English Chamber Orchestrated

The English Chamber Orchestrated is one of principal the Chamber orchestra English. The orchestra is based with London.

History

Founded in 1948 by Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough as a Goldsbrough Orchestrated , the orchestra takes its current name in 1960 when it widens his repertory beyond the baroque. The orchestra with the size of a formation of the traditional period, such as Mozart could have which it.

During the Sixties, the orchestra is closely associated with the festival of Aldeburgh (Suffolk) creates by the type-setter Benjamin Britten in 1948. English Chamber Orchestrated ensured the creation of several works of Britten, such Dream the one night of summer, Owen Wingrave or Curlew River. Many recordings in concerts were published by the BBC, with Britten with the direction or as a soloist (with the piano in particular).

The orchestra which does not have a principal chief works with invited chiefs such Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim. In 1985, Jeffrey Tate becomes the first duly named principal chief. He is replaced at this station in 2000 by Ralf Gothóni.

Discography

English Chamber Orchestrated directed piano by Murray Perahia carried out an integral of the concertos for piano of Mozart very of grace and elegance.

The orchestra worked with the African southern choral society Ladysmith Black Mambazo within the framework of an album called " No Boundaries" in January 2005.

External bonds

Official site of the orchestra (in English)

Other London orchestras

Symphony orchestra of London (London Symphony Orchestrated)
Philharmonic orchestra of London (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
royal Philharmonic orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Philharmonia
Symphony orchestra of the BBC
Orchestre of the age of the Lights (the Age off Enlightenment Orchestrated off)
Academy off St Martin in the Fields
London Mozart Players

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