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The Greatest Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin - Rawhide, The Alamo, High Noon, Dial M for Murder et al. / London SO & London Voices

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-08-14

Works: Dimitri Tiomkin: Cyrano de Bergerac; The Alamo; The Old Man and the Sea; The Four Poster; Giant; The Fall of the Roman Empire; High Noon; Rawhide; The High and the Mighty; Wild is the Wind; The Sundo...
Performers: Kaufman, Whitey; Playfoot, Andrew
Conductors: Kaufman, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Voices

The Guardian, August 2012
This fine selection was recorded at the Barbican last year, and is played with terrific panache by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (10/27/2011).

In addition to offering an impressive catalog of legendary classical recordings and many important soundtracks, the London Symphony Orchest...continue...

Britten: War Requiem / Ian Bostridge, Simon Keenlyside, Sabina Cvilak - Noseda

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-05-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

For his first LSO Live recording, Gianandrea Noseda is joined by three of today's most widely acclaimed singers for a magnificent performance of Benjamin Britten's...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (10/09/2011/10/11/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements / Gergiev

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Following his acclaimed LSO Live recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2 (a Gramophone Editor's Choice), Valery Gergiev offers an equally thrilling performance of the composer's...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (05/07/2009-05/08/2009)....continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast; Symphony No. 1

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2011-03-08

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Performers: Coleman-Wright, Peter
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In 2006, LSO Live released Walton’s First Symphony conducted by Sir Colin Davis. The disc received widespread acclaim — it was an Editor’s Choice in...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London, England....continue...

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / Valery Gergiev, Elena Zhidkova, Willard White, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08

Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: White, Willard [Bass Vocals]; Zhidkova, Elena
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev is joined by two outstanding singers for his latest LSO Live release featuring Bartok's one-act opera. Despite being one of the greatest ever...continue...

Tipett: A Child of our Time / Colin Davis, Indra Thomas, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2008-07-08

Works: Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time, oratorio
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Rose, Matthew; Thomas, Indra
Conductors: Davis, Colin

A contemporary of Benjamin Britten, Sir Michael Tippett wrote his potent oratorio 'A Child of Our Time' (1939-41) as a compelling response to Nazi oppression,...continue...

Walton: Symphony no 1 / Colin Davis, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-06-13

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"If I were do to this concert proper justice in print I would have to arrange for your newsagent to supply a box of matches...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"The performance is one of the finest I have ever heard of anything.The emotion is raw and real. Compared to others this is a recording...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-07-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Could anyone but Mstislav Rostropovich get away with kissing the score at the end of a concert?... but it only added to the adulation that...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-05-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 / Rostropovich, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2005-02-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "Year 1905"
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A searing performance... with the LSO on truly staggering form. Rostropovich has something unique to say about this work." - Gramophone...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Davis, Winslade, Watson, LSO

3 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2004-08-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Buchanan, Alison; Davies, Ryland; Gillett, Christopher; Gunn, Nathan; Lemalu, Jonathan; Matthews, Sally; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Rutherford, James; Watson, Janice; Winslade, Glenn; Wyn-Rogers, Cathe...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"Hearing this performance in the theater would be a most satisfying experience, but in a recording one wants more. Any lover of Britten's music really...continue...