Together they toured, performed and broadcast recitals for viola da gamba and harpsichord,[4] making a number of recordings.
[2] He studied conducting with Constant Lambert and Adrian Boult at the Royal College of Music and submitted his orchestral composition Spring Tidings to the BBC.
[11] Once war was declared Dolmetsch was called up for active service as a gunner in the Royal Artillery.
He was reported missing in December 1942 when his ship, the SS Ceramic, was torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean.
[3][13] The modern recording of his Concerto for clarinet, harp and orchestra, issued in 2021, reveals the use of neo-baroque elements in his work.