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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Petrushka / Symphonies of Wind Instruments / Orpheus London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO / CD - released 19/Jul/2018 ] This recording features one of today's most sought-after conductors, Vladimir Jurowski, who was appointed Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007, with many of his recordings on the LPO Label being chosen for special mentions... |
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BRAHMS
Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "...Jurowski's approach to Brahms makes exceptional sense. Instead of the familiar cultivation of rich, fat sound as a goal in itself, we have a Brahms that moves fluidly and sings in long lines." Recording of the Month BBC Music Magazine, June 2010... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 [recorded live in 2008] London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] "Jurowski steers a marvellously lithe and clear-sighted course through this youthful canvas, with springy bass-lines, luminous textures and bracing contrapuntal vigour." (Gramophone) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 [recorded live in 2011] London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "both these performances exemplify what makes Jurowski's approach to Tchaikovsky so special. The tension between the classical and the romantic is at the heart of things" (Disc of the Month Gramophone) |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski & Ryan Wigglesworth [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Recorded live at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London, on 24 September 2008 (Symphony No. 8) and 1 May 2013 (Symphony No. 4). Vaughan Williams was one of the 20th century's most important symphonic voices. He composed in almost every... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / DOHNÁNYI / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / MAHLER
Sir Adrian Boult - The Decca Legacy, Volume 3 - 19th & 20th Century Music London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad, Julius Katchen, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 16 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/2022 ] The third volume of Boult's complete Decca recordings features Boult the insightful accompanist and inspired Russian interpreter, featuring many long-unavailable and newly remastered Decca recordings. LIMITED EDITION. |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
Symphony Nos. 1 & 4 London Philharmonic Orchestra / William Alwyn (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "[Symphony No.4] a remarkably diverse and well-argued symphony, bursting with lyrical ideas and melodic in the way traditional music is communicative, without being old-fashioned. [Symphony No.1] is a work teeming with ideas, and quite often reminds... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 / Othello Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin [ LPO / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "In these live performances, the melodies sing, the music-making is unexaggerated, the spirit is joyous" Financial Times |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No.4 / En Saga / The Bard / etc (1935-1939) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] "The merits of these classic recording are too well known to require further exegesis. The transfer by Mark Obert-Thorn are very good indeed (though so were the earlier, HMV issues by Anthony Griffith) and be confidently recommended." Penguin Guide |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (1928, 1938) London Select Choir / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 13/Jan/2002 ] "Classic and mostly pioneering recordings of Delius by his finest ever interpreter, Sir Thomas Beecham." - Classic FM (Robert Layton), August, 2000 |
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MOZART / SPOHR / SCHUBERT / WEILL / LIGETI / SCHOENBERG / etc
Vienna - From Mozart to Schoenberg London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, with Aurele Nicolet (flute), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Anthony Pay (Clarinet), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), etc [ Decca Austrailian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2025 ] "David Atherton and his admirable singers and players deal with the music most sympathetically… The playing has all the artistry one expects from members of the Sinfonietta." Gramophone, June 1980 (Schubert: Sacred Works) |
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LOUIS ANDRIESSEN
Anais Nin / De Staat London Sinfonietta / Synergy Vocals / David Atherton [ Signum / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "De Staat remains one of Andriessen's supreme achievements, an epic rechannelling of Stravinskyan rhythmic energy into his own raw-edged minimalism. That, much more than the newer work, is the reason for buying this disc." (Guardian) |
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STEVE REICH
Sextet / Piano Phase / Eight Lines London Steve Reich Ensemble / Kevin Griffiths (conductor) [ CPO / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "This is a standout performance, due in some measure to the ringing clarity of the sound; more important is the superb musicianship of the performers-they clearly have this music in their blood." (Fanfare) |
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COPLAND / BERNSTEIN / COWELL / BARBER / IVES
American Brass! London Symphony Brass, Eric Crees [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "The very best in brass playing, brass-arranging, and brass-recording. Players display every possible skill in the handling of the superlative arrangements by Eric Crees. Has a new masterpiece been born?" [Gramophone] |
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GEORGE DYSON
Dyson: Symphony in G / Overture, At the Tabard Inn / In Honour of the City London Symphony Chorus / City of London Sinfonia / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'This is a very fine recording, beautifully set in the glowing acoustic of the Blackheath Hall.' - Gramophone on In Honour of the City and At the Tabard Inn |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Black Knight, Op.25 / Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op.27 London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe (complete ballet) / Bolero / Pavane pour une infante defunte London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Nov/2015 ] "Gergiev conjures up an intoxicatingly languorous soundworld for Daphnis, fully indulging its glittering palette of orchestral colours" Classic FM |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Enigma Variations (with Holst - The Planets) London Symphony Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "This is a desirable reissue that cannot be faulted. Wonderful performances of two orchestral masterworks." (MusicWeb Jan 2011) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Academy Symphony, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Warner Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 19/Mar/2007 ] Composed over a period of nearly 50 years, Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 symphonies are astonishingly diverse in conception and expression, reflecting the composer's personal experiences, the history of the 20th century and the tensions and struggles of... |