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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
The Apostles / Meditation From ‘The Light of Life’
The Hymn Of Jesus / Ode to Death / Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda / The Wandering Scholar
The Mendelssohn Collection
The Rite of Spring / Fireworks, op. 4 / Circus Polka / Greeting Prelude “Happy Birthday”
Trumpet Concertos
Turandot (Excerpts)
Violin Concerto No. 2 / La Primavera / Introduction and Variations on "Non più mesta"
Violinkonzert No. 5 / La primavera / Maestosa sonata sentimentale
Werther
1812 Overture / Hamlet / Romeo & Juliet
Also Sprach Zarathustra Final Scene From Salome
Artur Schnabel Plays Bach & Brahms
A Sea Symphony
Classic Blue
Così fan tutte
Enigma Variations / Cockaigne & Froissart Overtures
Enigma Variations / Serenade for String Orchestra / Chanson de Nuit no. 1 / Chanson de Matin no. 2
Enigma Variations / The Sanguine Fan / Grania & Diarmid
Legends
Le Poème de l'extase / Piano Concerto / Prometheus
New World Symphony / Academic Festival Overture
Overtures
Piano Concerto no. 1 / 2 Rhapsodies
Pictures at an Exhibition / Serenade for Strings
Porgy and Bess
Prokofiev: Cello Concertino / Solo Cello Sonata / Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto no. 2
Psalmus Hungaricus / Dance Suite
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Bartok: Piano Concerto no. 2
Sancta Civitas / Five Mystical Songs / Toward the Unknown Region
Scheherazade
Symphonie No. 1
Symphonie Nr. 5
Symphony no. 10 / Festival Overture
Symphony No.1 / Cockaigne
Symphony no. 2 / Serenade, op. 20
Symphony No. 4
Symphony no. 5 / Russian Suite
The Four Seasons
The Planets, op. 32
The Planets / The Perfect Fool / Egdon Heath
Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan
Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 in C minor / Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven, op. 86
Carmina Burana
Don Giovanni
Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Symphonie Nr. 29
Guitar Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Concerto for 2 Guitars
La bohème
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Live With The London Philharmonic
Mass In C • Missa Solemnis
Oedipus Rex
Piano Concerto no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 3 / Caprice
Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Pictures at an Exhibition / Francesca da Rimini
Pop Classics Volume 1-3
Pop Classics Volume 1-3
Quattro pezzi sacri
Requiem
Rhapsodies
Scheherazade / Lieutenant Kijé
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