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BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 4 & 8 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 26/Nov/2006 ] "All the performances are characterised by a freshness of approach and a lack of routine" (Disc of the Month BBC MUsic Magazine January 2007) |
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BRAHMS
Symphony No.3 / Serenade No.2 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2005 ] "The third symphony received the really grand treatment, stately in tempo till the finale, often wonderfully profound in sonority and cumulatively contoured. The true climax of the opening movement was held back to the launch of the coda and the... |
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BRUCKNER
Symphony No.4 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] Bernard Haitink is internationally renowned for his interpretations of Bruckner and is widely recognised as the world's leading Bruckner conductor. Bruckner's Fourth Symphony, 'Romantic', conjures up visions of mediaeval knights, huntsmen and... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Eine Alpensinfonie [The Alpine Symphony] recorded live at the Barbican June 2008 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Mar/2010 ] "no-one has quite Haitink's sense of the piece as a rational symphonic argument...The performance gathers strength and intensity as it proceeds...Admirers should not hesitate to acquire an archetypal example of Haitink's unobtrusive podium manner."... |
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BRAHMS
Symphonies Nos 1-4 / Tragic Overture / Double Concerto / Serenade No 2 London Symphony Orchestra. Bernard Haitink conductor [ LSO Live / 4 CD - released 5/Oct/2005 ] After struggling for years to come to terms with his fear of comparison to Beethoven , Brahms finally completed his First Symphony at the age of 43. It was hailed as a triumph and the remaining symphonies followed relatively easily. |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 6 Pastoral & 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) [ LSO Live / SACD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] "Haitink and the LSO are on course for a great modern Beethoven cycle. Much as he is one of my favourite conductors, I’d never really been a fan of Haitink’s Beethoven until now. It seems as though he has returned to and rethought the scores. His way... |
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BRAHMS
Symphony No 1 / Tragic Overture London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink (conductor) [ LSO Live / CD - released 15/Apr/2004 ] 'This was the LSO surpassing even themselves … inspired by the man on the podium, Bernard Haitink … this was an exceptional reinvention of the work.' The Times (UK), 24 May 2003 |
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The London Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir with Pete Townshend & Roger Daltry
Tommy [ The Orchard / CD - released 4/Dec/2015 ] An all-star symphonic performance of The Who's famed rock opera Tommy - performed By The London Symphony Orchestra, featuring guests Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwhistle, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Steve Winwood, Merry Clayton, Richie Havens... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor 'Scottish' / Overtures London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/1985 ] Original recordings recorded St. John's, Smith Square, London, 1984 |
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DVORAK / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / MOZART / VERDI / SCHUBERT / etc/
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Edition - Volume 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, NDR-Sinfonieorchester, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, with Alfred Brendel, Henryk Szeryng, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Supplementary to his legendary Beethoven cycles for Decca are Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt's recordings for Philips, Mercury, Deutsche Grammophon and Accord. They date from 1944 (Sutermeister) to 1972, when he made his last recording, fittingly by Mozart. |
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ERNEST BLOCH
Symphony in C sharp minor / Poems of the Sea London Symphony Orchestra, Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2015 ] "The LSO play Bloch's Symphony in C sharp minor marvellously and Dalia Atlas conducts it with understanding and conviction...The richness and colour of the orchestration are very striking indeed." (Gramophone) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Falstaff (recorded 1930-1932) London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar [ Naxos Historical Elgar Conducts Elgar / CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "It's a joy to be reintroduced to these wonderful performances - with the Violin Concerto, the summits of Elgar's recordings of his own music" Sunday Times, 15th February 2009 **** |
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VILLA-LOBOS
Little Train of The Caipira / etc (with Ginastera - Estancia & Panambi) London Symphony Orchestra / Eugene Goossens [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Ginastera's two ballet suites use Argentine folk tunes, the first reflecting Argentine ranch life and the gauchos. His impressionistic style bears some resemblance to Villa-Lobos, and in the both the final dance of Estancia as well as the Dance of... |
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STRAVINSKY
Petrouchka / Rite of Spring (complete ballets) London Symphony Orchestra / Eugene Goossens [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Both important Stravinsky ballets receive superb interpretations and thrilling recording quality. Both were originally done on 35mm film." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL
Debussy and Ravel: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Rapsodie espagnole London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ LSO Live / CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] François-Xavier Roth, Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, displays his deep affinity with the music of Debussy and Ravel on his latest LSO Live album. A fascination with his Spanish heritage would be a recurring theme in many... |
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DEBUSSY / LALO / WAGNER / MASSENET
The Young Debussy [Blu-ray+DVD] London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ LSO Blu-ray + DVD / 2 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 3/May/2019 ] "Roth's first concert as principal guest conductor of the LSO, after some years working together on mostly new music, and it has proved a fine augur of both original, French-accented programming and performances that take nothing for granted" Gramoph |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E Minor (unedited version) London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor [ Alto / CD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] "..a spacious reading on the biggest scale.. always spontaneously convincing helped by the spectacularly ample recording.." - Gramophone |
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SMETANA
Overture and Dances from 'the Bartered Bride' / String Quartet in E minor London Symphony Orchestra. Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2002 ] ..'splendidly exuberant performances…' Gramophone Magazine |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No 2 'Little Russian' in C minor (original 1872 version) / Serenade for small orchestra / Romeo and Juliet Fantasy overture / etc London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'The performances here under Geoffrey Simon are excitingly committed and spontaneous; the orchestral playing is nearly always first-rate and the digital recording has spectacular resonance and depth to balance its brilliance.' The Penguin Complete Guide |
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BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Tintner [ Testament / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] In Georg's early years in Vienna, Bruckner had been performed every week or two, but when he arrived in England in 1938 he discovered to his horror that Bruckner was practically unknown, regarded, in the words of the musicologist Cecil Grey, as a... |