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50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

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...continue...

Classics for Your Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 2; Hunt Cantata, BWV 208; Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Briggs, David; Capucon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Dessay, Natalie; Haidan, Delphine; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Krueger, Christopher; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Parrott, Andrew; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; Fischer, György; Paavo, Järvi; Muti, Riccardo; Ericson, Eric; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Christie, Wi...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Arts Florissants; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Choosing the right music for your wedding is one of the most important decisions a bride and groom have to make before getting married. It...continue...

Glorious Majesty: Music For English Kings & Queens

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Alleluia; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 7...
Performers: Addison, Susan; Bainbridge, Philip; Bayl, Benjamin; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Brookes, Oliver; Grier, Francis; Hogwood, Christopher; Hyde, Daniel; Lancelot, James; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Munrow, David; Norrington, Roger; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Birch, John; Segal, Uri
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Early Music Consort of London

Composer kings and musical monarchs from Henry VIII to Victoria and beyond have played a considerable part in shaping Britan's cultural legacy. Glorious Majesty is...continue...

Summer in the Park

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Frédéric Chopin: Wa...
Performers: Brewer, Aline; Chang, Han-Na; Fliter, Ingrid; Little, Tasmin; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Slatkin, Felix; Marriner, Sir Neville; Linde, Hans-Martin; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Linde Consort

Summer is the season of music - from the chirping birds to the buzzing flies, the rushing river to the rustling of flowers in the...continue...

Elgar and Walton: Violin Concertos / Accardo

1 CD / Retrospective Revival / 2011-06-14

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; William Walton: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

More English music is featured on Salvatore Accardo's disc of Elgar and Walton concertos accompanied by Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (12/1991)....continue...

20th Century Classics: Elgar - Symphonies 1 & 2, Etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Sospiri; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Cockaigne Over...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Hickox, Richard; Boult, Adrian

International Record Review
...conductor and orchestra seem alert to every nuance of Elgar's wonderful scoring. They make the most of the stranger and more remote regions...continue...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Best 100 - Wedding

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D, B.W.V. 1068.; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Wachet auf, ruft uns ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Bayco, Frederic; Bilgram, Hedwig; Bo, Alfie; Bra...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Kilbey, Reginald; ; Barbirolli, John; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, ...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Consortium Musicum; Ensemble Berlin; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble

The latest in EMI Classics' wildly successful 'Best 100 series', this 6-CDs-for-the-price-of-1 set offers the finest wedding music compilation ever assembled. From the grandest ceremony...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 3, etc / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2008-01-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 3 (incomplete; completed by Anthony Payne); Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode; Pomp and Circumstance March no 6, for orchestra (completed by Anthony Payne)
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Following the success of Symphony No. 1, which was Gramophone's Editor's Choice, and Symphony No 2 which was Classic FM magazine's Disc of the Month,...continue...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 1, Organ Sonata / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-07-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Sonata for Organ in G major, Op. 28
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

" Richard Hickox is back on sovereign form for Elgar. The BBC Welsh forces are world-class here, in a reading that pulses along with clarity...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Elgar, Walton: Violin Concertos / Accardo, Hickox, London SO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; William Walton: Concerto for Violin in B minor
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Symphony no 2 / Richard Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Elgar's Symphony No. 2 is influenced by a visit to Tintagel, a village on the coast of Cornwall, and the home of Alice Stuart-Wortley, perhaps...continue...

Bear Essentials - Remembrance Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-09

Works: Eric Coates: The Dam Busters, march for the film score; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; A Wartime Sketchbook, for orchestra (arranged by C.Palmer from film scores); Coronation March "Cr...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Austin, Michael [Organ]; Bott, Paula; Collins, Anne; Crabtree, Libby; Elms, Roderick; Scott, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Rumon; Willcocks, David; Newsome, Roy; Brand, Geoffrey; Evans, Alex; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Stobart, James; Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: ; Besses O' Th' Barn Band; Black Dyke Band; Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band; Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

Richard Hickox - CBE - A Celebration

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Herbert Howells: Pageantry, suite for brass band; Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Scotch Strathspey and Reel, folk song for male chorus (or ma...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Harper, Heather; Little, Tasmin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Tear, Robert; Terfel, Bryn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Chorus; London Symp...

Bloch, Elgar, Kabalevsky, et al: Cello Works / Isserlis

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 1998-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto for Cello no 2 in C major, Op. 77; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo them...
Performers: Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Litton, Andrew; Gardiner, John Eliot; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: The Black Knight, etc / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-03-19

Works: Edward Elgar: The Black Knight, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 25; Scenes From the Bavarian Highlands, songs (6) arranged for chorus & piano (or orchestra), Op. 27a
Conductors: Westrop, Stephen; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus

"Hickox heartfelt Black Knight is, as we've come to expect, astute and expertly shaded...a gorgeous wash of sound...id you've enjoyed the previous offerings in this...continue...

Elgar: The Light of Life / Hickox, Howarth, Finnie, Davies

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-10-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Light of the World
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Howarth, Judith; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Caractacus, etc / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Caractacus, Op 35; Severn Suite, for orchestra, Op. 87a
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Howarth, Judith; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Roberts, Stephen; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-28

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Hargan, Alison; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Rendall, David; Roberts, Stephen; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

Elgar: Dream of Gerontius, etc / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; I was glad
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Howell, Gwynne; Palmer, Felicity
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

If There Were Dreams to Sell / Varcoe, Hickox, London Sinf

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Roger Quilter: Shakespeare Songs (3) for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 6; George Butterworth: Love Blows as the Wind Blows, songs (4) for voice & string quartet (or orchestra); Songs (6) from "A ...
Performers: Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

Elgar: The Kingdom, Sospiri, Sursum corda / Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: The Kingdom, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 51; Sospiri; Sursum Corda, elévation for brass, organ, strings & 2 timpani in B flat major, Op. 11
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Marshall, Margaret; Palmer, Felicity; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra