London Symphony Chorus

Weber: Der Freischütz; Christine Brewer, soprano; Sally Matthews, soprano; Simon OÆNeill, tenor

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-05-14

Conductors: Sir Colin Davis
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and chorus and a stellar cast of soloists in a concert performance of Weber's eerily fantastical opera,...continue...

Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony, Hymn to St. Cecilia, Choral Dances from Gloriana / Britten; Malcolm

1 CD / Heritage Masters / 2013-03-07

Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Malcolm, George
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; Orchestra of Covent Garden

Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Preludio sinfonico; Crisantemi / Antonio Pappano, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Preludio a orchestra; Messa di Gloria; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (09/2000)....continue...

Elgar: The Light of Life / Judith Howarth, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, John Shirley-Quirk, Richard Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

With this re-release the superior offerings of master conductor Richard Hickox are made available to new audiences. Elgar, well-loved for his massive and mighty Dream...continue...

George Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims / Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn, overture for orchestra; Canterbury Pilgrims, for soloists, chorus & orchestra; In Honour of the City
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Roberts, Stephen; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus

This re-release of The Canterbury Pilgrims forms part of the new Hickox Legacy commemorative series on Chandos Records, leading up to (and continuing beyond) the...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Concert Halls, England (09/30/1996-10/05/1996).

Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Hickox/London Symphony Chorus and London Symphony Orchestra
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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev / Andre Previn, London SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

André Previn is often hailed as one of the world's most versatile musicians. The recipient of ten Grammy awards for his recordings, Previn has conducted...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, etc / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with Gerald Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul."...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Colin Davis, Dowd, London SO

2 CD / Philips / 2007-03-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus, Op. 15
Performers: Dowd, Ronald; Wicks, Dennis
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"The large-scale brass sound is formidably caught and the choral fortissimos are glorious."-The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs...continue...

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Davis, Rendall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-10-10

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rendall, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"This new recording from the LSO and Sir Colin Davis is so detailed in its emotional responses-so magical is Davis's phrasing that there are times...continue...

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Davis, Rendall, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rendall, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius' was thought by many to be outlandishly modern at the time of its completion in 1900. Telling the story of the...continue...

Grand Opera Choruses - Bizet, Verdi, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-09-04

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Nabucco; Macbeth; Aida, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Frühbeck de Burgos, R.
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"zestfully infectious, buoyant, shaped beautifully, the result is in the demonstration bracket fully worthy of this polished and uninhibited singing?" -Penguin Guide...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Debussy: La mer, Nocturnes, etc / Frühbeck de Burgos

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-07-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
Performers: Edmund-Davies, Paul
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, R.
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"Strong in Mediterranean atmosphere... 'La Mer' has an underlying grip... concentrates on evocation at the opening and creates a real pianissimo, helped by the wide...continue...

Parry: Invocation to Music, etc / Bamert, Hickox, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-03-21

Works: Hubert Parry: The Soul's Ransom, sinfonia sacra for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Choric Song from Tennyson's "The Lotus Eaters" for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & or...
Performers: Cook, Brian Rayner; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Dawson, Anne; Elms, Roderick; Jones, Della; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Chandos has been a major player in the long overdue rehabilitation of Parry's music. Here his most important large-scale choral works are available as a...continue...

The Mozart Collection - Vesperes solemnes de confessore, etc

1 CD / Philips / 2006-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Ryland; Howell, Gwynne; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"This disc could hardly present a more delightful collection of Mozart choral music... ranging from the early soprano cantata, Exsultate Jubilate, with its famous setting...continue...

Howells: Missa Sabrinensis, etc / Rozhdestvensky, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Herbert Howells: Missa Sabrinensis; Stabat Mater, for tenor solo, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Archer, Neill; Hill, Martyn; Jones, Della; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This disc presents classic Chandos recordings of two spectacular choral works by a supreme master of the British choral tradition. Herbert Howell's music is distinctive...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; Norwegian Dances / Temirkanov

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Brudefolget drager forbi (Bridal Procession), for piano (or piano, 4 hands)(Scenes from Folk Life No
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"This release, seeing the light of day for the first time in this mid-priced series (the actual recording date isn't given), contains a selection of...continue...

Bear Essentials - Classics for Funerals

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Conc...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]; Comberti, Micaela; Crabtree, Libby; Kenyon, Philip; Kirkby, Emma; Lortie, Louis; Rodgers, Joan; Scott, Jonathan; Standage, Simon; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Standage, Simon; Järvi, Neeme; Parrott, Andrew; Guest, George; Christophers, Harry; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, Geor...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; R...

Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda / Sutherland, Pavarotti

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-14

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Beatrice di Tenda, opera; Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Corena, Fernando; Cross, Richard; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Monti, Nicola; Opthof, Cornelis; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Veasey,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus

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...

Artist Portrait - José Cura

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-03-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Otello; Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Pietro Mascagni: Cav...
Performers: Bitetti, Ernesto; Borodina, Olga; Cura, Jose; Delgado, Eduardo
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Cura, Jose; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Original Masters - Leopold Stokowski

5 CD / Decca / 2003-11-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh, BWV 487; Wir gläuben all'an einen Gott, BWV...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Gray, David; Snell, Howard
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Berlioz - Edition du Bicentenaire / Colin Davis, London SO

12 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-10-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Harold in Italy for viola and o...
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Barcellona, Daniela; Bezdüz, Bülent; Bezduz, Bulent; Cals, Isabelle; DeYoung, Michelle; Earle, Roderick; Ewing, Alan; Greenan, Andrew; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lang, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Name, etc / Hickox, Bott, etc

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: John Ireland: Vexilla Regis, for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, chorus, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones & organ; Greater love hath no man; These Things Shall Be, for baritone, chorus & orchestra; A London Overt...
Performers: Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Oxley, James; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Britten: War Requiem, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Hickox, etc

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Harper, Heather; Hill, Martyn; Langridge, Philip; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

Gramophone
Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that...continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Tippett: A Child of Our Time / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-01

Works: Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time, oratorio
Performers: Evans, Damon; Haymon, Cynthia; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

The Compact Opera Collection - Bellini: Norma / Bonynge

3 CD / Decca Import / 2002-08-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Alexander, John; Cross, Richard; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"In her first, mid-1960's recording of "Norma", Sutherland was joined by an Adalgisa in Marilyn Horne whose control of florid singing is just as remarkable...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 3 / Abbado, Larsson, Berlin PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-06-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Gansch, Hans; Yasunaga, Toru
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus; London Symphony Chorus

From the concert review of Mahler's 3rd Symphony, Royal Festival Hall, London, 10/11/1999. "The three greatest Mahler performances I have heard in the concert hall...continue...

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Davis, Sabbatini, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-06-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Pertusi, Michele; Sabbatini, Giuseppe; Shkosa, Enkelejda; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Hard on the heels of their exciting Symphonie Fantastique (LSO 0007 $10.90 $9.81), the LSO continues their Berlioz cycle with the blockbuster "La Damnation de...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4, Mass in g, etc / Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 4 in F minor; Mass in G minor; A Song of Courage, for chorus & piano or orchestra in E flat major (Choral Songs to be Sung in Time; A Song of Liberty, for chorus &...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"It isn't just the dissonance and hard-edged scoring that makes [Symphony No. 4] an unusual work in Vaughan Williams's output; it's also one of his...continue...

Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies, 7 Overtures / Abbado, London SO

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-05-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cav...
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Connell, Elizabeth; Mattila, Karita [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Claudio Abbado makes a welcome appearance in Collectors Edition at last, with his classic recording of the complete Mendelssohn Symphonies and selected Overtures - now...continue...

Wagner: Orchestral Music / Leopold Stokowski, London SO, etc

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2002-03-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Götterdämmerung; Rienzi
Performers: Lindholm, Berit
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Stokowski's arrangements of the music of Wagner were staples of his concert and recorded repertoire. He only conducted a Wagner opera once, Parsifal in 1933....continue...

Puccini: Messa di Gloria, etc / Pappano, Alagna, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-09-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Preludio a orchestra; Messa di Gloria; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Hampson, Thomas
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"The 'Messa di Gloria', the full-scale mass he completed around the age of 20, is something of a Rodney Dangerfield in the choral canon. It...continue...

Eloquence - Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses /Boult, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2001-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Malcolm, George; McKellar, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Ward, David
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Holst: The Cloud Messenger, A Choral Fantasia, etc / Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-05-18

Works: Gustav Holst: The Cloud Messenger, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 30, H. 111; The Hymn of Jesus, for 2 choruses, female semi-chorus & orchestra, Op. 37, H. 140; Ave Maria, Op. 9b/H 49; Motets (2), for c...
Performers: Jones, Della; Milhofer, Mark; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Wheatley, Rachel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Joyful Company of Singers; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
The Cloud Messenger is a 43-minute work of considerable imaginative power. Before its previous single-issue release it had been virtually forgotten since...continue...

Music in Film

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-01-12

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood; Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; David Raksin: Laura; Alfred Newman: Captain from Castile; Aaron Copland: Red Pony; Franz Waxman: A Place...
Conductors: Williams, John [Composer]; ; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Raksin, David; Newman, Alfred; Copland, Aaron; Waxman, Franz; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Bernstein, Leonard; Heindorf, Ray; Arnold, Malcolm, Sir; Rozsa, Mi...
Ensemble: Accademia Monteverdiana Chorus; Columbia Studio Orchestra; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; La Scala Philharmonic; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orches...

Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-02-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Tudor Portraits (5), choral suite for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'
Performers: Bourton, Robert; Cox, Michael; Hugh, Timothy; Rigby, Jean; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"...[Vaughan Williams's] 'Five Tudor Portraits' find the composer at his most dazzlingly invnetive, the resourceful and witty writing fitting Skeleton's words like a glove...The coupling...continue...

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle, etc / Pavarotti, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle; Stabat mater
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Lorengar, Pilar; Magiera, Leone; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Raimondi, Ruggero; Rosetta, Vittorio; Sotin, Hans; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Gandolfi, Romano; Kertész, István
Ensemble: La Scala Theater Chorus; London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven: The Symphonies /Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music

5 CD / Decca / 1997-06-24

Performers: Augér, Arleen; Reinhart, Gregory; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein Conducts Candide / Hadley, Anderson, Green, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1997-04-15

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide, operetta in 2 acts (Scottish opera or final revised version)
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; London Symphony Orchestra; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Recording information: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/1989)....continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Richard Hickox, Philip Langridge

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-04-23

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Barclay, Yvonne; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Collins, Anne; Connell, John; Fryatt, John; Graham-Hall, John; Harrison, Ned; Langridge, Philip; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Wat...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Westrop, Stephen
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"Electrifying as their rivals are, the LSO singers seem just that much more arresting...the sense of total music-theatre is present throughout and it's excitingly laid...continue...

The Best of Handel / Marriner, Schröder, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Chorzempa, Daniel; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Heynis, Aafje; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Lagoya, Alexandre; Pépin, And...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Gillesberger, Hans; Davis, Colin, Sir; Schröder, Jaap; Maazel, Lorin; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; Lo...

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...

Ravel: Boléro, Daphnis et Chloé, etc / Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-03-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé; Miroirs; Boléro
Performers: Edmund-Davies, Paul; Gatt, Martin
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"The sophistication and power of these performances is something to marvel at." -Gramophone...continue...

Mozart: Great Choral Works / Davis, Donath, Knight, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1994-01-18

Performers: Davies, Ryland; Dean, Stafford; Donath, Helen; Knight, Gillian; Knight, Janice; Minton, Yvonne; Nienstedt, Gerd
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms, etc / Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-01-11

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in C; Symphony in Three Movements
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; 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