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English Symphony Orchestra
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The English Symphony Orchestra and the English String Orchestra (collectively abbreviated as ESO) are two iterations of a British professional orchestra based in the city of Worcester, Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. History Founded in 1978 as the English String Orchestra by conductor William Boughton, the orchestra was first based in Malvern and quickly established a reputation for its performances of music in the English Romantic and national styles prevalent in the early decades of the 20th century. Over time, the English String Orchestra's embrace of larger works, especially those requiring woodwind, brass or percussion, caused its adoption of the name English Symphony Orchestra to reflect its often augmented instrumentation. Partnerships with other British or British-based musicians of great renown, including Nigel Kennedy, Steven Isserlis, Daniel Hope and John Lill helped bring the orchestra national recognition. The orchestra came to international attention throughout the 1980s and 1990s in large part due to their series of recordings for Nimbus Records, in particular, their advocacy for the works of early- and mid- 20th-century British music by composers like Arnold Bax, Frank Bridge, George Butterworth, John Ireland, Gerald Finzi and Lennox Berkeley as well as more mainstream figures like Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The ESO continue to record for Nimbus but also work with the Naxos, Avie, Somm, Toccata and Signum rec
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Chanson de Nuit and Chanson de Matin, Op. 15: No. 2, Chanson de Matin
4092Chanson de Nuit and Chanson de Matin, Op. 15: No. 1, Chanson de Nuit
3223Nursery Suite: III. Busy-ness
3044Serenade Lyrique
2075Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: Hoe-Down
1556Fanfare For The Common Man
1127Appalachian Spring
628Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes: Saturday Night Waltz
479Quiet City
4610Nonet for Strings
40albums
Copland - Rodeo
Elgar's Nursery Suite - Orchestral Favourites Volume VI
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The Spirit of England Volume 1
Britten's Four Sea Interludes - Orchestral Favorites Vol. V
Symphony No.1, From Death to Life
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Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches & Orchestral Favourites, Vol. VII
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos & Chamber Symphony
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchesta, Sea Interludes, Courtly Dances, Suite On English Flok Tunes
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Meditations For A Quiet Dawn
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Classic FM Relax [Disc 3]
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Elgar: Enigma Variations & Cockaigne and Froissart Overtures
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J.C. Bach: Six Gran Overtures