London Symphony Orchestra
Overview
| Works: | 26,850 works in 53,769 publications in 13 languages and 654,906 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Symphonies Songs and music Live sound recordings Operas Concertos Oratorios Excerpts Musical settings Music Songs |
| Roles: | Performer, Instrumentalist, Musician, Other, Conductor, orc, orf, Printer, Producer, Proofreader, Composer, Publisher, Singer, int |
| Classifications: | M1012, 782.1 |
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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 )
- Committee on the London orchestras. Report 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 )
- Markings by Ulysses Kay( Recording )
- LSO season guide by London Symphony Orchestra( )
- Leopold Stokowski sound recordings by Leopold Stokowski( )
- Living music( )
- Oral history with Ernest Fleischmann by Ernest Fleischmann( )
- conducted by Oliver Daniel by Harold Lawrence( )
- [Barry Tuckwell collection of correspondence and other papers]( )
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Most widely held works by
London Symphony Orchestra
Violin concertos by
Johann Sebastian Bach(
)
57 editions published between 1987 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 1,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Den tyske fiolinisten Anne-Sophie Mutter er tilbake med ny utgivelse sammen med Trondheimsolistene. På repertoaret står denne gangen "Fiolinkonsert nr. 1 i a-moll", BWV 1041 og "Fiolinkonsert nr. 2 i E-dur", BWV 1042 av Johann Sebastian Bach. Albumet inneholder også fiolinkonserten "In tempus praesens", konsert for fiolin og orkester av Sofia Gubaidulina, skrevet spesielt til Anne-Sophie Mutter. Fiolinkonsertene er spilt inn med London Symphony Orchestra under ledelse av Valery Gergiev
57 editions published between 1987 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 1,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Den tyske fiolinisten Anne-Sophie Mutter er tilbake med ny utgivelse sammen med Trondheimsolistene. På repertoaret står denne gangen "Fiolinkonsert nr. 1 i a-moll", BWV 1041 og "Fiolinkonsert nr. 2 i E-dur", BWV 1042 av Johann Sebastian Bach. Albumet inneholder også fiolinkonserten "In tempus praesens", konsert for fiolin og orkester av Sofia Gubaidulina, skrevet spesielt til Anne-Sophie Mutter. Fiolinkonsertene er spilt inn med London Symphony Orchestra under ledelse av Valery Gergiev
Carmina burana by
Carl Orff(
)
66 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 1,742 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
66 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 1,742 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
Copland conducts Copland by
Aaron Copland(
Recording
)
46 editions published between 1969 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
46 editions published between 1969 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
War requiem by
Benjamin Britten(
Recording
)
58 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,428 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
58 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,428 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
Norma by
Vincenzo Bellini(
Recording
)
78 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 1,338 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
78 editions published between 1962 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 1,338 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
Messiah : arias and choruses by
George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)
12 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arias and choruses from Handel's Messiah
12 editions published between 1961 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arias and choruses from Handel's Messiah
Piano concerto no. 1 by
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky(
)
49 editions published between 1965 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents: Piano concerto no. 1 (Tchaikovsky), Piano concerto no. 5 (Beethoven)
49 editions published between 1965 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents: Piano concerto no. 1 (Tchaikovsky), Piano concerto no. 5 (Beethoven)
Cello concerto by
Antonín Dvořák(
)
53 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,195 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
53 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,195 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
The Messiah by
George Frideric Handel(
Recording
)
103 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,187 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
103 editions published between 1928 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,187 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
Barbie in the Nutcracker by
Owen Hurley(
Visual
)
27 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,145 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
27 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,145 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
Lucia di Lammermoor by
Gaetano Donizetti(
Recording
)
64 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,142 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
64 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,142 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
Romeo and Juliet by
Sergey Prokofiev(
)
29 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kirov Orchestra in St. Petersburg performs Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
29 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kirov Orchestra in St. Petersburg performs Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
Violin concerto by
Johannes Brahms(
)
42 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents : Violin concerto in D, Academic festival overture, Variations on a theme by Haydn, Wiegenlied, Hungarian dances
42 editions published between 1969 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 1,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents : Violin concerto in D, Academic festival overture, Variations on a theme by Haydn, Wiegenlied, Hungarian dances
Piano concerto, no. 3 by
Sergei Rachmaninoff(
)
35 editions published between 1966 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,101 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
35 editions published between 1966 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 1,101 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
The planets : op. 32 by
Gustav Holst(
)
40 editions published between 1958 and 2002 in 5 languages and held by 1,083 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brief historical notes included in container insert. Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with Geoffrey Simon conducting. Includes Holst's "The Planets" followed by a selection by Niccollo Paganini
40 editions published between 1958 and 2002 in 5 languages and held by 1,083 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brief historical notes included in container insert. Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with Geoffrey Simon conducting. Includes Holst's "The Planets" followed by a selection by Niccollo Paganini
Symphony no. 5 by
Gustav Mahler(
)
37 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,068 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
37 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,068 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
Symphony no. 7 by
Gustav Mahler(
)
24 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Super Audio CD
24 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Super Audio CD
Candide by
Leonard Bernstein(
Recording
)
42 editions published between 1991 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,058 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New York City Opera
42 editions published between 1991 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,058 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New York City Opera
Giovanna d'Arco by
Giuseppe Verdi(
)
46 editions published between 1973 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Booklet contains notes on Verdi's career & the first performance of this opera, a synopsis, the libretto and biographical sketches of the soloists & conductor
46 editions published between 1973 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Booklet contains notes on Verdi's career & the first performance of this opera, a synopsis, the libretto and biographical sketches of the soloists & conductor
Rigoletto by
Giuseppe Verdi(
Recording
)
52 editions published between 1971 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,034 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This recording contains the complete opera sung in Italian. The book contains the complete text of the libretto with annotations in both English and Italian and a critical historical commentary. The text also includes the background of the composer, biographies of the principal singers and conductor
52 editions published between 1971 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,034 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This recording contains the complete opera sung in Italian. The book contains the complete text of the libretto with annotations in both English and Italian and a critical historical commentary. The text also includes the background of the composer, biographies of the principal singers and conductor
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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 Performer Interviewee Conductor Author
- Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich 1840-1893 Musician Conductor Author Contributor Creator Composer
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Creator Performer Author Composer
- Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Other Performer Author Contributor Creator Composer
- Dorati, Antal Other Conductor Performer Author Composer
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Ballets Ballets--Excerpts Barbie--(Fictitious character) Cantatas, Secular Cello with orchestra 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 (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 Goliards Jesus Christ Joan,--of Arc, Saint, Live sound recordings London Symphony Orchestra Monologues with music (Orchestra) Musicals Music--Computer network resources New York (State)--New York Operas Operas--Excerpts Oratorios Oratorios--Excerpts Orchestral music Orchestral music, Arranged Overtures Owen, Wilfred, Piano music Planets Requiems Songs, Latin (Medieval and modern) String orchestra music Students' songs Suites (Orchestra) Suites (Piano) Suites (Violin with orchestra), Arranged Suites (Violin with string orchestra) Symphonic poems Symphonies Variations (Cello with orchestra) Variations (Orchestra) Violin and piano music Violin with orchestra
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Alternative Names
L.S.O.
L.S.O. (London Symphony Orchestra)
London Cinema Orchestra
London Symph. Orch.
London Symphonic Orchestra
London Symphonie Orchestra
London Symphony
London Symphony Orch.
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.
Londýnský symfonický orchestr
Lontoon sinfoniaorkesteri
LSO
LSO (London Symphony Orchestra)
Orchestra Cinema
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 симф. орк.
Лондонский симфонический оркестр
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
(283)
Italian (177)
Latin (62)
German (56)
French (16)
Spanish (12)
Multiple languages (4)
Dutch (4)
German, Middle High (2)
Russian (2)
Chinese (1)
Portuguese (1)
Miscellaneous languages (1)
Italian (177)
Latin (62)
German (56)
French (16)
Spanish (12)
Multiple languages (4)
Dutch (4)
German, Middle High (2)
Russian (2)
Chinese (1)
Portuguese (1)
Miscellaneous languages (1)