DVORAK
Symphony No 6 London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] Hybrid SACD Compatible with all CD players. Includes high denstity stereo and surround tracks that can be read by SACD players. |
ELGAR
Symphonies Nos 1 - 3 London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live / 3 CD - released 5/Oct/2005 ] 'a radical version that sweeps away preconceived notionsabout the work.The headiness of Davis's approach is matched by the lushness of the LSO's playing and a sumptuous recording' The Guardian (UK),3 May 2002 (on Symphony No 2) |
SMETANA
Ma vlast (My Country) (Rec May 2005) London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live SACD / SACD - released 15/Oct/2005 ] 'Colin Davis's performance of Smetana's Ma Vlast with the London Symphony Orchestra was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervour, a depiction of ancient battles and pastoral idylls, as well as a revelation of the work's symphonic... |
SMETANA
Ma vlast (My Country) (Rec May 2005) London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Colin Davis conductor [ LSO Live / CD - released 15/Oct/2005 ] "Colin Davis' performance of Smetana's Ma Vlást was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervour, a depiction of ancient battles and pastoral idylls, as well as a revelation of the work's symphonic integrity" The Guardian, 12 May 2005 |
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 [ LSO / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] Lean and lithe are two descriptions of John Eliot Gardiner's approach to Robert Schumann's music. Add in atmospheric and dramatic for the Overture to Genoveva (an opera), surging forward but with enough room for lyricism and breathing space, the LSO... |
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... |
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. |
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... |