Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Awarded the Royal title in 1957, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra presents its schedule of concerts under the aegis of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, which offered its first event on March 12, 1840. It is the U.K.'s oldest continuing professional symphony orchestra.
Vasily Petrenko was appointed principal conductor of the orchestra in September 2006 and in September 2009 became chief conductor. Petrenko joins a distinguished line of musicians who have led the orchestra during its illustrious history, including Max Bruch, Sir Charles Hallé, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir John Pritchard, and Sir Charles Groves, among many other notable names. The orchestra gives over 60 concerts each season, and in recent seasons has given world premiere performances of major works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir John Tavener, James Horner, and Sir James MacMillan, among others, alongside works by Liverpool-born composers and others based in North West England. Alone among Britain's orchestral societies, the RLPS owns its own concert hall, a 1939 art deco structure designed by Herbert J. Rowse. Collaborations with international artists from rock and pop include those with Liverpool's own Sir Paul McCartney (the Liverpool Oratorio), Elvis Costello, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Echo & the Bunnymen.
In the 2010s, additions to the orchestra's critically acclaimed catalog of recordings include Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony and Pastoral Symphony with Andrew Manze. Manze's Vaughan Williams cycle was the orchestra's second to receive wide acclaim; an earlier set under Vernon Handley was recorded in the mid-80s. With Petrenko, recordings include Rachmaninov's complete piano concertos and three symphonies, and the complete symphonies of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Elgar. The recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 was the Gramophone Awards' Orchestral Recording of the Year in 2011. Tchaikovsky's Symphonies 1, 2 and 5 won Orchestral Recording of the Year and Recording of the Year at the BBC Magazine Awards in 2017. The orchestra has been extremely prolific on recordings in the late 2010s, issuing nine recordings during the year 2019 alone. The orchestra has often recorded for Onyx Classics and Naxos but has also been heard on many other labels, including Warner Classics, Toccata Classics, and Champs Hill Records. By 2020, the orchestra's catalog numbered more than 100 albums. That year, the orchestra released albums of music by Elgar, Edward Cowie, and Stravinsky.
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on 14 Sep 2018
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Concerti Grossi n°2 et n°3
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones
Classical - Released by Naxos on 2 Aug 2011
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Elgar & Finzi: Violin Concertos
Ning Feng, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto
Classical - Released by Channel Classics on 1 Nov 2018
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The Malcolm Arnold Edition, Vol.1 - The Eleven Symphonies
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 2006
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Eric Coates: London Again
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by AVIE Records on 25 Apr 2005
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Made in Britain
John Wilson, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by AVIE Records on 3 Oct 2011
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Carpenter: Set
Iain Ballamy, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Clark Rundell
Classical - Released by Nimbus Alliance on 5 Apr 2019
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Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 / Harp Concerto, Lyra Angelica
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Suzanne Willison, David Lloyd-Jones
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Aug 2005
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Symphonies n° 4 en si bémol majeur & n° 6 en fa majeur "Pastorale"
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1996
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Bernstein: On the Waterfront
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Lindberg
Classical - Released by BIS on 23 Feb 2018
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Aasgaard
Classical - Released by Avie Records on 28 Apr 2008
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Symphonie n° 1 en ré majeur "Titan"
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Dec 2008
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Ben-Hur
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis
Classical - Released by Carl Davis Collection on 14 Feb 1990
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Strauss: Symphonia Domestica • Eine Alpensinfonie • Oboe Concerto • Duett-Concertino
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by AVIE Records on 8 Nov 2005
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Danses Elisabéthaines
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Small, David Lloyd-Jones, Eleanor Hudson
Classical - Released by Naxos on 12 Dec 2006
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Viana da Motta: À pátria – Sinfonia
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Álvaro Cassuto
Classical - Released by Naxos on 25 Sep 2015
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Bliss: Suites from Checkmate & Adam Zero
Vernon Handley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 29 Oct 2021
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Curse of the Werewolf - The Prisoner - The Net - So Long at the Fair Medley
Classical - Released by Naxos on 16 May 2006
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Mozart: Cosi fan tutte
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, European Opera Centre, Laurent Pillot
Opera - Released by Rubicon on 23 Nov 2018
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After Death (Orchestral Version)
Ben Frost, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Ames
Classical - Released by Mercury Classics on 9 Aug 2019
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Finzi & Leighton: Cello Concertos
Raphael Wallfisch, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Bryden Thomson
Classical - Released by Chandos on 1 Aug 2001
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