VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MOZART / HANDEL / VERDI / ROSSINI / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Classics for Pleasure Volume 2 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult / John Ogdon (piano) / Barry Tuckwell (horn) / etc [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 2/Feb/1983 ] The perfect introduction to the classics from the vast EMI catalogue |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 6 / Egmont Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Marc Ermler [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] |
ARTHUR BENJAMIN
Symphony / North American Square Dance Suite / etc. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Myer Fredman / London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth [ Lyrita / CD - released 12/Apr/2007 ] "Benjamin's light and serious sides generously represented in vivid performances and with recording to match" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2007) |
KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicolas Koeckert [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Unthreatening, but pleasant, and brilliantly played" (MusicWeb July 2009) |
BORODIN
Symphony No 2 / Music from 'Prince Igor' / In the Steppes of Central Asia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Schmidt [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "rich, open orchestral sound…is just as impressive in the fill-ups" (c) Gramophone |
OWAIN ARWEL HUGHES
Anatiomaros and other orchestral works Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Owain Arwel Hughes [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] A student of Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst among others, Hughes early on began to work for the BBC and had limited opportunity to compose. This CD brings together most of his oeuvre for orchestra, from Anatiomaros (1943) to the 'legend' Owain... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes [ Rubicon Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "Hughes gives us a very direct performance of [No.1], free of any interpretative exaggeration. The playing of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is first class in all departments" Gramophone Editor's Choice Nov 2020 |
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes, Philip Ellis, John Rigby, Barry Wordsworth, Robin Stapleton
Classics for the People, Vol. 2 [ Brilliant Classics SACD / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] The second volume of this well‐received series again features some of the world's most popular masterpieces of classical music performed by the ever‐reliable Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and some of the most experienced British conductors of our day. |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Arcadia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman [ Signum / CD - released 10/Oct/2019 ] Oliver Davis graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1994 and has since composed numerous concertos, ballet scores, albums, soundtracks and television scores working with many of the major London orchestras. The Infinite Ocean was composed... |
Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Symphony No. 6 / An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise / etc Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] |
VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI
Orchestral works (Rec.1959-61 ) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Tullio Serafin [ Medici Masters / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] This Serafin release, in excellent stereo, demonstrates his long and celebrated association with Italian opera, and represents the first of some carefully selected artists and titles for the future. |
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony / Elegie for Strings Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 24/Aug/2006 ] 'The alertness of the Philharmonia's playing consistently conveys the feeling of live communication ... an outstanding choice' Gramophone |
AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / El Salon Mexico / Billy the Kid / Rodeo (exc) / Fanfare for the Common Man Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Philip Ellis [ Royal Philharmonic / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Founded in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham, with his vision of bringing world-class performances of the greatest music written to the length of the country, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to maintain Beecham's legacy by offering audiences in... |
DANIEL JONES
Symphonies Nos 4, 7 & 8 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Groves / BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Lyrita / CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "A good introduction to a distinctive Welsh voice" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
BERLIOZ
Symphonie Fantastique / Le Carnaval Romain Overture Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] Digitally recorded in 1994 and now released on SACD sourround sound. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake & The Sleeping Beauty Suites Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "Mackerras brings every section to life with an appealing lilt and plenty of high spirits. The reproduction is superb." -Fanfare |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique / Overtures Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras, Yuri Simonov / Alexander Gibson [overtures] [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] The incomparable Sir Charles Mackerras leads the Royal Philharmonic in a supercharged recording of Berlioz's most popular work. Also includes Berlioz's most popular short works conducted by Yuri Simonov and Alexander Gibson |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: 11 Favourites Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Alto / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] "Beecham's championship of the Bradford-born master yields a generous treasury, with some contrast (e.g. 'Sleigh Ride') to break the reveries. There may be silkier-sounding recordings, but none so characterful." BBC Music Four Stars |
HAYDN / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / WAGNER / LISZT
Sir Thomas Beecham: BBC Recordings [1954, 1956 & 1959] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, with Alexander Young (tenor) [ ICA Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2018 ] This release has been sourced from the Richard Itter archive. The collection is very important for collectors because it has never been released before onto the market. Beecham caught 'live' often showed the mercurial side of his character and no... |
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Great Western Themes [ CD - released 30/Oct/2008 ] |