London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (Live) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:17:05 minutes | 713 MB | Genre: Classical
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These early symphonies, conducted by Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski, showcase youthful Tchaikovsky at his best. The Second, ‘Little Russian’, is full of bright, dancing Ukranian folk melodies which build to a joyous final celebration bursting with life. The Third Symphony, nicknamed for its finale in the style of a ‘polonaise’, takes German and Polish musical styles and transforms them into a truly Russian symphony; one that hints at Tchaikovsky’s later balletic works.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Jurowski conducts Stravinsky, Vol. 2 (Live) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:29 minutes | 1000 MB | Genre: Classical
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This recording is the second of a highly rated three volume Stravinsky series recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with then Principal Conductor (now Conductor Emeritus) Vladimir Jurowski. The first volume of the series was featured in Gramophone Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Recordings in September 2022. This series documents Jurowski’s year-long Stravinsky festival with the LPO in 2018, ‘Changing Faces’. The festival surveyed Stravinsky’s works, programmed chronologically alongside his influences and those he influenced.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski – Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Dance of the Seven Veils from Salomé & Die Frau ohne Schatten (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:41:23 minutes | 969 MB | Genre: Classical
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‘This music is absolutely ideally placed to Jurowski’s strengths: his precision and ability to inspire playing of the greatest delicacy, pointing, accuracy and warmth is exactly what’s called for in this score’ Bachtrack.com, September 2012. This release marks the 29th on the LPO label conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, and is the first Jurowski-conducted Richard Strauss release to date. The performances of the three works on this release were also critically well received, with the soloists within the Orchestra noted for their ‘poise’ and ‘exquisite handling’ of Die Frau ohne Schatten and Jurowski’s ‘perfect blending of rich textures’ in Eine Alpensinfonie (The Arts Desk). Vladimir Jurowski has a strong affinity with Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow), and chose to conduct a selection of orchestral highlights from the opera rather than the composer’s own published Fantasie. He went on to conduct the complete opera at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013. ‘If the evening can boast a hero, the honour must go to Vladimir Jurowski, who conducts with abiding passion, sensitivity and propulsion.’ (The Financial Times). The Dance of the Seven Veils was performed as part of the opening concert of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s critically acclaimed The Rest is Noise festival of music which shaped the twentieth century. ‘Jurowski and the LPO set the scene with an outstandingly delicate performance of the Dance of the Seven Veils’ (The Financial Times). These discs join the previously released recordings of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan and Ein Heldenleben, conducted by Bernard Haitink (LPO-0079); performances which were highly praised at the time. Gramophone magazine said ‘[it] gives any account in the catalogue a run for its money in terms of sheer élan, and bristles with energy’.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski – Symphony No. 11 in G Minor “The Year 1905” (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:40 minutes | 973 MB | Genre: Classical
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This recording was taken from a live performance during the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2019/20 season at London’s Royal Festival Hall. The recording captures the thrill and electricity of the live performance.

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London Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Jurowski – Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1 & Isle of the Dead (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:48 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical
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Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London on 3 October 2014 (The Isle of the Dead) and 14 December 2016 (Symphony No. 1).

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London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski – Jurowski Conducts Mozart Wind Concertos (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:47 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
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Mozart was a master at capturing the spirits of the instruments for which he wrote, perfectly exemplified here in the lighter-than-air Flute Concerto No. 2, the sprightly and playful Bassoon Concerto and in the interplay of the four soloists in the Sinfonia concertante. These three exceptional works come to life in this studio recording with soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal conductor Vladimir Jurowski.

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