BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is a British symphony orchestra founded in 1930.
It was created as the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The orchestra has been central to British broadcast music, the BBC Proms and performances of both standard and contemporary repertory.
R. STRAUSS, WAGNER, MENDELSSOHN Electrical test recordings
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpts)
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique (excerpt)
Recorded 1924 & 1938
Total duration: 50:12
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Willem Mengelberg
BACH Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007–1012
BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102; Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99
BOCCHERINI Cello Sonata No. 4 in A, G4
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor (1937 and 1960 recordings; the latter in stereo)
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat, D898
Shorter works by FAURÉ, GODARD, GRANADOS and SAINT-SAËNS
Studio and live recordings, 1926–1960
Total duration: 6:13:29
Pablo Casals, cello
Jacques Thibaud, violin
Alfred Cortot, piano and conductor of the Pablo Casals Orchestra
Blas Net, Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Nicolai Mednikov, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by George Szell
BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
Prades Festival Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy
Festival Casals Orchestra of Puerto Rico, conducted by Alexander Schneider
ELGAR Cello Concerto
ELGAR The Dream of Gerontius
Live concert broadcasts, 1961 & 1962
Total Duration: 1hr 58:32
Jacqueline du Pré, cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Richard Lewis, tenor
Marjorie Thomas, mezzo
John Cameron, baritone
Hudderfield Choral Society
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
HOLST
The Planets Suite
Beni Mora
The Perfect Fool
Stereo studio recordings, 1957 & 1961
Total duration: 75:03
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Women's Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
SHAKESPEARE/MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream
Recorded 23 & 26 July (orchestra) and 11, 16 – 20 August 1954 (actors) in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London.
Total duration: 2hr 25:23
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor
TIPPETT Symphony No. 2 (world première)
BLISS March: Welcome The Queen
BLISS March from 'Things to Come'
BLISS Checkmate (excerpts)
BLISS Theme and Cadenza for violin and orchestra
BLISS Overture: Edinburgh
Live concert and studio recordings, 1956 & 1958
Total duration: 77:49
Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Arthur Bliss, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin
BBC Concert Orchestra
