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BBC National Orchestra of Wales (1928 - )

Orchestra - United Kingdom

 Also known as (4)

Releases (2)

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Doctor Who Prom 2013 13 Jul 2013
  2. Doctor Who: A Celebration

Relationships (20)

Supporting Artists

  1. Christopher Williams

Conductor

  1. 尾高忠明 (1987 - 1995) principal
  2. Richard Hickox (2000 - 2006) emeritus, principal
  3. Jac van Steen (2005) guest, principal
  4. Richard Hickox (2006 - Nov 2008) emeritus, principal
  5. Thierry Fischer (2006 - 2012) principal
  6. François‐Xavier Roth (2008) guest
  7. Thomas Søndergård (2012 - 2018) principal

Members

  1. Valerie Aldrich-Smith (Jul 1981) principal, harp
  2. Ian Fisher (1986) French horn
  3. Jarek Augustyniak (Dec 2004) principal, bassoon
  4. Lenny Sayers (2011) bass clarinet
  5. John Hall flute
  6. Katy Jones trombone
  7. Emilie Godden violin
  8. Daniel Trodden tuba
  9. Jessica Feaver cello
  10. Steven Hudson oboe
  11. Nick Whiting

Support By

  1. BBC National Chorus of Wales

Recordings by (48)

  1. Romeo And Juliet; Montague's And Capulet's 3:36 (2004)
  2. The Stowaway 3:39 (05 Dec 2011)
  3. The Mad Man With A Box 2:52 (13 Jul 2013)
  4. I Am The Doctor 5:00 (13 Jul 2013)
  5. Carmen (Suite No.2) - Habanera 2:03 (13 Jul 2013)
  6. The Companions 6:56 (13 Jul 2013)
  7. Cyber Shard 4:45 (13 Jul 2013)
  8. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - excerpt 4:01 (13 Jul 2013)
  9. The Final Chapter of Amelia Pond 6:20 (13 Jul 2013)
  10. The Rings of Akhaten 5:27 (13 Jul 2013)
  11. All The Strange, Strange Creatures 3:35 (13 Jul 2013)
  12. The Impossible Girl 3:38 (13 Jul 2013)
  13. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair 2:49 (13 Jul 2013)
  14. 'Classic' Doctor Who Medley 7:59 (13 Jul 2013)
  15. Competition Winners - Senior Category 1:45 (13 Jul 2013)
  16. Competition Winners - Junior Category 1:20 (13 Jul 2013)
  17. The Daleks Arrive 2:26 (13 Jul 2013)
  18. First There Were Daleks 5:30 (13 Jul 2013)
  19. The Name of The Doctor 7:36 (13 Jul 2013)
  20. Song For Fifty 10:56 (13 Jul 2013)
  21. Vale Decem 3:21 (13 Jul 2013)
  22. Doctor Who Theme 1:40 (13 Jul 2013)
  23. This Is Gallifrey 3:15 (15 Oct 2023)
  24. I Am A Good Man 2:33 (15 Oct 2023)
  25. The Life of Sunday (Ruby's Theme) 3:58 (15 Oct 2023)
  26. Concert Intro / Bad Wolf 3:25 ()
  27. Westminster Bridge 2:48 ()
  28. Rose's Theme 3:48 ()
  29. The TARDIS 1:17 ()
  30. Slitheen 2:07 ()
  31. Cassandra's Waltz 1:46 ()
  32. Monster Bossa Nova 1:36 ()
  33. The Girl in the Fireplace 2:43 ()
  34. Werewolf 2:57 ()
  35. The Doctor's Arrival 0:49 ()
  36. Sycorax Encounters 1:13 ()
  37. UNIT's Theme 1:29 ()
  38. Sword Fight 1:59 ()
  39. Harriet Jones, Prime Minister 2:11 ()
  40. New Adventures 2:26 ()
  41. The Daleks, Part One 6:16 ()
  42. The Cybermen 8:44 ()
  43. The Daleks, Part Two 9:00 ()
  44. Doomsday 5:18 ()
  45. Love Don't Roam 3:48 ()
  46. Song for Ten 4:24 ()
  47. Doctor Who Theme (Encore) 1:25 ()
  48. Sea Sketches 20:23 () The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing Grace Williams' Sea Sketches, conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes at the Pritchard Jones Hall at Bangor University.

On Recordings (50)

Orchestra

  1. Hallelujah (Messiah) 3:55 John Hugh Thomas, BBC Welsh Chorus, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  2. Yesterday 2:54 Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  3. Star of Bethlehem 4:43 Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  4. O Holy Night 3:06 John Hugh Thomas, BBC Welsh Chorus, Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  5. Ombra mai fu 2:37 Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  6. Star of Bethlehem 4:43 Aled Jones (1985)
  7. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:39 Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  8. Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo 4:22 BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  9. Wher’er You Walk 4:04 Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  10. Bless This House 2:14 Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  11. Solemn Melody 4:09 Terence Lonergan, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  12. Jerusalem 2:30 John Hugh Thomas, BBC Welsh Chorus, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  13. Yesterday 2:54 Aled Jones (1985)
  14. Where 'ere You Walk (Handel) 4:04 Aled Jones (1985)
  15. Bless This House 2:15 Aled Jones (1985)
  16. All Through the Night (ar Hyd a Nos) 2:46 John Hugh Thomas, BBC Welsh Chorus, Aled Jones, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Robin Stapleton (1985)
  17. Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:39 Aled Jones (1985)
  18. Symphony no. 2: II. 10:15 BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka (Apr 1992)
  19. We Shall See Him as He Is: The Unfolding of the Great Mystery 3:32 BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (1992)
  20. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Vision 3:33 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  21. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg 3:51 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  22. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Der Anstieg 2:23 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  23. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Erscheinung 0:51 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  24. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Eintritt in den Wald 4:49 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  25. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Wanderung neben dem Bache 0:45 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  26. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen 1:33 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  27. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Auf dem Gletscher 1:16 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  28. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Gefahrvolle Augenblicke 1:30 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  29. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Auf dem Gipfel 5:09 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  30. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich 1:00 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  31. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Elegie 2:05 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  32. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Sonnenaufgang 1:29 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  33. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Am Wasserfall 0:16 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  34. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Auf blumigen Weisen 0:55 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  35. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Nebel steigen auf 0:22 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  36. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Stille vor dem Sturm 2:48 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  37. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Sonnenuntergang 2:44 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  38. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Ausklang 6:25 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  39. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Auf der Alm 2:18 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  40. An Alpine Symphony, op. 64: Nacht 2:48 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mariss Jansons (Jan 1993)
  41. Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) 10:24 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (May 1993)
  42. Symphony no. 5: V. Rondo - Finale (Allegro) 14:26 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (May 1993)
  43. Symphony no. 5: I. Trauermarsch 11:59 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (May 1993)
  44. Symphony no. 5: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell 17:45 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (May 1993)
  45. Symphony no. 5: II. Stürmish bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz 13:36 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka (May 1993)
  46. Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Seventh Door 9:47 Gwynne Howell, Sally Burgess, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Elder (Oct 1993)
  47. Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Third Door: The Treasury 2:17 Gwynne Howell, Sally Burgess, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Elder (Oct 1993)
  48. Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Sixth Door: The Lake of Tears 13:52 Gwynne Howell, Sally Burgess, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Elder (Oct 1993)
  49. Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Prologue: Auguries of Darkness and Desire 3:16 Gwynne Howell, Sally Burgess, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Elder (Oct 1993)
  50. Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, The Arrival 15:21 Gwynne Howell, Sally Burgess, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Elder (Oct 1993)

Credited as (340)

  1. BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  2. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Joseph Swensen
  3. Sibelius, Nielsen; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Joseph Swensen, Ulster Orchestra, János Fürst
  4. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kristjan Järvi
  5. BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Tadaaki Otaka
  6. Toru Takemitsu; Paul Watkins, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka
  7. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka
  8. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka, Paul Watkins
  9. Dmitri Shostakovich; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Joan Rodgers, John Tomlinson, Mark Wigglesworth
  10. Frank Bridge; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  11. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  12. Frank Bridge; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Sarah Connolly, Philip Langridge
  13. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Philip Langridge
  14. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Sarah Connolly
  15. Frank Bridge; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Roderick Williams
  16. Frank Bridge; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Alban Gerhardt
  17. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Roderick Williams
  18. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Alban Gerhardt
  19. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox
  20. Frank Bridge; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Howard Shelley
  21. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Howard Shelley
  22. Edmund Rubbra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Howard Shelley
  23. Sir Edward Elgar; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  24. Gustav Holst; Joyful Company of Singers, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  25. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, The Joyful Company of Singers, Richard Hickox
  26. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Gerald Finley
  27. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Gerald Finley
  28. John Tavener; BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
  29. BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
  30. Edmund Rubbra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Susan Bickley
  31. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Susan Bickley
  32. Edmund Rubbra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  33. Edmund Rubbra; BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  34. BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
  35. BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Stephen Roberts
  36. BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Della Jones
  37. BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Lynne Dawson, Della Jones, Stephen Roberts
  38. BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, Della Jones, Stephen Roberts
  39. Kenneth Leighton; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Sarah Fox
  40. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Sarah Fox
  41. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Sarah Fox, Gareth Rhys-Davies
  42. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Wigglesworth
  43. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Graeme Jenkins, Gwyn Hughes Jones
  44. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Graeme Jenkins, Christopher Maltman
  45. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Graeme Jenkins, Aquiles Machado
  46. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlo Rizzi, Guang Yang
  47. BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Carlo Rizzi, Abel Motsoadi
  48. Dmitri Shostakovich; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mark Wigglesworth
  49. Alexander Glazunov; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka
  50. Christian Lindberg, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Grant Llewellyn
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Works (5)

Commissioned

  1. Symphony no. 12, op. 175
  2. the greatest happiness principle
  3. Blue Letters from Tanganyika

Works Premiered

  1. Creatures of Dust and Dreams
  2. Is there no seeker of dreams that were?

Events (12)

Orchestra At

  1. 1993, Prom 13
  2. Prom 26: Mozart's Requiem
  3. Prom 28: Rachmaninov, Borodin & Huw Watkins
  4. Elim Chan Conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  5. Abel Selaocoe: Africa Meets Europe
  6. Brian – Symphony No. 1, 'The Gothic'
  7. Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony
  8. Prom 9: Strauss, Brahms & Broström
  9. Proms at… Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
  10. The Two Scheherazades
  11. St. David's Music Week: [concert]
  12. [concert]

Links (13)

Official Homepages

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Songkick

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Wikipedia

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Discogs

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Allmusic

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VIAF ID

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Wikidata

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