More By Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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ELGAR
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (with Chausson - Poeme for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25) Philippe Graffin (violin) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Avie / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "I'd say that Graffin loves the concerto very much and that comes through." (MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
BAX / BLISS / MOERAN / FINZI
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vernon Handley / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] This two-album set features British cello concertos from Raphael Wallfisch's best late-1980s recordings. He has always worked closely with leading British composers of our time and is now regarded as the finest performer of their works for cello.... |
BRIDGE / ELGAR
Oration / Cello Concerto (with Holst's Invocation) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Dickins (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] These three notable British works for cello and orchestra from the early 20th century - two of them, the Elgar and the Bridge, ranking among the finest for the medium ever written by British composers - are linked by various strands, both... |
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Gunning: Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto / Birdflight Richard Harwood (Cello) Harriet Mackenzie (Violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Signum / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] Gunning's Violin Concerto was composed after inspiration whilst the composer was out hiking in Wales. The violin is supposed to represent ducking and weaving, rather like the insects and animals found in the Welsh hills and valleys. |
WILLIAMS / BARRY / ELFMAN / ZIMMER / DAVIS / etc
Great Movie Themes Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Oct/2007 ] "The disc has many delights and finishes off with music which most children will immediately relate to - the music from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." MusicWeb |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Willow-Wood / The Sons of Light / Toward the Unknown Region Roderick Williams (baritone) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Ian Tracey (choirmaster) / David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Dec/2005 ] "Eloquent treatment for a rewqarding haul of VW rarities" Editor's Choice Gramophone Dec 2005 |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra / Gunter Neuhold (conductor) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/1998 ] Bruckner's Symphony No.4 in E flat major, was written in its first version in 1873 and 1874, further revisions, as always, taking place in the following years. |
JON LORD
Durham Concerto Matthew Barley (cello), Jon Lord (hammond organ), Ruth Palmer (violin) & Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Avie / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic play with passion and tenderness." (Gramophone) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies, Nos. 2 'To October' & 15 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] These two hugely contrasting symphonies come from the opposite ends of Shostakovich's life and career. The Second Symphony was written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik October Revolution. Its advanced idiom of experimental... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol 8: Symphony No 7 "Leningrad" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jul/2013 ] "Is the Leningrad a pastoral symphony? Petrenko would like us to think so. Throughout the performance he looks for pockets of expressive intimacy quite as much as sheer excitement, although he is also capable of eruptive urgency." (Gramophone) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Sea Pictures Op.37, The Music Makers Op.69 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Vasily Petrenko [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "No question about it, Petrenko's abundantly communicative conception demands to be heard" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020 |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies No. 2 'London' & 8 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] "This is expressive and atmospheric playing, rarely heard since Boult." (BBC Music Orchestral Choice July 2016) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Job / Old King Cole / The Running Set Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] "Scrupulously prepared and boasting some superbly coordinated, infectiously dedicated playing from the RLPO, it's a thoroughly absorbing interpretation [of *Job*]...Overall, this is unquestionably a very fine achievement." Gramophone Awards Finalist |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony' & 4 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Jun/2017 ] "This second album [in Manze's Vaughan Williams series] has the same persuasive mix of poetry, raw splendour and poignancy, with exceptional playing from the RLPO." The Observer Five Stars |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Onyx / CD - released 4/May/2018 ] "Any lover of Vaughan Williams as a symphonist will find this recording exceptionally rewarding." Gramophone |
BENJAMIN FRANKEL
Curse of the Werewolf / The Prisoner / So Long at the Fair Medley Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] "The best single CD selection of Frankel’s film music - ranging from the sensational Gothic spectacular to the cool and charming" (MusicWeb June 2006) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony / The Lark Ascending Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, James Ehnes (violin), Sarah Fox (soprano), Mark Stone (baritone) [ Onyx / CD - released 30/Nov/2018 ] The penultimate album in the critically acclaimed Vaughan Williams symphony cycle from the RLPO and Andrew Manze is of his 1st Symphony 'A Sea Symphony' set to words by Walt Whitman. Premiered in 1910, the start of this work is one of the most... |
ELGAR / BRIDGE / HOWELLS / DYSON / BRIAN / PURCELL
English Choral Premieres & Rarities Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus [ Griffin / CD - released 29/Apr/2022 ] |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: On the Waterfront Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2018 ] 1944 saw the premiere of the ballet Fancy Free, 25-year old Leonard Bernstein's first major composition as well as the first in a string of scores for the stage and film. In order to celebrate the centennial of Bernstein's birth in 1918, Christian... |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Pineapple Poll (arr. Charles Mackerras) / Symphony in E major, Irish Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "…Charles Mackerras's ballet Pineapple Poll (1951) has become a light-music classic. David Lloyd-Jones gives the whole thing tremendous swing and rhythmic bite, with the Liverpool players on their top form, and the result is a delight." BBC Music Fiv |
