WORDSWORTH, BARRY

Barry Wordsworth's career has been dominated by his work for the Royal Ballet which started when he played the solo part in Frank Martin's Harpsichord Concerto, a score used by Sir Kenneth MacMillan for his ballet, Las Hermanas. In 1973 he became Assistant Conductor of the Royal Ballet's Touring Orchestra and in 1974 Principal Conductor of Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet. He was appointed music director of the Royal Ballet in 2007, having previously held the position from 1990 to 1995. He is also principal conductor of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 2006 became conductor laureate of the BBC Concert Orchestra, having served as its principal conductor since 1989.

He has conducted all the major British orchestras, including the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and abroad he has made guest appearances with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony and Sydney Symphony. In recent seasons he has also conducted ballet productions for the New National Theatre Tokyo, the Leipzig Ballet, and the ballet of the Opéra National de Paris. He has made many recordings, including an album with Bryn Terfel and the London Symphony Orchestra which won a Grammy Award in 2007. In 2006 he was made an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London.

In 1987 while retaining his connection with both Royal Ballet companies as guest conductor, Barry Wordsworth also worked with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. For Naxos BarryWordsworth has recorded a number of Mozart and Haydn symphonies, works by Smetana and Dvořák and for the Marco Polo label works by Bax.

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death, a special 34-CD Box Set of THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES (8.503400) has been released featuring Barry Wordsworth.

Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
101 CLASSICS - The Best Loved Classical Melodies	8.508004
101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 2	8.551142
101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 5	8.551145
A LA DECOUVERTE DU CLASSIQUE	8.550037-38
A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (2nd Expanded Edition, 2000)	8.555319-20
ADAGIO - The Ultimate Collection	8.570015-16
Art & Music: Canaletto - Music of His Time	8.558177
Art & Music: Goya - Music of His Time	8.558178
Art & Music: Turner - Music of His Time	8.558116
BAX: Sinfonietta / Overture, Elegy and Rondo	8.223102
BAX: Sinfonietta / Overture, Elegy and Rondo	8.555109
BEETHOVEN (THE BEST OF)	8.556651
BEETHOVEN (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552105-06
BEETHOVEN FOR MEDITATION	8.570905
BEETHOVEN: Adagio	8.552240
BEETHOVEN: Best of Beethoven (The)	8.551101
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1	DVDI 1004
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rondo in B flat major	8.550190
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Piano Sonata No. 15	8.550290
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 5	8.571007
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 5	8.550121
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4	8.550122
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5	8.553266
BEETHOVEN: Romantic Beethoven (The)	8.552213
BEETHOVEN: Romantic Beethoven (The)	8.570078
BERCEUSE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556610
BEST OF BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC	8.570575-76
BEST OF LONDON	8.572098-99
BEST OF NAXOS 3	8.550003
BEST OF NAXOS 5	8.550005
BEST OF NAXOS 7	8.550007
BEST OF OPERA II	8.571080
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 2	8.553167
BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 5	8.554683
BINTLEY, David: Hobson's Choice (Birmingham Royal Ballet, 1992) (PAL)	100442
CAFE CLASSICS (AUSTRALIA ONLY)	8.555258-59
CAN-CAN AND OTHER DANCES FROM THE OPERA	8.550924
CANTABILE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556605
CENTRE (THE), Vol. 1	8.554901-02DX
CENTRE (THE), Vol. 2	8.554903-04DX
CHILL WITH BEETHOVEN	8.556790
CHRISTMAS CHILL - The Ultimate Collection	8.578013-14
CINEMA CLASSICS (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.578021-22
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 2	8.556622
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 4	8.556624
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 9	8.556629
CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 12	8.556632
CLAIR DE LUNE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556601
CLASSICAL BLISS	8.578053
CLASSICAL FAVOURITES	8.550521
CLASSICAL INSPIRATIONS, Vol. 2	8.551236
CLASSICAL MOMENTS 1: Classical Music to Wake Up to	8.555357
CLASSICAL MOMENTS 4: Classical Music for the Home	8.555360
Classical Music Start-Up Kit, Vol. 1: 1500-1825	8.550779
Classical Music Start-Up Kit, Vol. 2: 1825-1945	8.550835
Classics at the Movies: Adventure	8.556802
Classics at the Movies: Comedy 2	8.556812
Classics at the Movies: Drama	8.556807
Classics at the Movies: Love	8.556805
Classics from the Movies	8.554576
DISCOVER CLASSICAL MUSIC	8.550008-09
Discover Music of the Classical Era	8.558180-81
Discover the Classics, Vol. 2	8.554246-47
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 1	8.550035-36
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto	8.554486-87
DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (1998 edition)	8.554337-38
DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (2008 edition)	8.558208-09
DVORAK: Piano Concerto in G minor / BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor"	8.554676
ELEGIE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556612
ETUDE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556611
FAMOUS OPERA OVERTURES	8.571093
FAMOUS OVERTURES	8.553627
GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 2 (Australia)	8.570037
GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 5 (Australia)	8.570040
HAYDN (THE BEST OF)	8.556668
HAYDN : Symphonies Nos. 104 & 103	DVDI 1007
HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 44, 45 and 104	8.571033
HAYDN: Symphonies Nos. 45, 94 and 101	8.553222
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 1 (Nos. 82, 96, 100)	8.550139
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 2 (Nos. 83, 94, 101)	8.550114
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 3 (Nos. 44, 88, 104)	8.550287
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 4 (Nos. 45, 48, 102)	8.550382
HAYDN: Symphonies, Vol. 5 (Nos. 85, 92, 103)	8.550387
HAYDN: The Best of Haydn	8.551118
IMMORTAL BEETHOVEN	8.551165
JACK-IN-THE-BOX - A Collection of Amusic and Entertaining Works by Classical Composers	8.570124-25
KLASSISKA FAVORITER: OPERA (Classical Favourites: Opera)	8.503021
LISTEN, LEARN AND GROW WITH MOZART	8.554569UK
Lunga Bla Timmar (Blue Hours)	8.503024
MACMILLAN, Kenneth: Mayerling (Royal Ballet, 1994) (NTSC)	OAR3101D
MOZART - Fran underbarn till mastare	8.503181
MOZART (THE BEST OF)	8.556653
MOZART (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552111-12
MOZART / MENDELSSOHN: Famous Overtures	8.553261
MOZART : Symphonies Nos. 40 & 28	DVDI 0994
MOZART FOR MEDITATION	8.557548
MOZART: Best of Mozart (The)	8.551103
MOZART: Colours of Mozart	8.551238
MOZART: Genius of Mozart (The)	8.570116
MOZART: Overtures	8.550185
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 25, 32 and 41	8.550113
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 27, 36 and 40	8.571041
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 29, 30 and 38	8.550119
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 34, 35 and 39	8.550186
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 36, 33 and 27	8.550264
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 40 and 41	8.550299
MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 40, 28 and 31	8.550164
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - CZECH REPUBLIC: A Musical Tour of the Country's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110531
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - LONDON: A Musical Tour of London and Oxford (NTSC)	2.110501
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - PRAGUE: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110503
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - ROME: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110504
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - SALZBURG: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110517
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - SEVILLE AND GRANADA (NTSC)	2.110510
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - SICILY: A Musical Tour of the Island's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110518
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - VIENNA: A Musical Tour of the City's Past and Present (NTSC)	2.110502
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (THE) Narrated by Stephen Fry	8.570331
NIGHT MUSIC 1	8.556815
NIGHT MUSIC 2	8.556816
Night Music Vol. 1	DVDI 1012
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 1	8.551121
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 10	8.556824
Night Music, Vol. 11	8.551131
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 5	8.556819
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 7	8.556821
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 8	8.556822
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 9	8.556823
OPERA AND BALLET FAVOURITES (Royal Opera House, 1993) (NTSC)	OAR3110D
OPERA AT THE MOVIES	8.551164
OPERA WITHOUT WORDS - The Most Famous Overtures, Preludes, and Interludes in Opera	8.557945-46
PASTORALE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556608
PRELUDE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556607
SEVEN AGES - An Anthology of Poetry with Music	NA218912
SLAVONIC FESTIVAL	8.550376
SMETANA / DVORAK : Moldau, Slavonic Dances	8.550033
SONATA - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556609
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Sleeping Beauty (The) (Royal Opera House, 1994) (NTSC)	OAR3107D
THANKSGIVING - A Classic Thanksgiving: We Gather Together	8.555293
THE BEST OF HAYDN	8.551118DX
TORCH: London Transport Suite / Petit Valse / Barbecue	8.223443
VOCALISE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming	8.556602