Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

Coinciding with the London Symphony Orchestra’s first US Tour with new chief conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, the LSO releases Daphnis et Chloé, one of Ravel’s largest and best loved orchestral masterpieces. Marking their second recording together for the orchestra’s dedicated label LSO Live, the album captures their performance of Ravel’s ballet last April, for which they were joined by the …

Symphonic Stradivarius

Italian violinist Davide Alogna, a champion of Italian twentieth century repertoire, is the soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra for a program of new works for violin and orchestra. Each work on the program is tonal, often cinematic, and around 5 minutes in duration, serving as an accessible introduction to the composer. The collection showcases eleven composers, several who are …

Resonance

The new album from British virtuoso trumpeter Matilda Lloyd with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lee Reynolds explores the many meanings of the word “resonance.” The two featured concertos echo music of the past, with Mieczysław Weinberg’s containing fanfares harking back to the trumpet’s military beginnings, as well as snippets of music by other composers, including Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, …