Since you are interested in Symphony No. 3 (with Bax - Tintagel), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' (recorded live in 1991) Júlia Várady, Jane Eaglen, Trudeliese Schmidt, Jadwiga Rappé, Kenneth Riegel, Hans Sotin / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2011 ] "...Tennstedt is overwhelming. Try topping the orchestral peroration, offstage trumpets stretching the "Veni, Creator Spiritus" motif from the interval of a fifth beyond the octave to a heaven-storming ninth." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies |
SIBELIUS
Symphonies Nos 2 & 7 London Philarmonic Orchestra / Paavo Berglind [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Founder of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Thomas Beecham began building the Orchestra's long association with the music of Sibelius from the day it was born. Three quarters... |
ELGAR / BRITTEN
Introduction and Allegro; Enigma Variations / Our Hunting Fathers (Rec 1984/86) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ LPO Live / CD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] "Life enhancing music-making. Essential supplementary listening for devotees of Elgar and Britten. Harper and Haitink add nitro-glycerine to Britten's early masterpiece." (MusicWeb June 2005) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "A welcome archive find: Haitink wows the Proms with great Shostakovich. His Shostakovich may not bite but it certainly lours, oppressive and thoughtful in equal measure. The cumulative effect is impressive indeed." (Gramophone Magazine Editor's... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Orchestral excerpts from the operas (Rec 1992) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / CD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] "Wagner to wallow in! The new LPO label finds the orchestra on top form" (Gramophone Magazine) |
BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 4 in Eb Major 'Romantic' London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] ‘Tennstedt is – and on this occasion proved once again in the most exalted and enthralling fashion – one of the few great conductors of the day. When the great climaxes arrive – and how magnificently the LPO (particularly the brass) achieve them –... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.1 in F minor / Symphony No.5 in D minor (Rec 2004) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Kurt Masur [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] Shostakovich's Symphonies 1 and 5 stand as milestones in what is probably the most important symphonic canon of the 20th century. - Surround Sound 4.0/Stereo |
JOHN McCABE
Concerto for Orchestra / The Chagall Windows (with Arnold - Philharmonic Concerto) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti & Bernard Haitink [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] The London Philharmonic Orchestra has enjoyed relationships with some of the most distinguished composers since it was founded in 1932. None were closer to the ensemble than Malcolm Arnold, who began his musical career from within its very ranks. A... |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
Beckus the Dandipratt (Overture) / Symphony No. 6, Op. 95 / Philharmonic Concerto / etc London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ LPO Live / CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] "LPO Live have chosen well in selecting this concert for issue. I hope they have more Handley/Arnold material for issue as this is most impressive" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
RACHMANINOV
The Isle of the Dead / Symphonic Dances (Rec 2003/4) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 3/Jul/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "A very personal and expansive Isle of the Dead and a stolid set of Symphonic Dances that picks up momentum and temper only in the final panel" (MusicWeb June 2005) Surround Sound... |
VERDI
Requiem (recorded live in 1983) Margaret Price / Livia Budai / Giuseppe Giacomini / Robert Lloyd/ London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir / Jesús López-Cobos [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "...one of those performances which achieves memorability through the happy conjunction of its several parts...Both orchestra and choir acquit themselves with distinction and the soloists work well, both individually and as a team. The two British... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concertos / Piano Quintet Martin Helmchen (piano) / Paul Beniston (trumpet) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Helmchen proves a deft interpreter of both, aided by Jurowski at his most engaging; and the outstanding performance of the weightier Piano Quintet (1940), studio-recorded with members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, makes this a rare means of... |