JON LORD
Durham Concerto Matthew Barley (cello), Jon Lord (hammond organ), Ruth Palmer (violin) & Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Avie / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "Jon Lord has concentrated on composition since leaving Deep Purple. Lord's music is compellingly sonorous, his programmatic narratives are crystal-clear, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic play with passion and tenderness." (Gramophone) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Sea Pictures Op.37, The Music Makers Op.69 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano), Vasily Petrenko [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "No question about it, Petrenko's abundantly communicative conception demands to be heard" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020 |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies No. 2 'London' & 8 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] "This is expressive and atmospheric playing, rarely heard since Boult." (BBC Music Orchestral Choice July 2016) |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony' & 4 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ ONYX / CD - released 1/Jun/2017 ] "This second album [in Manze's Vaughan Williams series] has the same persuasive mix of poetry, raw splendour and poignancy, with exceptional playing from the RLPO." The Observer Five Stars |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Onyx / CD - released 4/May/2018 ] "Any lover of Vaughan Williams as a symphonist will find this recording exceptionally rewarding." Gramophone |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Fantasia On A Theme, etc Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestra, Andrew Manze, with James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "The success-level here is excellently high. Collectors will savour a genuine rarity: the composer's own orchestra-only arrangement of the Serenade to Music…the music sounds as rapturously beautiful as ever" Five Stars BBC Music |
BENJAMIN FRANKEL
Curse of the Werewolf / The Prisoner / So Long at the Fair Medley Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Carl Davis, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] "The best single CD selection of Frankel’s film music - ranging from the sensational Gothic spectacular to the cool and charming" (MusicWeb June 2006) |
ELGAR / BRIDGE / HOWELLS / DYSON / BRIAN / PURCELL
English Choral Premieres & Rarities Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus [ Griffin / CD - released 29/Apr/2022 ] |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: On the Waterfront Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2018 ] 1944 saw the premiere of the ballet Fancy Free, 25-year old Leonard Bernstein's first major composition as well as the first in a string of scores for the stage and film. In order to celebrate the centennial of Bernstein's birth in 1918, Christian... |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Pineapple Poll (arr. Charles Mackerras) / Symphony in E major, Irish Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "…Charles Mackerras's ballet Pineapple Poll (1951) has become a light-music classic. David Lloyd-Jones gives the whole thing tremendous swing and rhythmic bite, with the Liverpool players on their top form, and the result is a delight." BBC Music Fiv |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Concerto grosso No. 1 / Pastoral Fantasia / 5 Preludes / Autumn Legend Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] William Alwyn composed some fifty works for the orchestra, including five symphonies, a sinfonietta, concertos for flute, oboe, violin, piano, harp, three concerti grossi, and many other descriptive shorter pieces. The seven works on this recording... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Symphony No. 4 / Sinfonietta Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Mar/2006 ] "Lloyd-Jones has shown on disc before that he favours a direct approach as indeed he does here. He's a clear-sighted guide and is aided by fine orchestral playing and a particularly good recording spectrum." (MusicWeb March 2006) |
ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI
Wolf-Ferrari: I Quattro Rusteghi (The Four Curmudgeons) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, European Opera Centre, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) [ Rubicon Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's I Quattro Rusteghi is a wonderful comedy. Very clever and very Italian: colourful, lively and rhythmic. The women are impertinent, cunning and seductive; the men are awful, dirty and mean. The confrontation between them is at... |
HOVHANESS
Mysterious Mountains (Includes Symphony No. 50, Mount St. Helens) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Telarc Records / CD - released 9/Jun/2003 ] "An excellent introduction to Hovhaness's music, plus some intriguing early rarities." (Gramophone November 2003) |
HOVHANESS
Mysterious Mountains (Includes Symphony No. 50 Mount St. Helens) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 9/Jun/2003 ] Hovhaness' musical style was unlike any other 20th century composer. He followed his "instinct and his voice." - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
ERIC COATES
London Again Suite and other orchestral works Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra /John Wilson [ Avie / CD - released 27/Jun/2005 ] "Sweet tuneful nostalgic delight - a must for Eric Coates admirers." (MusicWeb May 2005) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Made in Britain Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Avie Records / CD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] "[Clark's] playing has rapturous firepower...John Wilson's conducting secures ultra-vivid, sparklingly finished performances that also respond memorably to the quieter moments" BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 **** |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 'Sinfonia Antartica' & 9 in E minor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Andrew Manze (conductor), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Timothy West (narrator) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 9/May/2019 ] For any Vaughan Williams lover, this series of recordings is well worth the acquaintance for its probing, sympathetic interpretations and beauty of sound" Gramophone |
ELGAR
Elgar: Enigma Variations / In the South (Alassio) / Serenade For Strings Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Onyx / CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] The third Elgar album from Petrenko and the RLPO , a critically acclaimed team of Elgarians, brings together three masterpieces, In the South, a vibrant and colourful depiction of the Southern Italian coast, the Serenade for String Orchestra, and the... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 / Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 / etc Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ ONYX / CD - released 10/May/2017 ] "What's the matter with them Billy? They sit there like a lot of stuffed pigs!" Elgar commented to his friend W.H Reid, the leader of the Queen's Hall Orchestra after the chilly reception given to the 2nd Symphony at its premiere in 1911. More... |