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London Philharmonic Orchestra
Albums
1076
Members
211
Active
1932–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. It was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932 when he was approached by the rising young conductor Malcolm Sargent with a proposal to set up a permanent, salaried orchestra. Originally envisioned as a reshuffled version of the London Symphony Orchestra, Beecham and Sargent formed the orchestra after the LSO balked at weeding out and replacing underperforming players. Since 1951, the LPO has been based in the Royal Festival Hall.
In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The LPO also performs concerts at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne and the Brighton Dome. The LPO has made several video game and film soundtracks, of which the best known includes The Lord of the Rings film series.
Discography
Symphony No. 104 'London' / Symphony No. 95
Symphony no. 1 / Christmas Eve
Symphony no. 1 in A-flat, op. 55
Symphony no. 2 in E‐flat, op. 63
Symphony no. 3 / Dance of Wild Irravel / Paean
Symphony No. 96 'Miracle' / Symphony No. 101 'Clock'
The Four Seasons
Variations / Aurora
Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
1812 Overture
Academy Award Themes
A London Symphony
Cello Concerto
Cello Concerto / Concert Overture ‘In the South’ / Elegy for Strings
"Emperor" Concerto / "Choral" Fantasy
Epithalamion / Merciless Beauty / Four Hymns
Le Sacre du printemps / Petrouchka
Mass in C minor, K. 427
Melodien Aus Grossen Filmen
Melodien aus großen Filmen
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Ravel: Bolero
Norfolk Rhapsody / In the Fen Country / Fantasia on a Theme by Thoas Tallis / 5 Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
Overtures
Piano Concerto no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 3
Sinfonia Antartica / The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite
Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams
Symphonic Variations / Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex)
Symphonies 93 & 99
Symphony no. 2 in E-flat / Cockaigne Overture
Symphony no. 2 / Nympholept
Symphony no. 8
Symphony no. 8 / Carnival Overture
The Grieg Collection
The Messiah
The Messiah (The Original Manuscript)
The World's Greatest Melodies
The World's Greatest Melodies
Triple Concerto / Piano Trio Op.121a "Kakadu" Variations
Violin Concerto / Romance, op. 11
Violinkonzerte Nos. 3 & 4
Winter Legends / Saga Fragment
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Choral Symphony / A Choral Fantasia
Dona Nobis Pacem / Five Mystical Songs
Highlights of Classical Music: Great Symphonies
Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto no. 2, op. 77 / Khachaturian: Cello Concerto / Glazunov: Chant du Ménestrel, op. 71
Orchestral Works
Piano Concertos
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Pictures at an Exhibition
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Moussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Scenes from Tristan und Isolde / Tannhäuser / Der Fliegende Holländer / Götterdämmerung
Serenades for Strings and Winds
Symphonies 27-31 / Symphonies 32-35
Symphonies no. 3 “Scottish” & no. 5 “Reformation”
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 1 / Portsmouth Point Overture
Symphony No.4 In G Major
Symphony no. 6 / Festival Overture
Symphony no. 7 / Four Songs
Credits
Symphony no. 4 (Tansman Episodes)
Aranjuez
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Holst: The Planets / Williams: Star Wars Suite
The Greatest Video Game Music
The Storyteller’s Collection
Fantasie
Dark Passion Play
Vaughan Williams and Tavener
Hisaishi Meets Miyazaki Films
The Essential Collection
The Violin Concertos / Sinfonia concertante
Seven: A Suite for Orchestra
Adiemus V: Vocalise
Orchestral Works, Volume 6: Russian Suite / Four Songs / Golden Eagle / Saga Fragment / Romantic Overture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack
Etterna
Messiah
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Xenosaga Original Soundtrack
"O" (Original Motion Picture Score)
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings
Ancient
The Cell (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Complete Symphonies / Orchestral Works
The Yards
源氏物語幻想交響絵巻
Corea: Spain & Piano Concerto No. 1
Orchestral Works
The Dream of Gerontius
The Journey: The Best of Adiemus
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Cop Land
Don Giovanni
Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin
Music From Great Film Classics
Verdi Arias III
Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi
Classic Jazz
Diamond Music
On Air
Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / Lachian Dances / Suite for Strings / Mládí / Capriccio for Piano / Concertino
Adiemus
Cello Concerto / “Enigma” Variations
Changing States
Kayama
Serenades 1 & 2 / Haydn Variations
Songs of Sanctuary
The Symphonies
Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd
Das Lied von der Erde / Rückert Lieder
Ed Wood
Nobody’s Fool
Carmina Burana
Cliffhanger: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Holst: The Planets / Elgar: ‘Enigma’ Variations
In the Name of the Father: Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack