Latest Release
- OCT 4, 2024
- 1 Song
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- Pavarotti (Music from the Motion Picture) · 1973
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons · 1990
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2009
- The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music · 2005
Essential Albums
- This epic Planets suite gains extra power in thrilling Spatial Audio.
- Beginning with Grieg’s magical depiction of a Norwegian sunrise and finishing with the tender, heartbreaking “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, this album is the perfect introduction to classical music’s infinite variety. Remastered in breathtaking Spatial Audio, your journey of musical discovery now sounds more incredible than ever. Throughout, you’ll encounter gems from the Baroque, including Bach’s stately “Air on a G String” and the sparkling opening movement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. And there’s exquisite Mozart in the form of his effervescent Eine kleine Nachtmusik, the restless Symphony No. 40, and his final, tragic masterpiece, the Requiem. Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, the overture to Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Sibelius’ Finlandia and Wagner’s The Ride of the Valkyries all feature in this captivating and impressively comprehensive collection. It’s all brilliantly performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which proves itself as one of the world’s finest and most versatile ensembles.
- These live recordings demonstrate the quality Jurowski and his London Philharmonic Orchestra have achieved over years of working their way through Tchaikovsky’s symphonies in concert. Jurowski finds an ideal balance between the classical and the romantic, and he can manage sudden shifts of mood with apparent ease. He respects the letter of the score and doesn’t pull the music around, but it never feels straitjacketed. Everything sounds natural and organic, and often very intense. It’s a convincing and powerful approach.
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About London Philharmonic Orchestra
Some orchestras take decades to develop high standards, but the London Philharmonic made a spectacular impact from the start. Founded in 1932 by conductors Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent, the orchestra’s first concert electrified the Queen’s Hall audience. Beecham conducted it, securing a standard of technical brilliance and musicality normally heard only from visiting foreign orchestras. His personal charisma was crucial in recruiting the best players available to the Philharmonic, and his many concerts and recordings helped establish an international reputation for the orchestra before World War Two. Life after the war was initially difficult, but the principal conductorships of Adrian Boult (1950-58) and Bernard Haitink (1967-79) were instrumental in re-establishing high artistic standards. The Philharmonic had played opera for Beecham in the 1930s, and its appointment in 1964 as the resident orchestra at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival was another important postwar development. Numerous video recordings resulted from the Glyndebourne relationship, and in 2005 the London Philharmonic established its own record label, releasing acclaimed recordings of selected live concerts. Embracing the new digital era, the orchestra launched a TikTok account in 2021, quickly garnering an online audience of more than 54,000 followers.
- ORIGIN
- London, England
- FORMED
- 1948
- GENRE
- Classical