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ULSTER ORCHESTRA

Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra was formed in 1966 and is now one of the major orchestras in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Its main concert season takes place in Belfast’s Ulster and Waterfront Halls, but it also gives concerts across Northern Ireland. It is the Orchestra-in-Residence for the Belfast Festival at Queen’s, accompanies opera and ballet productions at Belfast’s Grand Opera House, and its outstanding education and outreach work was recognised a few years ago by an award from the Royal Philharmonic Society.

The Ulster Orchestra has made some seventy recordings, notably for Naxos, Chandos, BMG and Hyperion. The BBC has a unique relationship with the orchestra as its exclusive broadcast partner with many relays on BBC Radio 3, Radio Ulster and BBC TV. Tours of Europe, Asia, and the United States have added to the Orchestra’s reputation.

For Naxos, the orchestra’s recordings are mostly contemporary or modern, and have all been critically acclaimed in various ways. The orchestra’s disc of Philip Glass’s Violin Concerto [Naxos 8.554568] was described as a “home-run for Naxos” by Classics Today whilst a recording of Arvo Pärt’s Third Symphony [Naxos 8.554591] was termed “sumptuously accomplished” by the UK’s Observer and “an astonishing disc” by Classics Today. Similarly successful have been the orchestra’s readings of James Macmillan, Arnold Schoenberg, Michael Nyman, John Tavener and Edward McDowell (the latter in the important American Classics series).

For further information, please visit www.ulsterorchestra.com.

Box Set Release Catalogue Number
GLASS Of Beauty and Light (International Version) Naxos 8.503202
GLASS Of Beauty and Light (US Version) Naxos 8.503202
PÄRT The Silence of Being Naxos 8.506015


Albums featuring this artist are available for download from ClassicsOnline.com
Role: Orchestra 
Album Title
Catalogue No  Work Category 
A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (2nd Expanded Edition, 2000) Naxos Educational
8.555319-20
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
AMERICAN CLASSICS SAMPLER Naxos
8.559118
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Wind Ensemble/Band Music
ARNOLD: Concerto for 2 Pianos 3 Hands / Concerto for Piano Duet Naxos
8.570531
Orchestral
Art & Music: Klimt - Music of His Time Naxos
8.558146
Orchestral, Vocal, Instrumental, Opera
BEST OF BRITISH Naxos
8.570573-74
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
Classical Chill Naxos
8.520101
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES: DIVAS Naxos
8.556806
Concertos, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
Discover Music of the Twentieth Century Naxos Educational
8.558168-69
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Film and TV Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Vocal Ensemble
DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 3: The Concerto Naxos Educational
8.554486-87
Concertos, Orchestral
EASTER ALBUM (AN) Naxos
8.570175-76
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred
GLASS, P.: Violin Concerto / Company / Prelude from Akhnaten Naxos
8.554568
Concertos, Orchestral
GLASS, P.: Violin Concerto / Company / Prelude from Akhnaten Naxos
8.559056
Concertos, Orchestral
HARTY: Comedy Overture (A) / Piano Concerto / Fantasy Scenes Naxos
8.557731
Concertos, Orchestral
MACDOWELL: Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / Hamlet and Ophelia Naxos
8.559075
Orchestral
MACMILLAN: Veni, Veni Emmanuel / Tryst Naxos
8.554167
Orchestral
Music and Video Club Vol. 2 (UK Only) Naxos
8.555082
Orchestral
MUSIC TO DIE FOR Naxos
8.557411
Concertos, Orchestral, Vocal, Film and TV Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
MYSTIC CLASSICS - Visionary Choral and Orchestral Masterpieces Naxos
8.570225-26
Orchestral, Vocal, Music Biographies, Choral - Sacred, Wind Ensemble/Band Music
NYMAN: Piano Concerto / Where the Bee Dances Naxos
8.554168
Concertos
PART (Eternal) Naxos
8.578025
Orchestral, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
PART: Arvo Part - A Portrait (KIMBERLEY) Naxos Educational
8.558182-83
Orchestral, Music Biographies, Choral - Sacred
PART: Tabula Rasa / Symphony No. 3 Naxos
8.554591
Orchestral
RAWSTHORNE: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 Naxos
8.555959
Concertos, Orchestral
REJOICE - A Vision of Christ Through Music Naxos
8.570980
Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred
RUBBRA: Violin Concerto, Op. 103 / Improvisations, Op. 89 Naxos
8.557591
Concertos, Orchestral
SCHOENBERG: Verklarte Nacht / Chamber Symphony No. 2 Naxos
8.554371
Orchestral
STORY OF AMERICAN CLASSICAL MUSIC (THE) Naxos Educational
8.558164-65
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Musicals, Wind Ensemble/Band Music
STRINGS (Eternal) Naxos
8.578027
Concertos, Orchestral
TAVENER: John Tavener - A Portrait (MCCLEERY) Naxos Educational
8.558152-53
Music Biographies
TAVENER: Protecting Veil / In Alium Naxos
8.554388
Orchestral, Vocal
WEBERN: Passacaglia / Symphony / Five Pieces Naxos
8.554841
Orchestral
YAMADA: Symphony in F Major, 'Triumph and Peace' Naxos
8.555350
Orchestral
YAMADA: Symphony in F Major, 'Triumph and Peace' Naxos
8.555350J
Orchestral
YASHIRO: Piano Concerto / Symphony Naxos
8.555351
Concertos, Orchestral





 
 
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