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The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a selection of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the album was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a.
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Full of the memorable and deeply sentimental moments that make classical music timeless, this collection from the LPO is riveting. The “Air” from Bach’s ethereal third orchestral suite receives a light and breezy interpretation, while the pulse of Mozart’s familiar, magnetic “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” makes it difficult to stay seated. The album rounds out with high-flying moments of electricity (Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”) and pensive, impressionistic vibes (Debussy’s “Clair de Lune”), as well as one of music’s most unabashedly romantic works: the “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Fifth. Full of the memorable and deeply sentimental moments that make classical music timeless, this collection from the LPO is riveting. The “Air” from Bach’s ethereal third orchestral suite receives a light and breezy interpretation, while the pulse of Mozart’s familiar, magnetic “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” makes it difficult to stay seated.
The album rounds out with high-flying moments of electricity (Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”) and pensive, impressionistic vibes (Debussy’s “Clair de Lune”), as well as one of music’s most unabashedly romantic works: the “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Fifth.
AboutAll recordings were made in September 2009 at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall. In every stage of the recording process, state of the art equipment has been used to achieve the very best sound quality attainable.The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music has sold over 200,000 copies (in terms of album-equivalent streams) and spent over three years as one of the top 10 classical albums on iTunes.LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRARecognised today as one of the finest orchestras on the international stage, the London Philharmonic was founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham. Since then, its Principal Conductors have included Sir Adrian Boult, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, Klaus Tennstedt and Kurt Masur.
In 2007, Vladimir Jurowski became the Orchestra’s 12th Principal Conductor.DAVID PARRYDavid Parry has conducted a number of respected orchestras all over Europe since the early 1980s, and now gives concerts regularly with The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philharmonia Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Orchestra and Madrid Symphony Orchestra.
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