More By Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 (excerpts) / Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Kajanus [ Naxos Historical Kajanus conducts Sibelius Vol 2 / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] "The programme is artfully sequenced. First we get the fey and fragile exotica, glistening fantasy and wan orientalism of Belshazzar's Feast. Then come the exuberant outer movements of the Karelia Suite...Phrasing is nicely sculpted throughout." MW |
PROKOFIEV
Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor (with Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126) Lynn Harrell (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Avie / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "a generous coupling of two masterworks, both of which are delivered in performances of distinction and personality." (MusicWeb may 2006) |
MIHKEL KEREM
Kerem: Orchestral Music Vol.2: Symphonies 7 & 8 Andrew Manze, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Toccata Classics / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] The Estonian composer Mihkel Kerem - born in Tallinn in 1981 and a front-desk violinist in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra since 2015 - used the Covid lockdown to produce no fewer than four symphonies, two of them, his Seventh and Eighth,... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / Serenade for Strings Maria Kliegel (cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Halasz, conductor. Capella Istropolitana. Adrian Leaper, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Sir Edward Elgar enjoys a curious reputation in his own country. To many he is, above all, the composer of the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, the celebrator of Edwardian Imperialism, the man who preferred the races to a rehearsal of his Violin... |
BEETHOVEN / ELGAR / BRAHMS / SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / POPPER / etc
Maria Kliegel - Anniversary Edition Maria Kliegel (cello) / with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Camerata Transsylvanica, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] "Her playing has great virtuosity, but it is her phrasing especially in the Elgar, which suggests a great musical intelligence" - Classic CD |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert champêtre Mark Bebbington (piano), Jan Latham-Koenig, John Roberts (oboe), Jonathan Davies (bassoon) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Resonus / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |
RODERICK ELMS
Festive Frolic: A celebration of Christmas Mark Wilde (tenor) Stuart Nicholson (organ) Joyful Company of Singers / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Stephen Bell [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] Roderick Elms' Christmas music ranges from charming and witty arrangements of well-loved traditional carols to new settings and festive orchestral pieces written for this very special season. The charm and immediate appeal of his music has been... |
W. A. MOZART / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / CHOPIN / etc
Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with Daniel Barenboim, Guy Braunstein, etc [ EuroArts DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2021 ] This special edition, released for the occasion of Martha Argerich's 80th birthday, combines some of her most impressive recordings. At the same time, it is testimony to the enormous musical and creative versatility with which she has succeeded in... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 16/Apr/2021 ] Original recording from 1971 |
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RAVEL / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Nobel Prize Concert 2009 [includes the Ravel Piano Concerto] Martha Argerich (piano) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "Temirkanov's antics make him hugely photogenic, while Argerich's fingers, if not her hair-do, are a revelation. As a musician she cuts a modest, humble figure, which she is." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
MALCOLM WILLIAMSON
Elevamini-Symphony No 1 / Sinfonia Concertante / etc Martin Jones (piano) Malcolm Williamson (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Groves [ Lyrita / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] Though Malcolm Williamson lived in London for fifty years, many of the titles and first performance venues of his works confirm that he was at heart an Australian: as well as his pieces for Australian Bicentennial Year, 1988, his last two symphonies... |
ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 8 (Incls 'Enchanted Summer' & 'Walsinghame') Martyn Hill (tenor) Anne Williams-Kingm, Lynore McWhirter (sopranos) / Brighton Festival Chorus / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'This issue represents a considerable achievement for all involved. The spacious recording copes beautifully with everything Bax can muster.' Hi-Fi News |
BERLIN / GERSHWIN / FIELDS / PORTER / ELLINGTON / RODGERS / etc
Long ago and far away - Classic Songs of Love and Romance Mary Carewe (vocal) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Graham Bickley [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2021 ] This album of some of the 20th century's most captivating songs and standards are heard here in dazzling new arrangements by Richard Balcombe. With a perfect marriage of words and music, these classic songs have a timeless appeal. |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral & Choral Works / A Village Romeo & Juliet / Songs Maureen Forrester, John Cameron, Dora Labbette / Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "A record to treasure. The greatest recordings made in stereo by the greatest British conductor at the peak of his career." - Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 5 Emperor Michael Roll (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Howard Shelley (cond) [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] The world's largest-ever classical recording contract with one of the most outstanding orchestras, was begun in September 1993 and has been built into a collection of over 150 albums of the world's best classical music. |
DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Leningrad Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] |
FRANK MARTIN / FRANCIS POULENC / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ARYEH LEVANON
Works For Pianos and Orchestra MultiPiano Ensemble / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Concertante orchestral works for more than one keyboard instrument saw a revival after the First World War with the neo-Baroque trends of the time helping to revitalise the neglected concerto grosso genre. |
ARNOLD BAX
Symphony No. 6 / Irish Landscape / Overtures New Philharmonia Orchestra, Norman Del Mar / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Bax’s violent and phantasmal Sixth Symphony is the central work here and is also essential Bax in performance and recording terms...The Del Mar/Lyrita Bax 6 is violent and phantasmal - essential Bax in performance and recording terms. The other... |
HAYDN / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / BRUCKNER / etc
The Symphony Collection Royal Concertgebouw, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Berlin Philharmonic, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/2009 ] "Under Harnoncourt the music's gently descending lines truly glow [in the Third], distinctively but never conspicuously, and the gradual 'dying away' is beautifully handled" (Gramophone) |
EDWARD ELGAR / GERALD FINZI
Elgar / Finzi: Violin Concertos Ning Feng (violin) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Channel Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] 'Ning Feng delivers all these demanding works with the fire, ice, and sugar, in different measures, that they require. His technique is beyond cavil, of course, but he also plays with a purity and sweetness of tone rare among the current crop" AudAud |
