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.
New Recording available now ...
 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
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) First Night Records(CAST CD39) S. Alderking, piano; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Anthony Inglis, conductor
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. (1 CD)
EMI (CDM 5 65129 2) - Recording now unavailable. Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Norman Del Mar, conductor. Also contains: Stanford: Symphony no.3 (Irish).
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
Orff, Carmina Burana. (1 CD)
Virgin (VBD5 61510-2) 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 (1 CD) EMI (CDM 565131 2) (not currently available) 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
(Note - although this CD credits the chorus as the Waynflete Singers, this recording was actually made with the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus)
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 March 2007) |