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 *** |
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 |
RACHMANINOV
Symphony No. 3 (with Bax - Tintagel) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Osmo Vanska [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] Osmo Vänskä conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in thrilling live recordings of works by Bax and Rachmaninov, two composers renowned for their sweeping romanticism. As his tone poem unfolds, Bax's music evokes legendary images of Tintagel... |
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... |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'Jurowski conducted [Tchaikovsky's] heart-on-sleeve melodrama with total conviction. Jurowski obviously has a special relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and you... |
HOLST
The Planets, Op. 32 (recorded May 2009) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Brisk tempos and a brilliant, brassy sound distinguish this version of Holst's best-loved work...hats off to the energy and commitment of the LPO players." The Telegraph, 8th October 2010 *** |
BRAHMS
Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "...Jurowski's approach to Brahms makes exceptional sense. Instead of the familiar cultivation of rich, fat sound as a goal in itself, we have a Brahms that moves fluidly and sings in long lines." Recording of the Month BBC Music Magazine, June 2010... |
MAHLER
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen / Symphony No. 1 in D major 'titan' Thomas Hampson (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] 'Thomas Hampson impressively sustained his long lines both here and elsewhere, finding an enviable range of colour between and within songs.' (Barry Millington, The Times 1991) |