More By Artist: London O'Connor
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RODRIGO / PALOMO / MALATS
Nocturnos de Andalucia Christoph Denoth (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos conductor [ Signum / CD - released 29/Feb/2016 ] Swiss guitarist Christoph Denoth is considered one of the foremost guitarists of the younger generation, much praised for his rich sound and musical expression. For this new recording from Abbey Road he joins the London Symphony Orchestra under Jesús... |
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / HENZE / CHOPIN
The Early Recordings [6 CD set] Christoph Eschenbach (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2010 ] Of appeal to connoisseurs of the piano and to new-music enthusiasts Will receive coverage in the serious musical press. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for an occasion Christopher Dearnley plays the Grand Organ of St. Paul's Cathedral, London [ Priory / CD - released 5/Mar/2007 ] Recorded and Produced by Michael Woodward |
JAMES MacMILLAN
St John Passion (complete) Christopher Maltman / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] "James MacMillan has delivered a St John Passion that stirred its premiere audience to a standing ovation, Maltman sought out the lyrical core of this striking portrayal, while acknowledging its angry edge." (The Independent) |
JAMES MacMILLAN
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (with works by Ades & Higdon) Colin Currie (percussion) / London Philarmonic Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] These live recordings of three modern classics reflect the London Philharmonic Orchestra's commitment to contemporary composers. The first two are breakthrough works from 1990 by British composers Thomas Adès and James Macmillan, the third a... |
BERNSTEIN
Essential Bernstein (Incls 'Divertimento for Orchestra' & Symphonic Dances from 'West Side Story') City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin etc [ EMI Essential / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic for many years and was a... |
JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Symphonies, Vol. 2 City of London Sinfonia, Andrew Watkinson [ Naxos The 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 13/Jan/2011 ] "The Vanhal symphonies are technically exceptional and capable of going toe-to-toe with the middle-period symphonies of Haydn and even several of Mozart's." (American Record Guide) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Music for Strings City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "[Noseda's] Russian immersion lends dividends...to Ehnes's sizzling accounts of the two popular concertos...Just as compelling are the chamber works...Ehnes and his pianist give performances worthy of the giants (Oistrakh and Richter) for whom their |
JOHN IRELAND
Orchestral Music (Incls A Downland Suite & Concertino Pastorale) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Aug/2006 ] *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: Orchestral Works City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 12/Aug/2016 ] In 1971, Richard Hickox founded the Richard Hickox Orchestra, which in 1979 became the City of London Sinfonia. Fifteen years later he made this highly praised recording of orchestral works by John Ireland, now made available at 'classic Chandos'... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Concerto for Flute and Harp David Campbell / Philippa Davies / Rachel Master / City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Alto / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] "Campbell's agile and pointed performances bring … a fresh unmannered style… [Concerto for Flute and Harp] is just as freshly and sympathetically done."-Penguin Guide "My favorite version of the Concerto for Flute and Harp is the one from Richard... |
HOWARD SHORE
The Film Music Of Howard Shore City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, London Music Works [ Silva Screen / CD - released 5/Jul/2013 ] Howard Shore is one of the most respected and honoured composers in cinema history and his scores for The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy remain his most towering achievement, garnering three Academy Awards. His five decade career includes writing music... |
BACH / MOZART / GLUCK
Music for flute & orchestra Claude Monteux (flute) / London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] "Claude Monteux's tone is clear and cool, his technique impeccable, his style admirably Mozartian, and in choosing his own cadenzas to play he chose right: these are at once the most idiomatic and the most effective of all those at present on offer". |
W. A. MOZART / J. S. BACH / GLUCK
Music for flute & orchestra Claude Monteux (flute) / London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] "Claude Monteux's tone is clear and cool, his technique impeccable, his style admirably Mozartian, and in choosing his own cadenzas to play he chose right: these are at once the most idiomatic and the most effective of all those at present on offer" |
BEETHOVEN / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / PROKOFIEV / VERDI
Claudio Abbado - The Decca Years New Philharmonia, Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony, Claudio Abbado [ Decca / 7 CD Box Set - released 6/May/2013 ] Between February 1966 and January 1969 he made a series of 9 LP recordings for Decca. This small legacy already gives a clear indication of Abbado's musical sympathies and the range of repertory he was conducting in the concert hall and on record,... |
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J. S. BACH
The Art Of Fugue BWV1080 Colm Carey (organ) / The organ of the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade (with Borodin: Polovtsian Dances) Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum [ Philips Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] "The orchestral playing in this issue of these vivid dances is positively brilliant - the whirling introductory dance is quite breathtaking" Gramophone |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 / Violin Concerto Ruggiero Ricci (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Erich Kleiber / New Symphony Orchestra of London, M. Sargent [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Despite being recorded under 78rpm conditions, in four- or five-minute sections, the Fourth Symphony is marked by a palpable symphonic rigour as well as the edgy brass which lends such intensity to Decca's Paris recordings of Russian music. |
