City Of London Sinfonia
The City of London Sinfonia is a medium-sized group that often collaborates with choirs and opera companies. The group has a major presence in London's concert life, appearing everywhere from traditional concert halls to clubs.
The City of London Sinfonia, often CLS, was founded in 1971 by conductor Richard Hickox, who shaped the group fundamentally and remained its music director until 2008. It was originally called the Richard Hickox Orchestra. The group collaborated with choirs from the beginning, appearing in a 1973 performance of Handel's Messiah at a Royal Albert Hall Promenade concert. The CLS made its first recording in 1975, issuing an album of Bach masses on the Argo label. The change to the name City of London Sinfonia came in 1979 when the group was installed as resident ensemble at the still-under-construction Barbican Centre. The CLS began its international career with a tour of West Germany in 1985 and has continued to tour in many countries, often annually. In the mid-'80s, the CLS made several recordings for the Collegium label of music by John Rutter with the Cambridge Singers. The group began a new residency at the summer Opera Holland Park company in 2004 and continues to hold that position as of the mid-2020s.
The group often collaborates with both choral ensembles and opera companies and in 1997, its recording of Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes won a Grammy Award. The group has a large repertory ranging from the Baroque to contemporary works; in its earlier years, it often focused on British music. Michael Collins was named principal conductor in 2010, with Stephen Layton serving as artistic director; since 2017, the group has been led by violinist Alexandra Wood in the position of creative director. The orchestra's recording catalog is vast, although its pace slowed somewhat in the 2010s; it has recorded for Chandos, Signum Classics, Hyperion, and many other labels. In 2023, the CLS backed The Wimbledon Choral Society on a Signum Classics recording of Cecilia McDowall's Da Vinci Requiem and 70 Degrees Below Zero. By that time, the group's recording catalog comprised more than 60 digital items, plus earlier releases during the LP era.
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Classical Sampler, Vol.1
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, City Of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez imp le 1 janv. 1987
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Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra and other Orchestral Works
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, John Mark Ainsley
Symphonies - Paru chez Chandos le 1 nov. 1995
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Britten, Finizi & Holst: Works for Chorus and Orchestra
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Stephen Varcoe, John Mark Ainsley, The Britten Singers
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Chandos le 1 juil. 2013
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Simpson: Symphony No. 11 & Variations on a Theme by Nielsen
City Of London Sinfonia, Matthew Taylor
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 août 2004
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Stravinsky: Mass & Symphony of Psalms
Westminster Cathedral Choir, City Of London Sinfonia, James O'Donnell
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 juin 1991
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Œuvres pour orchestre
City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Chandos le 1 nov. 1996
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Boughton: Bethlehem
Alan G. Melville, Holst Singers, City Of London Sinfonia
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 1993
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Alwyn: Oboe Concerto & Concerti Grossi Nos. 1-3
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Nicholas Daniel, Rachel Masters
Musique concertante - Paru chez Chandos le 1 avr. 1992
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An Introduction to Gustav Holst
Alexander Gibson, Richard Hickox, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, City Of London Sinfonia
Symphonies - Paru chez Chandos le 1 août 2006
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Holst: Seven Part-Songs, A Choral Fantasia, A Dirge for Two Veterans & Ode to Death
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Patricia Rozario, Joyful Company of Singers, London Symphony Chorus
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Chandos le 1 févr. 1996
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings etc.
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 août 2005
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Barry Guy: After the Rain
Barry Guy, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Classique - Paru chez NMC Recordings le 1 nov. 1993
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Dyson: Symphony in G
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia
Symphonies - Paru chez Chandos le 1 févr. 1994
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Bush: A Summer Serenade, 4 Songs, A Menagerie & Farewell, Earth's Bliss
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Adrian Thompson, Stephen Varcoe, Eric Parkin, Westminster Singers
Mélodies - Paru chez Chandos le 1 juil. 1990
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Dyson: Symphony in G, At the Tabard Inn & In Honour of the City
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, City Of London Sinfonia, London Symphony Chorus
Symphonies - Paru chez Chandos le 1 avr. 2005
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Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Sir John Gielgud, City Of London Sinfonia, Matthew Best
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mai 1991
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Burgon: Canciones del alma, Acquainted with Night, Nunc dimittis, Worldës Blissë, This Ean Night & Lunar Beauty
James Bowman, Charles Brett, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 juin 1997
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Summer Serenade
Classique - Paru chez Chandos le 1 juil. 1990
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Holst: Savitri & The Dream-City
City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 nov. 1987
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Rubbra: Choral Works
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Stephen Varcoe, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
Musique chorale (pour chœur) - Paru chez Chandos le 1 sept. 2000
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Williams: The Dancers, Two Choruses, Ave Maris Stella & 6 Gerard Manley Hopkins Poems
Richard Hickox, City Of London Sinfonia, Eiddwen Harrhy, Helen Watts, Caryl Thomas, Richard Hickox Singers
Symphonies - Paru chez Chandos le 1 mars 1998
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