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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (Beecham) (1928, 1938) London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Great Conductors / CD - released 13/Jan/2002 ] In the early months of 1938 Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra set about making the records for the third and final volume to be issued by Columbia Records under the auspices of The Delius Society. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 / etc London Symphony Orchestra / Steuart Bedford, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jul/2005 ] "A great jumping off point for listeners new to Britten's music. For us seasoned veterans, it is a fine revisit to some old favorites" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Death and the Maiden (with Schostakovich - Chamber Symphony) London Symphony Orchestra String Ensemble, Roman Simovic [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2016 ] The LSO String Ensemble, led by LSO leader Roman Simovic, gives magnificent performances of Schubert (arr Mahler) and Shostakovich. This is the second LSO String Ensemble release on LSO Live, following the acclaimed recording of Tchaikovsky's... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphonies & Overtures London Symphony Orchestra, The Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Lucy Crowe (soprano) [ LSO / 4 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2019 ] LSO Live presents Sir John Eliot Gardiner's award-winning Mendelssohn series together in its entirety for the first time. Captured over three seasons during critically acclaimed concerts in the Barbican Hall, this set offers listeners the definitive... |
THOMAS ADES
Ades: Asyla, Tevot & Polaris London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, with Samuel Dale Johnson (baritone) [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2017 ] For his LSO Live debut, Thomas Adès, the acclaimed conductor, pianist and composer, conducts all of his seminal 'Trilogy' works - Asyla, Polaris and Tevot. Recorded in 2016 during his first LSO 'Composer Focus', this is the first time all three works... |
RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos 1-3, Symphonic Dances London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live / 4 CD Box Set - released 27/Apr/2018 ] Recorded live at the Barbican Hall, London September 2008 - February 2015 This highly anticipated box set brings together Valery Gergiev's acclaimed cycle of the complete Rachmaninov symphonies, which were recorded alongside the London Symphony... |
BERLIOZ
Romeo et Juliette Olga Borodina, Kenneth Tarver, Evgeny Nikitin / London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Released in the year of Shakespeare's 400th anniversary, Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra are joined by soloists Olga Borodina, Kenneth Tarver and Evgeny Nikitin for Berlioz' 'Roméo et Juliette', recorded live at the Barbican Hall in... |
RACHMANINOV
Symphonic Dances (with Stravinsky - Symphony in Three Movements) London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] Following his acclaimed LSO Live recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2, a Gramophone Editor's Choice, Valery Gergiev conducts a thrilling performance of the composer's 'Symphonic Dances', coupled with fellow emigré Stravinsky's Symphony in Three... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 / Variations on a theme of Haydn / Tragic Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Valery Gergiev begins his Brahms symphony cycle with recordings of the first two symphonies, 'Tragic Overture' and 'Haydn Variations'. The 'Haydn Variations' was Brahms' first orchestral piece, and was the first set of independent variations for... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphonies Nos 1 - 3 [2 CD set] London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "it is the usual excellent LSO Live hi-res surround sonics on this pair of bargain-priced SACDS which for me makes them a winner on my system." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
BRAHMS
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 26/Aug/2014 ] Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra bring to a close their celebrated Brahms' cycle with the release of Brahms third and fourth Symphonies. |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Nov/2015 ] Valery Gergiev conducts revelatory performances of Scriabin's Symphony No 3 'The Divine Poem' and Symphony No 4, 'The Poem of Ecstasy'. This marks the first in a new cycle of Scriabin symphonies, and one of the most significant of all Valery... |
MAHLER
Symphony No 1 London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "a riveting performance … vital, reckless and thrilling …one of the most exciting things I've heard from the LSO" Independent on Sunday |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/May/2010 ] "Gergiev has the sensibility to put on the pressure and to foster flexibility as the natural contours of the music demand...[He] has a feel for the romantic urgency of the music as well as its lyrical impulse and the LSO responds as if its life... |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 3 in D minor London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Gergiev brings out all the moods and feelings in this symphony with enormous success, from the relentless strength and vigour in the first movement, to beauty and delicacy elsewhere...highly recommendable." (ClassicalSource.com) |
MAHLER
Symphony No 5 London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "This is a magnificent performance in every respect. The orchestral playing is consistently of the highest quality, individually and collectively, the musicians clearly inspired by the insight and total conviction of their conductor. No one can... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] 'Orchestra and conductor sounded not only well prepared but also totally in harmony. Every detail, every phrase had an irrefutable sweep and logic. That's something to be prized ... the music oozed tension' Financial Times (UK) |
MAHLER
Symphony No 7 London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] BBC Music Magazine: Disc of the Month September 2008 - "Hand on heart, I can't think of another recording of this symphony that not only brings so many of its extraordinary features to life, but ultimately balances them so satisfyingly. Thoroughly... |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' Viktoria Yastrebova, Ailish Tynan, Ludmila Dudinova, Lilli Paasikivi / London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2009 ] "two performances bringing Gergiev's Mahler cycle to a triumphant close. Gergiev caught the crucial moment of expectation to perfection. But in the end it was the shattering power of several hundred voices, an expanded orchestra and full cathedral... |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 9 London Symphony Orchestra / Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Sep/2011 ] "The inner movements bristle with existential alarm, and the exhausted collapse at the height of the Rondo Burleske is particularly well done." (The Guardian) |
