ALBUMMozart: Works for 2 PianosFiammetta Tarli, Ivo Varbanov, Muhai Tang & English Chamber Orchestra
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ALBUMMozart: Works for 2 PianosFiammetta Tarli, Ivo Varbanov, Muhai Tang & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMSeasons InterruptedTrey Lee, English Chamber Orchestra & Emilia Hoving
ALBUMI Slept and Dreamed That Life Was BeautyLondon Voices, English Chamber Orchestra & Ben Parry
ALBUMCzerny: Piano Concertinos & Fantaisie et Variations brillantes sur une Romance de BlanginiRosemary Tuck, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
ALBUMMost Magic Moments of Mozart: Divertimentos Nos. 10 & 11 & Symphony No. 34, K. 338English Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia of London & Sir Colin Davis
ALBUMSerenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber OrchestraEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Neil Thomson
ALBUMPurcell: Dido and Aeneas Z. 626 by Dame Janet BakerDame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra & Anthony Lewis
ALBUMPatriotic BritainAugusta Lees, English Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Choir, John Gregory Knowles, Timothy Murton Laight, Sally Heath, Ian Humphries, Guy Protheroe, Christopher Knowles, Helen Tunstall, The English Folk Band, Fifes and Drums Band & Mike Taylor
ALBUMMozart: The Complete Multipiano ConcertosMultiPiano Ensemble & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMA Clarinet in AmericaAlexander Fiterstein, English Chamber Orchestra & Chris Hopkins
ALBUMMessiah (Highlights)Raymond Leppard & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMBeethoven, VasksFanny Clamagirand, English Chamber Orchestra & Ken David Masur
ALBUMOboe Concertos, Vol. 2Brynjar Hoff, English Chamber Orchestra & Ian Watson
ALBUMOboe Concertos Vol. 1Brynjar Hoff, English Chamber Orchestra & Ian Watson
ALBUMCzerny: Piano WorksRosemary Tuck, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
ALBUMThe Cala Series, Vol. 5: Bach, Mozart, Grieg and SchubertEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Geoffrey Simon
ALBUMMozart: Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet QuintetBrodsky Quartet, English Chamber Orchestra, Antony Pay & Joan Enric Lluna
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Brandenburg ConcertosSir Philip Ledger & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMBach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232Amor Artis Chorus, Johannes Somary & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMHandel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music SuiteJohannes Somary & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMVivaldi: The Four Seasons etcHenryk Szeryng & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMHaydn: Symphonies Nos. 44-49English Chamber Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim
ALBUMSongs for StringsDonald Fraser, English Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMozart & Myslivecek Flute ConcertosAna de la Vega & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMGrieg: Holberg's Time and Melodies & DancesMichala Petri, Okko Kamu, Gordon Langford & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMCzerny: Piano Concerto in D MinorRosemary Tuck, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
ALBUMBach: Keyboard Concertos & Italian ConcertoSonya Bach & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMusic for 4 HarpsichordsEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
ALBUMThe Girl with the Golden HarpClaire Jones & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMElgar: Piano Quintet - Sea PicturesEnglish Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Rodolfus Choir & Kenneth Woods
ALBUMUn Concierto de ZarzuelaTeresa Berganza, English Chamber Orchestra & Enrique García Asensio
ALBUMHandel: Coronation Anthems (Remastered 2015)The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Brandenburg ConcertosEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Johannes Somary
ALBUMClásicos Inolvidables Vol. 31, ZarzuelaEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Enrique García Asensio, Antoni Ros Marba, José Carreras & Teresa Berganza
ALBUMMy HeroGreta Bradman, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
ALBUMUn concierto de "Género Chico" - Teresa BerganzaEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Enrique García Asensio & Teresa Berganza
ALBUMAnd the Bridge Is Love: English Music for StringsEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Julian Lloyd Webber
ALBUMConcertoJohn Williams, Paul Daniel, English Chamber Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMAnthony Lewis Conducts... Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626Anthony Lewis & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMHandel: Three Italian Cantatas (Remastered)Helen Watts, English Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
ALBUMArias by Handel, Rameau & LullyGérard Souzay, English Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
ALBUMLully: Pièces de Symphonie - Campra: L'Europe GalanteEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
ALBUMPurcell: Dido & AeneasDame Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, Patricia Clark, English Chamber Orchestra & Anthony Lewis
ALBUMHalffter: Sinfonietta - Toldra: Vistes al marEnglish Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMVivaldi: Nisi Dominus - Due mottetiEnglish Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMNono, Maderna & Berio: Works for Chamber OrchestraEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Bruno Maderna, Luciano Berio & Studio ensemble
ALBUMPurcell: Dido and AeneasEnglish Chamber Orchestra, St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx & Patricia Clark
ALBUMMozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 36 & 38English Chamber Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis
ALBUMVivaldi's "The Four Seasons"English Chamber Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin & José-Luis Garcia
ALBUMWill Todd: The Call of WisdomNigel Short, Tenebrae & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMAir - The Bach AlbumAnne Akiko Meyers, English Chamber Orchestra & Steven Mercurio
ALBUMBritten: Noye's FluddeOwen Brannigan, Emanuel Hurwitz, Sheila Rex, Trevor Anthony & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMPhoenixEmily Pailthorpe, Benjamin Wallfisch & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMBach: Keyboard ConcertosNick Van Bloss, English Chamber Orchestra & David Parry
ALBUMHarp ConcertosClaire Jones, William Bennett, English Chamber Orchestra & Paul Watkins
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos No. 21 in C Major K. 467 & No. 23 in A Major K. 488Murray Perahia & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMRodrigo Concertos for Guitar & FluteCarlos Bonell, English Chamber Orchestra, Jennifer Stinton & Steuart Bedford
ALBUMMozart: Clarinet Concerto / Spohr: Clarinet Concerto No. 4Thea King, Alun Francis & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMАрии и дуэты с Ольгой Бородиной. Коллекционное издание, Том 5English Chamber Orchestra, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Патрик Саммерс
ALBUMPhilip Glass: The Secret AgentEnglish Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMRevueltas: La Coronela, Caminos (Itinerarios) & ColorinesGisèle Ben-Dor, Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMElgar: Music for StringsEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin, José-Luis Garcia, Mary Eade, Quintin Ballardie & Olga Hegedus
ALBUMBritten: Les Illuminations, Variations On a Theme of Frank Bridge, Simple SymphonyEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Gilbert Levine & Elisabeth Söderström
ALBUMSong of SongsConventus, Patrick Hawes, English Chamber Orchestra & Elin Manahan Thomas
ALBUMHaydn: London SymphoniesJeffrey Tate & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMVaughan Williams: Fantasia On a Theme By Tallis, the Lark Ascending, Et Al.English Chamber Orchestra & Yehudi Menuhin
ALBUMBottesini: Double Bass Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Gran Duo ConcertanteThomas Martin, Andrew Litton, English Chamber Orchestra, José-Luis Garcia & Emma Johnson
ALBUMMaw: Sinfonia - Gardner: Theme & Variations - Dodgson: Sonata - Addison: DivertimentoEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Norman Del Mar & Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
ALBUMMozart: Operatic and Sacred AriasThe Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Georg Fischer, Leonard Slatkin, Lucia Popp & Munich Radio Orchestra
ALBUMClarinet ConcertoEnglish Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Munich Radio Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12 & 21 etcRadu Lupu, English Chamber Orchestra & Uri Segal
ALBUMDag Wiren: Serenade For String (Dag Wiren: Serenade For Strings, Op. 11, Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 & Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony)English Chamber Orchestra & Johannes Somary
ALBUMRussian Favorites for StringsJohannes Somary & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMThe Best-Loved Baroque ConcertosEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Ian Watson
ALBUMLambert: Orchestral WorksEnglish Chamber Orchestra & Norman Del Mar
ALBUMTelemann: Divine Harmony - Sacred CantatasEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Patrice Djerejian & Sir Philip Ledger
ALBUMMozart: Concert and Operatic AriasBarbara Hendricks, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate, José-Luis Garcia, Leslie Pearson & Robert MacLeod
ALBUMHaydn: Symphony Nos. 82-87 (The Paris Symphonies)Daniel Barenboim & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMConcertos Em Re MenorEnglish Chamber Orchestra, João Carlos Martins & Sofia Soloists
ALBUMRaphael Wallfisch plays Popular Works For CelloBryden Thomson, Geoffrey Simon, London Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Raphael Wallfisch & Linn Hendry
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VOCES8, Barnaby Smith & English Chamber Orchestra
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VOCES8, English Chamber Orchestra & James Sherlock
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: I. Allegro
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About English Chamber Orchestra
Artist Biography
The English Chamber Orchestra is considered one of the most distinguished chamber orchestras in the world. Similar in musical philosophy and organization to the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the ensemble is financially self-supporting and has no permanent home venue. The orchestra presents an annual concert series in London and also tours internationally. Over its history, the ensemble has expanded its repertoire to include a wide range of chamber music from various musical periods and is flexible in size, ranging from 24 to 38 musicians.
The English Chamber Orchestra was formed in 1948 by Arnold Goldsborough to perform Baroque music. Originally named the Goldsborough Orchestra, the ensemble changed its name to the English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) in 1960 in accordance with the needs of the group's growing reputation. At the same time, the "English Chamber Orchestra and Music Society" charity was formed as the promotion arm of the organization. Like many other chamber orchestras, the ECO employs no full-time musicians but hires its players on a contract basis. This allows the orchestra to be flexible in size and structure according to the needs of its repertoire and concert venues and also gives the musicians the opportunity to work in a variety of other situations. The freedom this provides is key to the fresh approach this orchestra takes in its performances through its use of a system of co-principal groupings of players. Under this system, two principal players share each chair and are contracted to play a set number of performances in a given season.
The ECO has performed for numerous important occasions, including a command performance before Queen Elizabeth II at the Queen Elizabeth Hall inaugural concert in 1967. Other performances of note are the first color television recording of music for the BBC and the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales in 1981. The ensemble has been associated with the music of Benjamin Britten since it became the resident orchestra at the 1961 Aldeburgh Festival. The ECO has toured extensively, including tours throughout Europe, the U.S., and China.
Until 1985, the orchestra chose to work without a principal conductor, instead, inviting a series of talented guest artists to lead the ensemble. The ECO has a reputation for giving young conductors important opportunities. Among those who have benefited from this policy are Sir Colin Davis, Daniel Barenboim, and Pinchas Zukerman. During the orchestra's Silver Anniversary celebration in 1985, it was announced that Jeffrey Tate had been chosen to fill the newly created position of principal conductor, and in 2000 he was succeeded by Ralf Gothóni. Paul Watkins has also served as music director, and Roy Goodman has served as the orchestra's principal guest conductor.
The ECO can be heard on over 800 recordings on all of the major labels, including a significant number on EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Decca, and Philips. Among the highlights for the ECO are three complete Mozart piano concerto cycles, featuring Daniel Barenboim on EMI Classics, Mitsuko Uchida on Philips, and Murray Perahia on Sony Classical. In 2019, the ECO was lead from the keyboard by Benjamin Hochman in a recording of Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 24, on Avie.
Tremendously versatile and musically polished, the English Chamber Orchestra is fully deserving of its reputation as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world.
Hometown
London, England
Genre
Classical
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