Band
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Albums
1294
Members
60
Active
1946–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "The Nation's Favourite Orchestra". The British Hit Singles & Albums noted that it was "formed in 1946 by Sir Thomas Beecham, who wanted a first rate ensemble that would attract the country's top musicians. " Since his death, it has come under various music maestros including André Previn and Louis Clark (who was behind its biggest sellers).
Discography
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture Op 21
On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
German Dance (K. 605, No. 3) / March In D Major (K. 249)
Invitation to the Dance
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
España / Tanz Der Stunden Aus "La Gioconda"
Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance no. 2 / In Autumn / Old Norwegian Folksong with Variations
Cello Concerto
Concert Favorites
Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances (“Prince Igor”)
Sinfonia concertante
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
"Pelléas And Mélisande", Op. 46
The Roots of Heaven
Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2
Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty: Suites From the Ballets
Violin Concerto
Dancing Strings
Joyful And Triumphant/A Christmas Sound Spectacular For Brass, Percussion, Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
Le Carnaval Romain (And Other Music By Boccherini, Beethoven, Brahms And Méhul)
Light Cavalry - Overture
Lollipops
Romantic Piano Melodies
The Bartered Bride / Schwanda The Bagpiper
The Power of the Orchestra: A Night on Bald Mountain / Pictures at an Exhibition
Cello Concertos
Princess Ida / Pineapple Poll
The Complete Symphonies
Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty Suites
Russian Fireworks
The Pirates of Penzance
Concerto for Group and Orchestra
"Pastoral" Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68
Roberto Devereux (Elizabeth and Essex)
Symphony No. 6 In B Minor "Pathetique"
The Immortal Works of Albert Ketelbey
Also sprach Zarathustra
Ouverture solennelle "1812" / Polovtsian Dances / Pastorale
00.04
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-moll op. 23
Mennin: Piano Concerto / Yardumian: Passacaglia, Recitatives And Fugue
Piano Concerto no. 2
Alexander Goehr: Violin Concerto / Iain Hamilton: Violin Concerto
I Lombardi
La traviata
Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
The Concert
Brother Sun And Sister Moon
Homage To A Princess
Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Piano Concerto No. 3
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
Mine & Theirs
My Friends The Stars
Rossini Overtures
Conducts His Great Film Music
Extract From The Orchestral Tubular Bells
Funk & Wagnalls Family Library of Great Music, Album 1: Beethoven: The Pastoral - Sixth Symphony
Symphony No 5 In C Minor Op 67
The Three Queens
Credits
The Best Of Rachmaninoff
The Best Of Ravel
The Christmas Album: A Collection Of Contemporary And Traditional Christmas Music
The Classical Oboe
The Classic Collection
The Classic Touch
The Collection
The Collector's Edition
The Colors Of Christmas
The Complete Orchestral Works (Carmen Suites - L'Arlésienne Suites)
The Complete Piano Concertos
The Complete Piano Music Volume 12: Klaverkonsert A-moll / Norske Danser Op. 35
The Complete Published Orchestral Works
The Complete Slavonic Dances
The Complete Symphonies
The Country Beyond The Stars / Penillion / Welsh Dances
The Cyprian Goddess ∙ Dante And Beatrice ∙ The Helena Variations
The Dance Album
The Delius Collection - Volume 2
The Drop That Contained The Sea
The Early Concerto Recordings, Vol. 1
The Emotion And The Strength
The Faithful Shepherd Suite / Symphony No. 93 In D Major
The Fenby Legacy: Music Of Delius
The Firebird Suite; Feux D'Artifice (Fireworks); The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
The Firebird - The Complete Ballet (1910)
The Four Horn Concertos / Concert Rondo (First Full Recording)
The Four Symphonies / Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Overtures And Tone Poems
The Four Temperaments / Nobilissima Visione
The French Album
The Gods Go A'Begging
The Gondoliers / Overture 'Marmion'
The Grand Duke, Or The Statutory Duel
The Greatest Hits Of The Rolling Stones
The Great "Messiah" Choruses
The Holy City / Apparitions / Collage / Kaddish / Festive Overture
The Hooked On Classics Collection
The Immortal Works Of Ketelbey
The Inimitable Sir Thomas
The Inn Of The Sixth Happiness
The Inquirer (Sampler Of Original Motion Picture Scores & Soundtracks)
The Itzhak Perlman Record
The Last Rose
The Last Six Symphonies
The Little Drummer Boy - Christmas Favorites
The Live Recitals
The Magic Flute Of James Galway
The Magic Of Mozart
The Magnificent Mr. Handel (Concertos, Curtain Tunes, Marches, Ayres And Divers Pieces)
The Magnificent Mr. Handel Vol. II
Theme From Gandhi (For All Mankind) / The Girl In Blue
The Message
The Messiah: Hallelujah! / Pastoral Symphony
The Messiah - Volume I. / Volume II.
The Mikado
The Miniature Elgar
The Mozart Album
The Music Of Alan Hovhaness
The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber
The Music Of Leonard Bernstein