More By Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: The Cyprian Goddess Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'Outstanding. A sumptuous wallow for all unashamed Romantics' - BBC Music Magazine |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet / Capriccio Italien / Francesca da rimini Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / CD - released 8/Oct/1989 ] "Recorded in the late '80s these recordings bring out their programmatic excitement and Ashkenazy clearly has command of the orchestral detail: recordings and performances stand up well against rival versions." Mr B. |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 'The Inextinguishable' & Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] These two central works in Nielsen's production have now been selected for the first instalment of a complete Nielsen cycle by Sakari Oramo and his Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. |
HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven - The Symphonies & Rhapsodies Christina Högman (soprano), Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö (tenor) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ BIS / 5 CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "Järvi conducts his Swedish forces with enthusiasm and authority, and this is altogether most rewarding and not music one meets readily." Penguin Guide |
EDWARD ELGAR
Edgar: Symphony No. 2 / Sospiri / Elegy for Strings Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] As the present principal conductor of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo has chosen works by Edward Elgar, a composer whose music he has been a fervent advocate of since his tenure at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Icon: Rudolf Kempe: The Genius of the Podium Rudolf Kempe conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics Icon / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2011 ] The German conductor Rudolf Kempe (1910-1976) began his musical career playing the oboe in various symphony orchestras. The programme begins with recordings of four Beethoven Symphonies that Kempe made with the Munich Philharmonic in 1971-72. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies 94 'Clock' + 100 'Military' Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stefan Sanderling [ Royal Philharmonic SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2005 ] Digitally recorded in June 1994 at C.T.S Studios, London |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals (with Bizet's Jeux d'enfants) Sir John Gielgud (narrator) Vivian Troon, Roderick Elms (pianos) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrea Licata (cond) [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] In line with the tradition begun by Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to be closely associated with some of the world's outstanding conductors and soloists. |
CHRISTOPHER TIN
Christopher Tin: Calling All Dawns Soweto Gospel Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with Frederica von Stade, Anonymous 4, Sussan Deyhim [ Decca / CD - released 2/Aug/2009 ] Twelve songs are featured on the album, each sung in a different language. Many of the lyrics find their sources in important pieces of world literature, including excerpts of long works such as the Hebrew Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, and The Rubaiyat. |
SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: Sappho / Sapphic Poem Susan Bickley (mezzo) Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/1999 ] "No praise can be too high for Susan Bickley … [and] Tony Faulkner's stunningly natural engineering complements what is another triumphant addition to Hyperion's ongoing Bantock series" (Gramophone) |
LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: Glagolitic Mass / Sinfonietta Teresa Kubiak, Anne Collins, Robert Tear, Wolfgang Schone. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe [ Decca Enterprise / CD - released 1/Nov/1990 ] An highly individual approach to Janácek's Glagolitic Mass |
ANTONIN DVORAK
The Best of Dvorak Balázs Szokolay (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana [ Naxos / CD ] Artists: Balázs Szokolay (piano), Maria Kliegel (cello) BBC Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Istropolitana, Moyzes Quartet, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Zdenek Kosler, Michael Halász, Jaroslav Krcek |
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Motown Orchestral [ Universal / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Motown is one of the world's most important and iconic record labels, renowned for delivering an almost endless stream of global smash hits laden with glorious melodies and killer hooks that have continued to connect with every new... |
VERDI
Attila Ruggero Raimondi, Sherrill Milnes, Cristina Deutekom, Carlo Bergonzi / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Ambrosian Singers, Lamberto Gardelli [ Decca Operas / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Luisi gives it all he can, and has decent singers." (BBC Music) |
ARTHUR BLISS
A Colour Symphony / Things to Come / Cello Concerto / Christopher Columbus Suite / Checkmate - Suite / etc Arto Noras (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ EMI / Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2015 ] "Has Bliss's music dated irrevocably? These two discs will give you all the data you need to decide, with lively, committed performers who appear to believe in every note of these works." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Essential Borodin (Includes Symphonies 1-3 & In the Steppes of Central Asia) Borodin Quartet / Nicolai Ghiaurov / London Symphony Orchestra / Suisse Romande Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] "Ashkenazy's (1st) many delights come richly, thanks not only to the quality of the RPO playing but also to the warm (1992) digital recording." (Penguin Guide) |
J.S. BACH / BRAHMS / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Bach/Brahms/Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh (violins) / Wiener Symphoniker / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "strong, warm performances which bring out both the sweetness and purity of Oistrakh's playing" (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Forever: Unforgettable Songs from Vienna, Broadway & Hollywood Diana Damrau (soprano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Charles Abell [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "The operetta selections are this singer's natural habitat and there's no denying the panache and brilliance of her performances." (Gramophone, Jan 2014) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Earl Wild (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Jascha Horenstein [ Chesky / CD - released 2/Dec/2007 ] Liszt was often called a "piano-centaur," so at one was he with the instrument. Earl Wild could be described in similar terms. The gift of absolute pitch revealed itself at age three as his avidity for the keyboard took prodigious strides. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Earl Wild Goes to the Movies (Incls Mozart' Piano Concerto No 21 & Slaughter on 10th Avenue) Earl Wild (piano) / London Promenade / RCA Symphony / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Ivory Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] Born on November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the young Wild displayed extraordinary musical ability from the age of three. By the time he was six years of age, he was reading music fluently and before his twelfth birthday, he was studying... |
