Bournemouth Sinfonietta
The Bournemouth Sinfonietta was founded in 1968 as a chamber orchestra of about 35 players to complement the work of the larger Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The first conductor was Kenneth Montgomery, followed by Maurice Gendron, Norman Del Mar, Roger Norrington, Tamás Vásáry, and Alexander Polianichko, as well as director/violinists Ronald Thomas and Richard Studt. The Sinfonietta has appeared at the BBC Proms, with Glyndebourne Touring Opera, for the National Opera Studio, at the major British music festivals, on tour in Europe and Brazil, and on over 70 recordings (many featuring the work of contemporary British composers). The home of the Bournemouth orchestras (the Sinfonietta, along with the Bournemouth Symphony) relocated to a new arts center in Poole in 1985, where an innovative educational program was established. They were pioneers in the concept of community music residencies where musicians from the orchestra work to bring music to communities not normally served by professional classical musicians. As individuals and as small ensembles (such as the Sinfonietta Winds, Sinfonietta Strings, and the Silvestri Ensemble), the orchestra members have performed in schools, hospitals, homes, village halls, community centers, prisons, hotels, and supermarkets. In 1995, the Sinfonietta was awarded a Sainsbury's Art for All Award for its work developing community interest in art. In 1995, the Sinfonietta ceased to be a salaried orchestra and it disbanded entirely in 2000 due to a restructuring enacted by the Arts Council of England.
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Pärt: Fratres
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on May 4, 1994
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Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures
Tamás Vásáry, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Linda Finnie, Raphael Wallfisch
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on Apr 1, 1991
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Grainger: Famous Folk Settings
Kenneth Montgomery, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Moray Welsh, Philip Martin
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on Jul 1, 2005
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Scandinavian String Music
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt
Classical - Released by Naxos on Feb 8, 1995
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Concertos pour violoncelle n°1 et n°2 - Suite, op.16
Maria Kliegel, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Jean-Francois Monnard
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 1, 1996
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Moeran: Orchestral Works
Vernon Handley, Norman Del Mar, Ulster Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Lydia Mordkovitch, Raphael Wallfisch
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on Jan 1, 2004
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Œuvres pour orchestre
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar
Symphonic Music - Released by Chandos on Oct 1, 1990
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Grieg : Musique orchestrale
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Richard Studt
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jun 5, 1997
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Nyman: Where The Bee Dances / Bryars: The Green Ray / Westbrook: Bean Rows And Blues Shots
Ivor Bolton, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, John Harle
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on May 1, 1992
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English String Music
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jun 3, 1994
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BACH, C.P.E.: Cello Concertos, Wq. 170-172
Tim Hugh, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Richard Studt
Classical - Released by Naxos on Feb 21, 1996
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Moeran: Cello Concerto & Sinfonietta
Raphael Wallfisch, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar
Classical - Released by Chandos on May 1, 1986
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Rutter: Requiem & Other Choral Works
Polyphony, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Stephen Layton
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Jun 1, 1997
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Pulcinella / Danses Concertantes
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Ian Bostridge, Fiona Janes, Henry Herford, Stefan Sanderling
Ballets - Released by Naxos on Dec 1, 1995
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The Very Best of Grieg
Classical - Released by Naxos on Apr 18, 2006
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Vivaldi: Four Bassoon Concertos, La Tempesta di Mare & Il Piacere
Philip Ledger, Ronald Thomas, London Mozart Players, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Robert Thompson
Concertos - Released by Chandos on Feb 1, 1991
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Norman Del Mar conducts Bridge, Butterworth & Bantock
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Symphonies - Released by Chandos on Mar 1, 1985
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Holst: The Planets And Orchestral Music
Norman Del Mar, Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Classical - Released by Angel Records on Jan 1, 2000
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STRAVINSKY (THE BEST OF)
Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Brussels Philharmonic, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Stefan Sanderling, Ali Rahbari, Nicholas Ward
Symphonic Music - Released by Naxos on May 20, 1997
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Works for Horn and Orchestra (Complete)
Michael Thompson, Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar 18, 1998
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Rite of Spring (The) / Card Game
Brussels Philharmonic, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Ali Rahbari, Richard Studt
Ballets - Released by Naxos on Feb 8, 1995
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