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This orchestra was founded by Sir Neville Marriner in
1959. Based in London,
they gave their first concert in St.
Martin's Church
where they were a string ensemble with no conductor. The have since expanded to include a
wind section but the size of the group changes to suit the type of music it
is playing. They are known for
their revival of baroque in England,
although they perform all periods of music including many contemporary
works. Making many live
performances they have been led by Iona Brown and Kenneth Sillito as well as their conductor, Sir Neville
Marriner, who is also Life President, the Principal Guest Conductor, Murray
Perahia. Their recordings
are extensive and aside from their classical performances they have become
known for their work on soundtracks for movies such as Titanic, The English Patient and Amadeus (which is their best selling recording). Pseudonyms they have recorded
with are London Strings, London String Players and Argo Chamber Orchestra.
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni recordings
Adagio in G minor
EMI Classics 5 66400 (CD: Baroque for Dummies)
Conductor -
Neville Marriner
Violin - Iona Brown
Seraphim 5 73289 2 (CD:
Classical Favorites)
Conductor - Neville Marriner
Violin - Iona
Brown
Johann Georg
Albrechtsberger
Concertino for Trumpet in E flat Major
Deutsche Grammaphon DG B0005042-02 (CD: Masters of the Trumpet)
Conductor - Neville Marriner
Trumpet -
John Wilbraham
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_St._Martin_in_the_Fields
- http://www.asmf.org/
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