RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (plus works by Britten & Elgar) London Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble, Roman Simovic [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Nov/2016 ] "The playing is outstanding, and the textures brim with life and, and, in a great performance of Britten's Frank Bridge Variations, which bounds off the page with spectacular characterisation, sheer energy." Herald Scotland |
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
Original Soundtrack: The Shape Of Water London Symphony Orchestra [ Decca / CD - released 8/Dec/2017 ] Alexandre Desplat composed, produced and conducted the music for The Shape of Water, which was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Opera star Renée Fleming sings on the track 'You'll Never Know', which was... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Sleeping Beauty (Complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 8/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "André Previn's new version is much the best there has ever been-the best played and the best recorded." (Gramophone) |
PROKOFIEV
Cinderella, Op. 87 (Complete ballet) [with Glazunov - 'Raymonda' highlights] London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 12/Feb/2010 ] "Previn's imaginative, highly sympathetic direction combines both warm-hearted affection as well as a most seductive theatrical flair (Act 2 is particularly memorable in this regard). Throughout, the LSO respond with considerable dash and character."... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) (with Lovenskjold - La Sylphide) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "The performance is fresh and has a lively spontaneity. It is particularly good in the famous dances of Act 2, which have the orchestra on their toes.... excellent value." (Gramophone) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake (Ballet Highlights) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] The performance is fresh and has a lively spontaneity. It is particularly good in the famous dances of Act 2, which have the orchestra on their toes.... excellent value." (Gramophone on Nutcracker) |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Sleeping Beauty (highlights from the complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Warner Classics Inspiration Series / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "André Previn's new version is much the best there has ever been-the best played and the best recorded." (Gramophone) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty (Complete ballets) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 12/Aug/2016 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (Sleeping Beauty) - "André Previn's new version is much the best there has ever been-the best played and the best recorded." (Gramophone on Sleeping Beauty) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 12/Feb/2010 ] "Here is luscious music given a warm, affectionate reading by Previn. The orchestral playing is expert and polished, and the rich acoustic brings out the full texture of Tchaikovsky's scoring." (Gramophone) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 / Vocalise / Aleko: Intermezzo & Dance London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Warner Masters / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "This remains a classic account." - Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
FREDERICK DELIUS
The Best of Delius [Incls 'In a Summer Garden' & 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden'] London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] Five substantial pieces of 'classic' Delius are brought together on this remarkable and heartfelt tribute to the English composer (who spent very little of his actual career in England!), Frederick Delius. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "Collins's readings possess a red-blooded fervour and thrusting energy to which many will rightly respond" (Gramophone) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 3 / Leonore Overture No 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live / CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] 'the clarity is exemplary ...Haitink's performance has a magnificently strong forward flow to it ... The orchestral detail is excellent and enhances the subtlety of Haitink's phrasing' Classicalsource.com (UK), July 2006 |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Symphony No 3 / Leonore Overture No 2 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] ‘Haitink is now hearing Beethoven with the experience of period-instrument interpretations in mind. The snap, the bite, the punchy fortissimos … taut rhythms and mounting tension crowned the night in the Eroica’ The Times (UK), 23 November 2005 |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live / CD - released 19/Oct/2006 ] "Beethoven's majesty as a symphonist is by no means in need of special pleading, but Haitink's interpretations authoritatively underline the substance, strength and span of utterance that make these works so great" The Daily Telegraph |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 5 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 19/Oct/2006 ] ‘His Fifth was a knockout … Beethoven’s Fifth has become so familiar that sometimes such innovative ideas can pass unnoticed, but not here. Haitink seemed in a state of exaltation throughout the final allegro …he is a different, energised man, caught... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 2 & 6 Pastoral London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live / CD - released 26/Nov/2006 ] "The challenge, then, was not only to make the Eroica sound ground-breaking again, but to ensure that the Second worked on its own terms. It did so convincingly, thanks to an interpretation from Haitink that looked beyond the Second's springy... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 4 & 8 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live / CD - released 26/Nov/2006 ] "This is without doubt on of the best Fourths around...[The Eighth] is one hell of a ride...the coda is about as thrilling as it's possible to be in this music." Artistic Quality 10 Sound Quality 10 ClassicsToday.com |
BEETHOVEN
Symphonies Nos 4 & 8 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 26/Nov/2006 ] "All the performances are characterised by a freshness of approach and a lack of routine" (Disc of the Month BBC MUsic Magazine January 2007) |
BRAHMS
Symphony No.3 / Serenade No.2 London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2005 ] "The third symphony received the really grand treatment, stately in tempo till the finale, often wonderfully profound in sonority and cumulatively contoured. The true climax of the opening movement was held back to the launch of the coda and the... |