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Barry Wordsworth
*1948 GB
Conductor of Classical
Barry Wordsworth (born 20 February 1948, Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a British conductor.From 1989 to 2006, Wordsworth was principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and now holds the title of conductor laureate. From 1990 to 1995, Wordsworth was music director of the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden. He began his second tenure in that post in 2007. Since 1989, he is the principal conductor of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra. In March 2007 at Brighton, Wordsworth caused controversy when he refused to conduct Andrew Gant's new composition A British Symphony the day of the scheduled premiere. He was music director of Birmingham Royal Ballet from 2005 to 2008.
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Popular Tracks 
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto on Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40, 28 and 31 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana & Barry Wordsworth Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" on Astrology & Zodiac Music - Virgo by Various Artists Flower Duet on Classical Clips Vol. 2 by Nikita Magaloff, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Erik Satie, Edvard Grieg, Aram Khachaturian, Claude Debussy, Remo Giazotto, George Frideric Handel, Pietro Mascagni, Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Strauss II, Dmitri Shostakovich, Antonín Dvořák, Edward Elgar, Léo Delibes, Alexander Borodin, Gustav Mahler, Jacques Offenbach, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Richard Wagner, Samuel Barber & Sergei Prokofiev Gianni Schicchi: "O mio Babbino caro" on Work From Home With Puccini by Giacomo Puccini Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace on Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana & Barry Wordsworth Carmen / Act II: Toreador Song: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (from Carmen / Act 2) on Bryn Terfel sings Favourites by Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra & Barry Wordsworth Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. I:45 "Farewell": I. Allegro assai on Haydn: Symphonies, Vol. 4 by Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana & Barry Wordsworth Schindler's List: Main Theme on Janine Jansen by Janine Jansen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Barry Wordsworth Symphony No. 28 in C Major, K. 200: II. Andante on Relaxing Mozart by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jenő Jandó, Takako Nishizaki, Barry Wordsworth, Johannes Wildner & Capella Istropolitana Lakmé / Act 1: "Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet) on Vissi d'Arte - Opera for Orchestra by BBC Concert Orchestra & Barry WordsworthTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sleeping Beauty | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Clio Gould, Jessica Burroughs | 2013 | Album |
| Pomp & Circumstance A Very British Festival | The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Royal Choral Society, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Barry Wordsworth | 2009 | Compil. |
| First Love (Songs From The British Isles) | Bryn Terfel, The London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2008 | Album |
| Overture, Proud Thames; Music For Strings; Serenata Concertante; Symphony For Violin And Orchestra | Elizabeth Maconchy, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Barry Wordsworth | 2007 | Album |
| The Three Men - The Enchanted Garden... | Eric Coates, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2007 | Album |
| Symphonies 1 & 2 | Gordon Jacob – The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2007 | Album |
| Concerto For Cello And Orchestra, Op.32; Sinfonia Concertante For Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op.29 | Miklós Rózsa / Raphael Wallfisch, Philippe Graffin, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2006 | Album |
| Sleeping Beauty | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / The Australian Ballet Company, The Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2005 | Single |
| British Light Classics 2 | Barry Wordsworth, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 2005 | Album |
| The Film Music Of Stanley Black | Stanley Black, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2005 | Album |
| The Complete Symphonies | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 2004 | Album |
| Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Barry Wordsworth, Roderick Dunk, Philip Simms, The London Symphony Orchestra | 2004 | Album |
| Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Michael Ball, Barbara Bonney, Barry Wordsworth | 2003 | Album |
| Sinfonietta • Overture, Elegy And Rondo | Arnold Bax / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2003 | Album |
| British Light Classics | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2003 | Album |
| Opera Without Words | The BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 2002 | Album |
| Fiesta! - Music By Falla, Ginastera, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Moncayo, And Plaza | Ann Murray, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Barry Wordsworth | 2002 | Album |
| Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 / Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18 | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, The London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Israela Margalit | 2001 | Album |
| Symphonies Nos. 40 And 41 "Jupiter" | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 2001 | Album |
| Edward II: A Ballet In 2 Acts | John McCabe - Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Barry Wordsworth | 2000 | Album |
| Orchestral Works. Fantasia On Greensleeves / The Lark Ascending / Tallis Fantasia | Ralph Vaughan Williams – Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Adrian Boult, Barry Wordsworth | 1999 | Compil. |
| At The Last Night Of The Proms | Barry Wordsworth / BBC Symphony Orchestra | 1996 | Album |
| Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major Opus 60 / The Consecration Of The House Opus 124 / Wellington's Victory 'Battle' Symphony Opus 91 | Ludwig van Beethoven - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1995 | Compil. |
| Symphony No. 1 in C Major, op.21, Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op.92 | Ludwig van Beethoven, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1995 | Album |
| Symphonies No. 45 "Farewell" • No. 94 "Surprise" • No. 101 "The Clock" | Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1995 | Album |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1995 | Album |
| Symphony No. 4 Italian, A Midsummer Night's Dream | The London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 1994 | Album |
| Gershwin, Ravel & Debussy | George Gershwin, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy ' The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Christopher O'Riley | 1994 | Album |
| Greensleeves/Tallas Fantasia | Ralph Vaughan Williams, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1994 | Album |
| Ralph Vaughan Williams:Greensleeves/Tallis Fantasia | Hagai Shaham, The New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1994 | Album |
| English String Music | Sir Edward Elgar / Frederick Delius / Peter Warlock / Gustav Holst / Sir William Walton / Henry Purcell - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1993 | Compil. |
| Clarinet Concertos / Scherzetto / Concerto Movement / Concertinos | Malcolm Arnold, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Maconchy - Thea King, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1993 | Album |
| French Favourites | Hector Berlioz, Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, Maurice Ravel, The BBC Concert Orchestra Conducted By Barry Wordsworth | 1993 | Album |
| Le Cabaret, Pasquinade Symphonique No.2, April-England, Hellas Suite, Three Mantras | John Foulds, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1993 | Compil. |
| Popular Classics: Favourite Overtures / Gustav Holst: The Planets - St Paul's Suite / Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture | Gustav Holst / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The London Symphony Orchestra - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth, Sir Charles Groves / Jacek Kaspszyk | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Rio Grande • Concerto • Horoscope | Constant Lambert - Kathryn Stott, Della Jones | 1992 | Album |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 | Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth, Stefan Vladar, Ludwig van Beethoven | 1991 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' / Piano Sonata No.15 'Pastoral' | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stefan Vladar, Jenö Jandó, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1991 | Album |
| A Colour Symphony / Metamorphic Variations | Arthur Bliss, The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Barry Wordsworth | 1991 | Album |
| South of the Border...down Mexico way | Jill Gomez, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1990 | Album |
| 'Still Life' At The Penguin Café | Simon Jeffes, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1990 | Album |
| Symphonies (No. 85 "La Reine" / No. 92 "Oxford" / No. 103 "Drum Roll") | Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1990 | Album |
| Job (A Masque For Dancing) / The Perfect Fool | Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Philharmonia Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1990 | Album |
| Symphonies No. 44 'Trauer' • No. 88 • No. 104 'London' | Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1990 | Album |
| Symphonies No. 45 "Farewell" • No. 48 "Maria Theresia" • No. 102 | Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1990 | Album |
| Famous Symphonies, Vol 2: No. 94 'Surprise' • No. 101 'The Clock' • No. 83 'The Hen' | Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| 15 Famous Symphonies / 15 Beliebte Sinfonien/ 15 Symphonies Célèbres | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Symphony No. 36 'Linz' / Symphonies Nos. 33 And 27 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Overtures | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 5 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rondo In B Flat WoO 6 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Carnival Of The Animals, etc. | Camille Saint-Saëns, Georges Bizet, Maurice Ravel, The London Symphony Orchestra Directed By Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Compil. |
| Piano Concertos No. 5 "Emperor" - Piano Concerto No.2 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" / Piano Concerto No. 2 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1989 | Album |
| Slavonic Festival | Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1988 | Album |
| Symphony No. 38 'Prague', Symphonies Nos. 29 & 30 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1988 | Album |
| Symphony No.40 In G Minor / Symphony No.31 In D Major "Paris" / Symphony No.28 In C Major | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1988 | Album |
| Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter" / Symphonies Nos. 25 And 32 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1988 | Album |
| Symphony No. 38 'Prague', Symphonies Nos. 29 & 30 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1988 | Album |
| Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 | Stefan Vladar, Barry Wordsworth, Capella Istropolitana | 1988 | Album |
| Famous Symphonies, Vol 1: No.100 'Military' • No.82 'The Bear' • No.96 'The Miracle' | Joseph Haydn, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth | 1988 | Album |
| Sinfonietta • Overture, Elegy And Rondo | Arnold Bax, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | 1987 | Album |
| The Four Seasons | Antonio Vivaldi ,Composer David Nolan ,Solo Violin Barry Wordsworth ,Conductor The London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
| The Triumph Of Neptune / Nicholas Nickleby / Trois Morceaux / Fantaisie Espagnole / Fugue | Lord Berners – Barry Wordsworth, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
| La Fille Mal Gardée: Highlights From The Ballet | Ferdinand Hérold - John Lanchbery, Barry Wordsworth, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 1983 | Album |
| Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Opus 21 / Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Opus 92 | Ludwig van Beethoven - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | Album | |
| Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major Opus 60 / The Consecration Of The House Opus 124 / Wellington's Victory 'Battle' Symphony Opus 91 | Ludwig van Beethoven - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth | Compil. |
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