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Music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda is also one of the world's most sought-after conductors, recognized equally for his artistry in  the concert hall and the opera house.Gianandrea's award-winning recordings are distributed by LSO Live, for whom he also records as principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.  His discography spans over 80 recordings.He became general music director of the Zurich Opera House in September 2021 and he reached an important milestone in May 2024, conducting two highly praised complete Ring Cycles.In the summer of 2024, he led an international festival tour with European Union Youth Orchestra which took them to the Edinburgh Festival and the Lucerne Festival. In 2019, he was appointed the founding music director of the Tsinandali Festival and Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra in the village of Tsinandali, Georgia.A native of Milan, Gianandrea is Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, marking his contribution to the artistic life of Italy. He has been honored as Musical America's Conductor of the Year (2015) and International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year (2016). In 2023, he received the Puccini Award, joining the likes of Maria Callas, Birgit Nilsson, and Luciano Pavarotti.

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And I think it was in the middle of that process that I started to realize that like the Israelites sort of collecting their stones and piling them all together, and to what is called an Ebenezer, I think, here I raise mine every day. And so, all these things started to dawn on me that this was a thing, and I hadn't realized that these stones were related, and they needed...then they build up to something. And so, it didn't happen before, it happened during the process of becoming an opera singer. And then, as the career progressed, the talking about it I was sort of forced always to talk about faith and sort of what it meant to me. I mean, it was in a very cursory kind of way, but it was frequently brought up and then maybe that was also contributed to the fact that I realized it was more of a call than I had realized.---In this episode, listen as Ben Heppner (Canadian tenor and broadcaster) shares with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) about the role of Scripture in his life. Recorded as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Ben talks about discovering in his early years a view of the Bible as bread, not stone, that gives life, and points you to Jesus. Referring to Joshua 4:9 and 1 Samuel 7, he shares how, in retrospect, he realized that over the years, God helped him to add different elements to his toolkit, including opera. He explains how the church has been foundational in his life and acknowledges that it was in the church that he learned the ropes of being a public singer.Ben Heppner is a celebrated Canadian tenor whose career highlights include roles in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, and La Scala. Ben Heppner's contributions to the world of classical music extend to concert performances, recordings, and collaborations with renowned orchestras and conductors. He is a 1988 winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions and received Grammy® Awards in 1998 for his recording of Die Meistersinger on London/Decca records and in 2001 for his recording of Les Troyens with the London Symphony Orchestra on LSO Live. Heppner hosted CBC Radio's SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA, featuring the finest opera productions and recordings from around the world from 2013 to 2021, and now hosts CBS Radio's BACKSTAGE, where he shares stories from behind the scenes. Ben Heppner lives in Toronto with his wife. He has three grown children and five grandchildren. Heppner loves drinking coffee on the deck and touring the countryside on his motorcycle.

In this episode, listen as Ben Heppner (Canadian tenor and broadcaster) shares with Rev. Dr. Andrew Stirling (Ambassador, Canadian Bible Society) about the role of Scripture in his life. Recorded as part of a series entitled The Word for Life: When Scripture Comes Alive, Ben talks about discovering in his early years a view of the Bible as bread, not stone, that gives life, and points you to Jesus. Referring to Joshua 4:9 and 1 Samuel 7, he shares how, in retrospect, he realized that over the years, God helped him to add different elements to his toolkit, including opera. He explains how the church has been foundational in his life and acknowledges that it was in the church that he learned the ropes of being a public singer.Ben Heppner is a celebrated Canadian tenor whose career highlights include roles in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, and La Scala. Ben Heppner's contributions to the world of classical music extend to concert performances, recordings, and collaborations with renowned orchestras and conductors. He is a 1988 winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions and received Grammy® Awards in 1998 for his recording of Die Meistersinger on London/Decca records and in 2001 for his recording of Les Troyens with the London Symphony Orchestra on LSO Live. Heppner hosted CBC Radio's SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA, featuring the finest opera productions and recordings from around the world from 2013 to 2021, and now hosts CBS Radio's BACKSTAGE, where he shares stories from behind the scenes. Ben Heppner lives in Toronto with his wife. He has three grown children and five grandchildren. Heppner loves drinking coffee on the deck and touring the countryside on his motorcycle.---Learn more about the Canadian Bible Society: biblesociety.caConnect with us on Instagram: @canadianbiblesocietyWhether you're well-versed in Scripture or just starting out on your journey, The Bible Course offers a superb overview of the world's best-selling book.  This eight-session course will help you grow in your understanding of the Bible. Watch the first session of The Bible Course and learn more at biblecourse.ca. Help people hear God speak: biblesociety.ca/donate---Learn more about Ben Heppner thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ben-heppner 

durée : 00:10:46 - Mozart: Violin Concertos - Gil Shaham, SWR Symphonieorchester, Nicholas McGegan - Célébrant l'union du classique et du jazz, la dernière version de LSO Live résume le meilleur des deux genres avec une sélection irrésistible d'œuvres de Bernstein, Stravinsky et Golijov, dirigée par Sir Simon Rattle.

In the second part of Charlie's chat with Vic Reeves, the Jim/Vic/Chin name discussion continues, with both Vic and Charlie adding more names to the pile. Vic describes his first ever comedy gig and the creation of 'Vic Reeves', and he picks more musical favourites, including the classical music equivalent of a Black Sabbath track and the saddest piece of classical music ever written. This episode features extracts from Shostakovich's Symphony No.8, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with Gianandrea Noseda, available on the London Symphony Orchestra's own label, LSO Live: https://lsolive.lso.co.uk/. We also heard the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink, performing Nimrod from Elgar's Enigma Variations, and later we heard the LPO, conducted by Jaap van Zweden, with part of the Adagietto from Mahler's Symphony Number 5. Both recordings available to buy at lpo.org.uk. The other clip was from Vaughan Williams' Norfolk Rhapsody No.1, performed by the Halle Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder, taken from an album called English Landscapes which is available at halle.co.uk

Something happened in 2020. Well, lots of things happened in 2020. But I'm thinking of something in particular. And really, it's not something that happened, but rather something that didn't. This episode explores how four musical notes came to be so incredibly famous all around the world. For full episode notes, visit: https://shows.acast.com/roundness/episodes Roundness is a cross-disciplinary podcast produced by the Queen's Library at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet. (https://www.qebarnet.co.uk) Beethoven Symphony recordings, conducted by Bernard Haitink, provided courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra’s record label, LSO Live. Visit www.lsolive.co.uk to find out more. Additional music provided courtesy of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Alessio Bax with the Southbank Sinfonia conducted by Simon Over. "Clusticus The Mistaken" by Doctor Turtle (https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/) licensed under CC BY 4.0. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Episode illustration by Simba Baylon (Instagram: @simbalenciaga) For full episode notes, visit: https://shows.acast.com/roundness/episodes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bob Mortimer, one half of legendary comedy duo Reeves & Mortimer, chats to Charlie about the music from ‘Gone Fishing', writing his autobiography, being such a good liar in ‘Would I Lie to You?', sexy classical music and more. Episode 4 of the Charlie Higson and Friends podcast features an extract of ‘Alternate Repetitions' by Laurent Dury, followed by ‘In Paradisum' from Faure's Requiem, performed by the LSO Chamber Ensemble and Tenebrae, available on the London Symphony Orchestra's own label, LSO Live. The episode also includes a short clip of the orchestral version of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Bedford.

Bob Mortimer – one half of legendary comedy duo Reeves and Mortimer, and star of ‘Would I Lie to You?' and ‘Gone Fishing' – joins Charlie to chat about music, song lyrics, his favourite ever film, going to the opera, recovering from heart surgery, working with Paul Whitehouse, the similarities between fly-fishing and classical music – and plenty more besides. This episode features an extract from the Prelude of Bach's Cello Suite No.2, played by David Kenedy, used with permission from Signum recordings and available here: https://signumrecords.com/product/j-s-bach-six-solo-cello-suites/SIGCD091/ The extract of Verdi's Otello was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Colin Davis, available on the London Symphony Orchestra's own label, LSO Live: https://lsolive.lso.co.uk/products/verdi-otello. The Halle Orchestra and Mark Elder were playing Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony, available to buy at halle.co.uk. Finally we heard a clip from ‘Vide Cor Meum' from Hannibal by Patrick Cassidy and Hans Zimmer, performed by the Lyndhurst Orchestra under Gavin Greenaway, and the soloists were Danielle de Niese and Bruno Lazzaretti.

In the second part of Charlie's chat with his best and oldest friend, The Fast Show co-creator Paul Whitehouse, the friends talk about music snobbery, Match of the Day, John Lydon, going to the opera in a shorts and T-shirt, lockdown locks – and DJ Mike Smash also makes an appearance. The podcast features an extract of ‘Torna a Surriento' by Ernesto de Curtis, performed by Luciano Pavarotti and the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentina. We also heard a clip of ‘Off Side' by Barry Stoller, better known as the Match of the Day theme, followed by part of Mozart's Violin Concerto No.5, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra & Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, available on the London Symphony Orchestra's own label, LSO Live: https://lsolive.lso.co.uk/. Paul chose an extract of Louis Farrakhan's live performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and the final extract was from ‘Going to Sleep' from Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs, performed by Jessye Norman and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. The Charlie Higson and Friends podcasts were originally broadcast as a series on Scala Radio in April 2021. Scala Radio is a classical music and entertainment station broadcasting across the UK on DAB digital radio, smart speaker, SKY TV channel 0216, the Scala Radio app and online at scalaradio.co.uk

Today on the Music Business Podcast, we invite Chief Commercial Officer at Chartmetric, Chaz Jenkins. Prior to joining Chartmetric, Chaz founded Grammy Award-winning label LSO Live, an artist management company, and was VP of International Marketing at Universal Music Group. In this episode, Chad discusses the concept of Trigger cities - cities off the beaten path with a very high density of DSP users likely to share your music. As outlined in the “Trigger Cities” blog post, DSP algorithms take note of trigger cities and weigh success in them more heavily than traditional markets, helping burgeoning artists in those cities attract more visibility on the platform. We additionally discuss success on which digital platforms indicate long term success, how data has transformed the music industry over time, and more.As always, feel free to leave a comment or a review on what you thought about the episode on Apple Podcasts or on the Music Business Podcast instagram @musicbusinesspodcast. We’re also very excited to connect with our community on Patreon, MusicBusinessPodcast.com/Community. We look forward to you joining our community! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andy Doe joins us again to discuss the perils of having software-controlled audio equipment. After the Affaire Sonos, when the company announced that a lot of its older products would become "obsolete," perhaps it's time to think more carefully about how long hardware we buy will last, when it depends on software. Guest: Andy Doe (https://properdiscord.com) Show notes: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk) LSO Live (https://lsolive.lso.co.uk) Starting in May 2020, some of our oldest products will no longer receive software updates or new features. We want to explain why and your options. (https://blog.sonos.com/en-gb/end-of-software-updates-for-legacy-products/) Sonos Recycling Program Just Creates Waste (https://kirkville.com/sonos-recycling-program-just-creates-waste/) Playing Multi-Room Audio After Sonos (https://kirkville.com/playing-multi-room-audio-after-sonos/) Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google – The New York Times (https://kirkville.com/sonos-squeezed-by-the-tech-giants-sues-google-the-new-york-times/) HomePod vs. Sonos One Stereo Pair Comparison (https://kirkville.com/homepod-vs-sonos-one-stereo-pair-comparison/) AirPlay (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPlay) Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google – The New York Times (https://kirkville.com/sonos-squeezed-by-the-tech-giants-sues-google-the-new-york-times/) Episode #147 - Kirk's New Sonos Amp (https://www.thenexttrack.com/150) Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers) The Cost of Avast's Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks (https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks) Internet of Shit (https://internetofshit.net/home) Our next tracks: Yesterday (https://amzn.to/37CbelR) The Rezillos: Can't Stand The Rezillos (https://amzn.to/38P7j5C) If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Violinist Nikolaj Znaider talks to Gramophone's James Jolly about recording Mozart for LSO Live, and about the Carl Nielsen International Competition.

I programmet diskuteras Brahms serenader med Gävle symfoniorkester, norska verk med trumpet i fokus, Frank Almond spelar på 300-årig violin samt Prokofjevs Romeo och Julia med Petrenko på pulten. I panelen Camilla Lundberg, Kalle Moraeus och Tony Lundman som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor:  JOHANNES BRAHMS Serenader Gävle symfoniorkester Jaime Martin, dirigent Ondine ODE 1291-2 VARIATIONS OVER VARIATIONS Musik av Alfred Janson, Jan Erik Mikalsen, Knut Vaage och Maja S. K. Ratkje Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet Norska radions orkester Miguel Harth-Bedoya, dirigent Aurora ACD 5096 A VIOLINS LIFE (2) Musik för violin och piano av Amanda Maier-Röntgen, Eduard Tubin och L v Beethoven Frank Almond, violin William Wolfram, piano Avie AV 2363 SERGEJ PROKOFJEV Romeo och Julia Oslos filharmoniska orkester Vasily Petrenko, dirigent LAWO LWC 1105 Referensen - Prokofjev Johan jämför med och refererar till Sergej Prokofjevs balett Romeo och Julia med Berlins filharmoniker under Esa-Pekka Salonen, inspelad 1988 på skivmärket Sony.  Sofia möter Victoria Borisova-Ollas Sofia Nyblom träffade kompositören i hemmet under takåsarna i Gamla stan i Stockholm inför den stundande premiären av operan Dracula på Stockholmsoperan 28 oktober. Samtalet kretsade bland annat runt komponerandet kring operan, den första symfonin samt  den försenade premiären i Göteborg av den andra symfonin. Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Brahms serenader med Londons filharmoniker under ledning av Adrian Boult på EMI; Gewandthausorchester, Leipzig, ledd av Riccardo Chailly på Decca; Concertgebouw-orkestern dirigerad av Bernard Haitink på Philips; Londons symfoniorkester tillsammans med dirigenten Michael Tilson Thomas på Sony samt med New Yorks symfoniker under ledning av Leonard Bernstein på Sony. Griegs Ballad g-moll med Artur Rubinstein på märket RCA. Maier-Röntgens Violinsonat h-moll med Cecilia Zilliacus och Bengt Forsberg på dB Productions. Prokofjevs balett Romeo och Julia i komplett version med Cleveland-orkestern ledd av Lorin Maazel på skivmäket Decca; med Bostons symfoniorkester ledd av Seiji Ozawa på DG; Mariinsky-teaterns orkester, S:t Petersburg under Valerij Gergijev på Philips; Londons symfoniorkester under Valerij Gergijev på LSO Live; Tjeckiska filharmonin ledd av Karel Ancerl på Supraphon samt med Berlins filharmoniker dirigerad av Esa-Pekka Salonen på Columbia och Sony (Referensen). Prokofjevs Violinkonserter nr 1 D-dur och nr 2 g-moll Berlinfilharmonikerna under Herbert von Karajan  spelar Vivaldis Årstiderna med Anne-Sophie Mutter som solist. Svepet Johan sveper över ett album med musik av Camille Saint-Saëns, närmare bestämt Orgelsymfonin och Djurens karneval, Daniele Rossi spelar orgel, Antonio Pappano leder Santa Cecilia-akademins orkester samt spelar också piano tillsammans med Martha Argerich. Inspelad på Warner Classics.

Sparks fly in Hector Berlioz’s witty, offbeat opera Béatrice et Bénédict. Taking inspiration from one of the greatest comic works ever written – William Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing – it’s a meditation on the complexities of love and partnership. Actress Zoe Wanamaker, music critic David Cairns, conductor Robin Ticciati and Glyndebourne’s dramaturg Cori Ellison explore the characters and music of this concise gem from the master of epic composition. Presenter: Katie Derham ​​Produced by Katherine Godfrey for Whistledown Productions for Festival 2016. Music from the LSO Live recording of Béatrice et Bénédict., conducted by Sir Colin Davis

I programmet diskuterar panelen bl. a. Tobias Berndts tolkning av 28 Fanny Hensel-sånger samt kammarmusik av engelsmannen Gerald Finzi. Dessutom möter vi den unge pianisten Daniil Trifonov. I panelen Aurélie Ferrier, Hanns Rodell och Magnus Lindman som tillsammans med programledaren Johan Korssell betygsätter följande skivor:  FANNY HENSEL Goethe-sånger Tobias Berndt, baryton Alexander Fleischer, piano Querstand VKJK 1509 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Cembalokonserter BWV 1052 1057 Andreas Staier, cembalo Freiburgs barockorkester Harmonia Mundi HMC 902181-82 GERALD FINZI Fem bagateller, Elegi, Preludium och Fuga m.m. Kölns kammarsolister MDG 903 1894-6ALEXANDER SKRJABIN Symfonier nr 3 och 4 Oslo filharmoniker Vasily Petrenko, dirigent Lawo LWC 1088Sofia möter pianisten Daniil Trifonov Sofia Nyblom mötte den unge konsertpianisten i samband med Stockholms-besöket och Nobelkonserten i Stockholms konserthus den 8 december 2015, då Trifonov framträdde som solist i Rachmaninovs tredje pianokonsert tillsammans med Kungliga filharmonikerna och dirigenten Franz Welser-Möst. Andra nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningarBachs klaverkonserter med Trevor Pinnock och The English Concert på Archiv och DG; Pierre Hantaï tillsammans med Le Concert Francais på skivmärket Astree samt med cembalisten Lars Ulrik Mortensen och Concerto Copenhagen på CPO. Nytt Finzi-album Introit med Aurora Orchestra under ledning av Nicholas Collon på Decca. Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohns sånger med sopranen Susan Gritton ackompanjerad av Eugene Asti på märke Hyperion (tidigare recenserad i CD-revyn). Felix och Fanny Mendelssohns stråkkvartetter med Ebène-kvartetten på Virgin Classics (tidigare recenserad i CD-revyn). Skrjabins symfonier med New Yorks filharmoniker under Giuseppe Sinopoli på DG samt Londons symfoniorkester dirigerad av Valerij Gergiev på egna märket LSO Live samt med Philadelphia-orkestern under Riccardo Mutis ledarskap på EMI. SvepetJohan sveper över Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem i en inspelning med sopranen Lore Binon och barytonen Tassis Christoyannis tillsammans med Flamländska radions kör allt under ledning av Hervé Niquet på skivmärket Evil Penguin.

Today's episode will be centered around Opera Works & Songs from our classical collection. We have 4 pieces for you today, and we will end with a piece from our featured release, "Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor." Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sesto Bruscantini, Alfredo Kraus, Gundula Janowitz, Sena Jurinac, Walter Monachesi, Dimitri Petkov, Olivera Miliakovic "Don Giovanni" (mp3) from "Mozart: Don Giovanni" (Opera d'Oro) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumSteven Kimbrough, Wolfgang Schmid, Andreas Kreisel "Kommt wieder aus der finst'ren Gruft" (mp3) from "Geistliche Lieder - Sacred Songs of Bach (from the 1736 Songbook of Georg Schemelli)" (Arabesque Recordings) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This AlbumInessa Galante, Vladimir Choclov, Janis Bulvas "A idise mame" (mp3) from "Goldins: Jewish Folk Songs - Rachmaninov: Romantic Songs" (Campion) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumValery Gergiev, Natalie Dessay, Sergei Skorokhodov, Ilya Bannik, Vladislav Sulimsky, Mariinsky Chorus, Mariinsky Orchestra from "Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor" (Mariinsky) More On This AlbumThe Mariinsky label’s opera recordings have garnered acclaim and awards from around the world, most recently for Valery Gergiev’s recording of Parsifal released in 2010. For the label’s fifth opera, Gergiev conducts Donizetti’s masterpiece with a magnificent cast led by Natalie Dessay. Donizetti’s tragic opera in three acts depicts a family feud set in the Lammermuir hills of Scotland. The opera was premiered on 26 September 1835 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, with the coloratura soprano Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani, and a revised version in French followed suit in 1839. Inspired by Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor, the central character of Lucia Ashton (Dessay) is in love with Edgardo di Ravenswood, her brother Enrico’s sworn enemy. With his fortune waning, Lord Enrico plots to force Lucia to marry Lord Arturo Bucklaw, in order to guarantee his continued power. Torn between her family and true love, Lucia submits to her brother’s desires but in turn loses her mind. Lucia’s delicate disposition is tested and results in the famous ‘mad scene’ where Lucia kills her new bridegroom Arturo. Natalie Dessay is one of the world’s most sought-after sopranos and an admired interpreter of lyric heroines. She is particularly renowned for her interpretation of the role of Lucia, which she has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House and the Mariinsky Theatre. Future engagements include Verdi’s La Traviata with the LSO at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in July and at the Wiener Staatsoper in October. Piotr Beczala is rapidly establishing a reputation as one of today’s leading lyric tenors. He has recently sung Edgardo with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and on tour in Japan, and this summer will perform at the Bayerische Staatsoper and Salzburg Festival. Valery Gergiev recently won the Disc of the Year Award from BBC Music Magazine for his LSO Live recording of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet. In July, Gergiev will conduct the Mariinsky Ballet at New York Metropolitan Opera and in August he conducts at the Edinburgh Festival and BBC Proms with the Mariinsky Orchestra before opening the LSO’s 2011-12 concert season. In October he embarks on a major tour of the USA and Canada with the Mariinsky Orchestra, including residencies at Carnegie Hall and Berkeley. Forthcoming releases include the final instalment in his Mahler cycle on LSO Live featuring Symphony No 9 and the Mariinsky label’s first DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs. Natalie Dessay appears courtesy of Virgin Classics.

We have a few pieces selected for our Valentines Special. Enjoy and feel the love!Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra from "Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet" (LSO Live) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album LSO Live celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2010. The label's first release of the year features Prokofiev's spectacular score for the ballet Romeo & Juliet conducted by Valery Gergiev. Romeo & Juliet can lay a strong claim to being the greatest ballet score as well as the finest musical realization of Shakespeare. It shows Prokofiev at the absolute peak of his powers - a composer of immense creativity with an astonishing ability to capture drama in his music. Gergiev is a tireless champion of Prokofiev's music. In 2004 he conducted a complete cycle of the composer's symphonies with the LSO. LSO Live recorded the performances which were released by Philips and collected a Gramophone Award. Shortly afterwards Gergiev became Principal Conductor of the LSO and spent much of 2008 and 2009 touring Prokofiev's symphonies with the orchestra in Europe, Japan and the USA. London Symphony OrchestraJill Crossland from "Jill Crossland plays Mozart and Beethoven" (Diversions) More On This Album This album was previously issued as Calico CCCR101 and now re-issed for worldwide distribution. Jill Crossland is a phenomenal pianist who specializes in the baroque and classical repertoire, Here she plays one very well known sonata, Beethoven's 'Tempest' op. 31/2, the lesser known but dramatic op. 110, and Mozart's 'hybrid' Sonata K533/494 in F. The original issue was well reviewed by the critics. ìA highly individual player, thoughtful yet compelling, she has the gift of spontaneity in the recording studio, to carry the personal insights of her interpretations, as at a live performance. She is very well recorded.î ñ Ivan March (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) Jill CrosslandMoonwinds, Joan Enric Lluna "II Andante" (mp3) from "Mozart Serenatas" (Temps Record) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album MoonwindsThe Moscovia Chamber Orchestra, Eduard Grach "Serenade" (mp3) from "Tchaikovsky: Serenade, Sextet "Souvenir of Florence"" (Russian Music Society) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album Russian Music Society presents one of the best Russian violinists, People's Artist of Russia, Eduard Grach and The Moscovia Chamber Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky: Serenade, Sextet "Souvenir of Florence" Executive Producer: Cristina Botnari The Moscovia Chamber OrchestraKara Kirkendoll Welch, Gabriel Sanchez "Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13" (mp3) from "Ballade - Works for Flute and Piano" (MSR Classics) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album MSR Classics

London Symphony Orchestra Today's episode will be a special feature on the London Symphony Orchestra, also known as LSO. LSO is widely regarded to be one of the world's leading orchestras, with over 100 years of performing experience. LSO has performed all across the world and even recorded soundtracks for films, such as Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith and Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. In 2000, LSO launched their own classical label, LSO Live. Since then LSO Live has become one of the world's most talked about classical labels. Today we will be celebrating LSO Live's 10 year anniversary by playing samples from some of their best recordings and featuring a track from their newest release titled Verdi: Otello. Enjoy! video platform video management video solutions video player Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra "Enigma Variations" from "Elgar: Enigma Variations" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album During his time as Principal Conductor of the LSO, Sir Colin Davis gained a reputation as the leading interpreter of Elgar’s music and recorded the composer’s symphonies and Dream of Gerontius for LSO Live. Elgar himself was one of the LSO’s first Principal Conductors and the orchestra premiered many of his works, including the Introduction & Allegro for Strings. June 2007 sees the 150th anniversary of Elgar’s birth. The Enigma Variations was Elgar’s breakthrough work and remains one of his most popular. Although it is often thought of as whimsical and the epitome of “Englishness”, in reality it is a thrilling and ravishingly beautiful masterpiece. Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra "Messiah" from "Handel: Messiah" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at eMusic More On This Album Handel’s masterpiece uses short texts from the Bible to tell the story of Christ's birth, death and resurrection. Imbued with a deep humanity and written with the imagination of a composer at the peak of powers, Messiah is intimate yet dramatic and includes some of Handel's best-loved music.Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra "Má vlast" from "Smetana: Má vlast" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Inspired by the mythology and pastoral beauty of his Czech homeland, Smetana’s six tone poems that form Ma vlást (My Fatherland) is one of the best examples of Nationalism in music. The stirring second movement depicts the river Vltava as it flows through the countryside and into Prague. Struck with deafness in 1874, Smetana would never hear a performance of what would become his most popular work. Concert Reviews ‘Colin Davis's performance of Smetana’s Má Vlast with the London Symphony Orchestra was an irresistible pageant of Czech patriotic fervor, a depiction of ancient battles and pastoral idylls, as well as a revelation of the work’s symphonic integrity ’The Guardian (UK), 12 May 2005 ‘the LSO’s unforced brilliance constantly shining forth … The players rose to the occasion with the virtuosity and commitment that are their hallmark. Under Davis’s direction, Smetana’s depiction of natural phenomena and rustic scenes sprang to life’ Evening Standard (UK), 11 May 2005 ‘Yet the Smetana itself holds no terrors, least of all for Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra. In the first poem, how proudly Vysehrad, the guardian rock of Prague, stood out fortissimo on the skyline! And few musical rivers have accelerated with the natural grace of Davis’s Vltava, or begun its course with such lightly charming trickling flutes’ The Times (UK), 12 May 2005 Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra, Elena Mosuc, Zlata Bulycheva, London Symphony Chorus "Symphony No. 2" from "Mahler: Symphony No. 2" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album ‘Faced with the London Symphony Orchestra's concentrated glare and attack, I considered cowering under my seat ’The Times (UK) ‘an account of searing intensity ... The pure, visceral thrill of the final bars,greeted with an enthusiastic ovation from the packed audience,crowned a very fine performance of this great work’ MusicalCriticsm.com (UK)Bernard Haitink, Twyla Robinson, Karen Cargill, John Mac Master, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus "Symphony No. 9 "Choral"" from "Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Benchmark Beethoven Cycle - BBC Music Magazine (UK) Classical Recordings of the Year - New York Times (US) CDs of the Year - Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden) ‘a towering achievement’ The Times (UK) CDs of the Year ‘Few music lovers saw this one coming ... Haitink has rarely sounded more suitably agitated. Even the problematic Triple Concerto has rare drama and purpose; this recording may be the best ever’ Philadelphia Enquirer (US) ‘simply masterful Beethoven … Capped by a magisterial account of the Ninth Symphony, this is the Beethoven set for our time. Even if you already have umpteen other recordings of these works, you really owe it to yourself to hear this new set’ Chicago Tribune (US) Beethoven redefined what a symphony could be, giving his works a dramatic narrative and emotional intensity that sent blood flowing through the veins of music and set the tone for Romanticism in music. Many of the symphonies have their own journeys; from darkness to light in the Fifth symphony, from death to rebirth in the Eroica, or from a bleak void to a glorious vision of love and tolerance in the Choral Symphony. London Symphony Orchestra "The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from "Holst: The Planets" (LSO Live) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album Gustav Holst's The Planets was born of his fascination with astrology. His portrayal of the planets of the solar system, from the serene, romantic venus to the warlike Mars and the magisterial Jupiter, has become an absolute classic and contains some of the most well-known music of the 20th centruy. London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin Davis, Gerald Finley, Allan Clayton, Ben Johnson, Matthew Rose "Otello" from "Verdi: Otello" (LSO Live) More On This Album The release of Sir Colin Davis’s eagerly anticipated recording of Verdi’s Otello marks the 10th anniversary of the LSO Live label. Opera has always formed a major part of the label’s output and among Sir Colin’s greatest triumphs was his Grammy Award-winning recording of Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff. One of the world’s most exciting young tenors joins Sir Colin to sing the title role on the new recording. New Zealander Simon O’Neill stepped in at short notice to the concerts, making his debut in the role (although he had studied it with Domingo), delivering what was universally acclaimed as a sensational performance. The villainous Jago is sung by Gerald Finley and Otello’s wife Desdemona by Anne Schwanewilms. Verdi had retired from opera following the premiere of Aida in 1871 but was eventually persuaded by his publisher to work with the librettist Arrigo Boito. As with Falstaff, Verdi’s final opera on which they would subsequently collaborate, they turned to Shakespeare for inspiration. Otello, which was premiered in 1887, marked a significant evolutionary development in Italian opera and is widely regarded as one of the great operatic masterpieces. Simon O’Neill joins Sir Colin and the LSO again for performances of Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass in October before singing Siegmund in Die Walküre in a production at La Scala conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Gerald Finley performs in Guillaume Tell in Rome in October and Pelléas et Mélisande at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in December. ‘This was an electrifying account of a masterpiece, conducted with an explosive energy that belies Sir Colin’s eighty years and pushed the LSO to the top of its game. Simon O’Neill made a tremendous debut in the title-role, giving notice that he is the best heroic tenor to emerge over the last decade … Gerald Finley was an arrestingly crisp and snakily plausible Iago … Verdi’s great music drama shone in all its power and glory’ Daily Telegraph (UK) concert review ‘a performance of Verdi’s opera that had finesse, fervour and glorious lyricism … Such is Davis’s rapport with the LSO and its rapant Chorus that he can unleash greater musical power with an elegant flick of the baton than most conductors muster with flailing arms. Gerald Finley was a superb Iago: insiduously sinister, yet sustaining a wonderfully suave line. And the New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill gave an immense performance … he will make the Moor his own’ The Times (UK) concert review ‘a thrilling performance from beginning to end … an evening to treasure; not just for Davis’s contribution, but for an impressive debut from the young New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill. O’Neill mastered Otello’s many moods with a striking musicality and an eveness of tone throughout the range. He will go far, and promises to be the outstanding Wagner Heldentenor we have been longing far … the men, led by Gerald Finley’s totally convincing and committed Iago, were splendid’ Mail on Sunday (UK) concert review