The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has held a prominent place in British music-making for more than seven decades. With a wide reach across Britain, in addition to its regular concerts in London's Cadogan Hall, including concerts in places where access to orchestral music is limited, the RPO can lay claim to the title of Britain's national orchestra. The RPO incorporates the pops-oriented Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the avant-garde Sharp Edge group, and RPO Resound, a community and educational outreach program.
The RPO's broad contemporary appeal, which has included appearances with popular music stars and on film, television, and video game soundtracks, would have been lauded by its founder and first conductor, Sir Thomas Beecham, who set up the RPO in 1946 and helped lead a vital revival in the U.K.'s orchestral life after World War II. The new orchestra prospered, beginning a long summer residency at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1948 and touring the U.S. in 1950, becoming the first English orchestra to do so since 1912. Rudolf Kempe became principal conductor upon Beecham's death in 1961. The orchestra hit a rough patch in the early '60s under the leadership of Beecham's widow; Kempe departed (and then returned), and the orchestra temporarily lost the right to use the "royal" designation. That was restored by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966, and several strong conductors, Antal Doráti (1975-1978), André Previn (1985-1992), and Vladimir Ashkenazy (music director, 1987-1994), built the orchestra artistically. Later conductors have included Daniele Gatti, Yuri Temirkanov, Charles Dutoit, and Vasily Petrenko, who began his tenure as music director in 2021.
Hooked on ClassicsThe RPO is especially notable for the depth and variety of its recording program, which in the first few years of its existence had already topped 100 items; by the early 2020s decade, the orchestra had issued many hundreds of recordings, stretching from pop (disco enthusiasts will remember it as the orchestra featured on the Hooked on Classics recordings of the 1980s) to new avant-garde music. Among these was a 125-album contract with the Tring label. The orchestra's RPO Records, formed in 1986, is thought to have been the first recording label owned by a symphony orchestra; such an arrangement is now commonplace. The following year, the RPO launched the light music (or pops in the U.S.) companion group, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
1975 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
1983 - Hooked On Classics
1986 - A Night at the Opera_ The Magic Flute
1988 - Hooked On Classics 3
1990 - Hits Of Phil Collins
1991 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Showcase
1991 - The Royal Philharmonic plays Hits Of Elton John
1992 - Genesis - Hits & Ballads
1993 - Philharmonic Pop Classics
1993 - James Bond Themes
1993 - Stay Home
1993 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -
50th Anniversary Commemoration
1995 - Orchestral Abba
1995 - Verdi Overtures
1999 - Greatest Love Classics - Andy Williams
2005 - A Classical Christmas
2005 - The Very Best of Queen
2007 - RPO Last Night Of The Proms
2008 - Endless Love
2008 - It Must Have Been Love
2008 - The Greatest Hits of Simon & Garfunkel
2009 - Beatles - This Is Gold
2009 - Nursery Rhymes
2009 - The Neil Diamond Symphonies -
The Hits Of Neil Diamond
2009 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Perform Classic Fleetwood Mac
2009 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Plays The Rolling Stones
2010 - Love Songs
2010 - Peter, Paul and Mary with Symphony Orchestra_
The Prague Sessions
2010 - RPO Plays Phil Collins
2012 - Rock Classics, Played By the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2012 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Play Your Favourite Songs
2012 - The Greatest Movie Music of All Time
2012 - The Music of the Beatles
2012 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra -
All You Need Is Love
2013 - The Royal Wedding
2013 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-Fleetwood Macs Rumours
2015 - If I Can Dream Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2015 - Love Classics
2015 - Orchestra-Plays-Prog-Rock-Classics
2015 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra_
Simply the Best_ Musicals
2015 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Abba
2015 - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Beatles Classic
2016 - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
2017 - Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra_Sound_of_the_60s
2018 - Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2018 - The Beach Boys With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2020 - A Royal Philharmonic Christmas
2020 - Disney Goes Classical
2021 - Motown With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2022 - Bond 25
2022 - Strings & Piano Halloween Party Playlist
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"The Royal Philharmonic' Orchestra- Wow what a surprise. Thank you so much Ozzieguy.
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I've NEVER been on any Music site with such diverse content.
It covers all decades, categories, musical genres and tastes!
From the UK to Australia - Thank you & g'day!
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AM glad that you like my blog.
Cheers Ozzieguy.
Excellent post for all tastes.
Thanks from Toronto, Canada
Hi there Charlie
Am glad that you like what I have provided.
And Charlie I was in Toronto in 2013 and it is such a lovely place.
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Ozzieguy
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Thanks Aussie
thank you again
Thanks ozzie guy. Only just noticed these and there are a couple of crackers there.
Thank you for this wonderful collection which I'm perusing.
Did these folks really issue three Beatles-themed releases over the course of 6 years and not change a song? Wow....that's marketing!
"Hooked On Classics" still has me hooked!
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