Adrian Boult
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Biography
Adrian Boult was an English conductor who had a remarkable career with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; the BBC Symphony played regularly on radio for 20 years from its creation in 1930 with Boult at the baton. During World War II they moved to a venue in Bristol in order to keep playing through the conflict. Boult made a vast number of recordings with the BBC Symphony and his later orchestras and was nominated for five Grammy Awards. A self-described "musical purist", he paid strict attention to the score. When he died aged 93 in 1983, the New York Times said "his clarity of approach and fidelity to the score produced electrifying results". He recorded all the masters of classical music including many British composers such as Edward Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst.
The son of a well-off ship owner, he studied music at the Westminster School and Christ Church College, Oxford, and attended the Leipzig Conservatory. Illness prevented service in World War I and he made his conducting debut with the London Symphony Orchestra playing Williams's 'London' symphony in 1918. Following the debut performance of Holst's 'The Planets', he became a teacher at the Royal College of Music, conducted Diaghilev's Ballet Russes in London and became director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. With the BBC Symphony he made many international tours and he continued to conduct and teach well into his 90s.
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Sir Adrian Boult
Delibes: Ballet Suites from Coppélia & Sylvia, Valse from Naïla - Bartók: Divertimento, Sz. 113
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Sir Adrian Boult
The Planets - Enigma Variations, Nutcracker, Brandenburg Concertos, Beethoven's Pastoral, Mozart's Ha
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- Dream Children, Op. 43: I. Andante
- Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61: I. Allegro featuring Adrian Boult
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Finale: Sehr ruhig - The death of Don Quixote featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation IX: Schnell und stürmisch - The battle with the enchanters featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation X: Viel breiter - Don Quixote's defeat and journey home featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation VII: Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher - The ride through the air featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation VIII: Gamächlich - The adventure of the enchanted boat featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation V: Sehr langsam - Don Quixote's vigil featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation VI: Schnell - Dulcinea's enchantment featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation III: MäÃiges Zeitmaà - Dialogue of Knight and Squire featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation IV: Etwas breiter - The adventure with the procession of penitents featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation I: Gemächlich - The adventure of the windmills featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Variation II: Kriegerisch - The battle with the sheep featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Introduktion : MäÃiges Zeitmaà featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- Don Quixote - Fantastic Variations on a Knightly Theme, Op.35: Thema: MäÃig - The Knight of the Mournful Countenance featuring New Philharmonia Orchestra
- In the Fen Country by Adrian Boult
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Sinfonia Antartica: II: Scherzo. Moderato
- Sinfonia Antartica: III: Landscape. Lento. Pt. 1
- Sinfonia Antartica: I: Prelude. Andante Maestoso
- Sinfonia Antartica: III: Landscape. Lento. Conclusion
- Sinfonia Antartica: V: EPILOGUE. Alla Marcia, Moderato Ma Non Troppo
- Sinfonia Antartica: IV: Intermezzo. Andante Sostenuto
- Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 'Enigma': IX. Nimrod by Adrian Boult
