London Festival Orchestra

Classical Favorites - Mendelssohn: Symphonies, etc

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2009-08-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Born in New Zealand, Ross Pople first came to London as a gifted 16-year-old cellist. He quickly moved to the top of the profession, becoming...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Pople, London Festival

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-08-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

The repertoire of the London Festival Orchestra, founded in 1980, embraces the very widest range - from the eclectic and contemporary to the classical and...continue...

Handel: Water Music, Concerto Grosso /Pople, London Festival

1 CD / Arte Nova Import / 2008-07-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Concerto Grosso in G major, Op.3/3, HWV 314
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Boyce: Symphonies / Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-04-10

Works: William Boyce: Symphonies (8), Op. 2; Symphony in A major, Op. 2/2; Symphony in F major, Op. 2/4; Symphony in B flat major, Op. 2/7; Symphony in D minor, Op. 2/8
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

William Boyce (1711-1779) was one of the earliest composers to popularize the symphony, and his seven short works continue to delight to the present day....continue...

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Norwegian Airs, etc / Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-02-13

Works: Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Aften på hoyfjellet (Evening in the Mountains), lyric piece for oboe, horn & string orchestra (orche; Nordic ...
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

For the most part, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) eschewed larger forms in favor of stage music and suites with impressionistic sonic colors. In 1980 Ross Pople...continue...

Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat / Pople, London Festival

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-11-14

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), for 3 actors, dancer & 7 instruments
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

In exile in Switzerland following the turmoil attendant on the Russian Revolution and forced by the aftermath of World War I to make a virtue...continue...

Warlock: Capriol Suite, etc / Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-10-10

Works: Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite, for full orchestra; The Curlew, song cycle for voice & small orchestra; Six English Tunes, suite for orchestra; Serenade for string orchestra; Six Italian Dances, for or...
Performers: Alty, Alison; Beckett, Edward; Gibbs, Robert; Hill, Martyn; Smith, Amanda; Stevens, Peter; Szucs, Ferenc
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Peter Warlock, pseudonym of Philip Heseltine, was born in London in 1894 and became a friend and protégé of Frederick Delieus. He published books and...continue...

Simply Christmas - Home for the Holidays

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); As I out rode this enderes night (The Coventry Shepherds' Carol) (16th century); I Wonder As I Wa...
Performers: Cafe; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James [Flute]; Gomez, Eddie [Bassist]; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Samuels, Dave; Shinozaki, Ayako; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Pople, Ross; Neary, Martin; Georgiadis, John
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; London Festival Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Includes work(s) by Christmas Traditional....continue...

Handel: Water Music, Concerto Grosso /Pople, London Festival

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Concerto Grosso in G major, Op.3/3, HWV 314
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

"Ross Pople's performances confirm that he senses an ongoing revelation." -Gramophone...continue...

Janácek: Idyll, Mladi, Suite / Ross Pople, London Festival

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-09-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Idyll for Strings; Mládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/10; Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2
Performers: Beckett, Edward; Jennings, Anthony; Messiter, Malcolm; Pike, Anthony; Skinner, Richard; Taylor, Derek
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

In a colorfully pained peasant trunk, Leos Janacek's pupil Bfietislav Bakala discovered the long-forgotten earliest orchestral works of his teacher: the 'Suite for Strings' (around...continue...

Holst: Orchestral Music / Pople, London Festival Orchestra

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-08-08

Works: Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118; Lyric Movement, for viola & chamber orchestra, H. 191; Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190; A Fugal Concerto, for flute, oboe & strin...
Performers: Beckett, Edward; Bolt, Rachel; Freyhan, Michael; Messiter, Malcolm
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) is universally loved for his popular orchestral suite 'The Planets', but much of his other estimable orchestral music is seldom...continue...

Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, etc / Pople

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Allison, Malcolm
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Ross Pople was handpicked at age 23 by Yehudi Menuhin to be principal solo cellist of the Menuhin Festival Orchestra, where his ability was given...continue...

J.C. Bach: Sinfonies Concertantes / Pople, et al

1 CD / ASV Import / 2006-02-21

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Symphonie Concertante for 2 violins, cello & orchestra in G major, CW C32 (T. 284/1); Symphonie Concertante for flute, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns & orchestra in E flat major...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Best, Roger; Friedman, Richard; Gambold, Geoffrey; Hacker, Alan; Marshall, Jane [Oboe, English Horn]; Messiter, Malcolm; Pike, Anthony; Pople, Ross; Sleigh, James; Smith, Steven; Tay...
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

These popular works are virtuosic and charming Baroque orchestral pieces, which are stylishly and pleasantly represented here by the London Festival Orchestra....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, etc/ Ross Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-02-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Déluge, oratorio for voices, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45; Carnival of the animals; Wedding Cake for Piano and String Orchestra in A flat major, Op. 76; Septet for pia...
Performers: Beckett, Edward; Freyhan, Michael; Knight, Julia; McGee, Robin; Page, David le; Smith, Amanda; Szucs, Ferenc; Walker, Nicholas
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

The grand zoological fantasy called Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Sans (1835-1921) is only the best known of several devilishly witty pieces this composer...continue...

Mendelssohn: Twelve String Symphonies / Ross Pople, et al

3 CD / Hyperion / 2004-11-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 1 in C major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 2 in D major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no...
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

"Of memorably high calibre, alertly and capably played and beautifully recorded." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

God Bless America - The Ultimate Patriotic Album

1 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: American Traditional: Yankee Doodle, song; Shenandoah, folk song; The Marine Corps Hymn; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; G. S. Scofield: Battle Hymn o...
Performers: Band Of The Grenadier Guards; Bashford, Rodney; Black, Stanley; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Fennell, Frederick [Conductor]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Sopran...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Rogers, Eric; Davis, Carl; Ottley, Jerold D.; Black, Stanley; Harris, Frederick J.; Ozawa, Seiji; Bashford, Rodney
Ensemble: ; Band of the Grenadier Guards; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

God Bless America: The Ultimate Patriotic Album gathers over an hour's worth of official and unofficial American anthems, including the Eric Rogers...continue...

I Do - Classical Wedding Music

3 CD / Golden Stars / 2002-01-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major,...
Performers: Bertoncely, Acy; Cassinelli, Riccardo; Dvorsky, Peter; Fuchs, Gabriele; Gorisek, Bojan; Haljakova, Sidonia; Jordao, Adriano; Maurery, Pavol; Pivka, Marian; Reiner, Andreas; Robev, Georgi; Tomsic, Dub...
Conductors: Conta, Josif; Pribil, Rudolf; Scholz, Alfred; Tabakov, Emil; Varese, Luigi; Pitamic, Alexander von; Warchal, Bohdan; Hudec, Jiri; Naidenov, Alipi; Lenárd, Ondrej; Duvier, Eugen; Horák, ...
Ensemble: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra; Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Opera Orchestra; Budapest State Opera Chorus; Camerata Romana; Consortium Musicum Ljubljana; London Festival Orchestra; Music...

A Concert Tour / Alexander Gibson

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6; Smetana / Alexander Gibson

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

Boyce: Symphonies / Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra

1 CD / Arte Nova / 1998-01-01

Works: William Boyce: Symphonies (8), Op. 2; Symphony in A major, Op. 2/2; Symphony in F major, Op. 2/4; Symphony in B flat major, Op. 2/7; Symphony in D minor, Op. 2/8
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

25 Symphony Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-07-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Kehr, Günter; Farberman, Harold; Hager, Leopold; Ludwig, Leopold; Maag, Peter; Zinman, David; Perlea, Jonel; Hollreiser, Heinrich; Semkov, Jerzy; Abravanel, Maurice; Martinon, Jean...
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra; Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; Luxembourg...

25 Beethoven Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1996-10-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight";...
Performers: Berry, George; Brendel, Alfred; Flissler, Eileen; Hokanson, Leonard; Klien, Walter; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Rose, Jerome; Silfies, George; Simon, Abbey; Woodhams, Richard
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Schonzeler, Hans-Hubert; Reichert, Hubert; Semkov, Jerzy; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin; Gielen, Michael; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Lizzio, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; Minnesota Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Chorus; ...

Tchaikovsky - The Greatest Hits

2 CD / Compendia / 1993-08-15

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Romeo & Juliet; Festival Coronation March in D major; Sy...
Performers: Lang, Hans
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Ravel - The Greatest Hits

2 CD / Compendia / 1993-08-15

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; La valse; Daphnis et Chloé; Miroirs; Concerto for Piano left hand; Rapsodie espagnole; Concerto for Piano in G major; Boléro; Clau...
Performers: Cápová, Sylvia; Endsley, Pamela; Lelkes, Anna; Paik, Kun-woo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Denver Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; Radio Symphony Orchestra; Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra