London Philharmonic Archive
Van Beinum conducts MAHLER = Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Das Lied von der Erde – London Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam/ Eduard van Beinum – Pristine Audio
Eduard van Beinum’s commercial recordings of Mahler will repay the advocates of this music many times over. Van Beinum conducts MAHLER = Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (2 performances); Symphony No. 4 in G Major; Das Lied von der Erde – Eugenia Zareska, contralto/ London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Margaret Ritchie, soprano/ Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam/ Nan Merriman, […]
TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite; Capriccio Italien; Polonaise & Waltz from “Eugene Onegin,” ‒ London Philharmonic Orch./ Leopold Stokowski ‒ PentaTone
TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Capriccio Italien, Op. 45; Polonaise and Waltz from “Eugene Onegin,” Op. 24 ‒ London Philharmonic Orch./ Leopold Stokowski ‒ PentaTone Classics multichannel SACD PTC 5186 299, 47:18 (3/11/16) ***: Mostly for Stokie fans, but the Capriccio Italien is impressive, and so is the recycled four-channel sound. I’ve never been a […]
BOYER: Symphony No. 1 and Fanfares and Overtures – London Phil./ Boyer – Naxos
BOYER: Symphony No. 1 and Fanfares and Overtures (TrackList follows) – London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Peter Boyer – Guest Leader: Simon Blends – Naxos 8.559769 – TT: 55:14 (2/25/14) ****: Interesting contemporary music well played and nicely recorded. Peter Boyer is one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers of our current milieu. Among his […]
Lydia Mordkovitch Tribute – British Violin Concertos = Works of BAX, BLISS, DYSON & VEALE – Chandos (2 CDs)
Chandos celebrates the late Lydia Mordkovitch, assembling her stunning performances of rare British concertos. Lydia Mordkovitch Tribute – British Violin Concertos = BAX: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; BLISS: Concerto for Violin and Orch.; DYSON: Violin Concerto; VEALE: Violin Concerto – Lydia Mordkovitch, v./ London Philharmonic Orch./ Bryden Thomson/ BBC Nat. Orch. of Wales/ BBC […]
KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto in d minor; Piano Concerto in D-flat Major; Three Dances from Gayaneh – Ruggiero Ricci, violin/ Moura Lympany, p./ London Philharmonic Orch./ London Sym. Orch./ Anatole Fistoulari – Guild
Anatole Fistoulari receives star treatment as an accompanying conductor of two virtuosic concertos by Armenian Aram Khachaturian.
MOZART: Piano Concertos – The Complete Studio Recordings, 1933-1947; Sel. Piano Sonatas, Rondos, and Fantasias; HAYDN: Piano Concerto in D – Edwin Fischer, p. and cond./ London Philharmonic Orch./ Edwin Fischer Ch. Orch./ Lawrance Collingwood (K. 491)/ John Barbirolli (K. 482)/ Philharmonia Orch./ Josef Krips (K. 503)/ Vienna Philharmonic Orch. (Haydn) – APR (3 CDs)
Mozart advocate and brilliant keyboardist Edwin Fischer and a compendium of his commercial inscriptions.
MESSIAEN: Des Canyons Aux Ètoiles – London Philharmonic Orch./Christoph Eschenbach – London Philharmonic
Brilliant new recording of one of Messiaen’s masterworks.
Benno Mosieiwitsch, piano = RACHMANINOFF works – APR
Rachmaninov’s favorite pianist, Moiseiwitsch, has his commitment to the composer gathered on one enchanting disc, from performances 1937-1943.
The Four Seasons/ The VIVALDI Album – Anne Akiko Meyers – v./ The English Chamber Orch. – E1 MusicVIVALDI: The Four Seasons – Itzak Perlman, v. & cond./ London Philharmonic Orch.– HiQ Records
Two new releases of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are both inspiring!
The Four Seasons/ The VIVALDI Album – Anne Akiko Meyers – v./ The English Chamber Orch. – E1 MusicVIVALDI: The Four Seasons – Itzak Perlman, v. & cond./ London Philharmonic Orch.– HiQ Records
Two new releases of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are both inspiring!
Clifford Curzon, piano = MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595; SCHUBERT: 4 Impromptus, D. 899; Moment musicaux in F Minor, D. 780, No. 3 – Clifford Curzon, p./ London Philharmonic Orch./ Sir Adrian Boult – Testament
A splicing of two Clifford appearances in Britain forms the perfect combination of Mozart and Schubert, a true balance of salon intimacy and concert-hall bravura.
Carl Schuricht and Clara Haskil perform BEETHOVEN = Prometheus Overture; Piano Concerto No. 4; Coriolan Overture; Symphony No. 2 – Clara Haskil, p./ London Philharmonic/ Eduard van Beinum/ Carlo Zecchi (Con.)/ The National Sym. Orch./ Reginald Goodall (Coriolan)/ L’Orch. de la Suisse Romande/ Carl Schuricht – Dutton
Romanian pianist Clara Haskil honed a select number of works to personal perfection.
VIVIAN ADELBERG RUDOW, “Sound Portraits” = Orchestral, Chamber and Electro-Acoustical music – London Philharmonic Orch./ Jeffrey Silberschlag/ Orch. of St. John’s/ Ronald Mutchnik/ various soloists/ Vivian Adelberg Rudow, electronics – MSR Classics
A very mixed bag of some wholly unique and eccentric music.
BERLIOZ: Grande Messe des morts – Barry Banks, tenor/ London Philharmonic Choir/ London Sym. Chorus/ London Sym. Orch./ Colin Davis – LSO Live
Davis’s last attempt at the elusive and difficult Requiem. But is he sabotaged by St. Paul’s?
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat; No. 2 in D; No. 4 in d – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin and cond./ London Philharmonic Orch. – DGG
An audiophile upgrade for some great concertos? Yes, but…
ROSSINI: Aureliano in Palmira – Soloists/ London Philharmonic Orch./ Maurizio Benini – Opera Rara (3 CDs)
This rare Rossini opera was his only one with a role for a castrato.
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Benno Moiseiwitshc, p./ Philharmonia Orch./ Sir Malcolm Sargent/ London Philharmonic Orch./ Walter Goehr/ Basil Cameron – Pristine
Benno Moiseiwitsch, the proclaimed heir to the Rachmaninov style, performs a trio of the Master’s works in superheated, brilliant performances.
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Overtures = London Philharmonic/Arnold – Reference Recordings HRx 176.4K/24-bit DVD-R HR-48 (+ other formats)
May be the No. 1 audiophile classical recording today. and available in a variety of formats.
Eduard van Beinum Conducts HAYDN: Sym. No. 96; BRAHMS: Sym. No. 3; RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole; TCHAIKOVSKY: Andante cantabile – Concertgebouw Orch. of Amsterdam/ London Philharmonic Orch. (Brahms)/ Eduard van Beinum – Dutton
The precise and inspired workman Beinum finds a series of potent vehicles in this exciting Dutton restoration.
Clemens Krauss conducts RICHARD STRAUSS = Till Eulenspiegel; Tod und Verklaerung; Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme – Orch. del Teatro alla Scala/ London Philharmonic Orch./ Vienna Philharmonic Orch./ Clemens Krauss – Dutton
A diverse assortment of Richard Strauss scores, performed by his chief acolyte Krauss, who recognizes in the master the “ultimate connoisseur.”
Conductor Sir Hamilton Harty = SMETANA: The Bartered Bride Ov.; DVORAK: Carnival Ove.; Symphony No. 9; LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12; BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 & 6; DVORAK: Slavonic Dance No. 1 – London Philharmonic Orch./ Halle Orch./ Sir Hamilton Harty/Myra Hess and Hamilton Harty, piano duet – Pristine Audio
These energized inscriptions from Hamilton Harty convince us that his approach to music-making rivaled his more flamboyant contemporaries: Stokowski, Fried, and Mengelberg.
‘Barbara Harbach, Vol. 7, Music for Strings’ – London Philharmonic Orch./ soloists/ David Angus – MSR
Very pleasant works, easy to absorb, no categories needed.
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