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English Symphony Orchestra (1978 - )

Orchestra - United Kingdom aka English String Orchestra

Relationships (5)

Composers-In-Residence

  1. John McCabe (2014 - 2015)
  2. Philip Sawyers (2015)

Conductor

  1. William Boughton (1976 - 1991) principal
  2. Vernon Handley (2007 - 2008) principal
  3. Kenneth Woods (2013) principal

Recordings by (10)

  1. Adagio in G minor 9:35 (1986)
  2. The Banks of Green Willow 6:07 (1986)
  3. Concerto in C for Cello and Orchestra 6:51 (1986)
  4. Salut d'Amour 3:48 (1999)
  5. Elgar; Pomop & Circumstance March no. 1 6:06 (2000)
  6. Elgar: Enigma Variations - Nimrod 4:17 (2000)
  7. An English Suite: Air 2:31 (2006)
  8. The Banks of Green Willow 5:56 (2006)
  9. Messiah: Overture (extract E) 3:07 (2009)
  10. Orchestral Favourites Volume 3 - Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 1:10:05 ()

On Recordings (50)

Orchestra

  1. Sospiri 5:10 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1984)
  2. Serenade for Strings: 3rd mvt 9:30 The English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1984)
  3. Oboe Concerto in A minor: I. Rondo pastorale 6:47 Maurice Bourgue, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  4. Oboe Concerto in A minor: II. Minuet and Musette 2:24 Maurice Bourgue, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  5. Oboe Concerto in A minor: III. Scherzo 7:42 Maurice Bourgue, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  6. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 15:24 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  7. Concerto Grosso: II. Burlesca ostinata 2:53 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  8. Concerto Grosso: V. March and Reprise 4:42 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  9. Fantasia on "Greensleeves" 4:19 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  10. Concerto Grosso: III. Sarabande 3:49 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  11. Concerto Grosso: I. Intrada 2:34 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  12. Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus 10:51 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  13. Concerto Grosso: IV. Scherzo 2:24 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1985)
  14. English Idylls No. 1 4:47 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  15. English Idylls No. 2 4:19 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  16. Lady Radnor's Suite: 4. Bourrée 2:43 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  17. Suite for String Orchestra: 3. Nocturne 6:17 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  18. Lady Radnor's Suite: 2. Allemande 2:32 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  19. Suite for String Orchestra: 1. Prelude 6:24 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  20. Suite for String Orchestra: 2. Intermezzo 2:59 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  21. Suite for String Orchestra: 4. Finale 4:05 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  22. Lady Radnor's Suite: 1. Prelude 2:43 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  23. Lady Radnor's Suite: 3. Sarabande 2:44 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  24. Lady Radnor's Suite: 5. Slow Minuet 2:52 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  25. Lady Radnor's Suite: 6. Gigue 1:53 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  26. A Shropshire Lad 10:25 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  27. The Banks of Green Willow 5:58 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1986)
  28. Adagio in G minor 9:35 English Symphony Orchestra (1986)
  29. The Banks of Green Willow 6:07 English Symphony Orchestra (1986)
  30. Concerto in C for Cello and Orchestra 6:51 English Symphony Orchestra (1986)
  31. Suite from “Love’s Labours Lost”, op. 28: I. Introduction: Allegro vigoroso 4:15 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  32. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: IV. The Hunt: Allegro molto e vivace 2:36 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  33. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: VII. Soliloquy I: Grazioso 1:45 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  34. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: VIII. Soliloquy II: Adagio 1:33 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  35. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: IX. Soliloquy III: Allegretto 1:12 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  36. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: X. Finale: Allegro maestoso 3:40 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  37. Clarinet Concerto, op. 31: I. Allegro Vigoroso 7:20 Alan Hacker, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  38. Clarinet Concerto, op. 31: III. Rondo / Allegro Giocoso 7:45 Alan Hacker, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  39. Prelude For String Orchestra, op. 25 5:03 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  40. Romance For String Orchestra, op. 11 7:01 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  41. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: VI. Quodlibet (Clowns): Vivo 2:13 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  42. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: V. Dance: Allegretto grazioso 4:34 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  43. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: II. "Moth": Allegro scherzando 2:01 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  44. Suite from "Love's Labours Lost", op. 28: III. Nocturne: Allegro comodo 3:14 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  45. Clarinet Concerto, op. 31: II. Adagio 10:26 Alan Hacker, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1987)
  46. Symphony no. 8 in D major: II. Adagio 4:48 English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1988)
  47. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2 Opus 1b: The Tame Bear 2:15 Michael Bochmann, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1988)
  48. Three Bavarian Dances Opus 27: II. Lullaby: Moderato 3:18 Michael Bochmann, English String Orchestra, William Boughton (1988)
  49. Apollon musagète: Scene 2. Pas de deux (Apollo and Terpsichore) 4:12 English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton (1988)
  50. Concerto for Double String Orchestra: I. Allegro con brio 6:10 English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton (1988)

Credited as (85)

  1. English Symphony Orchestra
  2. English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
  3. Vaughan Williams, Delius; Michael Bochmann, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
  4. Copland; English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
  5. Vaughan Williams, Delius; English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton, Michael Bochmann
  6. Shostakovich; English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton, Martin Jones, Graham Ashton
  7. English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton, Martin Jones
  8. Johann Christian Bach; English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
  9. English Symphony Orchestra, Paul Spicer
  10. Elgar; English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
  11. Hu Kun, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
  12. English SO, William Boughton
  13. Elgar; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  14. Sibelius; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  15. English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  16. English String Orchestra, William Boughton, John Miller, John Wallace, Edward Barham
  17. William Boyce; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  18. Prokofiev; English String Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin, Hu Kun, Sir Christopher Lee
  19. William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra
  20. Gerald Finzi; Alan Hacker, William Boughton, English String Orchestra
  21. Finzi, Parry, Bridge; English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Martin Jones
  22. English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Martin Jones
  23. English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Michael Bochmann
  24. Telemann; English String Orchestra, William Boughton, John Wallace
  25. Vaughan Williams; English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Maurice Bourgue
  26. Butterworth, Parry, Bridge; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  27. Sir Michael Tippett, Sir Lennox Berkeley, Michael Berkeley; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  28. Stravinsky, Tippett; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  29. Ralph Vaughan Williams; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  30. English String Orchestra
  31. English String Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
  32. Christopher Lee, English String Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
  33. Hu Kun, English String Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
  34. Respighi, Walton, Wirén, Ireland, Arensky, Tchaikovsky; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  35. Martin Jones, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  36. Ralph Vaughan Williams; Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, English String Orchestra, Stephen Darlington
  37. Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Jack May, English String Orchestra, Stephen Darlington
  38. Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Roger Best, English String Orchestra, Stephen Darlington
  39. Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, English String Orchestra, Stephen Darlington
  40. John Wallace, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  41. Finzi; English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  42. Alan Hacker, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
  43. William Boughton, English String Orchestra
  44. Martin Jones, William Boughton, English String Orchestra
  45. Alan Hacker, William Boughton, English String Orchestra
  46. Dame Elizabeth Maconchy; Hannah Francis, Tom McDonnell, Philip Langridge, Croydon Philharmonic Choir, English Symphony Orchestra, James Gaddarn
  47. Hans Gál; Matthew Sharp, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
  48. Matthew Sharp, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
  49. John Joubert; April Fredrick, David Stout, Gwion Thomas, Mark Milhofer, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
  50. April Fredrick, Lesley-Jane Rogers, English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods
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Links (12)

Official Homepages

  1. https://www.eso.co.uk/
  2. http://eso.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/5082026-6
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13903216s
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85170512

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1641482
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/833539
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/74397

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001779467

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/150233394

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24893355

Biographies

  1. https://www.naxos.com/person/English_String_Orchestra/46231.htm