Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Discography
The following is a list of recordings that the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus has been involved in. Two sound samples have been licensed by kind permission of Naxos Rights International Ltd.
There is also a selection of samples available to listen to - these are in MP3 format and are shown in the listing below.
Not In Our Time recording available now ...
 The Bournemouth Symphony Chorus's new recording of NOT IN OUR TIME, the work by Richard Blackford which the Chorus commissioned as part of its Centenary celebrations, was released in November 2011. It reached number two in the Specialist Classical Chart, and number 12 in the overall Classical Chart. It also reached 13 in the Classic FM Chart. It can be ordered from info@bschorus.co.uk at the discounted price of £9.99. It can also be bought at BSO concerts at Poole Lighthouse. You can also get it from Nimbus Records, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth NP25 3SR or via their website: http://www.wyastone.co.uk , from Amazon.co.uk and from Square Records in Wimborne.
Click HERE to listen to clips from the CD and/or to order a copy
Bela Bartok, The Miraculous Mandarin. (1 CD) Naxos (8.557433) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Marin Alsop. conductor. The Chorus only appears on track 14. Also contains: Bartok: Dance suite & Hungarian pictures.
Bernstein, Chichester Psalms. (1 CD)
Naxos (8.559177) Thomas Kelly, treble; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor. Also contains: Bernstein: On the waterfront (symphonic suite); On the town: 3 dance episodes
 Blackford, Mirror of Perfection, for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra (1 CD)
Now available on the Quartz Music label, catalogue number QTZ2046 (£8.99) or as an MP3 download for £4.99. Ying Huang, soprano; Bo Skovhus, baritone; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Richard Blackford, conductor.
Boublil & Schonberg, Miss Saigon & Les Miserables Suites. (1 CD) S. Alderking, piano; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Anthony Inglis, conductor. No longer available
Breiner, A Christmas Choral Spectacular: arrangements by Peter Breiner. (1 CD)
Naxos 8.557585 Margaret Burdett, soprano; Cecily Atkinson, alto; Lynton Atkinson, tenor; Jonathan Prentice, bass; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Peter Breiner, conductor
Coleridge-Taylor, Hiawatha's wedding feast. (1 CD) EMI CD-EMX2276 - Recording now unavailable. Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Kenneth Alwyn, conductor. Also contains: Coleridge-Taylor: Bamboula (symphonic dance) op.75
Delius, Sea Drift, Songs of Farewell, Songs of Sunset. (1 CD)
Chandos (CHAN 9214) Sally Burgess, mezzo; Bryn Terfel, baritone; Waynflete Singers; Southern Voices; members of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor
 Delius, A Mass of Life; Requiem. (2 CDs)
Chandos (CHAN 9515(2)) Joan Rodgers, soprano; Jean Rigby, contralto; Nigel Robson, tenor; Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone; Rebecca Evans, soprano. Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Waynflete Singers; Richard Hickox, conductor
Dyson, St.Paul's voyage to Melita; Agincourt. (1 CD) Somm (SOMMCD 234) Neil Mackie, tenor; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Vernon Handley, conductor. Also contains: Dyson: Nocturne (Quo Vadis)
Elgar, The Dream of Gerontius. (2 CDs)
Naxos (8.553885-86) Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Waynflete Singers; Sarah Fryer, mezzo; William Kendall, tenor; Matthew Best, baritone; David Hill, conductor
 Elgar, From the Bavarian Highlands. (Part of 5 CD set) Catalogue number : 0954222
This is a re-issue of our recording of Elgar's From the Bavarian Highlands, and it has been digitally remastered. It's part of a 5-CD set of English music by Elgar, Stanford and Parry. Released on 28.3.11
Elgar, The Music Makers/ Sea Pictures. Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-Soprano, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Simon Wright. (Naxos) PURCHASE CD »
 Fanshawe, African Sanctus. (1 CD)
Silva (SILKD 6003) Wilhelmenia Fernadez, soprano; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; African Sanctus Ensemble; Neville Creed, conductor
 Finzi, Intimations of immortality; For St Cecilia (1 CD) Naxos 8.557863 James Gilchrist, tenor; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; David Hill, conductor
Opera Gala Live. (1 CD)Astrion (8800 760) Rosalind Sutherland, soprano; Leah-Marian Jones, mezzo; Bonaventura Bottone, tenor; Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; BBC Concert Orchestra; Barry Wordsworth, conductor. Recorded live in the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, May 1996. This CD is no longer available.
Orff, Carmina Burana. (1 CD)
Virgin (VBD5 61510-2) available on Virgo, number 5624792. Buy from hmv.com for £4.99. The two disc version, coupled with the Planets is listed @ £7.99 Orff, Carmina Burana. (1 CD)
Janice Watson, soprano; James Bowman, counter-tenor; Donald Maxwell; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Waynflete Singers; Highcliffe Junior Choir; David Hill, conductor
Orff, Carmina Burana. (1 CD)
Naxos (Catalogue No: 8.570033). Markus Eiche; Thomas Randle;Claire Rutter; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus, Highcliffe Junior Choir; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Conductor: Marin Alsop
Jubilate: a collection of anthems, motets and carols. (1 CD) PJ002 Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Christopher Dowie, piano; Neville Creed, conductor. Recorded in the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth. Available only through the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Stanford, Songs of the Sea; Songs of the fleet. (1 CD) EMI (CDM 65113 2) (not currently available - however, Song of the Sea ARE available on a 3 CD set from EMI called "The very best of English song with orchestra") Benjamin Luxon, baritone; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Norman Del Mar, conductor. Also contains: Delius: Sea drift
 Vaughan Williams, In Windsor Forest: choral suite available in this set: Cat no. CDM 565131 2. priced at around £39.95. Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor. Also contains: Toward the unknown region; Norfolk rhapsody 1; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Five variants of "Dives & Lazarus".
Vaughan Williams, Flos campi: suite for viola, chorus & orchestra. (1 CD) Naxos 8.557276 Paul Silverthorne, viola; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Paul Daniel, conductor. Also contains: Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.4 in F minor.
Vaughan Williams, A Sea Symphony (Symphony No.1). (1 CD)
Naxos (8.557059) Joan Rodgers, soprano; Christopher Maltman, baritone; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Paul Daniel, conductor
Vaughan Williams, Sinfonia antartica (Symphony no.7) (1 CD) Naxos 8.550737 Linda Russell, soprano; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus ladies' voices; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Kees Bakels, conductor. Also contains: Vaughan Williams: Symphony no.8
Walton, Belshazzar's Feast (1 CD)
Bryn Terfel, baritone; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Waynflete Singers; L'Inviti; Andrew Litton, conductor
Currently available only in a four CD set: William Walton: the centenary edition. Decca 470 508 2
Compiled by Sandrey Date (Updated October 2011) |