Orchestra
Hallé Orchestra
- From
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1858–present
- Releases
- 153
About
The Hallé is an English symphony orchestra based in Manchester, England. Since 1996, the orchestra has been resident at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
Members
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Graham Salvage bassoon, principal
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Lynsey Marsh clarinet, principal
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Stéphane Rancourt oboe, principal
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Lyn Fletcher violin
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Barbara Górzyńska violin
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Katy Jones trombone
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Jim Muirhead bass clarinet
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Timothy Pooley viola
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Willy Hess violin
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Alan Jenkins principal, tuba
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Leo Smith cello
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Edward de Jong flute
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Maurice Handford horn
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Bryan Fairfax violin
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Martin Milner violin
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Michael Davis violin
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Francis Nolan piccolo, principal
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Andrew Duncan tuba
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Helena Buckie violin
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Amy Yule flute, principal
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 41 "Jupiter" / Symphony no. 29
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Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Violoncello, op. 102 / Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
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La Mer / Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 / La Valse
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Finlandia / Karelia Suite / Valse Triste
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Viennese Prom Concert
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Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
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Symphony no. 5 & no. 7
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Overtures
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Symphonie fantastique
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Carmina Burana
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Symphonies No. 1 & 8
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Symphony No. 4, Op. 98
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Waltzes
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Peer Gynt Suites / Lyric Suite
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Symphony no. 2 / The Swan of Tuonela
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Symphony no. 1 in E minor, op. 39 / "Pelleas and Melisande", op. 26 (excerpts)
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The Planets, op. 32
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A Viennese Evening
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Symphony No 5 in D Minor, Opus 47
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Symphony no.1 in A-flat, op. 55
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Orchestral Works
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Symphony no. 10
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Symphony no. 1 / Cockaigne Overture
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Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 83
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Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 2
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Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 15
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Symphony no. 2 in E-flat, op. 63 / Sospiri / Elegy
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Bolero / Daphnis et Cloe / La Valse / Rapsodie Espagnole
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto no. 1 / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 2
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Barbirolli at the Opera
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Enigma Variations / Falstaff
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Das klagende Lied
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Symphony no. 3
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Saint François d'Assise
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The Dream of Gerontius
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Elgar: In the South / Walton: Partita / Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Sinfonia da Requiem
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Symphony no. 2
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Mahler: Symphony no. 7 / Bruckner: Symphony no. 9
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The Planets / Pluto
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The Carnival of the Animals
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Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile / Petite Symphonie
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Mozart: Symphony no. 35 / Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 / Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
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Violin Concerto / Symphony No. 3
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Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 21
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Introduction and Allegro for Strings / Symphony no. 1
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Falstaff / Cello Concerto / Romance for Bassoon / Smoking Cantata
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
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Enigma Variations / Serenade for Strings / Cockaigne / Chanson de Matin
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Schubert: Symphonies nos. 5 & 8 / Mozart: Symphony no. 40
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Symphony no. 2 / Introduction and Allegro
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture & Venusberg Music
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Symphony Nos. 1 & 6
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Don Juan, Macbeth, Lieder
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BBC Music, Volume 14, Number 13: Strauss: Four Last Songs / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 20 / Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
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Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5
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English Landscapes
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Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2 op. 83 / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 32 op. 111
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The Wasps
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La Mer / Préludes
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A Self Portrait: The Music Makers / Dream Children / Froissart / Fantasia and Fugue
Singles
Live
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Symphony no. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”
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Symphony no. 1 / Symphony no. 2
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Chopin: Sonata no. 2, Ballade no. 4
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Wagner: Parsifal
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A Sea Symphony
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Symphony no. 9
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Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 / Beethoven: Egmont Overture / Prometheus Overture
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 8 / Bax: Oboe Quintet / Rawsthorne: Street Corner Overture / Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory
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A Viennese Evening at the Proms
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Symphony no. 8
Compilations
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The Debussy Preludes
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Nielsen: Symphony no. 4 "The Inextinguishable" / Sibelius: Symphony no. 3
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The Hallé
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Hallé Tradition
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Violin Concerto / Finlandia / Karelia Suite / En saga
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Symphonie fantastique / Overtures: Le Corsaire / Beatrice and Benedict / Roman Carnival
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The Sibelius Edition
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Symphonies Nos. 1,5 & 8 etc. / Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" etc.
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The Barbirolli society: Oboe Concertos vol. 2
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Symphony no. 1
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Dvořák: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9, etc. / Brahms: Double Concerto
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Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 / Nielsen: Symphony no. 4 "The Inextinguishable"
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Piano Concertos no. 1 & no. 2 / Academic Festival Overture / Haydn Variations
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Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony / Ireland: A London Overture
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Orchestral Works
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Symphony no. 2 / Serenade for Strings
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Favourite Christmas
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Einzug der Gladiatoren (Berühmte Märsche)
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Cello Concerto / Enigma Variations / Introduction and Allegro for Strings / Elegy for Strings
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The Dream of Gerontius / Sea Pictures
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Much Loved Music
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Symphony no. 8 in D minor
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The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 55/56 : 20th-Century Masterpieces II
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- e2e9da6e-de76-4a92-a9c7-347158d885df
- ISNI
- 0000000121930571
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