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
Soñadores de España
Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. II
The Sheltering Sky
Joy to the World
New World Symphony / Academic Festival Overture
Soy gitano
Symphony no. 3 / Oboe Concerto
The Pirates of Penzance
Zulu Dawn
An der schönen blauen Donau
Vienna Concerto
Greatest Hits
O
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays ABBA
Viola Concerto / Violin Concerto
All I Ask of You / Phantom Overture Act II
Bachianas Brasileiras 1, 5 & 7
Belshazzar's Feast / Suite From Henry V
James Galway’s Christmas Carol
Kathleen Battle Sings Mozart
Piano Concertos nos. 1–5
Songs of the Auvergne
Star Trek: Charlie X / The Corbomite Maneuver / Mudd's Women / The Doomsday Machine
Star Trek: Symphonic Suites, Volume 1
Star Trek: Symphonic Suites, Volume 2
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3
The Nutcracker
A Passage to India
Astra
James Galway Plays Khachaturian
Le Parking des anges
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Still Life
The Bride
Fantasia
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Splash
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi corazón): The Songs of Ernesto Lecuona
Hooked on Classics 3: Journey Through the Classics
Your Move
Hooked on Classics 2: Can’t Stop the Classics
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Queen Collection
Zarzuela
Almost Blue
Chart Hits 81, Volume 1
La Guerre du feu
Gold
The Passion
A Song for All Seasons
Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso / Chausson: Poème / Saint-Saëns: Havanaise / Ravel: Tzigane
A Pauper in Paradise
Novella
Symphony no. 1 in D major
All This and World War II
Boxed
Carmina Burana
The Orchestral Tubular Bells
The World's Favourite Tenor Arias
Victor