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English Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
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The English Chamber Orchestra is a chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and the ECO Ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. It is also the resident orchestra at Grange Park Opera, and regularly tours in the UK and internationally. It has its roots in the Goldsbrough Orchestra, founded in 1948 by Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough. The group took its current name in 1960, when it expanded its repertoire beyond the Baroque period for the first time. Its repertoire remained limited by the group's size, which has stayed fairly consistently at around the size of an orchestra of Mozart's time. Shortly afterwards, it became closely associated with the Aldeburgh Festival, playing in the premieres of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Owen Wingrave, Curlew River and several other of his works. Britten conducted the orchestra on several occasions, and made a number of records with the group. The orchestra did not at this time have a principal conductor, but worked closely with a succession of guest conductors including Raymond Leppard, Colin Davis and Daniel Barenboim. In 1985 Jeffrey Tate was appointed the ensemble's first principal conductor. In 2000, Ralf Gothóni was appointed principal conductor. Raymond Leppard was born in London and grew up in Bath, where he was educated at the City of Bath Boys' School, now known as the Beechen Cliff School. A student of harpsichord and viola at Trinity College, Cambridge, he
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Canon in D
5532Air from Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
3523Forlane from Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066
1944Canon in D Major
1305Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
826Sarabande from Suite in D minor for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, No.4, HWV 437
497Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, 'Italian': I. Allegro Vivace [Excerpt]
378Dido and Aeneas: Overture
339Rondeau from Abdelazer Suite
2210Air from Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
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Pachelbel Canon
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Bach for Breakfast: The Leisurely Way to Start Your Day
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Bach for Breakfast - The Leisurely Way to Start Your Day
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Great Performances: Baroque Favorites - Pachelbel's Canon
50 More Essential Pieces Of Classical Music
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The Handel Collection
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100 Classical Classics
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Baroque Masterpieces - Pachelbel: Canon, Albinoni: Adagio, Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
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Pachelbel's Canon and Other Baroque Favorites
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Grieg: Popular Orchestral Suites
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Lully: Pièces de symphonie
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