London Symphony Chorus (Stephen Westrop),
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
BRITTEN Peter Grimes Op.33
Philip Langridge (tenor) Peter Grimes
Janice Watson (soprano) Ellen Orford
Alan Opie (baritone) Balstrode
Ameral Gunson (mezzo-soprano) Auntie
Yvonne Barclay (soprano) First niece
Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) Second niece
John Graham-Hall (tenor) Bob Boles
John Connell (bass) Swallow
Anne Collins (mezzo-soprano) Mrs Sedley
John Fryatt (tenor) Rector
Roderick Williams (baritone) Ned Keene
Matthew Best (bass-baritone) Hobson
CD: (Apr96) CHAN9447-48.
>C22 CHANDOS
Pr: Brian Couzens Eng: Ralph Couzens
11 Nov 1995 All Saints, Tooting
London Symphony Chorus (Stephen Westrop), Richard Hickox
VERDI Quattro Pezzi Sacri : Ave Maria & Laudi alla Vergine
Unpublished: see note to 10 Jly 95 in the main discography (1894).
>C23 HYPERION
Pr: Andrew Keener Eng: Antony Howell & Julian Millard
5-6 Dec 1997, 13,14 Feb & 16 Apr 1998 St.Alban the Martyr, Holborn
London Symphony Chorus (Stephen Westrop), Vernon Handley
ELGAR Twenty-three Choral songs Op. 18/3, 45/1-5, 53/1-4, 54, 57,
71/1-2, 72, 73/1-2 and six others
CD: (Nov98) CDA67019.
>C24 B.B.C. recorded live at a Promenade concert
19 Aug 1998 Royal Albert Hall
London Symphony Chorus,
B.B.C. Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.20 “May Day”
CD: (Sep99) B.B.C. Music BBCP1005.2.
>C25 DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON recorded live at a concert
11 Oct 1999 Royal Festival Hall
Anna Larsson (contralto), City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus,
London Symphony Chorus (Stephen Westrop),
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
MAHLER Symphony No.3 in D minor
CD: (May02) 471 502.2GH2,
(May14) 479 3204GB11.
>C26 E.M.I. CLASSICS recorded live at two concerts
(plus a patching session)
Pr: Stephen Johns Eng: Mike Clements
5,8&9 Jun 2004 Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Christine Brewer, Soile Isokoski & Juliane Banse (sopranos),
Birgit Remmert & Jane Henschel (mezzo-sopranos), Jon Villars (tenor),
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), John Relyea (bass), Toronto Children’s
Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Youth Chorus,
London Symphony Chorus (Joseph Cullen),
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
MAHLER Symphony No.8 in E flat
CD: (Mar05) 5 57945.2.
>C27 HALLÉ recorded live at two concerts
9&10 May 2009 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Hallé Choir, B.B.C. Symphony Chorus, Royal Opera House Chorus,
London Symphony Chorus (Joseph Cullen),
Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder
WAGNER Götterdämmerung
Lars Cleveman (tenor) Siegfried
Attila Jun (bass) Hagen
Andrew Shore (bass-baritone) Alberich
Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone) Gunther
Katarina Dalayman (soprano) Brünnhilde
Nancy Gustafson (soprano) Gutrune
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano) Waltraute
Ceri Williams (contralto) First Norn
Yvonne Howard (mezzo-soprano) Second Norn
Miranda Keys (soprano) Third Norn
CD: (Jun10) 5CD set CDHLD7525.
>C28 B.B.C. recorded live at a Promenade concert
17 Jly 2011 Royal Albert Hall
Susan Gritton (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano),
Peter Auty (tenor), Alastair Miles (baritone),
Eltham College Boys’ Choir, Southend Boys’ and Girls’ Choirs,
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus,
Bach Choir, B.B.C. National Chorus of Wales, Brighton Festival Chorus,
Côr Caerdydd, Huddersfield Choral Society,
London Symphony Chorus, David Goode (organ),
B.B.C. National Orchestra of Wales & B.B.C. Concert Orchestra,
Martyn Brabbins
BRIAN Symphony No.1 in D minor “The Gothic”
CD: (Nov11) Hyperion 2CD set CDA67971-72.
>C29 SOMM
Pr: Siva Oke Eng: Ben Connellan
23-24 Apr 2014 Henry Wood Hall
[a] Judith Howarth (soprano); London Symphony Chorus
(Simon Halsey), Philharmonia Orchestra, John Wilson
[a] ELGAR The Spirit of England Op.80
[b] With proud thanksgiving
Coupled with two works recorded elsewhere with other artists.
CD: [ab] (Oct14) SOMMCD255.
>C30 LSO LIVE recorded live at a concert (and later patching session)
Pr: James Mallinson Eng: Neil Hutchinson
26 Nov & 2 Dec 2014 Barbican Concert Hall
[b] Christine Jasper (contralto), Dan Owers (tenor);
London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey
[a] DOVE The Passing of the Year
[b] RACHMANINOV Vespers Op.37
[a] Not yet released.
SACD: [b] (Jun16) LSO 0781.
>A
APPENDICES
>AS “The Symphony Orchestra”, Albert Coates
>AG The Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
>AC Cinema Films made before 1968
>AU Unofficial Recordings by “Members of the L.S.O.” / “L.S.O. strings”
>AS “The Symphony Orchestra”, Albert Coates
As is evident from the main discography, there were occasions when the LSO was, for contractual or marketing reasons, billed as “Symphony Orchestra” or simply “Orchestra”. Both the LSO and Albert Coates switched their recording contracts from Columbia to H.M.V., the conductor in 1921, with the orchestra following in 1926. There has in consequence been a good deal of speculation, sometimes reflected in the credits on LP or CD reissues, that the recordings Albert Coates made during those five years with “The Symphony Orchestra” were actually played by the LSO. Two entries in the Minute Books shed some light: first on 10 May 24, “The matter of the engagement of members of the orchestra at the Gramophone Co. at Hayes on behalf of Mr.Albert Coates came before the Board on a letter from Mr.Coates asking if the Directors would, after all, allow Mr.Busby to carry out the engaging of the gentlemen required as heretofore”, which was agreed. Mr.Busby was the orchestra’s former Manager and Secretary, who had recently been dismissed for accepting fees for arranging engagements without notifying the Board. He had presumably avoided booking players whom he felt would take exception to his moonlighting and engaged non -members of the LSO to fill the gaps. A second minute on 18 Dec 25 noted that “With regard to the matter of the engagement of players for H.M.V. Sessions under Mr.Coates it was decided to leave matters as they were.” Were those with misgivings worried about the possibility of jeopardizing their Columbia contract (or indeed were they being prompted by Columbia)? Perhaps they were simply disgruntled players who were not among “the gentlemen required”, since the H.M.V. Artists Sheets show that fewer than twenty strings were engaged for the acoustic recordings. For example, a work played in one of the LSO’s concerts at the Queen’s Hall on 20 Oct 24 with around sixty strings, was recorded using only twelve (43320) with two tubas replacing the double-bass section:
22&24 Oct 1924 Hayes Studios, Middlesex
TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini Op.32 Cc5272-74/90
78rpm: (Feb25) D951-52.
Download: Pristine Classical PASC297.
No doubt most, if not all, of the players in “The Symphony Orchestra” on that occasion were members of the LSO, but clearly the Board was not flouting the Columbia contract by working anonymously for a rival company. Coates had made a private arrangement to facilitate the booking of individual players who were acceptable to him and to H.M.V. Even after the introduction of electrical recording, the size of the string sections was limited by the capacity of the studio at Hayes. A slightly larger ensemble was tried for experimental sessions at the Queen’s Hall late in 1925, following which the strings were increased to normal concert strength. This larger body of players may perhaps have been virtually indistinguishable from the LSO. Hence Coates’ 1926 recordings, with “The Symphony Orchestra” at full size, were excluded from the main discography but are listed below as an appendix.
H.M.V.’s practice of paying players individually in cash suggests that the compilation of attendance sheets for sessions was regarded as the province of the record company. This continued well after their contract with the LSO was signed. It was not until 1931 that H.M.V. switched to paying the LSO office by cheque, leaving the distribution of the players’ fees to the management, which perhaps only then discovered precisely who played on each session. Regrettably another thirty-six years elapsed before this information was considered worthy of preservation.
>A001 Eng: Arthur Clarke, George Dillnutt & Robert Beckett
25 Jan 1926 Queen’s Hall
[a] WAGNER Die Walküre : Magic Fire Music CR134-35
[b] Götterdämmerung : Siegfried’s Rhine Journey CR136-37
[c] Das Rheingold : Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla CR138-39
[d] Götterdämmerung : Siegfried’s Funeral March CR140-41
[e] Das Rheingold : Prelude CR142
[f] Die Walküre : Ride of the Valkyries CR143
[g] Tristan und Isolde : Prelude CR144-45
[d] CR140 was replaced by CR217, recorded on 26 Mar 26.
78rpm: [a] (May26) D1079; Victor 9006,
[b] (May26) D1080; Victor 9007,
[ef] (Jun26) D1088; Victor 9163,
[d] (Jun26) D1092; Victor 9049,
[g] (Nov26) D1107,
[c] (Sep26) D1117; Victor 9109,
[f] (Dec30) D1815.
LP: [e] (May83) HLM7282 = 0C 137 54391M in 7LP set RLS7711;
(Jun83) Seraphim 6130.
CD: [g] (Feb89) Claremont CDGSE785026,
[d] (Apr90) Claremont CDGSE785033,
[ce] (Jun91) Claremont CDGSE785035-36,
[bd] (Jun91) Claremont CDGSE785037-38,
[a-d] (Dec92) Koch 2CD set 3 7704.2,
[bde] (Nov94) Pearl 7CD set GEMMCDS9137,
[abc] (Sep02) 2CD set CZS5 75486.2,
[e] (Oct08) Gala 4CD set GL100668,
[bd] (Oct08) Gala 4CD set GL100669.
Download: [e] Pristine Classical PACO107,
[bd] Pristine Classical PACO118.
>A002 Eng: Arthur Clarke, A.J.Twine & Edward Fowler
26 Mar 1926 Queen’s Hall
[a] RAVEL La Valse CR214-16
[b] WAGNER Götterdämmerung : Siegfried’s Funeral March CR217
[a] Coupled in France with a Beethoven Minuet on Cc7034, recorded on
22 Oct 25, and in US with Holst on CR699, recorded on 20 Sep 26.
[b] Coupled with part two on CR141, recorded on 25 Jan 26.
78rpm: [b] (Jun26) D1092; Victor 9049,
[a] (Jan27) W758-59; Victor 9130-31.
LP: [a] (Apr80) Encore E302.
CD: [b] (Apr90) Claremont CDGSE785033,
[b] (Jun91) Claremont CDGSE785037-38,
[ab] (Dec92) Koch 2CD set 3 7704.2,
[b] (Nov94) Pearl 7CD set GEMMCDS9137,
[a] (Sep02) 2CD set CZS5 75486.2,
[b] (Oct08) Gala 4CD set GL100669.
Download: [b] Pristine Classical PACO118.
>A003 Eng: Arthur Clarke & Robert Beckett
15 Sep 1926 Kingsway Hall
[ab] four sides (663/64/66/69) re-made 25 Oct 1926
[a] WAGNER Die Meistersinger : Prelude to Act I CR663-64
[b] TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 in B minor Op.74 CR665-74
[b] the last side was re-made with the LSO on 6 Jan 27.
78rpm: [b] (Mar27) D1190-94; Victor set 4 = 9050-54,
[a] (Jan28) D1260.
CD: [a] (Jly97) Claremont CDGSE785070-71.
Download: [b] Pristine Classical PASC301.
>A004 Eng: Arthur Clarke, George Dillnutt & Robert Beckett
16 Sep 1926 Kingsway Hall
[b] one side (684) re-made 25 Oct 1926
[a] WAGNER Tannhäuser : Overture CR675-77
[b] BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.55 “Eroica” CR678-88
[a] Coupled with “Die Meistersinger” on CR814, recorded on 25 Oct 26.
[b] Coupled with an overture on CR909, recorded with the LSO on 6 Jan 27.
78rpm: [a] (Dec26) D1138-39; Victor 9059-60,
[b] (Mar27) D1158-63; Victor set 6 = 9043-48.
CD: [a] (Mar94) Claremont CDGSE785054,
[b] (Apr94) Claremont CDGSE785055,
[a] (Apr98) Pearl 2CD set GEMS0024,
[a] (Sep02) 2CD set CZS5 75486.2.
Download: [b] Pristine Classical PASC455.
>A005 Eng: Arthur Clarke & Harold Davidson / [d] George Dillnutt
20 Sep 1926 Kingsway Hall
[f] re-made 25 Oct 1926
[a] HOLST The Planets Op.32 H125 : Jupiter CR689-90
[b] HOLST The Planets Op.32 H125 : Uranus CR691-92
[c] HOLST The Planets Op.32 H125 : Mercury CR693
[d] HOLST The Planets Op.32 H125 : Mars CR694-95
[e] WAGNER Lohengrin : Prelude to Act III CR696
[f] HUMPERDINCK Hänsel und Gretel : Overture CR697-98
[g] HOLST The Perfect Fool : first dance CR699
[e] Unpublished: Coates had already recorded an acoustic version,
Cc5271 on 22 Oct 24 (D937), and an electrical version with
reduced strings, Cc7083 on 27 Oct 25 (D1054), which this
was presumably intended to replace. A fourth version followed
with the LSO, Cc17832 on 23 Oct 29 (D1815).
78rpm: [a] (Nov26) D1129,
[f] (Dec27) D1261; Victor 9075,
[cg] (Jan28) D1308; [g] Victor 9131,
[b] (Mar28) D1384,
[d] (Oct31) D2006; Victor 11808.
CD: [abcdf] (Dec92) Koch 2CD set 3 7704.2,
[f] (Sep02) 2CD set CZS5 75486.2.
Download: [f] Pristine Classical PAMX005.
>A006 Eng: Arthur Clarke & [14,15] Robert Beckett / [19] Harold Davidson
[a] 14 & [ab] 15 Oct 1926 Kingsway Hall
[a] 19 Oct 1926 Queen’s Hall
[a] Elsie Suddaby (soprano), Nellie Walker (contralto),
Walter Widdop (tenor), Stuart Robertson (baritone),
Philharmonic Choir (Charles Kennedy Scott)
[a] BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9 in D minor
Op.125 “Choral” CR759-69/78-82
[b] STRAUSS Don Juan Op.20 CR770-73
78rpm: [a] (Mar27) D1164-71; Victor set 12 = 9061-68,
[b] (Jan28) D1309-10; Victor 9114-15.
CD: [b] (Dec92) Koch 2CD set 3 7704.2,
[a] (’10) Historic Recordings HRCD0047 private issue.
Download: [a] Pristine Classical PASC296.
>A007 Eng: Arthur Clarke, Harold Davidson & G.W.George
25 Oct 1926 Kingsway Hall
[a] WEBER Oberon J306 : Overture CR806-7
[b] WAGNER Die Meistersinger : Dance CR814
[c] BORODIN Prince Igor : Overture CR815-16
[b] Coupled with “Tannhäuser” on CR675-77, recorded on 16 Sep 26.
78rpm: [b] (Dec26) D1139; Victor 9060,
[c] (Mar27) D1210; Victor 9123,
[a] (Jan28) D1311; Victor 9122.
CD: [a] (Dec92) Koch 2CD set 3 7704.2,
[b] (Jly97) Claremont CDGSE785070-71,
[a] (Sep02) 2CD set CZS5 75486.2,
[c] (’09) Historic Recordings PAGCD0021 private issue.
Download: [c] Pristine Classical PASC304.
One other recording from this period, made with an anonymous orchestra with strings totalling 22, and two tubas substituting for the double-bass section, is listed here as, like some of the preceding entries, it was treated as part of the extensive series of Wagner excerpts recorded in 1927-32, mainly by the LSO and mostly conducted by Albert Coates.
>A008 Eng: Arthur Clarke, Robert Beckett & Edward Fowler
16 Aug 1926 Kingsway Hall
Göta Ljungberg (soprano); [ab] Walter Widdop (tenor);
“Symphony Orchestra”, Lawrance Collingwood
[a] WAGNER Die Walküre : Schläfst du, Gast? CR610
[b] Die Walküre : Du bist der Lenz CR611/13
[c] Tristan und Isolde : Mild und leise CR612
[c] Coupled with sides recorded with the LSO in Aug & Oct 27.
[a] Unpublished: rejected and replaced by CR1367, recorded
with the LSO conducted by Albert Coates on 27 May 27.
78rpm: [b] (Nov26) DB963,
[b] (Feb28) D1322 in 14 disc set = auto D7041-54;
Victor sets 26&27 = 9164-77,
[c] (May28) D1417 in 5 disc set = (Jan33) auto D7438-42;
Victor set 41 = 9625-29.
LP: [b] (May83) HLM7283 = 0C 137 54392M in 7LP set RLS7711;
(Jun83) Seraphim 6130.
CD: [b] (Jun91) Claremont CDGSE785035-36,
[b] (Sep92) Claremont CDGSE785046,
[b] (Nov94) Pearl 7CD set GEMMCDS9137,
[bc] (Sep97) Pearl GEMMCD9257,
[c] (Jun03) Naxos Historical 8 110200-2,
[b] (Oct08) Gala 4CD set GL100668.
Download: [b] Pristine Classical PACO107.
>AG The Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
In “Glyndebourne Recorded” by Paul Campion and Rosy Runciman (1994) it is asserted (on p.8) that “The orchestra which played at Glyndebourne from 1934 until 1939 ... was, in fact, the London Symphony, led by George Stratton.” That Stratton led both the London Symphony and the pre-war Glyndebourne Festival Orchestras is not disputed; the inference that the LSO played for Glyndebourne Festival Opera is more contentious. Like Albert Coates a decade earlier, and like several film studios in the decade ahead, John Christie apparently by-passed the Board of Directors and asked the LSO’s Secretary to engage the players required for his orchestra. George Stratton was probably involved in the selection and he was not exactly an LSO loyalist. He had joined the orchestra as a rank and file violinist in 1925, but was also Principal Second in the Queen’s Hall Orchestra and led his own string quartet. In 1929 he ceased playing with the LSO, though he retained his shares in the company. He was Principal Second in Beecham’s LPO for the 1932-33 season before being appointed Leader of the LSO in the summer of 1933. He held that position until 1952 but was at the same time not only Leader but also General Manager of the Queen’s Hall Orchestra following its reorganization in 1936. Clearly his contacts were such that Glyndebourne could depend on a substantial, but not an exclusive, LSO presence in the opera house pit. Personnel lists suggest that 28 of the 33 players in the Festival’s first season were members of the LSO, the proportion dropping to 25 out of 38 in 1937, and 30 out of 53 in 1939. The pre-war Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra recordings are therefore excluded from this survey, but full details may be found in “Glyndebourne Recorded”.
>AC Cinema Films made before 1968
Muir Mathieson, who was Musical Director of London Films from 1934, was a great proponent of the use of specially composed orchestral music in films and Denham Film Studios, opened in 1936, were accordingly designed to include provision for orchestral recording. Mathieson worked mainly with the LSO, but some members objected to the engagement of the orchestra for film sessions and during 1938 he used the title “London Film Symphony Orchestra” for some of his work. During World War II film work came to provide a substantial portion of the LSO’s income, but even in the early 1950s film sessions were not always listed as official engagements. Those entered in the schedules failed to identify the title of the film, so it has not been possible to date these sessions precisely from LSO sources – nor from elsewhere since filmographers usually date films by the first showing.
Between 1947 and 1959, Rank Films produced a series of more than a hundred ten inch 78rpm discs (the FM numbers apply to sides, not discs) containing excerpts from soundtracks. These were for archive or promotional purposes and not intended for commercial distribution, but a few were transferred to LP and (since the expiry of copyright) some have appeared on CD.
Some of the smaller film studios did not have the facilities for making orchestral recordings. For entries where the studio is listed in parentheses, the soundtrack was probably recorded elsewhere, perhaps Watford or Wembley Town Hall.
Soundtracks that were transferred, in part, to commercial 78rpm discs are listed in the main discography.
Like his predecessor in 1924, the LSO’s Secretary Arthur Maney was dismissed on 14 Nov 35 for taking fees for arranging engagements without notifying the Board of Directors. This came to light when he was found to have contracted for film sessions as “Manager of the players of the London Symphony Orchestra”. The Minutes reveal that the Board was concerned to prevent the use of the LSO’s name unless a fee was paid, but that a suitable payment could legitimate an unofficial booking. In dealing with this very grey area, the following criteria for inclusion have been adopted where no specific justification is given.
Entries for which the LSO’s on screen credit has been verified are marked OSC; those marked noc have no on screen credit for any orchestra. Films as yet unseen and marked BFI are attributed to the LSO on the British Film Institute’s website; those marked RFM evidently credit the LSO on the labels of the Rank Film Music 78rpm discs and entries marked HUN were attributed to the LSO by John Huntley in 1947.
There is no doubt that many other soundtracks not listed below were played by ad hoc studio orchestras including some members of the LSO.
>A101 “Sanders of the River” film soundtrack HUN
(cOct?) 1934 [first shown Apr 35] Shepperton Film Studios
composed by MISCHA SPOLIANSKY and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (Oct97) Carlton 30074 0122.3.
DVD video: (’16) Network 7954484.
H.M.V. recorded Paul Robeson in four songs from this score in Apr-May 35,
with Mathieson conducting an anonymous orchestra (nine strings) on B8315-16.
“Things to Come” film soundtrack noc
See the main discography, 0150 at 3 Mar 1935.
>A102 “Elephant Boy” film soundtrack noc/HUN
1937 (?) [first shown Feb 37] Denham Film Studios
composed by JOHN GREENWOOD and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (’84) Polygram 790 255.2,
(Mar97) Carlton 30074 0093.3.
DVD video: (Jun06) Network 7952460.
>A103 “Victoria the Great” film soundtrack OSC
On being assured that “at least 75% of the members of the Orchestra would take part” the Board of Directors “resolved to allow the film company the privilege desired [of naming the LSO in the credits] to increase the funds of the Orchestra.” (Minute Book, 9 Jly 37)
(?) Jly 1937 [first shown Sep 37] Denham Film Studios
composed by ANTHONY COLLINS and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (Jan01) DD Video DD3379.
DVD video: (Jan11) Optimum OPTD1937.
>A104 “The Mikado” film soundtrack OSC
(Jun ?) 1938 [first shown Jan 39] Pinewood Film Studios
D’Oyly Carte Chorus, Geoffrey Toye
SULLIVAN The Mikado
John Barclay (bass) Mikado
Kenneth Baker (tenor) Nanki-Poo
Martyn Green (baritone) Ko-Ko
Sydney Granville (baritone) Pooh-Bah
Gregory Stroud (baritone) Pish-Tush
Jean Colin (soprano) Yum-Yum
Elizabeth Paynter (mezzo-soprano) Pitti-Sing
Kathleen Naylor (mezzo-soprano) Peep-Bo
Constance Willis (contralto) Katisha
CD: (’98) Sounds on CD VGS203.
VHS: (US: ??) Home Vision MIK03V.
DVD video: (Nov98) Image Entertainment ID4529JF,
(’06) DD Home Entertainment D23879,
(Feb10) DD Home Entertainment DD123879.
>A105 “The Four Feathers” film soundtrack noc/HUN
(?) Mar 1939 [first shown Apr 39] Denham Film Studios
composed by MIKLÓS RÓZSA and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (’84) Polygram 790 252.2,
(c95) Video Collection VC3396,
(Jun96) Carlton 30074 0065.3.
DVD video: (Mar03) Carlton 37115 0477.3,
(Feb07) Network 7952605.
>A106 “Major Barbara” film soundtrack noc
Stewart Craggs lists this as played by the LSO in his studies of the composer.
(Jan ?) 1941 [first shown Mar 41] Denham Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM WALTON and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (US: ??) Facets S13734,
(Aug93) Home Vision unidentified catalogue number.
DVD video: (Aug07) Second Sight 2NDVD3124.
“Dangerous Moonlight” film soundtrack noc/BFI
See the main discography, 0173 at 27 Mar 1941.
The LSO also appears on screen accompanying “Stefan Radetzky” (played in vision by Anton Walbrook and in sound by an uncredited Louis Kentner) in the opening bars of BEETHOVEN’s “Emperor” Piano Concerto and in excerpts from RADETZKY’s (ie: Richard Addinsell’s) “Warsaw Concerto”.
>A107 “49th Parallel (The Invaders)” film soundtrack OSC
(May ?) 1941 [first shown Oct 41] Denham Film Studios
composed by VAUGHAN WILLIAMS and conducted by Muir Mathieson
led by George Stratton
VHS: (’85) Rank 0207A,
(Apr02) Carlton 30370 6077.3.
DVD video: (Apr02) Carlton 37115 0309.3.
Decca & H.M.V. recorded excerpts in 1946/49: see the main discography.
>A108 “They Flew Alone” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1941 [first shown Mar 42] Denham Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM ALWYN and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (Aug10) Odeon ODNF198.
>A109 “The Day Will Dawn” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1942 [first shown May 42] Denham Film Studios
composed by RICHARD ADDINSELL and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (US: ??) Video Yesteryear 1234.
DVD video: (’05) DD Home Entertainment DD20749,
(Feb10) DD Home Entertainment DD120749.
>A110 “The First of the Few (Spitfire)” film soundtrack noc/BFI
Stewart Craggs lists the orchestra as the LSO in his studies of the composer.
(Jun ?) 1942 [first shown Aug 42] Denham Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM WALTON and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (’84) Precision VAPV500,
(Aug00) DD Video DD3617,
(Oct02) Odyssey ODY1039.
DVD video: (Oct02) Odyssey ODX20150,
(Apr07) Slam Dunk SDMD2043.
>A111 “In Which We Serve” film soundtrack OSC
(Jun-Aug?) 1942 [first shown Oct 42] Denham Film Studios
composed by NOËL COWARD and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (’84) Rank 0048B,
(Aug94) Rank RCC3066,
(Jan02) Carlton 30370 6066.3.
DVD video: (Oct99) Carlton 37115 0021.3,
(Jan02) Carlton 37115 0166.3.
>A112 “The Gentle Sex” film soundtrack OSC
1942 (?) [first shown Apr 43] Denham Film Studios
composed by JOHN GREENWOOD and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (??) unidentified catalogue number.
DVD video: (??) Silver Sirens private issue.
>A113 “The Flemish Farm” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1943 [first shown Aug 43] Denham Film Studios
composed by VAUGHAN WILLIAMS and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (’04) DD Home Entertainment DD20914,
(Feb10) Simply Media 120914.
>A114 “Yellow Canary” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1943 [first shown Oct 43] Denham Film Studios ?
composed by CLIFTON PARKER and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (c12) Armand Movies private issue.
>A115 “The Lamp Still Burns” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1943 [first shown Nov 43] (unidentified studio)
composed by JOHN GREENWOOD and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (Jun07) ITV Studios 12DVD set 37115 2447.3,
(??) Silver Sirens private issue.
>A116 “This Happy Breed” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1944 [first shown May 44] Denham Film Studios
composed by NOËL COWARD, CLIFTON PARKER & others,
conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (Jly96) Video Collection VC3485,
(’00) Video Collection VC3791,
(Mar00) Cinema Club CCD8262.
DVD video: (May03) Carlton 37115 0418.3,
(Dec06) Network 2DVD set 7952716.
>A117 “Hotel Reserve” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1944 [first shown Jun 44] Denham Film Studios ?
composed by LENNOX BERKELEY and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (US: Jun90) Turner Home Entertainment 6143.
DVD video: (??) unidentified catalogue number.
>A118 “Henry V” film soundtrack OSC
(13 Mar-20 Apr) 1944 [first shown Nov 44] Denham Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM WALTON and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (’83) Rank 0010C,
(Sep87) Carlton The Rank Collection 0010.
DVD video: (Apr03) Carlton 37115 0496.3.
H.M.V. recorded excerpts in 1945-46, with Walton conducting the
Philharmonia Orchestra, which have been issued on 78rpm, LP & CD.
>A119 “Great Day” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1944 [first shown Apr 45] Denham & Pinewood Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM ALWYN and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (US: c90) Turner Home Entertainment 6116.
DVD video: (Apr09) Collectors Edition unidentified catalogue number.
>A120 “Blithe Spirit” film soundtrack OSC
(Mar ?) 1945 [first shown Apr 45] Denham Film Studios
composed by RICHARD ADDINSELL and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (’91) Warner PES90150,
(’93) Video Collection CC7069,
(Aug96) Video Collection VC3480.
DVD video: (May03) Carlton 37115 0417.3.
Columbia recorded excerpts on 13 Mar 45: see the main discography (0186).
>A121 “29, Acacia Avenue (The Facts of Love)” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1945 [first shown May 45] Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
composed by CLIFTON PARKER and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (US: Jly95) Video Yesteryear 1920.
DVD video: (Apr09) Odeon ODNF145.
>A122 “Perfect Strangers (Vacation from Marriage)” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1945 [first shown Sep 45] Denham Film Studios
composed by CLIFTON PARKER and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (US: Jun12) Warner Archive Collection.
>A123 “The Seventh Veil” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1945 [first shown Oct 45] Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
composed by BENJAMIN FRANKEL and conducted by Muir Mathieson
led by George Stratton
The LSO also appears on screen accompanying “Francesca Cunningham”
(played in vision by Ann Todd and in sound by an uncredited Eileen Joyce)
in RACHMANINOV’s Second Piano Concerto (abridged to 3’14”).
VHS: (’85) Precision VAPV501,
(’93) Odyssey ODY780.
DVD video: (May09) Odeon ODNF109.
>A124 “Burma Victory” documentary film soundtrack noc/HUN
(?) 1945 [first shown Nov 45] Watford Town Hall
composed by ALAN RAWSTHORNE and conducted by John Hollingsworth
VHS: (Jun93) DD Video DD610.
DVD video: (Mar07) DD Home Entertainment DD21471,
(’09) Simply Home Entertainment 121471.
>A125 “A Diary for Timothy” documentary film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1945 [first shown Feb 46] Watford Town Hall
composed by RICHARD ADDINSELL and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (Jly05) Film First FF002X,
(Apr08) British Film Institute 4DVD set BFIVD756,
(Nov10) British Film Institute 4DVD set BFIVD911.
>A126 “The Years Between” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1946 [first shown Jun 46] Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
composed by BENJAMIN FRANKEL and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (Jly06) DD Home Entertainment D23285,
(’09) Simply Home Entertainment 123285.
>A127 “I See a Dark Stranger” film soundtrack OSC
(?-Apr) 1946 [first shown Jly 46] Denham Film Studios ?
composed by WILLIAM ALWYN and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (??) unidentified catalogue number.
DVD video: (Jan03) Home Vision unidentified catalogue number,
(May11) Odeon ODNF233.
>A128 “Instruments of the Orchestra” documentary film soundtrack OSC
Educational film made for the Central Office of Information.
Dummy sessions were filmed at Denham Film Studios on 14-17 May 46.
Pr: Muir Mathieson Eng: Ken Cameron
28 Mar 1946 [first shown Oct 46] Watford Town Hall
narrated & conducted by Malcolm Sargent
led by George Stratton
BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Op.34
CD: (Jun95) Beulah 1PD13.
VHS: (Jly95) Beulah RT152.
DVD video: (Nov05) Beulah YB35.
>A129 “Green For Danger” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1946 [first shown Dec 46] Pinewood Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM ALWYN and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (US: ??) Facets S12955.
DVD video: (’05) DD Home Entertainment DD22001,
(Apr06) Network 7952429.
>A130 “Daybreak” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1946 [first shown Dec 46] Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
composed by BENJAMIN FRANKEL and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (??) unidentified catalogue number.
DVD video: (c10) Collectors Edition unidentified catalogue number,
(c12) Stojo private issue.
>A131 “Hungry Hill” film soundtrack OSC
(Oct ?) 1946 [first shown Jan 47] Denham Film Studios
composed by JOHN GREENWOOD and conducted by Muir Mathieson
VHS: (Apr97) Carlton 30370 6021.3.
DVD video: (??) Silver Sirens private issue.
Decca recorded an excerpt on 25 Oct 46: see the main discography (0208).
>A132 “Odd Man Out” film soundtrack OSC
(Mar-?) 1946 [first shown Feb 47] Denham Film Studios
composed by WILLIAM ALWYN and conducted by Muir Mathieson
led by George Stratton
VHS: (’84) Rank 0020C,
(Apr88) Video Collection VC3110.
DVD video: (Nov98) unidentified catalogue number,
(Jly03) Carlton 37115 0511.3,
(Aug06) Network 7952509.
>A133 “Now It Can Be Told” documentary film soundtrack OSC
originally named “School for Danger”
(?) 1947 [first shown Mar 47] (unidentified studio)
composed by JOHN GREENWOOD and conducted by Muir Mathieson
DVD video: (Jun07) Simply Home Entertainment 124377.
>A134 “The Glen Is Ours” documentary film soundtrack OSC
1947 (?) [first shown Mar 47] Merton Park Film Studios
composed by JOHN BATH and conducted by John Hollingsworth
VHS: (May04) Panamint PDC1024.
DVD video: (Mar09) Panamint PDC2008.
>A135 “The Silver Darlings” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1947 [first shown Mar 47] (unidentified studio)
composed by CLIFTON PARKER and conducted by John Hollingsworth
DVD video: (Jly06) DD Home Entertainment D23283.
>A136 “Black Narcissus” film soundtrack OSC
(?) 1947 [first shown May 47] Pinewood Film Studios
composed and conducted by Brian Easdale
78rpm: Rank Films FM18 [Prologue; Composed sequence].
CD: (Oct02) CD41 002 [Prologue; Composed sequence].
VHS: (’84) Rank 0147,
(’96) Video Collection VC3482,
(Mar98) Nouveau NP0003.
DVD video: (Sep05) Network 7952324,
(Dec09) Network 7955058.
>A137 “Take My Life” film soundtrack noc/RFM
(?) 1947 [first shown May 47] Pinewood Film Studios
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