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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
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 1. Veni, creator spiritus: VI. Gloria sit Patri Domino Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 2. Final Scene From Goethe’s Faust: XI. Komm! Hebe dich Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 2. Final Scene From Goethe’s Faust: VIII. Dir, der Unberührbaren Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 2. Final Scene From Goethe’s Faust: VII. Höchste Herrscherin der Welt Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 1. Veni, creator spiritus: III. Infirma nostri corporis Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 1. Veni, creator spiritus: I. Veni, creator spiritus Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 1. Veni, creator spiritus: II. Imple superna gratia Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”: Part 2. Final Scene From Goethe’s Faust: II. Waldung, sie schwankt heran Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Symphony no. 2, Resurrection: V. Finale Gustav Mahler	Gustav Mahler	vocalist	-
Les Noces, Part II: Scene 4. The Wedding Feast Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	vocalist	-
Les Noces, Part I: Scene 1. The Bride's Chamber Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	vocalist	-
Les Noces, Part I: Scene 2. At the Bridegroom's - Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	vocalist	-
Les Noces, Part I: Scene 3. The Bride's Departure - Igor Stravinsky	Igor Stravinsky	vocalist	-
Appalachia Frederick Delius	Frederick Delius	vocalist	-
Requiem Giuseppe Verdi	Giuseppe Verdi	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