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Boyd Neel

1905-1981 GB, Blackheath
Conductor of Classical
A.k.a. Louis Boyd Neel

English (and later Canadian) conductor and academic, 19 July 1905 – 30 September 1981. Founder of The Boyd Neel Orchestra in 1933 (in 1932 was named as "Boyd Neel London String Orchestra") in London (UK) Founder of The Hart House Orchestra in 1954, Toronto (Canada)

     
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The Boyd Neel Chamber Orchestra
The Boyd Neel Orchestra
The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
The Hart House Orchestra
Popular Tracks   
O Rest in the Lord (from Elijah) on The Very Best of Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Collection by Kathleen Ferrier
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488: 1. Allegro on Clifford Curzon: Decca Recordings 1937-1971 Vol.3 by Sir Clifford Curzon
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488: 2. Andante on Clifford Curzon: Decca Recordings 1937-1971 Vol.3 by Sir Clifford Curzon
Alcina, HWV 34: Overture on Handel: Water Music; Mozart: Epistle Sonatas by George Frideric Handel, Thurston Dart, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Boyd Neel Orchestra, George Szell & London Symphony Orchestra
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 2: "Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him" on The World of Kathleen Ferrier by Kathleen Ferrier
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K.488: 3. Allegro assai on Clifford Curzon: Decca Recordings 1937-1971 Vol.3 by Sir Clifford Curzon
Berenice, HWV 38: Overture on Handel: Water Music; Mozart: Epistle Sonatas by George Frideric Handel, Thurston Dart, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Boyd Neel Orchestra, George Szell & London Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op.70 / Part 1 - "Woe, woe unto them who forsake Him!" on Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Edition - The Complete Decca Recordings by Kathleen Ferrier
The Water Music, HWV 348-350: 16. Coro on Handel: The Water Music, HWV 348-350 by George Frideric Handel, Boyd Neel Orchestra & Boyd Neel
The Jewels of the Madonna: I Intermezzo, Act 1 on Full Frequency Range Recording - the Classic 'k' Series 1944 Recordings by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Concerts Brandebourgeois N° 3, N° 4 Et N° 5Johann Sebastian Bach • The Boyd Neel Chamber Orchestra • Boyd Neel1995Album
Concerto Brandeburghese N. 3Johann Sebastian Bach / The Boyd Neel Chamber Orchestra, Boyd Neel1988Single
The Pachelbel Canon And Other Baroque FavoritesBoyd Neel, Toronto Chamber Orchestra1981Album
Walton: Facade (excerpts), Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, Finzi: Dies NatalisSir William Walton, Edith Sitwell, Constant Lambert, George Butterworth, Roy Henderson, Gerald Finzi, Joan Cross, Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra1979Album
A Concert For StringsBoyd Neel1979Album
Boyd Neel Conducts English String MusicBenjamin Britten, Sir Edward Elgar, Thomas Arne, Boyd Neel, Toronto Chamber Orchestra1979Album
Concerto For Violin, String Orchestra And Continuo In E Major, BWV 1042Johann Sebastian Bach / Steven Staryk, Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Boyd Neel1977Album
Serenade No. 13 In G Major K.525 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Divertimento No. 11 In D Major K. 251Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Boyd Neel, Toronto Chamber Orchestra1977Album
Concert Performances from the 1974 CBC Winnipeg festivalCBC Winnipeg Orchestra, Eric Wild, Boyd Neel1974Album
Festival Of English Music, Vol. 3The Boyd Neel String Orchestra Conducted By Boyd Neel1972Album
Concerti Grossi, Opus 6, Nos 9-13Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Georg Friedrich Händel1970Album
The Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel - Boyd Neel1967Album
In MemoriamKathleen Ferrier, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel, The London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent1962Single
Eine Kleine NachtmusikWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel Chamber Orchestra1961Single
Brandenburg Concerto Nr. 3Johann Sebastian Bach / Boyd Neel / The Boyd Neel Chamber Orchestra1961Single
The Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel - Boyd Neel1958Album
Six Concerti Grossi, Opus 3Georg Friedrich Händel - The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel1955Album
The Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel - Boyd Neel1955Album
Pieces For String Orchestra By Warlock And IrelandBoyd Neel Conducting The Boyd Neel String Orchestra1953Album
Variations: Frank Bridge Theme / Capriol SuiteBenjamin Britten / Peter Warlock / Boyd Neel Conducting The Boyd Neel String Orchestra1953Album
Pieces For String Orchestra By Warlock And IrelandBoyd Neel Conducting The Boyd Neel String Orchestra1953Album
Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6, No. 1 / Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 2Georg Friedrich Händel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Boyd Neel1952Album
Holberg Suite, Op. 40Edvard Grieg, Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra1950Album
Elijah, OP. 70 - Woe Unto Them, O Rest In The LordFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Kathleen Ferrier, Boyd Neel1946Album
Six Concerti Grossi, Opus 3Georg Friedrich Händel - The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd NeelAlbum
A Ferrier RecitalKathleen Ferrier, Sir Malcolm SargentAlbum
Handel Twleve Concerti Grossi, Op. 6Georg Friedrich Händel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Boyd Neel, Thurston DartAlbum
Concerto Grosso In D Major Op. 6, No. 5 / Concerto Grosso In G Minor Op. 6, No. 6Georg Friedrich Händel / Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel OrchestraAlbum
The Lark AscendingFrederick Grinke, The Boyd Neel Orquestra, Boyd Neel, Ralph Vaughan WilliamsAlbum
Brandenburgische Konzerte (Gesamt-Ausgabe)Johann Sebastian Bach – The Boyd Neel Chamber OrchestraAlbum
Handel Six Concerti Grossi Opus 8Boyd Neel, The Boyd Neel OrchestraAlbum
The Magic Flute—OvertureNational Symphony Orchestra Conductor : Boyd NeelAlbum
Concerti Grossi, Opus 6, Nos. 9-12Georg Friedrich Händel, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Boyd NeelAlbum
Boyd Neel Conducts Handel, Elgar, HolstBoyd NeelAlbum
Concerto Grosso In B Flat Major Op.6, No. 7 / Concerto Grosso In C Minor Op.6, No. 8Georg Friedrich Händel / Boyd Neel Conducted The Boyd Neel String Orchestra Harpsichord Thurston DartAlbum
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