TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / GLAZUNOV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Russian Ballet Masterpieces (Incls excerpts from 'SwanLake', 'Raymonda' & 'Nutcracker') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] "The recording, made in the Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow has plenty of ambience but is brilliant too...the Scottish orchestra in good form throughout." (Gramophone on the Nutcracker/Swan Lake) |
SAINT-SAENS
Orchestral Works (Incls 'Phaéton, Op. 39' & 'Danse macabre, Op. 40') Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] The works on this disc are all early, dating from the first half of the composing life of Saint-Saëns - that is, with the one exception of the Marche du couronnement which the composer wrote for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902. |
SERGE PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphonies 3 & 4 (original 1930 version) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2000 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
WAGNER
Overtures and Preludes Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Oct/2013 ] " Järvi is a master of this repertoire and he continually conjures splendid playing from his Scottish orchestra." (Gramophone) |
WAGNER
Wagner Transcriptions Volume 5: Orchestral Works Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "It's still a pleasure, though, fresh and vigorous; Neeme Jarvi's fairly brisk reading, beautifully played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, amply explains why Clara Schumann warned Robert he had a new rival." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Best Of Delius (Incls 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra & 2 Aquarelles) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / English Northern Philharmonia / various conductors [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Frederick Delius had a strong champion in the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, who praised the composer as "the last great apostle of romantic beauty in music". |
HUGO ALFVEN
Alfven: Festival Overture, Op. 25 / Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 7 / etc Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Niklas Willen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] "Recorded in Henry Wood Hall, the sound is very truthful, capturing many details among the winds, giving due prominence to the combined brass sections and laying the heavy drums in its rightful place in the whole picture." Flying Inkpot |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 1 / Prince Rostislav, symphonic poem (1891) Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Owain Arwel Hughes [ BIS / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] Owain Arwel Hughes, known to BIS fans for his pioneering recordings of Vagn Holmboe's symphonies, is an inspired guide to this youthful work with the committed support of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Harmonielehre / Doctor Atomic Symphony / Doctor Atomic Symphony Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] "The music is played with huge élan by the RSNO...The results are highly charged and exciting performances of three works that place Adams at the very forefront of American contemporary classical music and deservedly so." MusicWeb |
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Petter Sundkvist, conductor
Stenhammer-Symphony No. 2 / Excelsior! [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2002 ] "persuasive and vibrant readings...plenty of fire and passion" |
THOMAS WILSON
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Rory MacDonald (cond) [ Linn Records / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Described by The Herald as Scotland's leading modern symphonist, composer Thomas Wilson (1927-2001) was central to the renaissance of 20th-century music in Scotland. Wilson's music was championed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra throughout... |
DUKAS / SAINT-SAENS / ROSSINI-RESPIGHI
The Sorcerer`s Apprentice / Danse macabre, Op.40 / La Boutique fantasque Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Collect - the midprice Chandos label |
SIBELIUS
Lemminkainen Suite / Luonnotar / etc Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] |
BERLIOZ
Overtures (Includes 'Le Carnaval Romain' & 'Le Corsaire') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2002 ] "This is music-making with plenty of character, unflagging gusto, and a forthright sensibility" Fanfare |
ROUSSEL
Bacchus et Ariane (Bacchus and Ariadne) / Symphony No. 3 Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Stephane Deneve [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] "Denève persuades his Scottish forces to play with real affection and, where appropriate, real force....this new Naxos carves a niche firmly for itself on any serious record collector's shelves. The recording (Tim Handley) is fabulous; there is... |
DEBUSSY
Orchestral Works (Incls 'La Mer' & 'Images for orchestra') Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2012 ] "This is Debussy in the great French tradition, the sort of playing and conducting that used to be associated with national schools of performance. A major achievement." (10/10 ClassicsToday June 2012) |
ROUSSEL
Symphony No. 1 "Poeme de la Foret" / Resurrection / La Marchand de Sable que Passe Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Stephane Deneve [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] "Really this is an essential acquisition for anyone who loves French music and the late Romantic school in general. Don't pass it up." (10/10 ClassicsToday.com) |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Roussel: Symphony No. 2 / Pour une fete de printemps / Suite in F major Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve [ Naxos / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "Naxos' engineering is the most natural of all in terms of balance and perspective. Crank it up and wallow in some of the most marvelous symphonic music yet composed in France." -- ClassicsToday, April 29, 2008 (10/10) |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Roussel: The Complete Symphonies [4 CD set] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Stéphane Denève [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "an excellent disc, splendidly and idiomatically performed and a superb advertisement for composer, conductor and orchestra. Highly recommended." Gramophone Magazine on Symphony No 4 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony Nos. 1 & 5 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård [ Linn / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Thomas Søndergård's sophomore album as Music Director marks his first symphonic recording with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Søndergård conducts an all-Prokofiev programme juxtaposing two contrasting symphonies: Symphony No. 1 in D major... |