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BBC Symphony Chorus

Recordings: 540
Recorded: 1972–2025

BBC Symphony Chorus is a choir. 540 classical recordings in this catalogue.

Discography (540 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Anastenaria Iannis Xenakis	Iannis Xenakis	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Thus in Babylon, the mighty city William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Then sing aloud to God our strength William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: The trumpeters and pipers are silent William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: And in that same hour as they feasted William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Praise ye, the God of gold William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: If I forget thee, O Jerusalem William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Rule, Britannia! Thomas Arne	Thomas Arne	vocalist	-
Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen Kurt Weill	Kurt Weill	vocalist	-
Chichester Psalms: III. Prelude. Sostenuto molto - Adagio Leonard Bernstein	Leonard Bernstein	vocalist	-
Requiem K626: Requiem aeternam Franz Xaver Süssmayr	Franz Xaver Süssmayr	vocalist	-
Requiem K626: Lacrimosa Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	vocalist	-
Mass in C, op. 86: Agnus Dei Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	vocalist	-
Mass in C, op. 86: Benedictus Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	vocalist	-
Mass in C, op. 86: Sanctus Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	vocalist	-
Mass in C, op. 86: Credo Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	vocalist	-
Mass in C, op. 86: Gloria Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	vocalist	-
Mass in C, op. 86: Kyrie Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Praise ye the God of gold William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Then sing aloud to God our strength William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: The trumpeters and pipers are silent William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Thus spake Isaiah William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Belshazzar’s Feast: Thus spake Isaiah William Walton	William Walton	vocalist	-
Rule Britannia Thomas Arne	Thomas Arne	vocalist	-
Chichester Psalms: II. Andante con moto, ma tranquillo Leonard Bernstein	Leonard Bernstein	vocalist	-

Top Composers

Michael Tippett

51 rec · United Kingdom

Gustav Mahler

49 rec · Czech Republic

Ralph Vaughan Williams

42 rec · United Kingdom

William Walton

40 rec · United Kingdom

Granville Bantock

24 rec · United Kingdom

Arnold Schoenberg

23 rec · Austria

Gustav Holst

22 rec · United Kingdom

Hector Berlioz

21 rec · France

Karol Szymanowski

21 rec · Ukraine

Edward Elgar

19 rec · United Kingdom

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

19 rec · Austria

Arthur Bliss

16 rec · United Kingdom

Frequent Collaborators

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 458 rec

BBC Singers

Choir · 165 rec

Andrew Davis

Conductor · 99 rec

London Philharmonic Choir

Choir · 37 rec

Edward Gardner

Conductor · 35 rec

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Conductor · 34 rec

Colin Davis

Conductor · 33 rec

Pierre Boulez

Conductor · 29 rec

John Pritchard

Conductor · 27 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 26 rec

Leonard Slatkin

Conductor · 25 rec

John Shirley-Quirk

Soloist · 25 rec

Top Labels

BBC Music Magazine19 Chandos15 EMI Classics9 Hyperion9 BBC Radio Classics8 Sony Classical5 Warner Classics5 Decca Classics4

Top Repertoire

Belshazzar’s FeastWilliam Walton35 Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's Faust: p. "Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis" (Chorus Mysticus, soloists)Gustav Mahler17 First Choral Symphony, op. 41Gustav Holst14 Omar Khayyám: Part IGranville Bantock12 La PesteRobert Gerhard9 Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": Ia. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Behold, the sea itselfRalph Vaughan Williams9 Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part II. Closing Scene from Goethe's FaustGustav Mahler9 Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45Johannes Brahms8 Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"Ralph Vaughan Williams8 JerusalemHubert Parry7 Messa da requiemGiuseppe Verdi7 Omar Khayyám: Part IIGranville Bantock7 Symphony no. 3 “Kaddish”Leonard Bernstein7 Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, op. 74Sergei Prokofiev6 Dona nobis pacemRalph Vaughan Williams6 Gloria, for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, FP 177Francis Poulenc6 Mass for 4 Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra in C major, op. 86Ludwig van Beethoven6 Requiem in D minor, K. 626Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6 Requiem, op. 48Gabriel Fauré6 Stabat Mater, op. 53Karol Szymanowski6 Symphony no. 2 "St. Florian"Alfred Schnittke6 Symphony of PsalmsIgor Stravinsky6 Te Deum, op. 22Hector Berlioz6 A Song of the High Hills, RT ii/6Frederick Delius5 Hymnus paradisiHerbert Howells5 Morning Heroes, op. 48, F. 32Arthur Bliss5 The Hymn of Jesus, op. 37Gustav Holst5 A Kent Yeoman's Wooing SongHerbert Howells4 Appalachia, RT ii/2Frederick Delius4 Das klagende LiedGustav Mahler4