Influence On Other Musicians
Concertos have been written specially for him by Alun Hoddinott (for the Cheltenham Festival in 1957), William Mathias (for the Llandaff Festival of 1970), Jorgen Jersild (1972), William Alwyn (1979) and Robin Holloway (1985).
Ellis is particularly known for his musical association with Benjamin Britten, with whom he collaborated extensively. Britten wrote the harp part in several of his major pieces with Ellis in mind, particularly A Midsummer Night's Dream, the War Requiem and the Church Parables. Britten also wrote his Harp Suite (Op. 83) for Ellis (1969). In the last few years of Britten's life, when he could no longer accompany Peter Pears on the piano, Britten wrote pieces for Pears and Ellis, including The Death of St Narcissus and A Birthday Hansel. Ellis appears in many first recordings of Britten's pieces, often with Britten himself conducting.
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