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The London Sinfonietta is an English chamber orchestra based in London, founded in 1968 by Nicholas Snowman and David Atherton (2). The ensemble specialises in contemporary music and works across a wide range of genres. Artistic directors have been: David Atherton (2) from 1968-1973 Michael Vyner from 1972-1989 Paul Crossley (2) from 1988-1994 Markus Stenz from 1994-1998 Oliver Knussen from 1998-2002 Gillian Moore from 1998-2006
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Richard Rodney Bennett Saxophone Concerto | John Harle, Scott Stroman, The BBC Concert Orchestra, Scott Dunn, London Sinfonietta, Lothar Zagrosek, Trish Clowes, Mike Walker, Gwilym Simcock, Calum Gourlay, James Maddren, Clark Rundell | 2018 | Album |
The Comedy Of Change / Heaven Is Shy Of Earth | Julian Anderson, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta | 2018 | Album |
Symphony Of Psalms ⦁ Mass ⦁ Canticum Sacrum ⦁ Motets | Igor Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Sinfonietta, Simon Preston | 2017 | Album |
Into the Little Hill; Dream of the Song; Flight | George Benjamin, Hila Plitmann, Susan Bickley, London Sinfonietta, Bejun Mehta, Concertgebouworkest, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Michael Cox | 2017 | Album |
Snowmelt | Marius Neset, London Sinfonietta | 2016 | Album |
Live At White Cube | Okkyung Lee, London Sinfonietta | 2015 | Album |
Angel Fighter, In Broken Images, Virelai (Sus Une Fontayne) | Harrison Birtwistle, Andrew Watts, Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts | 2015 | Album |
Marching To Carcassonne | Alexander Goehr — Peter Serkin | 2013 | Album |
Niwa | Ramon Humet, London Sinfonietta, Nicholas Collon | 2012 | Album |
New Music Show | London Sinfonietta | 2012 | Album |
Anaïs Nin; De Staat | Louis Andriessen, London Sinfonietta, Cristina Zavalloni, David Atherton, Synergy | 2011 | Album |
Carter: Concerto For Orchestra / Knussen: Océan de terre | Elliott Carter - Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta | 2011 | Compil. |
In Seven Days | Thomas Adès, Tal Rosner, Rolf Hind, Sophie Clements, London Sinfonietta | 2011 | Album |
Chopped & Screwed (At Kings Place 01-05-10) | Micachu & The Shapes And London Sinfonietta | 2011 | Album |
String Trio, Op. 45 / Four Pieces For Mixed Chorus, Op. 27 / Three Satires For Mixed Chorus, Op. 28 / Septet-Suite, Op. 29 / Accompaniment To A Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 | Arnold Schoenberg - Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, Simon Joly Chorale, London Sinfonietta, The London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Craft | 2010 | Album |
Boulez Conducts Schoenberg II | Pierre Boulez - Arnold Schoenberg - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, London Sinfonietta | 2009 | Compil. |
Rhapsody In Blue / Piano Concerto / Songbook | George Gershwin • Peter Donohoe, London Sinfonietta, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle | 2008 | Compil. |
The Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs | Henryk Górecki, Dawn Upshaw, David Zinman, London Sinfonietta | 2007 | Single |
Works For Ensemble | Pedro Amaral, London Sinfonietta | 2007 | Album |
Arc Green | Toru Takemitsu, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Rolf Hind | 2006 | Album |
The Jerwood Series 2 | Morgan Hayes, Jonny Greenwood, Dai Fujikura, London Sinfonietta, Martyn Brabbins | 2006 | Album |
Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters | London Sinfonietta | 2006 | Album |
The Jerwood Series 1 | London Sinfonietta, Tansy Davies, David Porcelijn, Stuart MacRae, HK Gruber, John Wallace | 2006 | Album |
Alhambra Fantasy / Khorovod / The Stations Of The Sun / The Crazed Moon / Diptych | Julian Anderson | 2006 | Album |
Dialogues / Boston Concerto / Cello Concerto / Asko Concerto | Elliott Carter – Nicolas Hodges / Fred Sherry, London Sinfonietta / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Asko Ensemble – Oliver Knussen | 2005 | Album |
Chamber Music • Orchestral Works | Leoš Janáček / Paul Crossley . The Gabrieli String Quartet . London Sinfonietta . David Atherton . Wiener Philharmoniker . Riccardo Chailly . Sir Charles Mackerras | 2004 | Compil. |
Behold The Sun, Metamorphosis / Dance, Romanza and other works | Alexander Goehr - Moray Welsh, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Atherton, Jeanine Thames, London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Compil. |
Live From State Of The Nation 2001: 10 Works From The New Generation Of British Composers | London Sinfonietta, Pierre-André Valade | 2002 | Compil. |
LA Variations / Five Images After Sappho / Mania / Gambit / Giro | Esa-Pekka Salonen - Dawn Upshaw, Anssi Karttunen, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta | 2001 | Album |
Aura · Engine | Magnus Lindberg - BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2000 | Album |
The Lorelei | Kim Criswell, Ambrosian Chorus, London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn | 2000 | Album |
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel / Happy End / Berliner Requiem / Violin Concerto | Kurt Weill - David Atherton, London Sinfonietta | 1999 | Compil. |
Symphonia - Clarinet Concerto | Elliott Carter : Michael Collins / London Sinfonietta - BBC Symphony Orchestra / Oliver Knussen | 1999 | Album |
Gnarly Buttons & John's Book Of Alleged Dances | John Adams, London Sinfonietta & Kronos Quartet | 1998 | Album |
Quotation Of Dream | Toru Takemitsu, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1998 | Album |
Undine | Hans Werner Henze – London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1997 | Album |
The Black Decameron (Guitar Music Of Leo Brouwer) | John Williams, London Sinfonietta, Steven Mercurio - Leo Brouwer | 1997 | Album |
East Of Eden / Rebel Without A Cause | Leonard Rosenman, John Adams & London Sinfonietta | 1997 | Album |
Concerto For Orchestra, Etc | Robert Saxton - BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1997 | Album |
Kurt Weill On Broadway | Kurt Weill - Thomas Hampson · Elizabeth Futral · Jerry Hadley · Jeanne Lehman · London Sinfonietta Chorus · London Sinfonietta · John McGlinn | 1996 | Album |
Knussen Dirigiert Knussen / Knussen Conducts Knussen | Oliver Knussen — Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta | 1996 | Album |
Lamentation | Tunde Jegede With London Sinfonietta | 1995 | Album |
Piano Concerto / Symphony In One Movement | Alexander Goehr, Peter Serkin, London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen | 1995 | Album |
The Flood • Abraham And Isaac • Variations • Requiem Canticles • A Reliquary For Igor Stravinsky | Igor Stravinsky, Charles Wuorinen - London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1995 | Album |
Grohg / Hear Ye! Hear Ye! / Prelude | Aaron Copland / Oliver Knussen / The Cleveland Orchestra / London Sinfonietta | 1994 | Album |
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music | John Adams - London Sinfonietta | 1994 | Album |
The Busby Berkeley Album | Al Dubin & Harry Warren - John McGlinn · Brent Barrett · Judith Blazer · Ann Morrison · Debbie Shapiro · Guy Stroman · London Sinfonietta Chorus · London Sinfonietta | 1994 | Album |
Symphony No.3 | London Sinfonietta - Henryk Górecki | 1993 | Single |
Harrison Birtwistle | Harrison Birtwistle, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta Voices | 1993 | Album |
Jerome Kern Treasury | Jerome Kern - London Sinfonietta Chorus, London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn | 1993 | Album |
Concerto For Orchestra / Violin Concerto / Three Occasions | Elliott Carter - Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, Ole Böhn | 1992 | Album |
Schoenberg: Suite / Wind Quintet | London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1992 | Album |
Symphony No. 3 | Henryk Górecki - Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta, David Zinman | 1992 | Album |
Concerto For Orchestra / Violin Concerto / Three Occasions | Elliott Carter - Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, Ole Böhn | 1992 | Album |
Concertos Pour Piano Et Cordes & Pour Piano A Quatre Mains | Alfred Schnittke / Victoria Postnikova / Irina Schnittke / London Sinfonietta / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky | 1992 | Album |
Brigadoon | Lerner & Loewe - The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn | 1992 | Album |
Compases / Violin Concerto No.2 / Apollo Et Hyazinthus | Hans Werner Henze - London Sinfonietta | 1991 | Compil. |
Overtures, Ballet: "Within The Quota" | Cole Porter - John McGlinn, London Sinfonietta | 1991 | Album |
Apollon Musagète • Concerto In D • Cantata | Igor Stravinsky - Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta & London Sinfonietta Chorus, Yvonne Kenny • John Aler, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1991 | Album |
...A Musical Offering (J.S.B. 1985) / Behold The Sun / Lyric Pieces / Sinfonia | Alexander Goehr, Jeanine Thames, London Sinfonietta Conducted By Oliver Knussen | 1991 | Album |
Pulcinella • Octet • Renard • Ragtime | Igor Stravinsky, Yvonne Kenny • John Aler • John Tomlinson, London Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1991 | Album |
Riverrun - Water-Ways Etc | Toru Takemitsu, Paul Crossley, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1991 | Album |
Annie Get Your Gun | Irving Berlin - Kim Criswell, Thomas Hampson, The Ambrosian Singers, London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn | 1991 | Album |
Concerto For Piano & Wind Instruments / Capriccio For Piano & Orchestra / Movements For Piano & Orchestra / Symphonies Of Wind Instruments | Igor Stravinsky - Paul Crossley, Esa-Pekka Salonen, London Sinfonietta | 1990 | Album |
Voci / Requies / Corale | Luciano Berio, London Sinfonietta | 1990 | Album |
Kiss Me, Kate | Cole Porter, Samuel Spewack & Bella Spewack - Josephine Barstow · Thomas Hampson · Kim Criswell · George Dvorsky · Karla Burns · Damon Evans · Robert Nichols · David Garrison · John McGlinn · The Ambrosian Singers · London Sinfonietta | 1990 | Album |
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto No. 11 | Ludwig van Beethoven / Joseph Haydn - Martha Argerich, London Sinfonietta | 1990 | Album |
Hindemith * Merikanto * Lindberg * Zimmermann, Karttunen * London Sinfonietta * Salonen | Paul Hindemith, Aarre Merikanto, Magnus Lindberg, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Anssi Karttunen, London Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1990 | Album |
Serenade For Seven Instruments & Bass Voice, Op. 24, Pierot Lunaire | Arnold Schoenberg – Mary Thomas, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1990 | Album |
Antara / Dérive • Memoriale / Song Offerings | George Benjamin - Pierre Boulez, Jonathan Harvey, London Sinfonietta | 1989 | Album |
Facade, Renard | Sir William Walton, Peggy Ashcroft, Jeremy Irons, London Sinfonietta, Riccardo Chailly, Igor Stravinsky | 1989 | Album |
Show Boat | Hammerstein-Kern - Frederica von Stade, Jerry Hadley, Teresa Stratas, Bruce Hubbard, The Ambrosian Singers, London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn | 1988 | Album |
Songs Cathy Sang | Luciano Berio / John Cage / Henri Pousseur / Cathy Berberian - Linda Hirst / London Sinfonietta / Diego Masson | 1988 | Album |
Symphonies 2 & 3, etc. | Oliver Knussen / Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Album |
Des Canyons Aux Etoiles / Couleurs De La Cité Céleste / Oiseaux Exotiques | Olivier Messiaen - Paul Crossley, London Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen | 1988 | Album |
The Jazz Album - A Tribute ToThe Jazz Age | London Sinfonietta, Sir Simon Rattle | 1987 | Compil. |
Secret Theatre · Silbury Air · Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum | Harrison Birtwistle - London Sinfonietta, Elgar Howarth | 1987 | Album |
Carnaval Des Animaux, Danse Macabre, Etc. | Camille Saint-Saëns · Cristina Ortiz · Pascal Rogé · Charles Dutoit · London Sinfonietta · Philharmonia Orchestra | 1986 | Album |
Façade - A Song For The Lord Mayor's Table | Peggy Ashcroft / Paul Scofield, London Sinfonietta, Heather Harper, Paul Hamburger, Sir William Walton | 1986 | Album |
Cello Concerto / Sonata No.5 'Landscape' | Colin Matthews, Alexander Baillie, London Sinfonietta / Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, John Carewe | 1986 | Album |
Where The Wild Things Are | Oliver Knussen, Maurice Sendak, London Sinfonietta | 1985 | Album |
Four Compositions / Winternacht, Walden | Poul Ruders / Hans Abrahamsen - London Sinfonietta | 1985 | Album |
Chamber Works | Poul Ruders, Hans Abrahamsen, Oliver Knussen ,Conductor London Sinfonietta | 1985 | Album |
Serenade, Op. 24 · Ode To Napoleon · Die Eiserne Brigade · Weihnachtsmusik | Arnold Schoenberg — Gerald English · John Shirley-Quirk · London Sinfonietta · David Atherton | 1985 | Album |
Primavera Apalache / Quiet City / Sinfonía N.º 3 | Aaron Copland / Charles Ives - London Sinfonietta, Celia Nicklin, Michael Laird, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Directed By Elgar Howarth, Sir Neville Marriner | 1984 | Compil. |
Concierto De Camara / Piezas Para Orquesta, Op. 44 - Metamorfosis Sinfónica | Alban Berg / Paul Hindemith - London Sinfonietta, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The London Symphony Orchestra Directed By David Atherton, Sir Neville Marriner, Claudio Abbado | 1984 | Compil. |
Noche Transfigurada, Op. 4 / Variaciones, Op. 31 / Cinco Movimientos, Op. 5 | Arnold Schoenberg / Anton Webern - London Sinfonietta, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Directed By Zubin Mehta, Sir Neville Marriner | 1984 | Compil. |
Robyn Archer Sings Brecht Volume Two | Robyn Archer, London Sinfonietta, Dominic Muldowney | 1984 | Album |
The Rake's Progress | Igor Stravinsky, Philip Langridge, Cathryn Pope, Samuel Ramey, Stafford Dean, Sarah Walker, John Dobson, Riccardo Chailly, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus | 1984 | Album |
Symphony No.2 / Trumpets / Coursing / Cantata | Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst | 1984 | Album |
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Violin Concerto | Kurt Weill - Nona Liddell, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1983 | Album |
Halo - Intermezzo - Filigrane - Fougeres - Mime 1 | Jacqueline Fontyn, Yoko Nagae, Erika Waardenburg, Dieks Visser, Hans König, London Sinfonietta, Ronald Zollman | 1983 | Album |
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 | Louis Spohr, Antony Pay, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1981 | Album |
Piano Concertos = Klavier-Konzerte | Alicia De Larrocha, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ∙ Johann Sebastian Bach ∙ Joseph Haydn, London Sinfonietta, David Zinman | 1981 | Album |
Symphony No. 3 / Ophelia Dances / Viola Concerto | Oliver Knussen / Simon Bainbridge - Michael Tilson Thomas, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Walter Trampler | 1981 | Album |
Appalachian Spring / Music For Movies | Aaron Copland, London Sinfonietta, Elgar Howarth | 1981 | Album |
Agon / Chamber Concerto • Kammerkonzert | Igor Stravinsky / Alban Berg ; London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1981 | Album |
Piano and Chamber Works | Leoš Janáček, Paul Crossley · London Sinfonietta & London Sinfonietta Chorus · David Atherton · Kenneth Sillito · Christopher Van Kampen · The Gabrieli String Quartet | 1981 | Album |
King Priam | Sir Michael Tippett, David Atherton, Robert Tear · Thomas Allen · Norman Bailey · Felicity Palmer, Yvonne Minton · Philip Langridge · Heather Harper, London Sinfonietta · London Sinfonietta Chorus | 1981 | Album |
Robyn Archer Sings Brecht | Robyn Archer, London Sinfonietta, Dominic Muldowney | 1981 | Album |
El Retablo De Maese Pedro (Master Peter's Puppet Show) / Psyche · Harpsichord Concerto | Manuel De Falla, Jennifer Smith · Alexander Oliver · Peter Knapp · John Constable, London Sinfonietta · Sir Simon Rattle | 1981 | Album |
Punch and Judy | Harrison Birtwistle - Phyllis Bryn-Julson ∙ Jan DeGaetani ∙ Philip Langridge ∙ Stephen Roberts ∙ David Wilson-Johnson ∙ John Tomlinson ∙ London Sinfonietta ∙ David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
Sérénade N° 10 Pour 13 Instruments A Vent K. 361 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
Serenade No 10 In B Flat . K.361 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, London Sinfonietta | 1980 | Album |
Messe Nr. 4 C-Dur/ Menuetto Und Finale - Eine Kleine Trauermusik/ Gesang Der Geister Über Den Wassern | Franz Schubert, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Malcolm King, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus, David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
Musica De Camara | Silvestre Revueltas, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
Wind Serenades | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, London Sinfonietta, Antony Pay | 1980 | Album |
Serenade No.10 In B Flat, K.361 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
Mass In C | Franz Schubert - London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1980 | Album |
Villa-Lobos Harmonica Concerto And Concertos By Arnold And Benjamin | Tommy Reilly, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1979 | Album |
Dumbarton Oaks / Tango / Ragtime / Danses Concertantes | Igor Stravinsky, Riccardo Chailly, London Sinfonietta | 1979 | Album |
Transit | Brian Ferneyhough - Elgar Howarth / London Sinfonietta | 1978 | Album |
Arnold & Brouwer: Guitar Concerti | Malcolm Arnold, Leo Brouwer Performed By John Williams, London Sinfonietta | 1978 | Album |
Verklärte Nacht (Op. 4 For String Sextet) / Chamber Symphony No. 1 Op. 9 | Arnold Schoenberg - London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1977 | Album |
Pierrot Lunaire / Ein Stelldichein / Herzgewächse / 3 Pieces For Chamber Orchestra / Nachtwandler | Arnold Schoenberg, Mary Thomas, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1977 | Album |
Mahagonny-Songspiel / Kleine Dreigroschenmusik | Kurt Weill - David Atherton, London Sinfonietta | 1976 | Album |
Mahagonny Songspiel, Kleine Dreigroschenmusik, Pantomime, Vom Tod Im Wald, Berliner Requiem, Violinkonzert, Happy End | Kurt Weill - David Atherton, London Sinfonietta | 1976 | Album |
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel | Kurt Weill, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1976 | Album |
Kammermusik / In Memoriam: Die Weisse Rose | Hans Werner Henze, Philip Langridge, Timothy Walker, London Sinfonietta | 1975 | Album |
Salutatio Angelica / Roman Spring | Anthony Milner, Alfreda Hodgson, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, London Sinfonietta And London Sinfonietta Chorus Conducted By David Atherton | 1975 | Album |
Sicut Umbra / Tempus Destruendi/Tempus Aedificandi / A Lesson From Ecclesiastes / Music, When Soft Voices Die / To The Bandusian Spring / Peter & The Lame Man | Luigi Dallapiccola / Christopher Shaw - Sybil Michelow, Alexander Young, John Noble | 1975 | Album |
The Many Voices Of Luciano Berio | Luciano Berio, London Sinfonietta | 1975 | Album |
Verses For Ensembles / Nenia - The Death Of Orpheus / The Fields Of Sorrow | Harrison Birtwistle, London Sinfonietta / David Atherton, The Matrix / Alan Hacker, Jane Manning | 1974 | Album |
The Complete Works For Chamber Ensemble | Arnold Schoenberg - London Sinfonietta, David Atherton | 1974 | Compil. |
Compases Para Preguntas Ensimismadas / Violin Concerto No.2 | Hans Werner Henze, London Sinfonietta, Hirofumi Fukai, Brenton Langbein | 1974 | Album |
Kreuzspiel · Kontra-Punkte · Zeitmasze · Adieu | Karlheinz Stockhausen / London Sinfonietta | 1974 | Album |
Stop · Ylem | Karlheinz Stockhausen, London Sinfonietta | 1974 | Album |
Paroles Tissees / Four Ronsard Sonnets / Tentacles Of The Dark Nebula | Witold Lutoslawski / Lennox Berkeley / David Bedford - Peter Pears, London Sinfonietta | 1974 | Album |
Mass / Easter & Christmas Motets | Igor Stravinsky / Francis Poulenc, The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral / London Sinfonietta Directed By Simon Preston | 1973 | Album |
Recital I (For Cathy) | Luciano Berio, Cathy Berberian / London Sinfonietta | 1973 | Album |
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