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ALBUMCbso Sounds NewCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Clark Rundell
Albums by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMCbso Sounds NewCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Clark Rundell
ALBUMStanford: RequiemUniversity of Birmingham Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Martyn Brabbins
ALBUMMahler: Sinfonie der 1000 (Sinfonie Nr. 8)Sir Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMSchubert: Symphonies, Vol. 3City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Edward Gardner
ALBUMJonathan Dove: In ExileSimon Keenlyside, Raphael Wallfisch, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Gergely Madaras
ALBUMWeinberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7; Flute Concerto No. 1City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Kirill Gerstein, Marie-Christine Zupancic & Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
ALBUMRachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 & Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Cécile Ousset
ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 30Philip Fowke, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
ALBUMThe British ProjectCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
ALBUMThe British Project - Walton: Troilus & CressidaCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Artist Biography
From its beginnings as a part-time self-governing orchestra to its current international status, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has proved formidably adaptable. While retaining its characteristic warmth and energy, the orchestra has modified its sound to a remarkable degree for a succession of principal conductors. As result, the irrepressible zest of George Weldon (1944-1951), the joie de vivre of Louis Frémaux (1969-1978), and the meticulous detailing of Simon Rattle (1980-1998) became vital parts of the orchestra’s corporate identity. The brainchild of composer Granville Bantock and future UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, the City of Birmingham Orchestra, as it was initially christened, was founded in 1920. From the beginning it showed strong support for new music, including performances of recent works by Holst and Bax, and became the first major orchestra to get involved in children’s education with a series of Saturday afternoon concerts. New chief conductor Adrian Boult directed the world’s first-ever orchestral outside broadcast concert on October 7, 1924, and with the arrival of Frémaux in the late ’60s, the orchestra became known popularly as “the best French orchestra in the world.” Yet it was Rattle’s 18-year tenure that took the CBSO to the top flight with distinguished recordings of (especially) Mahler, Szymanowski, and Britten, alongside contemporary composers Thomas Adès, Mark-Anthony Turnage, and John Adams.
Hometown
Birmingham, England
Genre
Classical