Band
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Albums
176
Members
20
Active
1893–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
he Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an English orchestra with a remit to serve the South and South West of England. Founded in 1893, the BSO has developed a reputation as one of the UK's major orchestras and has worked with many of the world's leading composers, conductors and performers. Originally based in Bournemouth, the BSO moved its offices to the adjacent town of Poole in 1979. Lighthouse in Poole Principal conductors of the orchestra have included Sir Dan Godfrey, Rudolf Schwarz, Constantin Silvestri, Paavo Berglund, Andrew Litton and Marin Alsop. The current principal conductor is Kirill Karabits. The orchestra is resident at Lighthouse in Poole, with other major concert series given at Portsmouth Guildhall, the Great Hall of Exeter University and Colston Hall in Bristol. Shorter series are also given in Bournemouth (Pavilion Theatre) and Basingstoke.
Discography
1812 / Caprice Italien / Polonaise from 'Eugene Onegin'
Scheherazade
Elgar: In the South / Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia, The Wasps
English Music For Strings
Invitation to the Waltz
Stereo Showpieces
Elgar Favourites
The Popular Sibelius
Peer Gynt - Suites 1 & 2 / Symphonic Dances
The Planets
Cello Concerto / Miracle In The Gorbals (Suite From The Ballet)
Music From the Movies
Music From The Movies
Symphonies Nos. 6 & 11
Symphony no. 10
Nimrod - British Concert Classics
Symphonic Suite Gloriana / Prelude and Dances from the Prince of the Pagodas
90th Anniversary Record
Symphony no. 4 in F minor / Symphony no. 6 in E minor
Symphony no. 8
Violin Concertos
Tchaikowsky - Piano Concerto no.2
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor / Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Symphony no. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Hindemith
Symphony no. 4 / Serenade for Strings
Walton: Cello Concerto / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1
Symphony no. 1 "Winter Daydreams" / Symphony no. 2 "Little Russian"
Jerusalem: British Choral Classics
Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 4
Boublil & Schönberg's Symphonic Pieces From Les Misérables & Miss Saigon
Sea Drift / Songs of Farewell / Songs of Sunset
Symphony no. 2 "London" / The Wasps (Overture)
Symphony No. 4, Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli & Fantasia on a Theme of Handel
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Caprice Italien / Polonaise from “Eugen Onegin”
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Suite on English Folk Tunes / Johnson over Jordan / Four Sea Interludes
Das klagende Lied (complete)
Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 / Symphonic Dances
Symphonies nos. 3 "Pastoral" and 6
Symphony No. 2 & New Year Suite
Belshazzar's Feast / Crown Imperial / Henry V Suite
Carmina Burana
Cello Concerto / Symphony no. 1
Complete Symphonies / Suite from the Opera "New Year"
Symphony no. 1 / Piano Concerto
Symphony No. 2 / Violin Concerto / Scapino
The Walk To A Paradise Garden / Dance Rhapsody 1 & 2 / In A Summer Garden / North Country Sketches
Triple Concerto / Concerto for Orchestra
Offenbach: Concerto militaire / Andante / Lalo: Concerto in D minor
Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Concerto for Two Hands / Simpson: Piano Concerto
A Mass of Life / Requiem
Enigma Variations / In the South / Coronation March
The Dream of Gerontius
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 14: Concerto Symphonique no. 2 in B minor / Concerto Symphonique no. 4 in D minor
Orff: Carmina Burana / Holst: The Planets
Symphonies nos. 1 & 2
Symphonies nos. 5 and 9
Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica" / Symphony no. 8
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony / Respighi: Pini di Roma
Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Niagara Falls Suite
Credits
Sea of Brass
The Silver Violin
Violin Concertos
Carmina Burana
O Clap Your Hands
A Christmas Choral Spectacular
Nocturne Voices
Violin Concerto / Serenades
Grand Canyon Suite / Mississippi Suite / Niagara Falls Suite
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor / Piano Concerto no. 3 in E-flat
Symphonic Suite Gloriana / Prelude and Dances from the Prince of the Pagodas
Symphony no. 10
20 Classic Christmas Carols
Academic Festival Overture / Symphony No 4 Op. 60
A Colour Symphony, Things To Come, Adam Zero, Cello Concerto, Discourse For Orchestra, Christopher Columbus Suite, Concerto For Two Pianos
A Flock Descends Into The Pentagonal Garden • Spirit Garden • Dreamtime
A Mass Of Life - Requiem
A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1)
Bach Transcriptions
Bach Transcriptions ‧ 2
Belshazzar's Feast
Bluebeard's Castle (Opera In One Act)
Carmina Burana
Cello Concerto / Cello Concerto No.1
Cello Concerto / Miracle In The Gorbals (Suite From The Ballet)
Chichester Psalms
Complete Symphonies Including 'Kullervo'
Complete Symphonies, Legends, Slavonic Dances
Complete Symphonies / Suite From New Year
Complete Symphonies / Tapiola / Karelia Suite / Finlandia / The Bard
Concerto For Double String Orchestra /Ritual Dances From "The Midsummer Marriage"
Concerto For Jazz Drummer & Symphony Orchestra/Carmen Suite (The Carmen Ballet)
Concerto For Piano, Trumpet And Strings / Piano Concerto No. 2
Concerto Militaire; Andante - Concerto In D Minor
Concertos For Orchestra Nos. 4 & 5 / Kristallene Gusli
Concertos Pour Orgue
Concerto Symphonique No 2 In B Minor (First Recording) / Concerto Symphonique No 4 In D Minor
Dance Symphony - Symphony No. 1 - Short Symphony
Das Klagende Lied
Death Valley Suite / Hudson River Suite / Hollywood Suite
Dona Nobis Pacem (Cantata) / Sancta Civitas (Oratorio)
Drake 400 - An Orchestral Suite
Elgar Favourites
English Music For Strings
Enigma Variations / In The South / Coronation March
Entry Of The Boyars
Fantasy Overture Romeo And Juliet / Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)
Fifth & Tenth Symphonies
Heroes Symphony, The Light
Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast / The Bamboula
In The South (Alassio) / Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis, The Wasps Overture
I Was Glad / Long Since In Egypt's Plenteous Land (Judith) / Blest Pair Of Sirens / My Soul, There Is A Country / 20 English Lyrics / Jerusalem
Kullervo Symphony
Kullervo Symphony ·The Oceanides · Tapiola · Karelia Suite · Serenades
Land Of Hope And Glory
'Leningrad' Symphony
Malcolm Arnold: Symphony 2, Op. 40 - 8 English Dances
Meditations on a Theme of John Blow; Metamorphic Variations
Midsommarvaka av Hugo Alfvén, Sibelius Finlandia och Griegs Pianokonsert
Music From The Movies