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Conductor

Mark Elder

Country: United Kingdom
Years: 1947
Recordings: 823
Recorded: 1993–2025

Biography

British conductor

Discography (823 recordings)

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Work	Composer	Role	Year
Ah perfido!, op. 65: I. Recitativo. Allegro con brio Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Ah perfido!, op. 65: II. Aria. Adagio Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Ah perfido!, op. 65: III. Allegro assai “Ah crudel! crudel!” Ludwig van Beethoven	Ludwig van Beethoven	conductor	-
Symphony no. 2, op. 14 “To October” Dmitri Shostakovich	Dmitri Shostakovich	conductor	-
Four Pushkin Romances: Rebirth Dmitri Shostakovich	Dmitri Shostakovich	conductor	-
Postlude: Monsieur Croche Colin Matthews	Colin Matthews	conductor	-
Short Ride in a Fast Machine John Adams	John Adams	conductor	-
Proença (opening) John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Amors vai com la beluja John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Tot jorn contendi e'm baralh John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Ai, tantas vètz m'a trach nècis parlars John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Douç brais e crits John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Clergue si fan pastor John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: L'aura amara John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: L'apostòli'lh legat e'lh cardinal John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: En brèu brisarà'l temps braus John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Instrumental John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Proença: Be'm degra de chantar tener John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
The Theatre of Memory: I. John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
The Theatre of Memory: II. John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
The Theatre of Memory: III. John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
The Theatre of Memory: IV. John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
The Theatre of Memory: V. John Buller	John Buller	conductor	-
Horn Concerto: Vigoroso Colin Matthews	Colin Matthews	conductor	-
Horn Concerto: Freely Colin Matthews	Colin Matthews	conductor	-

Top Composers

Richard Wagner

217 rec · Germany

Edward Elgar

142 rec · United Kingdom

Dmitri Shostakovich

84 rec · Russia

Gaetano Donizetti

56 rec · Italy

Ralph Vaughan Williams

55 rec · United Kingdom

Claude Debussy

45 rec · France

Charles Gounod

25 rec · France

Jean Sibelius

23 rec · Finland

John Buller

16 rec

Frederick Delius

14 rec · United Kingdom

Colin Matthews

12 rec · United Kingdom

Giacomo Puccini

12 rec · Italy

Frequent Collaborators

The Hallé

Orchestra · 535 rec

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 86 rec

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra · 62 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 46 rec

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 32 rec

James Burton

Conductor · 18 rec

Heinrich Schiff

Conductor · 16 rec

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Orchestra · 14 rec

Richard Watkins

Conductor · 10 rec

Marc-André Hamelin

Soloist · 8 rec

Stephen Hough

Soloist · 3 rec

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Orchestra · 2 rec

Top Labels

Hallé32 BBC Music Magazine6 Hyperion6 Opera Rara4 Hallé Concerts Society3 Sony Classical3 BBC Radio Classics2 Classic CD2

Top Repertoire

L’Ange de NisidaGaetano Donizetti56 Parsifal, WWV 111Richard Wagner47 Hamlet, op. 32Dmitri Shostakovich31 Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36Edward Elgar27 La ColombeCharles Gounod25 Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt IRichard Wagner22 Hypothetically Murdered, op. 31Dmitri Shostakovich21 The Kingdom, op. 51Edward Elgar17 Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt IIIRichard Wagner16 Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt IIRichard Wagner13 ProençaJohn Buller11 Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, op. 74Sergei Prokofiev10 Falstaff, op. 68Edward Elgar10 Horn ConcertoColin Matthews10 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene III "War das sein Horn?"Richard Wagner9 Songs of TravelRalph Vaughan Williams9 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I, Scene II "Heil! Siegfried, theurer Held!"Richard Wagner8 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: VorspielRichard Wagner8 Nursery SuiteEdward Elgar8 Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63Edward Elgar8 The Planets, op. 32Gustav Holst8 A Mass of Life, part IIFrederick Delius7 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt II, Scene IV "Heil dir, Gunther! Heil dir, und deiner Braut!"Richard Wagner7 The Wand of Youth Suite no. 1, op. 1aEdward Elgar7 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II "Hoiho?" - "Hoiho!"Richard Wagner6 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt II, Scene V "Welches Unholds List liegt hier verholen?"Richard Wagner6 Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt I, Scene III "Altgewohntes Geräusch raunt meinem Ohr die Ferne"Richard Wagner6 Incidental Music to "King Lear", op. 58aDmitri Shostakovich6 Piano Concerto in C major, op. 39Ferruccio Busoni6 Six Songs from A Shropshire LadGeorge Butterworth6