NORTHERN SINFONIA

Northern Sinfonia is one of Europe's foremost chamber orchestras. With its Music Director Thomas Zehetmair Northern Sinfonia ranges through the Western Classical Music repertoire from early baroque through the classical and romantic periods, to commissioned new work. The orchestra was founded in 1958 and as it approaches its fiftieth anniversary year is embarking on a brand new era in its development, becoming, from the winter of 2004/05, the orchestra of The Sage Gateshead, central to the extensive classical music programme in its new multi-million pound Norman Foster home. The flexibility of this world-class orchestra extends to self-directed performances and chamber music as well as concerts at different times of day and in different venues from tiny Northumberland churches to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. With The Sage Gateshead as its home Northern Sinfonia will continue to travel in order to serve the whole of the North of England and further afield throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. Apart from its Music Director, Thomas Zehetmair, Northern Sinfonia works with distinguished visiting musicians including Franz Bruggen, Imogen Cooper, Thierry Fischer, Lesley Garrett, Evelyn Glennie, Richard Hickox, Heinz Holliger, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Roger Norrington and Heinrich Schiff. Recordings and broadcasts form an integral part of the orchestra's work.

Northern Sinfonia has won Classic CD awards for Best Concerto Recording and Living Composer. The orchestra's wide-ranging community and education programme features participatory projects for people of all ages and abilities, and community performances. Northern Sinfonia also has an associated award-winning youth orchestra, Young Sinfonia and is joined for both performance and recording by the Northern Sinfonia Chorus.

September 2004

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BEST OF BRITISH	8.570573-74
BRAGA SANTOS: Sinfonietta for Strings / Violin Concerto	8.225186
BRITTEN (THE BEST OF)	8.556838
BRITTEN: Albert Herring	8.660107-08
BRITTEN: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2 (English Song, Vol. 13)	8.557222
BRITTEN: Serenade, Op. 31 / Nocturne, Op. 60 / Phaedra, Op. 93	8.557199
BRITTEN: Simple Symphony / Temporal Variations / Suite on English Folk Tunes	8.557205
CHILL WITH HANDEL	8.556787
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 / FIELD: Piano Concerto No. 1	8.554680
CLASSICAL INSPIRATIONS, Vol. 2	8.551236
Discover Music of the Classical Era	8.558180-81
Discover Music of the Twentieth Century	8.558168-69
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto	8.554486-87
ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES, Vol. 4	8.555070
EXPLORE AMERICA	8.559187
FERGUSON / GERHARD / ROWLEY / DARNTON: Piano Concertos	8.557290
FIELD: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3	8.553770
FIELD: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4	8.553771
FIELD: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 and 6	8.554221
FINZI (THE BEST OF)	8.556836
FINZI: Cello Concerto / Grand Fantasia and Toccata / Eclogue	8.555766
FINZI: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance	8.553566
HANDEL (THE VERY BEST OF)	8.552109-10
HANDEL: Concerti Grossi Op. 3, Nos. 1- 6	8.553457
HANDEL: Organ Concertos	8.571032
HANDEL: Organ Concertos, Op. 4, Nos. 1-6	8.553835
HOFMANN: Cello Concertos	8.553853
IVES: Symphony No. 3 / Washington's Birthday	8.559087
MENDELSSOHN: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings / Violin Concerto in D minor	8.553844
Music and Video Club Vol. 2 (UK Only)	8.555082
STORY OF AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC (THE)	8.558164-65
TROMBONE CONCERTOS	8.553831