Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra is a central institution of the British classical concert scene, performing major repertory works, British standards, contemporary music, and more. Especially on recordings, the group has also engaged with music from beyond the classical sphere.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1932 in response to a consensus that London's major orchestras, lacking strong artistic leadership, were inferior to those in Germany and even the U.S. So conductor Sir Thomas Beecham assembled a crack membership of 106 players, and the new orchestra was successful from the start. Beecham steered the group through financial difficulties at the beginning of World War II before resigning for health reasons and due to conflicts over the ensemble's artistic direction. Postwar conductors included Eduard van Beinum (1947 to 1951) and Sir Adrian Boult (1951 to 1958); the latter inaugurated an active recording program, releasing albums that remain standards to this day.
In 1966, Bernard Haitink became the orchestra's principal conductor; his tenure, lasting until 1979, was longer than that of any other conductor of the group until Vladimir Jurowski. The orchestra renovated a disused church, renamed it Henry Wood Hall, and began to use the space for rehearsals and recordings in 1975. Haitink's successor was another giant, Sir Georg Solti, who served as principal conductor from 1979 to 1983 and continued as conductor emeritus afterward, often appearing and recording with the orchestra. Solti was succeeded by a trio of Germans, Klaus Tennstedt in 1983, Franz Welser-Möst in 1990, and Kurt Masur in 2000. Welser-Möst officially installed the orchestra as the resident ensemble of the Royal Festival Hall, which remains its main concert venue.
The orchestra has also had numerous guest conductors over the years, and these have been responsible for many of its crossover releases. Although not as active in this field as the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic has made high-visibility film soundtrack recordings. These include soundtracks for such films as Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Fly (1986), and the trilogy The Lord of the Rings, as well as the anthology Academy Award Themes (1984). The orchestra has released albums devoted to the music of progressive rock bands Pink Floyd and Yes, and as far back as 1959, it released the album Hawaiian Paradise. In 2011, the London Philharmonic recorded 205 national anthems in preparation for the London Olympic Games of the following year. The orchestra's album releases, classical and otherwise, numbered 280 by 1997 and has increased by well over 250 albums since then; in the year 2001 alone, the orchestra released 21 albums. The London Philharmonic established its own LPO label in the mid-2000s decade and has issued large amounts of music, both classical and not, including Genius of Film Music: Hollywood Blockbusters 1980s to 2000s, in 2018.
In 2007, the London Philharmonic was in the forefront of taking advantage of the wave of talented Russian musicians who had emigrated to the West, installing Vladimir Jurowski as principal conductor. He remained in the post until 2020, becoming the orchestra's longest-serving conductor and leading the group in a 2021 recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 ("Symphony of a Thousand"). In 2020, Karina Canellakis became the orchestra's first female principal guest conductor. Jurowski was succeeded in 2021 by Edward Gardner, who became the group's first British principal conductor for decades.
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James MacMilllan: Christmas Oratorio (Live)
Mark Elder, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucy Crowe, Roderick Williams
Klassiek - Released by London Philharmonic Orchestra on 4 nov. 2022
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Mahler: Symphony No.2
Ileana Cotrubas, Christa Ludwig, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2014
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Bruckner: Symphony No.8
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1985
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Prokofiev: Peter und der Wolf / Saint-Saëns: Der Karneval der Tiere
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm, Karlheinz Böhm, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wolfgang Herzer
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1975
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Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - The Nutcracker; The Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2012
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 4 (Mono Version)
Wilhelm Furtwängler, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
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Rossini: The Barber of Seville Overture / William Tell Overture
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Klassiek - Released by OBX Records on 9 mrt. 2015
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Wagner: Die Walküre (Remastered)
Martha Modl, Ludwig Suthaus, Leonie Rysanek, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1955
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Mozart: The 5 Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante
Gidon Kremer, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1988
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Live at House Of Mozart, Salzburg Festival, 2006)
Anna Netrebko, Dorothea Röschmann, Bo Skovhus, Ildebrando d' Arcangelo, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 4 jun. 2007
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Mozart: Horn Concertos
Günter Högner, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1980
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Wagner: Overtures / Siegfried Idyll
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1962
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Schumann: Piano Concerto - Brahms: Handel Variations (Live In Vienna)
Alfred Brendel, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Symfonische muziek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 9 mrt. 2018
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Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 453 & 467
Maurizio Pollini, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 2006
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J. Strauss: Best of Waltzes & Polkas
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1998
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Mendelssohn : Symphonies 4 "Italian" & 5 "Reformation"
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1998
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Wagner: Premier acte de La Walkyrie (Mono Version)
Lotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchior, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1963
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Schumann: The Symphonies
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 jan. 1996
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Wagner: Orchestral Works by Hans Knappertsbusch
Hans Knappertsbusch, Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Birgit Nilsson
Klassiek - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 27 okt. 2022
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Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute
Klassiek - Released by Profil on 3 mrt. 2023
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Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo