More By Artist: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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CARL ORFF
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Orff: Carmina Burana Norma Burrowes, Louis Devos, John Shirley-Quirk / Brighton Festival Chorus, Southend Boy's Choir, Royal Philharmonic orchestra, Antal Dorati [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 6/Dec/1999 ] Carmina Burana is one of those pieces that almost always goes well. In fact, you have to work at giving a bad performance. Dorati's reading is one that makes a good case for Orff's masterpiece, even if it doesn't aspire to the heights of Eugen... |
FERDINAND HEROLD / CHARLES LECOCQ
Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee / Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot (Complete Ballets) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] "Here, with sound of spectacular Decca digital fidelity, Lanchbery conducts a highly seductive account of the complete ballet with an orchestra long familiar with playing it in the theatre." (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Pineapple Poll / Henry VII / Victoria and Merrie England Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "its glowing ambience casts a pleasing bloom over the spirited and elegantly polished playing of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Mackerras conducts with great warmth" Penguin Guide (Pineapple Poll) |
FINZI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams/Delius/Finzi: Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ EMI Eminence / CD - released 23/Jun/1995 ] 'top notch production values...Lane and Handley's scintillating account of the Delius is wholly compelling' Gramophone - May 2003 |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR / SIR ARNOLD BAX
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Cello Concerto, Three Characteristic Pieces / Bax: Phantasy for Viola & Orchestra Rivka Golani (viola) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/1989 ] Rivka Golani is an Israeli viola player. She has performed as soloist with many orchestras throughout the world and more than 250 pieces have been written for her, including over 60 concertos. |
BENJAMIN FRANKEL
Frankel: Curse Of The Werewolf (Soundtrack) and other film music by Benjamin Frankel Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 29/May/2006 ] |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Highlights Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Avie / CD - released 26/Nov/2007 ] "Vasily Petrenko demonstrates his qualities in choice selections from Tchaikovsky's masterful ballet scores, characterising every moment while his orchestra brings their colours to vibrant life." (BBC Music) |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet (complete opera recorded in 1971) Robert Tear, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Meredith Davies [ EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] "Elizabeth Harwood and Robert Tear are both excellent as Vreli and Sali, winningly characterful and clearly focused...[Shirley-Quirk] is firm and forthright with an apt hint of the sinister" Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** |
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 |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] "Lloyd-Jones, as you would expect of a past master in this repertoire, leads his polished Liverpool players in atmospheric performances of tender affection." (Classic FM) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto / The Wasps / English Folk Song Suite / The Running Set Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / James Judd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "The Piano Concerto of Vaughan Williams has been seriously undervalued...a performance as fine as this one from Ashley Wass will simply have one marvelling at the originality of the piece and its distinctive slant on the idea of a piano concerto."... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony / The Voyevoda Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Gramophone Award WINNER 2009: Orchestral - "This is top-quality sound and playing - at bargain price, too." BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 **** |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies, Vol. 6 - Symphonies Nos 6 & 12 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2011 ] "The deftness of the RLPO is admirable and the performance certainly rounds off in great style what is a very fine reading of the entire work...Petrenko and the RLPO and their commitment never wavers; nor does the excellence of the playing... |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delius: Brigg Fair / Koanga / Hassan / A Song Before Sunrise / etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Seaman [ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2005 ] "This latest release in the Royal Philharmonic Collection is good value as a basic introduction to a range of Delius's orchestral music....there are excellent solos from the principals, and a luxuriant Song before Sunrise." BBC |
MIKLOS ROZSA
Rozsa: Ben Hur, Julius Caesar & Quo Vadis Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Miklos Rozsa & Bernard Herrmann [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Dec/2010 ] "The whole disc is brilliantly played and as brilliantly recorded" (Gramophone on Ben Hur) |
JOHN DUFFY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Duffy: Heritage Symphonic Dances / Heritage Suite For Orchestra (with Bernstein: Dance Episodes from 'On the Town') Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Williams [ ASV / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] John Duffy has composed more than 300 works for symphony Orchestra, theater, television and film. |
FREDERICK DELIUS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beecham conducts Delius - the complete stereo recordings Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, with John cameron (baritone) & Maureen Forrester (contralto) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) "A record to treasure. The greatest recordings made in stereo by the greatest British conductor at the peak of his career." - Gramophone |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Tolga Kashif
The Queen Symphony [ EMI Classics / DVD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] A symphony in six movements inspired by the music of Queen. Recorded live on 6th November 2002, Royal Festival Hall, London. Produced and directed by Gavin Taylor. Tolga Kashif is a London-based composer, and for this CD he has orchestrated... |
SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
Bantock: Celtic Symphony / Tone Poem No 5 'the witch of Atlas' / Hebridean Symphony Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 'Magnificently recorded and performed. When audiences are crying out for 'melodious music' how can such music as this have been ignored for so long?' (Gramophone) |
