Orchestra
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- From
- London, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1959–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 579
- classical
About
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is an English orchestra, based since 2026 at The Warehouse in London.
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John Churchill, then Master of Music at the London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Neville Marriner founded the orchestra as "The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields", a small, conductorless string group. The ASMF gave its first concert on 13 November 1959, in the church after which it was named. In 1988, the orchestra dropped the hyphens from its full name.
Members
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Amanda Smith violin
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Duncan Ferguson viola
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Fiona Bonds viola
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Martin Burgess violin
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Mark David trumpet
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Nancy Johnson viola
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William Schofield cello
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Roger Smith cello
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Nicholas Ward violin
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Jeremy Williams violin
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Neil Black oboe
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Susan Dent horn
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Carmel Kaine violin
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Elizabeth Layton violin
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Celia Nicklin oboe
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Ernest Scott violin
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Rodney Slatford double bass
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David Takeno violin
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Denis Vigay cello
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Douglas Weiland violin
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Simon Streatfeild viola
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Sir Andrew Davis harpsichord, organ, piano
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John Constable harpsichord, piano
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Susan Dorey cello
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Robert Atchison violin
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Martin Loveday cello
Discography
Albums
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Concertos For Oboe And Strings
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Theresa Mass
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Heiligmesse
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Harmoniemesse
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Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de Florence
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Creation Mass
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Paukenmesse
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Music For Strings Percussion And Celeste / Divertimento
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The Four Seasons
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Dvořák: Serenade for Strings / Grieg: Holberg Suite
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Brandenburgische Konzerte 1-2-6
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Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4 / Rondo for Horn & Orchestra
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Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc.
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Music for the Royal Fireworks / Water Music
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Clarinet Concerto / Bassoon Concerto / Andante for Flute
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / Fantasia on Greensleeves / The Lark Ascending / Five Variants on Dives and Lazurus
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Horn Concertos nos. 1 - 4
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Concerto for Flute and Harp / Sinfonia Concertante
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Klavierkonzerte KV 414 und KV 453
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L'estro armonico / 4 Concertos
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Flute Concerto, K.313 / Oboe Concerto, K.314
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Mass in C major opus 86
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Concertos pour piano No. 20 en ré mineur, K.466 / No. 23 en la majeur, K.488
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Telemann: Suite in A minor / Sammartini: Concerto in F / Handel: Concerto in B flat
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Mass in E flat
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
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Barber: Adagio for Strings / Ives: Symphony no. 3 / Copland: Quiet City
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Messe de Requiem op. 48 / Cantique de Jean Racine op. 11
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Piano Concerto In E Flat, K. 482 / Rondos, K. 382 and K. 386
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Mass in A flat
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Haydn Sinfonien. Nr. 92 „Oxford“ - Nr. 104 „Londoner“
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Musique funèbre pour la Reine Mary
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Requiem
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Zwei konzertante Sinfonien
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Frühe Sinfonien-2
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Mariazeller Mass / Little Organ Mass
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Concierto de Aranjuez, & Concierto Andaluz
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12 Minuets / 12 German Dances / 12 Contredanses
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Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079
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Brandenburgische Konzerte
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Concerti a due Cori
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Scandinavian Music
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Music For The Royal Fireworks / Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" / Ouverture in D
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Water Music
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Le Quattro Stagioni
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Die Jahreszeiten
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Concerti per oboe
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Serenades op. 22 & 44
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Pavane / Pelleas et Melisande / Masques et bergamasques Suite / Fantasie for Flute
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Symphonies No. 4 "Tragic" & No. 5
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Piano Concertos Nos. 15, 21
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Symphonies nos. 86 & 87
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Violin Concerto
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Piano Concertos no. 20, K. 466, & no. 24, K. 491 / Concert Rondo, K. 382
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Nutcracker Suite / Serenade for Strings
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The English Connection
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Cello Concerto
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Peer Gynt
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Händel, Babell, Baston: Recorder Concertos / Jacob: Suite for Recorder
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Symphony No. 8 in B minor / Symphonic Fragments in D major
Live
Compilations
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Beethoven: Romances for Violin and Orchestra / Schubert: Rondo, D. 438 / Mozart: Adagio, K. 261 / Rondo, K. 373
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Oboe Concertos nos. 1–3 / Recorder Concertos
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Concerti Grossi, op. 6 nos. 12, 1, 4 & 6
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Les petits riens & Ouvertures
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Coronation Anthems / Arias and Choruses
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English String Music: Britten, Holst, Purcell, Vaughan Williams...
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Purcell, Albinoni, Telemann, Handel, Tartini & Vivaldi
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Haydn: Symphonies
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Live at the V&A
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Six Cantatas
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Requiem / Orchestral Works
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John Williams Plays Bach: The Complete Lute Music On Guitar · Transcriptions
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Violin Concertos in E major and in A minor / Double Concerto in D minor / Air from Suite No. 3
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The London Recordings
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Hilary Hahn: The Complete Sony Recordings
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The Early Recordings
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The Argo Years
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Violinkonzerte
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Baroque Masterpieces
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Piano Concertos
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Marriner & The Academy: 20th Century Classics
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Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Cantata 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen', BWV 56
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Violin Concertos
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Bonjour Paris
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Amadeus: Special CD Compilation
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Festliche Tafelmusik
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Die Klavierkonzerte Nr. 5 - 27
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The Dam Busters
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Symphonien: Nr. 29 / Nr. 35 „Haffner“ / Nr. 41 „Jupiter“
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Violinkonzert / Violinromanze Nr. 1
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Symphonies 35-41
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Concierto de Aranjuez / Concierto Andaluz / Fantasía para un gentilhombre
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Youth Symphonies, Volume 4
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Piano Concertos
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Clarinet Concerto / Oboe Concerto / Bassoon Concerto
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Vaughan Williams Greatest Hits
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Piano Concertos nos. 20 & 23 / 2 Rondos
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Piano Sonatas 1-3 / String Quartets 1-3 / Fantasia Concertante / Double Concerto / Concerto For Orchestra / Triple Concerto / 4 Symphonies / Ritual Dances
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Symphonies Concertantes
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Violin Concertos nos. 1, 2, 4
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The British Music Collection: George Butterworth
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The Four Seasons / La Stravaganza / La Cetra / 8 Wind Concertos
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Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks / Concerti grossi (complete)
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Keyboard Concertos / French Suite No.5
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Baroque Favorites
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Youth Symphonies, volume 1
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The Complete Chamber Music
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The Brandenburg Concertos / The Orchestral Suites
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Pictures at an Exhibition / Bolero
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Piano Concerto no. 3 / Piano Sonatas nos. 21 & 24
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Piano Concertos / Symphonies / Overtures
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The 10 Symphonies
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Die großen Symphonien - Nr. 29-36, 38-41
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The Brandenburg Concertos / Concertos BWV 1043 and 1060
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Horn Concertos / Oboe Concerto
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Violin Concertos From "L'estro Armonico", Op. 3
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Piano Concertos nos. 15, 21, 23
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The 2 Violin Concertos / Double Concerto / Partita no. 2 in D minor
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Violin Concerto / Two Melodies / Two Serenades / Rakastava Suite
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Pomp & Circumstance: An English Festival
Other
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields (60th anniversary edition)
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Händel Große Chorwerke
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Concerti per Pianoforte e Orchestra K. 450 E K. 595
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The Yeomen of the Guard
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More Music From the Film Amadeus
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Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording)
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Amadeus
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24 Symphonies / Sinfonia Concertante / Overture "La Calamità"
Links
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Also known as
ASMF · Academy Of St Martin In The Fields · Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields · Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra · Academy of St. Martin‐in‐the‐Fields · Ensemble de chambre de l'Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields · London String Players · The Acadamy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Tags
- chamber orchestra
- british orchestra
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f0ac992d-edd9-4672-ac23-ba0ca93f6539
- ISNI
- 0000000119456479
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