More By Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 1 / Karelia Suite / Swan of Tuonela / Finlandia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Nov/2012 ] "Gibson was a much under-recorded conductor, so this reissue of his tight-reined, yet sweepingly intense way with early Sibelius is especially welcome. The RPO responds to him in classy style." (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
British Light Classics (Incls 'Mexican Hat Dance', 'Bells Across the Meadow' & 'Dam Busters March') Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ Warner Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Oct/2007 ] "Old favourites and rarer items make this an outstanding collection… Altogether outstandingly compiled, played and recorded… If you want just one CD to represent British light music, this is it." (Gramophone on the first CD in this set, August 2004) |
DANIEL JONES
Symphony No.6 / Symphony No.9 / The Country Beyond the Stars Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra / Sir Charles Groves & Bryden Thomson [ Lyrita / CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "I have no doubt that there are those who will find this disc (or at the very least parts of it) nothing short of revelatory." (MusicWeb March 2004) |
JODY TALBOT
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Austin [ Signum / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] The Royal Ballet's 2011 production of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was their first full-scale commission in 20 years and was instantly acclaimed as a classic. |
ERNEST BLOCH
Symphony in E flat major Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dalia Atlas [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] This program includes some of the least known masterpieces from Ernest Bloch's nearly 30 works for orchestra. Macbeth: Two Symphonic Interludes is an intoxicating and passionate distillation of Shakespeare's powerful drama. In Memoriam is a brief... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.4. / Capriccio Italien Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniele Gatti [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "Daniele Gatti's music directorship of the Royal Philharmonic is generally considered to be the finest thing to happen to the orchestra in years. Just how far he's managed to turn them into a force to be reckoned with can be gauged by this powerhouse... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies Nos 4, 5 & 6 / Romeo & Juliet / Capriccio italien / Serenade for Strings Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniele Gatti [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "The performance is magnetic; Gatti has the full measure of Tchaikovsky's white-heat inspiration. Altogether an excellent recommendation." The Gramophone on the Pathetique. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.5. / Romeo & Juliet Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Daniele Gatti [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 11/Apr/2004 ] "Gatti strips away layers of accrued misreadings of the scores and instead unearths tempos and dynamics as originally stipulated by the composer. Wonderful." Andrew Clarke, The Independent, 7-13 February 2004, ***** - On Hybrid Super Audio CD... |
KARA KARAYEV
The Seven Beauties & The Path of Thunder Ballet Suites Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/2014 ] Kara Karayev was one of Dmitry Shostakovich's most distinguished pupils. Karayev absorbed his teacher's influence, binding it to his own distinctive use of native Azerbaijani folk melodies and harmonies to produce music in an eclectic range of genres |
RESPIGHI
Symphonic Poems (Incls 'Pines of Rome') Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Batiz [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "played to the hilt and recorded with enough amplitude to arouse the hard of hearing" - CD Review (USA) |
RACHMANINOV
Symphonic Dances / The Isle of the Dead Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Enrique Batiz (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2006 ] In this symphonic poem Rachmaninov makes constant use of fragments of the traditional plainchant Dies irae, a hymn that for centuries had formed part of the Catholic Requiem Mass and had inevitable associations with death in the minds of its hearers |
W.A. MOZART
The Symphonies Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf [ DG Original Masters / 7 CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] These are vibrant, dynamic recordings that blow away the cobwebs of many of the traditional performances of the time. Originally released on the WESTMINSTER label. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 / Sonata No. 29 (orch. Weingartner) (rec 1930, 1933) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Felix Weingartner [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] The Hammerklavier transcription was transferred mainly from U.S. Columbia “Viva-Tonal” pressings with the exception of two sides that came from first edition laminated English Columbias (including the second movement, which has a pronounced swish on... |
ROSSINI / TCHAIKOVSKY / SOUSA / ELGAR / PARRY / HOLST / VAUGHNA WILLIAMS
Last Night of the Proms Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Goldsmiths Choral Union, Philip Ellis, Robin Stapleton, Owain Arwel Hughes & David Arnold [ Orchid Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs the ultimate British spectacular! This two-disc classical extravaganza is full of Pomp and Circumstance celebrating the best of British music plus other well-loved light classics. Featuring powerful Proms... |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "Barbirolli's October 1962 account of the Second Symphony with the RPO… finds Sir John at his inspirational best in a reading which marries outsize but never wilful temperament to edge-of-seat spontaneity and keen poetic instinct." (Gramophone) |
XIAOGANG YE
Symphony No. 3, 'Chu' The Last Paradise Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hila Plitmann (soprano), Cho-Liang Lin (violin) [ BIS / CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] Born in 1955, Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of China's leading contemporary composers. For three decades his works have drawn attention both in the West and in the Far East, through performances by ensembles including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra... |
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / John Tavener
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RESPIGHI
Pines of Rome / Fountains of Rome / Roman Festivals Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Josep Caballé-Domenech [ Onyx / CD - released 28/Sep/2011 ] "surely, once in a while, we should indulge in this outrageous music, especially in these highly charged and glossy performances." (The Sunday Times) |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Life Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Kershaw (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 9/May/2025 ] The latest installment from composer Oliver Davis, an album inspired by his work Life Cycle for violin and strings, with all the works that followed playing on the theme of life. Featuring works for violin, piano, strings, harp and orchestra, Davis... |
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Christopher Gunning: Symphony No. 5 & String Quartet No. 1 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Juno String Quartet / Christopher Gunning (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Christopher Gunning's Symphony No. 5 was composed during 2009 and was the composer's most ambitious to date, in four extended movements. There is no strict programme, but the music moves through several phases which could be said to correspond to... |
