More By Artist: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
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TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH / GLAZUNOV / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Russian Masterpieces (Incls 'Sabre Dance', 'Procession of the Nobles' & 'The Flight of the Bumble Bee') Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] All the best Russian classics from the large Chandos catalogue. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV / SHOSTAKOVICH / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / etc
Russian Dances (Incls Dance of the Tumblers, Pushkin Waltzes & Pas de Deux from 'The Nutcracker')) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jul/1993 ] A great collection of popular Russian favourites with all top performances drawn from the vast Chandos catalogue. Great for car listening. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Russian Ballet Masterpieces (Incls excerpts from 'SwanLake', 'Raymonda' & 'Nutcracker') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] "The recording, made in the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow has plenty of ambience but is brilliant too...the Scottish orchestra in good form throughout." (Gramophone on the Nutcracker/Swan Lake) |
DUKAS / SAINT-SAENS / ROSSINI-RESPIGHI
The Sorcerer`s Apprentice / Danse macabre, Op.40 / La Boutique fantasque Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Collect - the midprice Chandos label |
SIBELIUS
Lemminkainen Suite / Luonnotar / etc Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op.44 / The Spirit of England, Op.80 Teresa Cahill (sop) Anne Collins (alto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1992 ] "Gibson's performances combine fire and panache, and the recorded sound has an ideal Elgarian expansiveness, the choral tone rich and well focused, the orchestral brass given plenty of weight." Penguin Guide |
DVORAK
Complete Slavonic Dances Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 17/Jul/2001 ] Neeme Järvi's wonderful account of Dvorák's Slavonic Dances |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos 3 & 4 Francesa Dego (violin), Francesca Leonardi (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 21/Sep/2021 ] "These performances capture the very essence of Mozart's Salzburg style best, setting up, meticulously matching and weaving in and out of the solo line with captivating suppleness and alertness." Five Stars BBC Music Recording of the Month Nov 21 |
JULIUS FUCIK
A Festival of Fučík Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] "this is a highly enjoyable reminder of the delights of Romanticism's popular side." BBC Music |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / ELGAR / DELIUS / HOLST / BAX
O, to be in England: Music for a green and pleasant land New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / The English Northern Sinfonia [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A fine collection of moving and wistful orchestral works which celebrate the English landscape and its natural beauty. English composers have always excelled at pastoral music with a hint of nostalgia: from 'the lark ascending' to the strains of... |
PROKOFIEV
Divertimento, Op. 43 / Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125 / Sinfonietta, Op. 5/48 Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] 'The Divertimento is a lovely piece… its long neglect is puzzling since it is highly attractive and ought to be popular… the recording is first class - as, indeed are the performances. An indispensable item in any Prokofiev collection.' The Penguin... |
PROKOFIEV
Romeo and Juliet - Suites 1 - 3 (complete) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'No one is more warmly dramatic in Prokofiev than Jarvi, making his issues consistently recommendable…' The Guardian |
ALAN RAWSTHORNE
Rawsthorne: Cello Concerto / Oboe Concerto / Symphonic Studies Stephane Rancourt (oboe) Alexander Baillie (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "A fascinating release, in excellent sound; highly recommended." - Fanfare (Christopher Williams), July/August2001 |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Piano Concerto / Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance / etc Stephen Prutsman (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "The American Classics series has been one of the most innovative and exciting recording projects in recent years. The exploration of Barber's works has persistently provided the brightest jewels in the Naxos crown." (The Observer) |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Symphony No. 1 / In the Faery Hills / Garden of Fand Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "In the two symphonic poems, more specifically inspired by Irish themes, Lloyd-Jones draws equally warm and sympathetic performances from the Scottish Orchestra, bringing inner clarity to the heaviest scoring. First-rate sound" Penguin Guide |
ARNOLD BAX
Bax: Symphony No. 2 / November Woods Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1996 ] "...this recording has a physical impact and emotional involvement that genuinely compel. A veritable blockbuster." Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Etudes-tableaux Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Aug/2017 ] "Giltburg certainly has something fresh to say in Rachmaninov's Second Concerto...and he says it elegantly and eloquently...one of the most appealing aspects of this performance is its grand trajectory." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Variations on a theme of Corelli Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3' is a complex, epic narrative that moves from a simple opening melody to the triumphant apotheosis at its conclusion. The composer ingeniously links motifs, melodies and at times whole sections between the... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Georg Tintner [ Naxos / CD ] "There are not many versions as fine as Georg Tintner's on Naxos, at whatever price. With extreme pianissimos magically caught, full of mystery, this is an exceptionally spacious reading, deeply reflective and poetic." Penguin Guide |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No 9 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Georg Tintner [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Georg Tintner's unique interpretation of Bruckner's majestic Ninth Symphony is a milestone recording...a superb testament to both composer and conductor. Tintner's unerring choice of tempi, his rare grasp of Bruckner's oceanic structure, is as... |
