50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under some of the world's greatest conductors and with a number of famous soloists. The program focuses mainly on orchestral pieces, but there are extracts from other genres featuring famous instrumental soloists such as the cellist Steven Isserlies, the violinists Ida Haendel and Dmitry Sitkovetsky, the pianist Michel Beroff and the harpsichordist Simon Preston.

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies and solo instrumental works to chamber music and operas. This next installment of five release features everything from the greatest American Classics to a collection of Wagner's greatest works.

Reviews

There are currently no reviews, be the first one!

Works Details

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 :: 1. Allegro con brio

Conductor: Eugen Jochum
Running Time: 8 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93 :: 2. Allegretto scherzando

Conductor: Eugen Jochum
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4 :: Overture

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 5 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Ballet
Written: 1800-1801

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 24 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843

Prokofiev, Sergei : Symphony no 1 in D, Op. 24 'Classical' :: 1. Allegro

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1916-1917

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 20 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1875-1876

Humperdinck, Engelbert : Hänsel und Gretel :: Overture

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 7 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Wagner, Richard : Parsifal :: Act 3. Prelude

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1878-1882

Orff, Carl : Carmina Burana :: Tanz

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1935-1936

Messiaen, Olivier : Turangalîla Symphony :: 1. Introduction

Performers: Michel Béroff (Piano); Jeanne Loriod (Ondes Martenot)
Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 6 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1948-1990

Poulenc, Francis : Concert champêtre :: 2. Sicilienne

Performer: Simon Preston (Harpsichord)
Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1927-1928

Respighi, Ottorino : Pini di Roma :: I pini di Via Appia

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1924

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1934

Coates, Eric [Composer] : By the Sleepy Lagoon :: Valse serenade

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65 :: 2. Allegretto

Conductor: Andre Previn
Notes: Composition written: 1943.
Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1943

Khachaturian, Aram : Spartacus :: Adagio of & Phrygia (extract)

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Composition written: 1950-54.
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1950-1954

Ravel, Maurice : Boléro :: Conclusion

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1928

Gershwin, George : Rhapsody in Blue :: Beginning

Performers: Andre Previn (Piano); Gervase de Peyer (Clarinet)
Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1925

Prokofiev, Sergei : Romeo and Juliet

Conductor: Andre Previn
Notes: Composition written: 1935-36.
Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1935-1936

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: Nimrod

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1898-1899

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Job :: A Masque for Dancing

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1927-1930

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: 3. Adagio

Performer: Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1919

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : English Folk Song Suite :: 1. March (Seventeen Come Sunday)

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1923

Britten, Benjamin : Four Sea Interludes 'Peter Grimes' :: Sunday morning (Allegro spiritoso)

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63 :: 3. Allegro ben marcato

Performer: Dmitry Sitkovetsky (Violin)
Conductor: Colin Davis
Notes: Composition written: 1935.
Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1935

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Serenade in C for strings, Op. 48 :: 2. Valse

Conductor: John Barbirolli
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1880

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Marche slave, Op. 31

Conductor: Andre Previn
Running Time: 9 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: March
Written: 1876

Reviews

New Recommendations

Sale Ends May 31st

More Ways To Explore: