Road" |
| From the book of Philip Sparrow | Janet Baker, mezzo; Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 17/12/1969 | BBC Scotland? | 1969 | Tape.04.48 | Scotch 215-9 tape, with address marked "University Music School, Downing Place, Cambridge" |
| From the book of Philip Sparrow | Janet Baker, mezzo; Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 17/12/1969 | BBC Scotland? | 1975? | Tape.04.31 | Scotch magnetic tape, 215-9, 270m/900ft. |
| From the book of Philip Sparrow | Janet Baker, mezzo; Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 17/12/1969 | BBC Scotland? | 199-? | CT.020.47, 48 | 2 cassettes, both defective (only one track) |
| From the book of Philip Sparrow | Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano; Northern Sinfonia ; Howard Griffiths, conductor. | 4-5/01/2000 | All Saint's Church, Tyneside. | p2000 | CD.5176, CD.0115.13 | Guild - GMCD 7196 |
| Journeys and places | Laura Sarti, soprano; Buchanan Ensemble | 14/09/1971 | BBC Scotland | 1971 | Tape.04.30 | List of works; poor recording and interpretation. |
| Journeys and places | Sally Burgess, Endellion String Quartet, Chi-Chi Nwanoko, db | 01/11/1984 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1984 | CT.020.50, 52 | 75th Birthday Concert |
| Journeys and places | Sally Burgess, Endellion String Quartet, Chi-Chi Nwanoko, db | 01/11/1984 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1984 | Tape.04.51 | 75th Birthday Concert |
| Journeys and places | Marilyn de Blieck; Leonard Friedman Ensemble | 13/12/1984 | BBC Scotland | 1984 | Tape.04.50 | |
| Journeys and places | Marilyn de Blieck; Leonard Friedman Ensemble | 13/12/1984 | BBC Scotland | 1989 | CT.020.49 | BBC Radio 3 broadcast on 29 December 1989. |
| Journeys and places | Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano; Northern Sinfonia ; Howard Griffiths, conductor. | 4-5/01/2000 | All Saint's Church, Tyneside. | p2000 | CD.5176, CD.0115.13 | Guild - GMCD 7196 |
| Liebes-Lied | ? | 15/07/1979 | ? | 1979? | Tape.04.53 | (Wedding music) |
| Liebes-Lied | Sally Burgess, mezzo ; Rosemary Barnes, piano | 01/11/1984 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1984 | Tape.04.52 | Robin Orr 75th Birthday Concert. |
| Liebes-Lied | Sally Burgess, mezzo ; Rosemary Barnes, piano | 01/11/1984 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1984? | CT.020.50, 51 | Robin Orr 75th Birthday Concert. |
| Liebes-Lied | Meriel Dickinson, mezzo; Peter Dickinson, pf | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.37, 38 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert. "V. good" -- RO |
| Liebes-Lied | Christine Walser, contalto; Daniel Fueter, pf | 25/09/1992 | Zürich | 1992? | CT.020.53 | |
| Liebes-Lied | Christine Walser, contalto; Daniel Fueter, pf | 01/09/1994 | Bühlkirche, Zürich-Wiedikon, September 1994. | p1994 | CD.0115.11 | |
| Liebes-Lied | Sally Burgess | 04/11/2006 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2006 | CD.0115.5 | Robin Orr memorial service |
| Pastorals, three. Green rain ; A summer day ; The happy life | Margaret Field-Hyde, Geoffrey Gilbert, Frederick Riddle, Wilfrid Parry. | 08/08/1954 | Concert Hall in the Department of Music at Manchester University | 1954 | Record.A.1413 | Broadcast of 8 August 1954. Troutbeck recording |
| Pastorals, three. Green rain ; A summer day ; The happy life | Eleanor Meynell, soprano ; Peter Lawson, piano ; Tom Dunn, viola; John Turner, recorder | 12/09/2001 | Concert Hall in the Department of Music at Manchester University | 2001 | CD.0115.7 | Olympia OCD 714, p2001 |
| Romantic songs, four | Duncan Robertson, tenor; Lyra string quartet | 02/03/1960 | Fore Hall, Department of Music, Glasgow University | 1960 | Tape.04.47 | |
| Romantic songs, four | Christopher Hobkirk, tenor, Claire Johnson, oboe, Leonard Friedman, vl, Rosalind Lazarotto?, vl, Duncan Johnson, viola, Deidre Cooper, cello | 03/11/1989 | 1990 | CT.020.46 | BBC Scotland broadcast 25 January 1990. | |
| Romantic songs, four | Christopher Hobkirk, tenor; Friedman ensemble | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.37, 38, 45 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert. "Voice rather feint: instruments good" -- RO |
| Romantic songs, four | Christopher Hobkirk, tenor; Friedman ensemble | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.45 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert. "Voice rather feint: instruments good" -- RO |
| Versus from Ogden Nash | Meriel Dickinson, mezzo; Peter Dickinson, pf | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.37, 38 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert. "V. good" -- RO |
Orchestral music |
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| Cambridge fanfare | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Guy Woolfenden | 02/08/1987 | Corn Exchange, Cambridge | 1987 | CT.020.42 | |
| Italian overture | ? | 1960? | BBC Scotland? | 1960? | Record.A.1412 | Colnbrook : M.S.S. Recording Co. |
| Italian overture | BBC Scottish Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, cond | 15/09/1960 | BBC Scotland | 1960? | Tape.04.41 | label |
| Italian overture | Symphonisches Orchester Zurich; Daniel Schweizer, cond | 01/06/1986 | Tonhalle, grosser Saal, Zuerich | 1986? | CT.020.27 | Juni-Festwochen-Konzert |
| Italian overture | Northern Sinfonia ; Howard Griffiths, conductor. | 4-5/01/2000 | All Saint's Church, Tyneside. | 2000 | CD.5176, CD.0115.13 | Guild - GMCD 7196 |
| Prospect of Whitby | BBC Scottish Orchestra; Gerald Gentry, cond | 21/10/1954 | Record.A.1411 | [Broadcast on 21/10/1954] | ||
| Prospect of Whitby | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra;[Bryden Thomson?] | 01/01/1960 | BBC Radio Scotland? | 1960? | Tape.04.37 | Probably BBC Scotland broadcast, ca. 1960 |
| Prospect of Whitby | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, conductor | 01/11/1984 | BBC Scotland? | 1984 | Tape.04.11 | |
| Prospect of Whitby | BBCScottish National Orchestra ; Norman Del Mar, conductor | 24/11/1984 | [BBC recording 24th November 1984] | 1984? | CT.020.29, 45 | Information from "Record of compositions" |
| Rhapsody for string orchestra | BBC Scottish Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, cond. | 08/06/1964 | Montrose Town Hall | 1971? | Tape.04.3, 42 & 43 | |
| Rhapsody for string orchestra | Scottish Baroque Ensemble ; Leonard Friedman | 01/08/1974 | BBC recording | 1974? | CT.020.29 | |
| Rhapsody for string orchestra | Sinfonia of Scotland; Iain Sutherland | 28/11/1992 | City Hall, Perth | 1992 | CT.020.28 | Private recording |
| Rhapsody for string orchestra | City of London Sinfonia ; Andrew Watkinson, conductor | 15/06/1995 | St Katherine Cree, London | 1995 | CT.020.14 | BBC recording |
| Rhapsody for string orchestra | City of London Sinfonia ; Andrew Watkinson, conductor | 15/06/1995 | St Katherine Cree, London | 1995? | CT.020.26 | Glasgow : SMIC, [1995?] |
| Rhapsody for string orchestra | Northern Sinfonia ; Howard Griffiths, conductor. | 4-5/01/2000 | All Saint's Church, Tyneside. | 2000 | CD.5176, CD.0115.13 | Guild - GMCD 7196 |
| Sinfonietta helvetica | BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Gluschenko, conductor | 05/12/1991 | BBC Studio | 1991? | CT.020.31, 32 | |
| Sinfonietta helvetica | BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Gluschenko, conductor | 06/12/1991 | BBC Studio | 1991? | CT.020.33, 34 | 1st performance |
| Sinfonietta helvetica | CUMS I orchestra ; Stephen Cleobury.conductor | 29/10/1994 | Concert Hall, West Road, Cambridge | 1994 | CT.020.39 | |
| Symphony in one movement | BBC Scottish Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, conductor. | 12/12/1963 | 1963 | Record.A.1403 | BBC Rasio 4 broadcast, record by W.H. Troutbeck | |
| Symphony in one movement | Scottish National Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 22/09/1965 | 1963 | Record.A.1402 | ALP 2279 His Master's Voice | |
| Symphony in one movement | CUMS; Robin Orr, cond. | 16/02/1966 | Guildhall, Cambridge | 1966 | Tape.04.40 | |
| Symphony in one movement | BBC Scottish Orchestra; Jorge Mester, cond. | 27/10/1981 | MacRobert Arst Centre, University of Stirling | 1981 | Tap.04.10 | |
| Symphony in one movement | Scottish National Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 03/08/1983 | BBC | 1995? | CT.020.26 | Glasgow : SMIC, [1995?] |
| Symphony in one movement | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Gibson, cond | 07/08/1983 | BBC Radio 3 | 1984 | Tap.04.11 | Broadcast 22 July 1984 |
| Symphony in one movement | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Douglas Boyd, conductor. | 10/12/2003 | Studio 1, BBC Glasgow | 2003 | CD.0115.16 | BBC Scotland? |
| Symphony in one movement | ? | ? | ? | ? | CT.020.25 | "Good performance (don't know by whom) but poor quality recording and a short tape … (continuation) [on side 2] (This symphony is followed by ? The Queen's speech)" -- composer's note. |
| Symphony in one movement | Scottish National Orchestra?; Alexander Gibson | ? | ? | ? | Tape.04.39 | Private recording |
| Symphony in one movement | Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson | Summer 1965 | City Hall, Glasgow | p1966 | Record.A.1402 | EMI ALP 2279, mono |
| Symphony in one movement | Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson | Summer 1965 | City Hall, Glasgow | p2002 | CD.6210 | EMI ALP 2279, mono |
| Symphony no. 2 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; James Loughran, conductor. | 28/03/1971 | City Hall, Glasgow | 1978? | Tape.04.4 | First performance. |
| Symphony no. 2 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Christopher Seaman, conductor. | 05/10/1971 | Usher Hall, Edinburgh | 1971? | Tape.04.1, 2, 3 | |
| Symphony no. 3 | BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, cond | 14/06/1978 | Llandaff Cathedral | 1978 | Tape.04.24 | First performance. |
| Symphony no. 3 | BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, cond | 14/06/1978 | Llandaff Cathedral | 1978 | Tape.04.4 | First performance. |
| Symphony no. 3 | Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson | 30/10/1981 | Usher Hall, Edinburgh | 1981 | CT.020.9 | |
| Symphony no. 3 | Scottish National Orchestra; Alexander Gibson | 30/10/1981 | Usher Hall, Edinburgh | 1981? | Tape.04.5 | First performance in Scotland. |
Chamber and Instrumental music |
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| Duo, violin, violoncello | Robert Masters, violin; Muriel Taylor, cello | 19/04/1959 | BBC Radio 3 | 1959? | Tape.04.14 | Date from "Record of compositions" |
| Duo, violin, violoncello | Louis Carus, vl; Joan Dickson, vlc | 22/09/1965 | Studio 1, Edinburgh | 1969? | Tape.04.45 | Connoisseur Concert. Review |
| Duo, violin, violoncello | Edwin Paling,vl, Lawrence Glover, vlc | 04/05/1983 | University Concert Hall, Glasgow | 1983? | CT.020.40 | |
| Duo, violin, violoncello | Leonard Freedman, vl; Joanna Borrett, vlc | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.37, 38 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert |
| Prelude and fugue | Endellion String Quartet | 04/11/2009 | Concert Hall, West Road, Cambridge | 2009? | CD.0115.18 | |
| Rondeau des oiseaux : for solo recorder | John Turner, recorder | 12/09/2001 | Concert Hall in the Department of Music at Manchester University | 2001 | CD.0115.7 | Olympia OCD 714, p2001 |
| Serenade, string trio | Members of the Lyra Quartet (Granville Casey, vl, John Linn, vla, John McInulty, vlc) | 03/05/1968 | BBC Scotland | 1968 | Tape.04.44 | Broadcast on 13 May 1968 |
| Serenade, string trio | Members of the Lyra Quartet (Granville Casey, vl, John Linn, vla, John McInulty, vlc) | 03/05/1968 | BBC Scotland? | 1968? | CT.020.36 | "This gives some idea of the work - but it is not good" -- R.O. |
| Serenade, string trio | Buchanan Ensemble (Tom Rowlette, Watson Forbes, John McInulty) | 21/06/1968 | Ardkinglas | 1968? | CT.020.36 | "This shall never be used except as a souvenir of Ardkinglas" -- R.O. |
| Serenade, string trio | Buchanan Ensemble (Tom Rowlette, Watson Forbes, John McInulty) | 21/06/1968 | Ardkinglas | 1968? | Tape.04.44 | |
| Serenade, string trio | Leonard Freedman, vl; Duncan Johnson, vla, Deidre Cooper, vlc | 03/11/1989 | 1990? | CT.020.46 | BBC Scotland broadcast 25 January 1990. | |
| Serenade, string trio | Leonard Freedman, vl; Duncan Johnson, vla; Joanna Borrett, vlc | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.19 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert |
| Serenade, string trio | Leonard Freedman, vl; Duncan Johnson, vla; Joanna Borrett, vlc | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.35 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert |
| Serenade, string trio | Leonard Freedman, vl; Duncan Johnson, vla; Joanna Borrett, vlc | 09/11/1989 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge | 1989? | CT.020.37, 38 | Robin Orr 80th Birthday Concert |
| Sonata, viola, piano (1947) | Forbes, Watson, vla; Alan Richardson, pf | 05/12/1948 | 1948 | Record.A.1414-1415 | First broadcast performance | |
| Sonata, viola, piano (1947) | Durrant, James, vla; Lawrence Glover, pf | 26/04/1977 | [McEwan Memorial Concert, Glasgow?] | 1977 | Tape.04.28 | McEwan Memorial Concert. |
| Sonata, viola, piano (1947) | Durrant, James, vla; Lawrence Glover, pf | 26/04/1977 | [McEwan Memorial Concert, Glasgow?] | 1987? | CT.020.21 | ?From broadcast on 22nd March 1978 |
| Sonata, viola, piano (1947) | Durrant, James, vla; Lawrence Glover, pf | 26/04/1977 | [McEwan Memorial Concert, Glasgow?] | 1995? | CT.020.26 | ?From broadcast on 22nd March 1978. Glasgow : SMIC, [1995?] |
| Sonata, violin, keyboard | Granville Jones, vl; Thurston Dart, hpsc | 01/04/1959 | Randolph Hall, Glasgow | 21754 | Tape.04.35 | First broadcast performance |
| Sonata, violin, keyboard | Godson, Daphne, vl; Innes, Audrey, pf | 17/08/1967 | BBC Scottish Home service | 1967 | Tape.04.29 | |
| Sonata, violin, keyboard | Leonard Friedman, violin, Philip Ledger, harpsichord | 06/06/1984 | BBC | 1984 | CT.020.22 | BBC 3 recording |
| Sonata, violin, keyboard | Leonard Friedman, violin, Philip Ledger, harpsichord | 06/06/1984 | BBC | 1995 | CT.020.26 | Glasgow : SMIC, [1995?] |
| Sonata, violin, keyboard | Brenton Langbein, vl; Peter Solomon, hpsc | 15/06/1986 | Musiksaal des Stadthauses, Zuerich | 1986? | CT.020.11 | Juni-Festwochen, Zuerich 1986 |
| Sonata, violin, keyboard | Andrew Watkinson, vl, Martin Ennis, hpsc | 14/03/2008 | Robin Orr Recital Room, Cambridge | 2008 | CD.0115.14 | Opening of the Robin Orr Rectial Room |
| Sonatinas, cello, piano | John Gwilt, vlc; David Gwilt, pf | 17/04/1962 | BBC Scotland | 2008 | CD.0115.15 | Transferred by Geoffrey Smallwood |
| Sonatinas, cello, piano | John Gwilt, vlc; David Gwilt, pf | 17/04/1962 | BBC Scotland | 1962? | Tape.04.36 | |
| Sonatinas, violin, piano | Max Rostal, violin ; Franz Osborn, piano. | 01/01/1945 | 1945 | Record.A.1417 | Decca K 1112 | |
| Sonatinas, violin, piano | Max Rostal, violin ; Franz Osborn, piano. | 01/01/1945 | 1945 | Record.A.1418 | Decca K 1112, marked "1948 pressing" | |
| Sonatinas, violin, piano | Louis Carus, vl; Wight Henderson, pf | 25/06/1969 | BBC Radio 3, 11.15pm | 1969 | Tape.04.45 | Radio Times cutting |
| Sonatinas, violin, piano | Leonard Freedman, vl; Allan Schiller, piano | 12/09/1984 | BBC Radio 3 | 1989 | CT.020.20 | Radio broadcast |
Organ and piano music |
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| Elegy, organ | Paul Provost/Leon Charles | 04/11/2006 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2006 | CD.0115.5 | Robin Orr memorial service |
| Lyric pieces | Roy Howat | 15/10/1994 | Maida vale sudios | 1994 | CT.020.43 | Broadcast on 14, 15 & 17 November 1994 |
| Lyric pieces | Roy Howat | 08/12/1994 | University Concert Hall, Glasgow | 1994 | CT.020.44 | |
| Lyric pieces | Roy Howat | 00/12/1998 | ? | 1998? | CT.020.61 | Recorded by Brian Ashbee (for the video) |
| Preludes on Scottish psalm tunes (Selma & Balfour) | Dennis Townhill, org | 03/11/1987 | St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh | 1987 | CT.020.23 | 19th and 20th century organ music. - Priory Records, 1987. |
| Toccata alla marcia | George Guest, org | 11/03/1956 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 1956 | Record.A.1416 | Reopening of the St John's organ. 1st broadcast performance. |
| Toccata alla marcia | [Frederick Rimmer?, org] | 01/01/1960 | 1960? | Tape.04.37 | Probably BBC Scotland broadcast, ca. 1960 | |
| Toccata alla marcia | John Langdon, org | 30/11/1984 | Paisley Abbey | 1985? | CT.020.29 | |
| Toccata alla marcia | John Langdon, org | 30/11/1984 | Paisley Abbey | 1984? | Tape.04.38 | |
| Toccata alla marcia | Anne Page | 02/12/2002 | Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge | 2002 | CT.020.41 | |
| Toccata alla marcia | Paul Provost? | 04/11/2006 | St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge | 2006 | CD.0115.5 | Robin Orr memorial service |
Talks and interviews |
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| Interact : 26 June 1988 / Mike Riddoch with Robin Orr. | Mike Riddoch with Robin Orr. | 26/06/1988 | 261 Radio Clyde | 1988 | CT.020.2 | |
| Out of the deep : recollections of Herbert Howells from various people | recollections of Herbert Howells from various people, [including] a word from Robin Orr. | 11/12/1992 | BBC Radio 3 | 1992 | CT.020.4 | |
| BBC talk on Full circle | Robin Orr | April? 1965 | BBC | 1965 | Tape.04.18 | |
| Composer speaks | Robin Orr | 01/07/1971 | 1971 | Tape.04.40 | ||
| Lecture in University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1965 | Robin Orr | 01/01/1965 | Charlottesville, Virginia | 1965 | Tape.04.21-23 | |
| On R[obin] O[rr] / David Heft at Campbeltown. | Robin Orr and David Heft | 01/06/2001 | Radio Argyll FM | 2001? | CT.020.6 | A 92nd birthday concert of recorded music, with an interview between David Heft and Robin Orr, broadcast on radio Argyll FM on 1st June 2001. The music for the concert was from the record published by Guild. |
| R[obin] O[rr] with Christopher South | R[obin] O[rr] with Christopher South | 27/10/1994 | Radio Cambridgeshire BBC. | 1994? | CT.020.5 | |
| Robin Orr In person | 24/05/1971 | [BBC Scottish Television] | 1971? | CT.020.1 | ||
| Robin Orr In person | 24/05/1971 | [BBC Scottish Television] | 1971? | Tape.04.19, 20 | ||
| Robin Orr talking to Rozena Wood : for Orr Archive to be established in National Library of Scotland. | Robin Orr talking to Rozena Wood | 22/04/1992 | [National Library of Scotland - or Robin Orr's home?] | 1992 | CT.020.3 | A survey of his life and works. |
| Scottish music and musicians : | Robin Orr and Watson Forbes | 01/12/1966 | [BBC Scotland] | 1966 | Tape.04.16 | |
| Scottish music and musicians : | Robin Orr and Watson Forbes | 01/12/1966 | [BBC Scotland] | 1966? | Tape.04.17 | Another copy from a different source? |
| Talking about music / Anthony Hopkins. Composer portraits / Robin Orr. | Anthony Hopkins. Robin Orr. | 12/03/1967 | [BBC 3rd programme] | 1967 | Tape.04.15 | Broadcast on 12/14 March 1967 and 15 March 1967 - about his Symphony in one movement |