Since you are interested in Requiem (recorded live in 1983), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
TURNAGE
Scherzoid / Evening Songs / When I Woke / Yet Another Set To Christian Lindberg (trombone) / London Philarmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott / Vladimir Jurowski / Marin Alsop [ LPO Live SACD / SACD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 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 of a century later, the composer's compatriot and champion Paavo... |
JAMES MacMILLAN
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (with works by Ades & Higdon) Colin Currie (percussion) / London Philarmonic Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] These live recordings of three modern classics reflect the London Philharmonic Orchestra's commitment to contemporary composers. The first two are breakthrough works from 1990 by British composers Thomas Adès and James Macmillan, the third a... |
ELGAR
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 / Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Dame Janet Baker (contralto) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley CBE [ LPO Live / CD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] "Handley's heart, Elgar-attuned, is in the right place - as is his stick...his passionate account of this wonderful movement [the adagio] is very fine. And the work's dramatic coda is superbly done. Janet Baker is in glorious voice in Sea Pictures."... |
DVORAK
Requiem (recorded Feb 2009) Lisa Milne, Karen Cargill, Peter Auty, Peter Rose / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - January 2010 |
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 –... |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic' London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2010 ] "…Tennstedt goes for the jugular, accentuating the theatricality of Mahler's musical language." BBC Music Magazine, July 2009 *** |