London Symphony Orchestra

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Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

2:46

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

3:54

Being Alive

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Nick Ingman, Stephen Sondheim

2:28

The Story of My Life

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Pryce Jackman, Neil Diamond

3:57

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

9:34

2023

Classic Rock Renaissance

Sailing (2023 Remaster)

London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Pryce Jackman

Classic Rock Renaissance

4:56

2021

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Eroica, Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: Larghetto

London Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Eroica, Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major

11:50

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

London Symphony Orchestra

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major - Eroica, Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major

13:28

2021

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Classical Overtures

King Stephan, Op. 117: Overture (feat. Anton Nanut)

Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anton Nanut

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Classical Overtures

7:27

2021

Bolero, Daphnis et Chloë, Pavane

Boléro

London Symphony Orchestra

Bolero, Daphnis et Chloë, Pavane

15:34

Daphnis Et Chloë, Suite #2

London Symphony Orchestra

Bolero, Daphnis et Chloë, Pavane

17:35

Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte

London Symphony Orchestra

Bolero, Daphnis et Chloë, Pavane

6:34

2021

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

Final Fantasy VI (Symphonic Poem: Born with the Gift of Magic)

London Symphony Orchestra

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

18:07

Encore: Final Fantasy Series (Fight, Fight, Fight!)

London Symphony Orchestra

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

3:17

Encore: Final Fantasy X (Suteki da Ne)

Katharina Treutler

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

3:43

Final Fantasy X (Piano Concerto): I. Zanarkand

London Symphony Orchestra, Katharina Treutler

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

8:17

Encore: Final Fantasy VII (Continue?)

London Symphony Orchestra

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

4:35

Final Fantasy VII (Symphony in Three Movements): I. Nibelheim Incident

London Symphony Orchestra

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

13:42

Final Fantasy VII (Symphony in Three Movements): II. Words Drowned by Fireworks

London Symphony Orchestra

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

13:38

Final Fantasy X (Piano Concerto): III. Kessen

London Symphony Orchestra, Katharina Treutler

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

4:21

Final Fantasy VII (Symphony in Three Movements): III. the Planet's Crisis

London Symphony Orchestra

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

14:06

Final Fantasy X (Piano Concerto): II. Inori

London Symphony Orchestra, Katharina Treutler

Final Symphony - Music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X

6:36

2017

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)

12:49

2017

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips, Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Transferred from the Original Everest Records Master Tapes)

6:57

2013

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

She's out of My Life

London Symphony Orchestra

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

5:07

Hey Joe

London Symphony Orchestra

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

4:40

Without You

London Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Ford, Thomas Evans, Peter Ham

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

3:58

I Don't Like Mondays (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

9:27

Pinball Wizard (feat. Pete Townshend)

London Symphony Orchestra, Pete Townshend

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

5:58

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

London Symphony Orchestra

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

3:54

Don't Leave Me This Way

London Symphony Orchestra

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

4:18

Vienna (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

5:52

MacArthur Park (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Simply Orchestral Rock - Music from the Classic Rock Series

6:53

2012

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

MacArthur Park (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

6:54

She's out of My Life

London Symphony Orchestra

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

5:05

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

London Symphony Orchestra

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

3:55

Without You

London Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Ford, Thomas Evans, Peter Ham

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

3:56

Pinball Wizard (feat. Pete Townshend)

London Symphony Orchestra, Pete Townshend

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

5:58

Vienna (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (The Collection) (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

5:51

2012

With Love

When I Fall In Love

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Anne Dudley, Victor Young

With Love

3:34

The Story of My Life

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Pryce Jackman, Neil Diamond

With Love

3:57

Every Time We Say Goodbye

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz, Cole Porter

With Love

3:35

2012

Classic Rock

Without You

London Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Ford, Thomas Evans, Peter Ham

Classic Rock

3:58

2012

Classic Rock - Rhapsody in Black

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

London Symphony Orchestra

Classic Rock - Rhapsody in Black

3:54

2012

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

I Don't Like Mondays (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Classic Rock - Rock Classics (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

9:28

2012

Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies

Vienna (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies

5:53

She's out of My Life

London Symphony Orchestra

Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies

5:07

MacArthur Park (feat. The Royal Choral Society)

London Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Choral Society

Classic Rock - Rock Symphonies

6:54

2011

The Masterpieces - Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Masterpieces - Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550

5:54

2010

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto

Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

5:20

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Moderato - Allegro non troppo

Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

18:59

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegro non troppo - Allegro

Maxim Shostakovich, London Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich Symphony No.5

12:16

1993

Moross: Symphony; The Last Judgement; Variations On A Waltz

Fugue

London Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta

Moross: Symphony; The Last Judgement; Variations On A Waltz

3:21

Invention

London Symphony Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta

Moross: Symphony; The Last Judgement; Variations On A Waltz

5:13

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Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

3:54

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation X. Dorabella

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

2:56

English Folk Song Suite: III. March. Folk Songs from Somerset (Orch. Jacob)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

3:03

Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 1, Sea Slumber-Song

Dame Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Janet Baker

5:02

Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 3, A Sabbath Morning at Sea

Dame Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Janet Baker

6:20

Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 2, In Haven. Capri

Dame Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Janet Baker

2:06

Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 4, Where Corals Lie

Dame Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Janet Baker

4:11

Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 5, The Swimmer

Dame Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Janet Baker

6:09

L'invitation au voyage

Dame Janet Baker, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, Janet Baker

4:37

Night on Bald Mountain (From "Natural Born Killers")

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Modest Mussorgsky

11:13

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips, Ludwig van Beethoven

8:19

Shoestring (From "Shoestring")

London Symphony Orchestra, George Fenton

2:44

Dallas (From "Dallas")

London Symphony Orchestra, Immel Jerrold Earle

2:42

Don't Cry for Me Argentina (From "Evita")

London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Lloyd Webber

4:41

Take That Look Off Your Face (From "Song and Dance")

London Symphony Orchestra, Don Black, Andrew Lloyd Webber

3:21

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips, Ludwig van Beethoven

9:44

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

London Symphony Orchestra, Harold Farberman, Gustav Mahler

12:04

The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

6:02

L'Apprenti sorcier

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

11:21

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips, Ludwig van Beethoven

12:49

In the Still of the Night (From "Rosalie")

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Pryce Jackman

3:14

When I Fall In Love

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Anne Dudley, Victor Young

3:34

The Story of My Life

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Pryce Jackman, Neil Diamond

3:57

Every Time We Say Goodbye

Michael Crawford, London Symphony Orchestra, Harry Rabinowitz, Cole Porter

3:35

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips, Ludwig van Beethoven

12:49

Artist bio

The LSO was founded in 1904 as an independent, self governing organization, the first such orchestra in the UK. It played its first concert on 9 June of that year, with Hans Richter conducting. He remained principal conductor until 1911, when Edward Elgar took over for a year, leading six concerts as principal conductor.

More recently, its principal conductors have included Pierre Monteux (1961–64), Istvan Kertesz (1965–68), André Previn (1968–79) and Claudio Abbado (1979–88). From 1988-1995, the American Michael Tilson-Thomas took over, and in 1995, became principal guest conductor. Sir Colin Davis served as the LSO's Principal Conductor from 1995-2006, and in 2007 took the post of President of the orchestra. On 1 January 2007, Valery Gergiev became the LSO's Principal Conductor. Previn holds the title of Conductor Laureate. In 2006, Daniel Harding became the co-principal guest conductor alongside Tilson Thomas. Richard Hickox is the Associate Guest Conductor of the LSO.
The LSO became the first British orchestra to play overseas when it went to Paris in 1906. The LSO was due to sail on the RMS Titanic for a concert in New York in April 1912 but fortunately had to change the booking at the last minute. It was also the first to play in the United States, in 1912, and in 1973 it was the first to be invited to take part in the Salzburg Festival. It continues to make tours around the world.

In 1966 the London Symphony Chorus (LSC) was formed to complement the work of the LSO. with more that two hundred amateur singers, the LSC maintains a close association with the LSO; however it has developed an independent life, which allows it to partner other leading orchestras.

The LSO has long been considered the most extraverted of the London orchestras. For most of its life it refused to allow women to become members, ostensibly on the grounds that women would affect the sound of the orchestra (there has been a similar controversy at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). There is an air of youthful high spirits to much of its music-making that is shown off in performances of such composers as Berlioz and Prokofiev. The LSO has often had internationally-known players as wind soloists, including such artists as James Galway (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Roger Lord (oboe), Osian Ellis (harp), John Georgiadis (violin) and Barry Tuckwell (horn). Like most ensembles, the orchestra has a great ability to vary its sound, producing very different tone colours under such diverse conductors as Stokowski (with whom it made a series of memorable recordings), Adrian Boult, Jascha Horenstein, Georg Solti, André Previn, George Szell, Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, John Barbirolli, and Karl Böhm, who developed a close relationship with the orchestra late in his life. Böhm and Bernstein each held the title of LSO President in their later years.

Clive Gillinson, a former cellist with the orchestra, served as the LSO's Managing Director from 1984 to 2005, and is widely credited with bringing great stability to the LSO's organization after severe fiscal troubles.[1] Since 2005, Kathryn McDowell is the Managing Director of the LSO.[2] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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