London Sinfonietta
Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters [ Warp Records / 2 CD - released 21/Nov/2006 ] London Sinfonietta skilfully distils a genre blurring set with a touch of elegance and modernity. New instrumental versions of Squarepusher and Aphex Twin tracks sit side by side with avant-garde classics as John Cage and Steve Reich! |
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
Melencolia 1 for clarinet and orchestra / Ritual Fragment / Meridian Antony Pay (clarinet) / London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen [ NMC / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "Needless to say, the performances, as one would expect from Oliver Knussen and the London Sinfonietta, are exemplary... no one should hesitate before acquiring this indispensable disc." Tempo 1993 |
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
Birtwistle: Secret Theatre / Silbury Air / Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum London Sinfonietta / Elgar Howarth (conductor) [ NMC / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Secret Theatre" is a haunting, atmospheric, sometimes violent and frenzied, sometimes frankly chirpy piece that is one of Birtwistle's most arresting and memorable works - a half-hour long exploration of conflict and cooperation built upon long... |
JOHN ADAMS
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music London Sinfonietta / John Adams [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 13/Jan/1995 ] German import (catalog 7559792192) |
London Sinfonietta / John Adams
The film music of Leonard Rosenman: from East of Eden & Rebel Without a Cause [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 6/Jun/2000 ] German import (catalog 7559794022) |
TAKEMITSU
The Film Music of: Harakiri / Woman in the Dunes / Empire of Passion London Sinfonietta / John Adams (cond) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] "I have to commend Nonesuch for releasing this excellent collection." (Amazon.com) |
LOUIS ANDRIESSEN
Anais Nin / De Staat London Sinfonietta / Synergy Vocals / David Atherton [ Signum / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "De Staat remains one of Andriessen's supreme achievements, an epic rechannelling of Stravinskyan rhythmic energy into his own raw-edged minimalism. That, much more than the newer work, is the reason for buying this disc." (Guardian) |
HANS WERNER HENZE
Henze: Undine (complete ballet) London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] "So good you can almost imagine the staging for yourself." (Gramophone) |
London Sinfonietta/Wolff
Delerue: Music From The Films [ Nonesuch / CD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] |
London So/Falletta
Ranjbaran: Persian Trilogy [ Delos / CD ] |
STEVE REICH
Sextet / Piano Phase / Eight Lines London Steve Reich Ensemble / Kevin Griffiths (conductor) [ CPO / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] "This is a standout performance, due in some measure to the ringing clarity of the sound; more important is the superb musicianship of the performers-they clearly have this music in their blood." (Fanfare) |
SCHUTZ / PURCELL / GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI / HASSLER / etc
Glad Tidings: A Baroque Christmas London String Players / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Camden Wind Ensemble / Roger Norrington [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] |
COPLAND / BERNSTEIN / COWELL / BARBER / IVES
American Brass! London Symphony Brass, Eric Crees [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "The very best in brass playing, brass-arranging, and brass-recording. Players display every possible skill in the handling of the superlative arrangements by Eric Crees. Has a new masterpiece been born?" [Gramophone] |
London Symphony Brass/Crees
Gabrieli:music For Brass 1 [ Naxos / CD ] |
GEORGE DYSON
Dyson: Symphony in G / Overture, At the Tabard Inn / In Honour of the City London Symphony Chorus / City of London Sinfonia / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'This is a very fine recording, beautifully set in the glowing acoustic of the Blackheath Hall.' - Gramophone on In Honour of the City and At the Tabard Inn |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Black Knight, Op.25 / Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op.27 London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe (complete ballet) / Bolero / Pavane pour une infante defunte London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Nov/2015 ] "Gergiev conjures up an intoxicatingly languorous soundworld for Daphnis, fully indulging its glittering palette of orchestral colours" Classic FM |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Academy Symphony, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Warner Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 19/Mar/2007 ] Composed over a period of nearly 50 years, Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 symphonies are astonishingly diverse in conception and expression, reflecting the composer's personal experiences, the history of the 20th century and the tensions and struggles of... |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Adagio for Strings / Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / 4 Choral Pieces Ittai Shapira (violin) Tedd Joselson (piano) / Joyful Company of Singers / London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Schenk [ Alto / CD - released 1/May/2016 ] "Particularly beautifully captured, are the LSO's strings in the Adagio for Strings ... However, it is the Piano Concerto which is the main attraction, with superb playing by the soloist. His piano is nicely placed in a sensible relationship with the... |