London Symphony Orchestra
Overview
Works: | 33,000 works in 71,428 publications in 9 languages and 815,350 library holdings |
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Genres: | Concertos Symphonies Live sound recordings Songs and music Oratorios Music Excerpts Songs Musical settings Operas |
Roles: | Instrumentalist, Performer, Other, Musician, orc, Conductor, orf, Printer, Composer, htt, Contributor, Actor, Proofreader, Producer, Publisher, Narrator, Singer, int |
Classifications: | M1001, 782.23 |
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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 )
- Bloomberg big decisions( Visual )
- 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 )
- Bravo LSO! : for large orchestra (2004) by Colin Matthews( )
- Bow to baton : a leader's life by John Georgiadis( Book )
- The opening of the Barbican Centre by Her Majesty The Queen 3 March 1982 by Barbican Centre for Arts and Conferences( Book )
- Committee on the London orchestras. Report by Arts Council of Great Britain( Book )
- LSO : the music men( Book )
- Markings by Ulysses Kay( Recording )
- LSO season guide by London Symphony Orchestra( )
- To aid Spanish children : Royal Albert Hall, March 28th, 1939 : Pablo Casals with the London Symphony Orchestra( Book )
- An evening with the London Symphony Orchestra( Book )
- Oral history with Ernest Fleischmann by Ernest Fleischmann( )
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Most widely held works by
London Symphony Orchestra
Piano concerto no. 1 by
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky(
)
63 editions published between 1965 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 2,093 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents: Piano concerto no. 1 (Tchaikovsky), Piano concerto no. 5 (Beethoven)
63 editions published between 1965 and 2020 in 4 languages and held by 2,093 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents: Piano concerto no. 1 (Tchaikovsky), Piano concerto no. 5 (Beethoven)
Violin concertos by
Johann Sebastian Bach(
)
67 editions published between 1970 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concertos. Violon, cordes et basse continue. BWV 1041. La mineur. Bach, Johann Sebastian
67 editions published between 1970 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Concertos. Violon, cordes et basse continue. BWV 1041. La mineur. Bach, Johann Sebastian
War requiem by
Benjamin Britten(
Recording
)
71 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 1,954 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
71 editions published between 1963 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 1,954 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(
)
24 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,796 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eugune Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra are joined by the Rutgers University Choir, Janice Harsanyi, Rudolf Petrak, and Harve Presnell for this 1960 production of Orff's Carmina Burana
24 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,796 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Eugune Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra are joined by the Rutgers University Choir, Janice Harsanyi, Rudolf Petrak, and Harve Presnell for this 1960 production of Orff's Carmina Burana
Copland conducts Copland by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
59 editions published between 1969 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
59 editions published between 1969 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,603 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Romeo and Juliet by
Sergej Sergeevič Prokofʹev(
)
43 editions published between 1973 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kirov Orchestra in St. Petersburg performs Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
43 editions published between 1973 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 1,489 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kirov Orchestra in St. Petersburg performs Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
Piano concertos = Klavierkonzerte by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(
)
36 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded March, 1980, Kingsway Hall, London
36 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded March, 1980, Kingsway Hall, London
Messiah by
George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)
126 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,431 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
126 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,431 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
Symphony no. 6 by
Gustav Mahler(
)
40 editions published between 2002 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bruckners 6. Sinfonie aus dem Jahr 1881 ist hier zu hören mit dem London Symphony Orchestra unter seinem Chefdirigenten Simon Rattle
40 editions published between 2002 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bruckners 6. Sinfonie aus dem Jahr 1881 ist hier zu hören mit dem London Symphony Orchestra unter seinem Chefdirigenten Simon Rattle
Piano concertos by
Ludwig van Beethoven(
)
19 editions published between 1973 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1973 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Piano concerto No. 2 ; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini by
Sergei Rachmaninoff(
)
16 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roméo et Juliette by
Hector Berlioz(
)
53 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roméo et Juliette: Symphonie dramatique avec choeurs, solos de chant et prologue en récitatif choral, op. 17. Texte: Emile Deschamps
53 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roméo et Juliette: Symphonie dramatique avec choeurs, solos de chant et prologue en récitatif choral, op. 17. Texte: Emile Deschamps
Symphony no. 2 by
Sergueï Vassilievitch Rachmaninov(
)
16 editions published between 1981 and 2021 in No Linguistic content and German and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following the critically acclaimed and award winning recordings of Rossini's Stabat Mater and Verdi's Requiem, conductor Antonio Pappano leads the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in this brand new recording of the twentieth century's most thrilling and emotive symphonies. Coupled with Anatoly Liadov's beautiful tone poem, this release marks a return to symphonic music, which suits their passionate, sophisticated and virtuosic talents
16 editions published between 1981 and 2021 in No Linguistic content and German and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following the critically acclaimed and award winning recordings of Rossini's Stabat Mater and Verdi's Requiem, conductor Antonio Pappano leads the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in this brand new recording of the twentieth century's most thrilling and emotive symphonies. Coupled with Anatoly Liadov's beautiful tone poem, this release marks a return to symphonic music, which suits their passionate, sophisticated and virtuosic talents
Symphony no. 4 by
Gustav Mahler(
)
42 editions published between 1971 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tschaikowskis 4. Sinfonie f-Moll op. 36 entstand 1877 zu einer Zeit persönlicher Umbrüche und dem Beginn seiner Korrespondenz mit seiner Gönnerin Nadeschda von Meck. Das "mit Liebe und glühender Begeisterung" komponierte Werk gilt als das mit der größten autobiografischen Nähe und gehört zusammen mit der 5. und 6. Sinfonie zu den populären Sinfonien Tschaikowskis. Gianandrea Noseda, bekannt für seine meisterhaften Interpretationen des russischen Repertoires, dirigiert hier das London Symphony Orchestra und ergänzt die Aufnahme mit einem weiteren russischen Klassik-Klassiker, den Bildern einer Ausstellung von Modest Mussorgsky in der Instrumentierung von Maurice Ravel
42 editions published between 1971 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tschaikowskis 4. Sinfonie f-Moll op. 36 entstand 1877 zu einer Zeit persönlicher Umbrüche und dem Beginn seiner Korrespondenz mit seiner Gönnerin Nadeschda von Meck. Das "mit Liebe und glühender Begeisterung" komponierte Werk gilt als das mit der größten autobiografischen Nähe und gehört zusammen mit der 5. und 6. Sinfonie zu den populären Sinfonien Tschaikowskis. Gianandrea Noseda, bekannt für seine meisterhaften Interpretationen des russischen Repertoires, dirigiert hier das London Symphony Orchestra und ergänzt die Aufnahme mit einem weiteren russischen Klassik-Klassiker, den Bildern einer Ausstellung von Modest Mussorgsky in der Instrumentierung von Maurice Ravel
La Cenerentola by
Gioacchino Rossini(
)
73 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An adaptation of the Cinderella story. The story is the familiar fairy tale but with the fairy element left out. In place of the fairy godmother, we have Alidoro, a philosophic person and friend of the Prince. The glass slipper is replaced with a pair of bracelets. One of these bracelets is given to the Prince at the ball and recognition of the other leads to the customary happy ending
73 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An adaptation of the Cinderella story. The story is the familiar fairy tale but with the fairy element left out. In place of the fairy godmother, we have Alidoro, a philosophic person and friend of the Prince. The glass slipper is replaced with a pair of bracelets. One of these bracelets is given to the Prince at the ball and recognition of the other leads to the customary happy ending
Cello concerto by
Antonín Dvořák(
)
69 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,287 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The much-anticipated album from the brilliant young American cellist. Alisa Weilerstein is the first cellist for many years to play the Elgar Concerto with Daniel Barenboim, and his decision to record it with her is a major statement
69 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,287 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The much-anticipated album from the brilliant young American cellist. Alisa Weilerstein is the first cellist for many years to play the Elgar Concerto with Daniel Barenboim, and his decision to record it with her is a major statement
Semiramide by
Gioacchino Rossini(
Recording
)
88 editions published between 1966 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Semiramide: Melodramma tragico in due atti. Libretto: Gaetano Rossi
88 editions published between 1966 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Semiramide: Melodramma tragico in due atti. Libretto: Gaetano Rossi
A midsummer night's dream by
Benjamin Britten(
)
16 editions published between 1966 and 2021 in English and German and held by 1,266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of opera's most original Shakespeare adaptations comes to live in this broadcast with James Conlon conducting a youthful ensemble cast of rising stars, led by Iestyn Davies and Kathleen Kim as Oberon and Tytania, King and Queen of the fairies. The quartet of lovers is portrayed by Elizabeth DeShong (Hermia), Joseph Kaiser (Lysander), Erin Wall (Helena), and Michael Todd Simpson (Demetrius). Matthew Rose sings the donkey-headed Bottom and Riley Costello is the mischievous Puck
16 editions published between 1966 and 2021 in English and German and held by 1,266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of opera's most original Shakespeare adaptations comes to live in this broadcast with James Conlon conducting a youthful ensemble cast of rising stars, led by Iestyn Davies and Kathleen Kim as Oberon and Tytania, King and Queen of the fairies. The quartet of lovers is portrayed by Elizabeth DeShong (Hermia), Joseph Kaiser (Lysander), Erin Wall (Helena), and Michael Todd Simpson (Demetrius). Matthew Rose sings the donkey-headed Bottom and Riley Costello is the mischievous Puck
Messiah : arias and choruses by
George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)
24 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arias and choruses from Handel's Messiah
24 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arias and choruses from Handel's Messiah
Piano concerto, no. 3 by
Sergei Rachmaninoff(
)
39 editions published between 1966 and 2021 in 4 languages and held by 1,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Emil Gilels fra Russland spiller her blant annet Saint-Saëns g-moll konsert, for den er en av de mest briljante innen sin sjanger. Og hvilket spill Gilels leverer. Man blir både rett og slett glad over å høre slik spontan musisering. Perlende elegant, men også med all den tyngde romantiske klaverkonserter krever
39 editions published between 1966 and 2021 in 4 languages and held by 1,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Emil Gilels fra Russland spiller her blant annet Saint-Saëns g-moll konsert, for den er en av de mest briljante innen sin sjanger. Og hvilket spill Gilels leverer. Man blir både rett og slett glad over å høre slik spontan musisering. Perlende elegant, men også med all den tyngde romantiske klaverkonserter krever
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- London Symphony Chorus Other Singer Performer Musician Vocalist Contributor Actor Instrumentalist Narrator
- Previn, André 1929-2019 Other Performer Director Conductor Author Contributor Narrator Instrumentalist Composer
- Davis, Colin 1927-2013 Other Copyright holder Performer Director Conductor Author Editor Instrumentalist
- Abbado, Claudio Other Singer Performer Director Conductor Author Instrumentalist
- London Philharmonic Orchestra Other Performer Musician Conductor Proofreader Instrumentalist
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich 1840-1893 Musician Bibliographic antecedent Conductor Author Contributor Creator Instrumentalist Composer
- Hickox, Richard 1948-2008 Other Conductor Performer Contributor
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Performer Musician Author Contributor Creator Composer
- Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Performer Musician Author Contributor Creator Instrumentalist Composer
- Dorati, Antal Other Performer Conductor Author Instrumentalist Composer
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Ballets Ballets--Excerpts Cantatas, Secular Cello with orchestra Cello with orchestra, Arranged Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra Cinderella--(Legendary character) Concertos (Cello) Concertos (Oboe and violin with string orchestra) Concertos (Piano) Concertos (Piano ensemble) Concertos (Pianos (2)) Concertos (Violin) Concertos (Violins (2) with string orchestra) Concertos (Violin with string orchestra) Concertos (Violin with string orchestra), Arranged Goliards Jesus Christ Live sound recordings London Symphony Orchestra Monologues with music (Orchestra) Operas Operas--Excerpts Oratorios Oratorios--Excerpts Orchestral music Orchestral music, Arranged Overtures Owen, Wilfred, Piano music Piano with orchestra Requiems Rhapsodies (Music) Rondos (Piano with orchestra) Semiramis,--Queen, consort of Shamshi-Adad V, King of Assyria, Shakespeare, William, Songs, Latin (Medieval and modern) Songs (High voice) with orchestra String orchestra music Students' songs Suites (Orchestra) Suites (Piano) Suites (Violin with orchestra), Arranged Symphonic poems Symphonies Variations (Cello with orchestra) Variations (Piano with orchestra) Violin with orchestra Violin with orchestra, Arranged
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Alternative Names
L.S.O.
L.S.O. (London Symphony Orchestra)
London Symph. Orch.
London Symphonic Orchestra
London Symphony
London Symphony Orch.
London Symphony Orchestra Britisches Orchester
London Symphony Orchestra Brits orkest
London Symphony Orchestra britský orchestr
London Symphony Orchestra orkiestra symfoniczna
Londona Simfonia Orkestro
Londonas Simfoniskais orķestris
Londoner Symph.-Orchester
Londoner Symphonie-Orchester
Londoner Symphonieorchester
Londoni Sümfooniaorkester.
Londoni Szimfonikus Zenekar
Londono simfoninis orkestras
Londonski simfonični orkester
Londonski simfonijski orkestar
Londonskiĭ simfonicheskiĭ orkestr
Londonskij simfoničeskij orkestr.
Londýnsky symfonický orchester
Londýnský symfonický orchestr
Lontoon sinfoniaorkesteri
LSO
LSO (London Symphony Orchestra)
Orchestra Simfonică din Londra
Orchestre symphonique
Orchestre symphonique de Londres.
Orchestre symphonique de Londres orchestre symphonique britannique
Orchestre symphonique (London)
Orchestre Symphonique (Londýn, Anglicko)
Orkestra Simfoni London
Orquesta Sinfónica
Orquesta sinfonica de Londres
Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres la orquesta de Londres, lleva activa desde 1904
Orquestra Simfònica de Londres
Orquestra Sinfônica de Londres.
Sinfonie-Orchester
Sinfonie-Orchester (London)
Symphonic Orchestra
Symphonie-Orchester
Symphonie-Orchester (Londýn, Anglicko)
Symphonieorchester
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra (Londres)
The London Symphony Orchestra
Ūkistrā Landan al-Sīmfūnīyah
Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα του Λονδίνου βρετανική συμφωνική ορχήστρα με έδρα το Λονδίνο
Лондонски симфоничен оркестър
Лондонский симф. орк.
Лондонский симфонический оркестр
Лондонский симфонический оркестр академический музыкальный коллектив Великобритании
Лондонський симфонічний оркестр
Լոնդոնյան սիմֆոնիկ նվագախումբ
התזמורת הסימפונית של לונדון תזמורת
ارکستر سمفونیک لندن
أوكسترا لندن السيمفونية
ลอนดอนซิมโฟนีออร์เคสตรา
런던 교향악단
런던 심포니 오케스트라
ロンドン交響楽団
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