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BBC Philharmonic

Country: United Kingdom
Active: Founded 1922
Recordings: 3,122
Recorded: 1987–2025

Biography

BBC symphony orchestra based in Manchester

Discography (3,122 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Symphony No. 3, Op. 44: I. Lento - Allegro moderato Sergei Rachmaninoff	Sergei Rachmaninoff	orchestra	-
Die Feen, Bonus Act - Act 1: Dein Vater hat das los Richard Wagner	Richard Wagner	orchestra	-
Prince Rostislav Sergei Rachmaninoff	Sergei Rachmaninoff	orchestra	-
Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso / Manuel de Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Claude Debussy - Images: Ibéria Manuel de Falla	Manuel de Falla	orchestra	-
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg Richard Wagner	Richard Wagner	orchestra	-
Prince Igor Alexander Glazunov	Alexander Glazunov	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: VII. Ofrenda Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: VI. La Giralda Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: V. El fantasma Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: II. Semana Santa Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: I. Preludio Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Danzas gitanas, op. 55: IV. Generalife Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Danzas gitanas, op. 55: V. Sacromonte Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Danzas gitanas, op. 55: II. Danza de seducción Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Danzas gitanas, op. 55: III. Danza ritual Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Rapsodia sinfónica, op. 66 Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
La procesión del Rocio, op. 9: I. Triana en fiesta Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Danzas gitanas, op. 55: I. Zambra Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: IV. Noche de Feria Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Canto a Sevilla, op. 37: III. Las fuentecitas del Parque Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
La procesión del Rocio, op. 9: II. La procesión Joaquín Turina	Joaquín Turina	orchestra	-
Concerto in modo misolidio, P. 145: III. Passacaglia: Allegro energico Ottorino Respighi	Ottorino Respighi	orchestra	-

Top Composers

Richard Wagner

156 rec · Germany

Dmitri Shostakovich

141 rec · Russia

Edward Elgar

125 rec · United Kingdom

Malcolm Arnold

89 rec · United Kingdom

Ralph Vaughan Williams

77 rec · United Kingdom

Sergei Rachmaninoff

74 rec · Russian Empire

Albert Roussel

63 rec · France

Arnold Bax

63 rec · United Kingdom

Ernő Dohnányi

63 rec · Slovakia

Johann Sebastian Bach

63 rec · Germany

Franz Liszt

62 rec · Austria

Alberto Ginastera

60 rec · Argentina

Frequent Collaborators

Gianandrea Noseda

Conductor · 409 rec

Yan Pascal Tortelier

Conductor · 327 rec

Edward Downes

Conductor · 286 rec

Juanjo Mena

Conductor · 261 rec

Rumon Gamba

Conductor · 238 rec

Vassily Sinaisky

Conductor · 220 rec

Andrew Davis

Conductor · 168 rec

John Storgårds

Conductor · 168 rec

Matthias Bamert

Conductor · 142 rec

Harry Christophers

Conductor · 101 rec

John Wilson

Conductor · 89 rec

Vernon Handley

Conductor · 54 rec

Top Labels

Chandos213 BBC Music Magazine55 Naxos26 BBC Radio Classics14 BBC Legends12 Chandos Movies10 Classic FM9 BBC Music4

Top Repertoire

Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36Edward Elgar29 Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108Franz Liszt22 The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34Benjamin Britten21 Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85Edward Elgar20 Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part II: XXVIa. Chor: Vollendet ist das große WerkJoseph Haydn19 Le Festin de l’araignée, op. 17: Première partieAlbert Roussel19 Das Lied von der ErdeGustav Mahler18 Die Feen, WWV 32: Akt I, Scene IV. Finale "So soll für immer ich nun von dir scheiden"Richard Wagner17 Bitter SpringsRalph Vaughan Williams15 The Gadfly Suite, op. 97aDmitri Shostakovich15 The Planets, op. 32Gustav Holst15 The Sea WolfErich Wolfgang Korngold13 Stabat Mater, FP 148Francis Poulenc12 Variaciones concertantes, op. 23Alberto Ginastera12 Die Feen, WWV 32: Akt II, Scene VI. Finale "Hört ihr des Sturmes Brausen"Richard Wagner11 Le Festin de l’araignée, op. 17: Deuxième partieAlbert Roussel11 Symphony no. 14, op. 135Dmitri Shostakovich11 TuttifäntchenPaul Hindemith11 Apollon musagèteIgor Stravinsky10 Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov10 Mystère de l'instantHenri Dutilleux10 Symphony no. 2 in E major, op. 40Ernő Dohnányi10 Symphony no. 7 in E minor “Lied der Nacht”Gustav Mahler10 Tableaux d’une expositionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky10 Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29Olivier Messiaen10 Suite no. 3, op. 33 “Variations”Anton Arensky9 Symphony no. 5, op. 64Ruth Gipps9 Billy the KidAaron Copland8 Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58Anatoly Lyadov8 Eine Symphonie zu Dantes Divina Commedia, S. 109Franz Liszt8