London Symphony Orchestra
Overview
| Works: | 24,362 works in 52,124 publications in 14 languages and 654,567 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Symphonies Songs and music Live sound recordings Operas Oratorios Musical settings Concertos Excerpts Drama Songs |
| Roles: | Performer, Instrumentalist, Musician, Conductor, Other, orc, orf, Printer, Producer, Proofreader, Composer, Publisher, Singer, int |
| Classifications: | M1001, 782.1 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
London Symphony Orchestra
- The show must go on : on tour with the LSO in 1912 and 2012 by Gareth Davies( )
- Orchestra : the LSO: a century of triumph and turbulence by Richard Morrison( Book )
- The LSO : scenes from orchestra life by Linda Blandford( Book )
- The LSO at 70 : a history of the orchestra by Maurice Pearton( Book )
- Trumpets over the sea: being a rambling and egotistical account of the London Symphony Orchestra's engagement at Daytona Beach, Florida, in July-August 1967 by J. B Priestley( Book )
- London Symphony, portrait of an orchestra, 1904-1954 by Hubert J Foss( Book )
- To speak for ourselves: the London Symphony Orchestra by Alan Smyth( Book )
- The facts about a symphony orchestra : featuring the London Symphony Orchestra by John Amis( Book )
- Blind date : the London Symphony Orchestra meets Daytona Beach by Drew Murphy( Book )
- LSO : the music men( Book )
- Report [of the] (Committee on the London Orchestras) [appointed by the Arts Council of Great Britain and submitted to Miss Jennie Lee, Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Education and Science] by Arts Council of Great Britain( Book )
- Bravo LSO : for large orchestra (2004) by Colin Matthews( )
- The opening of the Barbican Centre by Her Majesty The Queen 3 March 1982 by Barbican Centre for Arts and Conferences( Book )
- The London Symphony Orchestra : the perspective of Clive Gillinson, managing director( Visual )
- Report by Arts Council of Great Britain( Book )
- Leopold Stokowski sound recordings by Leopold Stokowski( )
- Palace Theatre ... Sunday, 16 November at 7.30 : Edith Sitwell, speaker ; Dylan Thomas, speaker ; Gordon Watson, pianoforte ; Morley College Choir, conductor: P. Racine Fricker ; London Symphony Orchestra, leader: Thomas Matthews ; Robert Irving, conductor by England) Palace Theatre (London( Visual )
- [Barry Tuckwell collection of correspondence and other papers]( )
- conducted by Oliver Daniel by Harold Lawrence( )
- London Symphony, portrait of an orchestra, 1904-1954, by Hubert Foss and No⁰el Goodwin. With a pref. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and contributions by Sir Ivor Atkins, George Stratton, and Humphrey Jennings by Hubert J Foss( Book )
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Most widely held works by
London Symphony Orchestra
Copland conducts Copland by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
69 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
69 editions published between 1968 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cello concerto by
Edward Elgar(
)
57 editions published between 1965 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,433 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD is part of an edition released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, which presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities in interpretations by the 20th century's finest Elgarians
57 editions published between 1965 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,433 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD is part of an edition released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, which presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities in interpretations by the 20th century's finest Elgarians
Enigma variations by
Edward Elgar(
)
38 editions published between 1972 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 2,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Variations on an Original Theme: Enigma-Variations, op. 36 / Pomp and Circumstance: Five Marches, op. 39
38 editions published between 1972 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 2,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Variations on an Original Theme: Enigma-Variations, op. 36 / Pomp and Circumstance: Five Marches, op. 39
Barbie in the Nutcracker by
Owen Hurley(
Visual
)
29 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Barbie stars in the story of the popular ballet in which a little girl's love for the Nutcracker brings him to life
29 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Barbie stars in the story of the popular ballet in which a little girl's love for the Nutcracker brings him to life
War requiem by
Benjamin Britten(
Recording
)
96 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Public awareness of Benjamin Britten's person and works advanced dramatically -- even explosively -- twice during his lifetime. The first time was in 1945, when his opera Peter Grimes was produced for the postwar reopening of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. The second time followed the premier at Coventry and the subsequent series of performances all across Europe and North America of the War Requiem. Except to those provincials who thought that milky pastoral was the only idiom appropriate for an Englishman and who also found the young Britten too clever by half, the triumph of Peter Grimes marked not just the confirmation of a prodigious talent; it represented a moment of hope that, for the first time since the death of Henry Purcell in 1695, England had produced a composer of international stature. The impact the War Requiem made 17 years later was wider and deeper by far. Britten, approaching 50, had become an artist whose every new utterance was awaited with the most lively interest and the highest expectations. The War Requiem, moreover, was tied to a pair of events that were heavily freighted with history and emotion: the destruction of Coventry Cathedral in an air raid during the night of November 14-15, 1940, and its reconsecration more than 21 years later. Its first performance was planned as an international event with respect both to participants and audience. Most importantly, the War Requiem was a weighty and poignant statement on the subject of piercingly urgent concern to much of humankind. In the War Requiem, Britten drew on forces larger and more complex than in any previous work of his. The basic division of the performers is into two groups, reflecting the dual source of the words; the libretto stands in a relation of text (the Latin Missa pro defunctis) and commentary (the nine Owen poems). The Latin text is essentially the province of the large mixed chorus, but from this there is spillover in two opposite directions: the solo soprano represents a heightening of the choral singing at its most emotional, while the boys' choir represents liturgy at its most distanced. The mixed chorus and solo soprano are accompanied by the full orchestra; the boys' choir, whose sound should be distant, is supported by an organ. All this constitutes one group. The other group consists of the tenor and baritone soloists, whose province is the series of Owen songs; they are accompanied by the chamber orchestra. - Program notes / Michael Steinberg
96 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Public awareness of Benjamin Britten's person and works advanced dramatically -- even explosively -- twice during his lifetime. The first time was in 1945, when his opera Peter Grimes was produced for the postwar reopening of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. The second time followed the premier at Coventry and the subsequent series of performances all across Europe and North America of the War Requiem. Except to those provincials who thought that milky pastoral was the only idiom appropriate for an Englishman and who also found the young Britten too clever by half, the triumph of Peter Grimes marked not just the confirmation of a prodigious talent; it represented a moment of hope that, for the first time since the death of Henry Purcell in 1695, England had produced a composer of international stature. The impact the War Requiem made 17 years later was wider and deeper by far. Britten, approaching 50, had become an artist whose every new utterance was awaited with the most lively interest and the highest expectations. The War Requiem, moreover, was tied to a pair of events that were heavily freighted with history and emotion: the destruction of Coventry Cathedral in an air raid during the night of November 14-15, 1940, and its reconsecration more than 21 years later. Its first performance was planned as an international event with respect both to participants and audience. Most importantly, the War Requiem was a weighty and poignant statement on the subject of piercingly urgent concern to much of humankind. In the War Requiem, Britten drew on forces larger and more complex than in any previous work of his. The basic division of the performers is into two groups, reflecting the dual source of the words; the libretto stands in a relation of text (the Latin Missa pro defunctis) and commentary (the nine Owen poems). The Latin text is essentially the province of the large mixed chorus, but from this there is spillover in two opposite directions: the solo soprano represents a heightening of the choral singing at its most emotional, while the boys' choir represents liturgy at its most distanced. The mixed chorus and solo soprano are accompanied by the full orchestra; the boys' choir, whose sound should be distant, is supported by an organ. All this constitutes one group. The other group consists of the tenor and baritone soloists, whose province is the series of Owen songs; they are accompanied by the chamber orchestra. - Program notes / Michael Steinberg
Carmina burana by
Carl Orff(
)
73 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 1,798 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936. It is based on 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection Carmina Burana
73 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 1,798 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936. It is based on 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection Carmina Burana
Violin concertos by
Johann Sebastian Bach(
)
20 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 1,649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 1,649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Piano concertos = Klavierkonzerte by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(
)
60 editions published between 1975 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
60 editions published between 1975 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
The Messiah by
George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)
106 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir present an intimate and stirring performance of Handel's Messiah. This 2-CD recording of the full score on period instruments features a stellar cast of soloists. Tafelmusik presents this baroque masterpiece with the spirit and vitality of Handel's own 18th-century productions. A perennial favorite with audiences and critics alike, Tafelmusik's Messiah has garnered glowing reviews year after year
106 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir present an intimate and stirring performance of Handel's Messiah. This 2-CD recording of the full score on period instruments features a stellar cast of soloists. Tafelmusik presents this baroque masterpiece with the spirit and vitality of Handel's own 18th-century productions. A perennial favorite with audiences and critics alike, Tafelmusik's Messiah has garnered glowing reviews year after year
Messiah : arias and choruses by
George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)
27 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arias and choruses from Handel's Messiah
27 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arias and choruses from Handel's Messiah
Symphony no. 5 by
Gustav Mahler(
)
34 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composed in 1902, this purely instrumental work followed upon three symphonies that had all included vocal parts. This and the opening trumpet motif, an allusion to the rhythm that begins Beethoven's Fifth have been interpreted as Mahler's return to a more conventional idea of the symphonic genre
34 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Composed in 1902, this purely instrumental work followed upon three symphonies that had all included vocal parts. This and the opening trumpet motif, an allusion to the rhythm that begins Beethoven's Fifth have been interpreted as Mahler's return to a more conventional idea of the symphonic genre
Young person's guide to the orchestra ; Simple symphony ; Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge by
Benjamin Britten(
Recording
)
49 editions published between 1960 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
49 editions published between 1960 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 1,294 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bluebeard's castle by
Béla Bartók(
Recording
)
68 editions published between 1963 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Opening scene (13:41) -- First door: Bluebeard's torture chamber (3:57) -- Second door: the armoury (4:03) -- Third door: the treasury (2:30) -- Fourth door: the secret garden (4:48) -- Fifth door: Bluebeard's kingdom (5:45) -- Sixth door: the lake of tears (12:06) -- Seventh door: Bluebeard's former wives (9:00)
68 editions published between 1963 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Opening scene (13:41) -- First door: Bluebeard's torture chamber (3:57) -- Second door: the armoury (4:03) -- Third door: the treasury (2:30) -- Fourth door: the secret garden (4:48) -- Fifth door: Bluebeard's kingdom (5:45) -- Sixth door: the lake of tears (12:06) -- Seventh door: Bluebeard's former wives (9:00)
Violin concerto by
Alban Berg(
)
22 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Titelliste: Felix MENDELSSOHN: Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 1. Allegro molto appssionato 2. Andante 3. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace Edouard LALO: Symphonie Espagnole 4. Allegro ma non troppo
22 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Titelliste: Felix MENDELSSOHN: Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 1. Allegro molto appssionato 2. Andante 3. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace Edouard LALO: Symphonie Espagnole 4. Allegro ma non troppo
A midsummer night's dream by
Benjamin Britten(
Recording
)
19 editions published between 1966 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BRITTEN, Benjamin (conductor)
19 editions published between 1966 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. BRITTEN, Benjamin (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor by
Gaetano Donizetti(
Recording
)
71 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is Maria Callas's only broadcast from the stage of the Met. Hearing "La Divina" in an actual performance is a unique thrill, and Lucia is a huge part of the palpable Callas mystique. Donizetti's bloody tale of the Scottish lass torn from her true love and forced into an arranged marriage, only to go mad and murder her bridegroom on their wedding night, was the perfect vehicle for Callas's wizardry. Her haunting voice simply becomes Lucia's--every facet of emotion so pronounced that we cannot escape her spell
71 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is Maria Callas's only broadcast from the stage of the Met. Hearing "La Divina" in an actual performance is a unique thrill, and Lucia is a huge part of the palpable Callas mystique. Donizetti's bloody tale of the Scottish lass torn from her true love and forced into an arranged marriage, only to go mad and murder her bridegroom on their wedding night, was the perfect vehicle for Callas's wizardry. Her haunting voice simply becomes Lucia's--every facet of emotion so pronounced that we cannot escape her spell
Klavierkonzerte = Piano concertos nos. 18 & 24 by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(
)
55 editions published between 1982 and 1992 in 5 languages and held by 1,153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
55 editions published between 1982 and 1992 in 5 languages and held by 1,153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Symphony no. 1 by
Gustav Mahler(
)
52 editions published between 1964 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Feb. 11, 1998
52 editions published between 1964 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Feb. 11, 1998
Romeo and Juliet by
Sergey Prokofiev(
)
30 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kirov Orchestra in St. Petersburg performs Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
30 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kirov Orchestra in St. Petersburg performs Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
Norma by
Vincenzo Bellini(
Recording
)
74 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 1,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pollione, a Roman Proconsul, has two children by Norma, a Druid priestess, in the course of a long relationship. Norma isn't as young and beautiful as once she was. A temple virgin, Adalgisa, is young and beautiful. Pollione must have her. He has importuned the young virgin to run away with him to Rome, and she has finally agreed. When Norma learns of Pollione's faithlessness, she threatens to kill the two children. Before she can do this, the Druid temple priests apprehend Pollione as he attempts to abscond with their sacred virgin, Adalgisa. The priests build a pyre to burn Pollione to death. Norma relents. Instead of killing the children, she blames herself for her misery and climbs onto the pyre to die with Pollione
74 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 1,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pollione, a Roman Proconsul, has two children by Norma, a Druid priestess, in the course of a long relationship. Norma isn't as young and beautiful as once she was. A temple virgin, Adalgisa, is young and beautiful. Pollione must have her. He has importuned the young virgin to run away with him to Rome, and she has finally agreed. When Norma learns of Pollione's faithlessness, she threatens to kill the two children. Before she can do this, the Druid temple priests apprehend Pollione as he attempts to abscond with their sacred virgin, Adalgisa. The priests build a pyre to burn Pollione to death. Norma relents. Instead of killing the children, she blames herself for her misery and climbs onto the pyre to die with Pollione
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Related Identities
- London Symphony Chorus Other Singer Performer Musician Vocalist Instrumentalist
- Previn, André 1929- Other Performer Conductor Author Composer Instrumentalist Narrator
- Davis, Colin 1927-2013 Other Performer Director Conductor Author Instrumentalist
- Abbado, Claudio Other Singer Performer Director Conductor Author
- London Philharmonic Orchestra Other Performer Musician Conductor Proofreader Instrumentalist
- Hickox, Richard 1948-2008 Other Singer Conductor Performer Author
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich 1840-1893 Musician Conductor Author Contributor Creator Instrumentalist Composer
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Creator Performer Author Contributor Composer
- Dorati, Antal Other Conductor Performer Author Composer
- Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Creator Performer Author Contributor Composer
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Ballet Ballets Ballets--Excerpts Barbie--(Fictitious character) Cantatas, Secular Choruses Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 8 parts) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra Concertos (Cello) Concertos (Oboe and violin with string orchestra), Arranged Concertos (Piano) Concertos (Piano ensemble) Concertos (Pianos (2)) Concertos (Piano with chamber orchestra) Concertos (Violin) Concertos (Violins (2) with string orchestra) Concertos (Violins (3) with string orchestra), Arranged Concertos (Violin with string orchestra) Concertos (Violin with string orchestra), Arranged Europe Fanfares Goliards Jesus Christ Live sound recordings London Symphony Orchestra Marches (Orchestra) Monologues with music (Orchestra) Nutcrackers (Implements) Operas Operas--Excerpts Oratorios Oratorios--Excerpts Orchestral music Orchestral music, Arranged Overtures Owen, Wilfred, Piano music Requiems Rondos (Piano with orchestra) Song cycles Songs, Latin (Medieval and modern) Songs (High voice) with string orchestra Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra String orchestra music Students' songs Suites (Orchestra) Symphonies Variations (Orchestra) Violin with orchestra
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Alternative Names
L.S.O.
L.S.O. (London Symphony Orchestra)
London Symphonic Orchestra
London Symphonie Orchestra
London Symphony
London Symphony Orch.
London Symphony Orchestra britský orchestr
London Symphony Orchestra orkiestra symfoniczna
Londona Simfonia Orkestro
Londoner Symph.-Orchester
Londoner Symphonie-Orchester.
Londoner Symphonieorchester
Londoni Szimfonikus Zenekar
Londonski simfonični orkester
Londonski simfonijski orkestar
Londonskiĭ simfonicheskiĭ orkestr
Londonskij simfoničeskij orkestr.
Londýnský symfonický orchestr
Lontoon sinfoniaorkesteri
LSO
LSO (London Symphony Orchestra)
Orchestra Simfonică din Londra
Orchestre symphonique
Orchestre symphonique de Londres
Orchestre symphonique de Londres le plus ancien orchestre symphonique de Londres
Orchestre symphonique (London)
Orkestra Simfoni London
Orquesta Sinfónica
Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres
Orquesta Sinfónica London
Orquestra Simfònica de Londres
Orquestra Sinfônica de Londres.
Sinfonie-Orchester
Sinfonie-Orchester London
Symphonic Orchestra
Symphonie-Orchester
Symphonie-Orchester London
Symphonieorchester
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra London, London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra
Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα του Λονδίνου
Лондонски симф. орк.
Лондонски симфоничен оркестър
Лондонский симфонический оркестр академический музыкальный коллектив Великобритании
Лондонський симфонічний оркестр
Լոնդոնյան սիմֆոնիկ նվագախումբ
התזמורת הסימפונית של לונדון
ارکستر سمفونیک لندن
런던 교향악단
ロンドン交響楽団
伦敦交响乐团
Languages
English
(350)
Italian (104)
Latin (82)
German (62)
Hungarian (43)
French (25)
Spanish (12)
Multiple languages (3)
German, Middle High (2)
Miscellaneous languages (2)
Russian (1)
Chinese (1)
Portuguese (1)
Dutch (1)
Italian (104)
Latin (82)
German (62)
Hungarian (43)
French (25)
Spanish (12)
Multiple languages (3)
German, Middle High (2)
Miscellaneous languages (2)
Russian (1)
Chinese (1)
Portuguese (1)
Dutch (1)