Ulster Orchestra - Recording Archive

Recordings

The Ulster Orchestra has made some seventy commercial recordings, several of which have received prestigious British awards. The Orchestra has on-going recording contracts with Naxos and Hyperion.

Below is a list of composers whose works the Orchestra has recorded. Click on a composers name to show or hide that composers repertoire.

Bax

Bryden Thomson 1983
November Woods,Summer Music,The Happy Forest,The Garden of Fand
Chandos 8307
Bryden Thomson 1983
Symphony No. 4,Tintagel
Chandos 8312
Bryden Thomson 1985
In the Faery Hills,Into the Twilight,Roscartha,The Tale the Pine Trees Knew
Chandos 8367
Bryden Thomson 1986
On the Sea Shore
Chandos 8473
Beethoven

Vernon Handley 1989
Egmont Overture
Chandos 8746
Berlioz

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1989
Bernadette Greevy (Mezzo Soprano)
Nuits D\'Ete
Chandos 8735
Bernstein

Dmitry Sitkovetsky 1999
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Symphony No.2 for Piano & Orchestra
Hyperion CDA67170
Bernwald

Nicholas Braithwaite 2000
Graham Sheen (Bassoon)
The Queen of Golconda Overture,Serious and Joyful Fancies,Concert Piece in F, Op.2 for bassoon & orchestra,Sinfonie capricieuse (Symphony No.2)
BBC COM 06
Bizet

Yan Pascal Tortellier 1989
Carmen Suite No.1,Carmen Suite No.2,L\'Arlesienne Suite No.1,L\'Arlesienne Suite No.2
Chandos 8816
Dmitry Sitkovetsky 1999
Carmen Suites No 1 & 2,Symphony in C
BMG/Conifer (To be released)
Bliss

Vernon Handley 1987
Checkmate,A Colour Symphony
Chandos 8503
Vernon Handley 1991
Raphael Wallfisch (Cello),Linda Finney (Voice)
Cello Concerto,The Enchantress,Hymn to Apollo
Chandos 8818
Bolcom

Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Piano Concerto
Hyperion CDA67170
Vernon Handley 1989
Chandos 8612
Chandos 8612
Brahms

Vernon Handley 1989
Serenade No.1 in D major Op.11,Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Chandos 8612
Bridge

Vernon Handley 1986
The Sea
Chandos 8473
Britten

Vernon Handley 1986
Four Sea Interludes, Passacaglia
Chandos 8473
Canteloube

Thierry Fischer 2001
Philippe Graffin (violin)
Poeme
Hyperion CDA67294
Chabrier

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Suite PastoraleEspaña
Chandos 8852
Chausson

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1991
Linda Finnie (Voice)
Poème de L\'Amour et de la Mer Poème
Chandos 8952

Davey

Gearoid Grant 1991
The Relief of Derry Symphony
TARA3024
Debussy

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1989
La Boîte à Joujoux
Chandos 8711
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Petite Suite Children\'s Corner
Chandos 8850
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Nocturnes
Chandos 8914
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1991
Prélude à L\'Après-Midi d\'un Faune
Chandos 8893
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1991
Rachel Masters (Harp),Christopher King (Clarinet),Anne Queffelec (Piano)
Danse Sacrée et Dance Profane Première Rhapsodie Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra
Chandos 8972
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1992
Khamma Jeux
Chandos 8903
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1992
La Mer Printemps
Chandos 9114
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1993
Gerard McCrystal (Saxophone)
Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone
Chandos 9129
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Danse (orch. Ravel)
Marche Ecossaise sur un Thème Populaire
Chandos 7017
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Derek Bell (cimbalum)
Sarabande (orch. Ravel)L\'Isle Joyeuse (orch. Molinari)La Plus que LentClaire de Lune (orch. Caplet)
Chandos 7019
Delius

Vernon Handley Vern
A Florida Suite North Country Sketches
Chandos 8413
Dukas

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
La Péri Fanfare, La Péri, L\'Apprenti Sorcier
Duparc

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1989
Bernadette Greevy (Mezzo-Soprano)
Melodies for Voice & Orchestra
Chandos 8735
Dvorak

Vernon Handley 1986
Overture \'In Nature\'s Realm\' Op.91,Carnaval Overture Op.92,Othello Overture Op.93,Scherzo Cappriccio Op.66
Chandos 8453
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Romance in F minor
Chandos 6608
Elgar

Bryden Thomson 1983
A Wand of Youth Suite No.1,A Wand of Youth Suite No.2,A Nursery Suite
Chandos 8318
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Salut D\'Amour
Chandos 6608
Faure

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Francaix

Thierry Fischer 2001
Ouverture anacréontique,Scuola di Ballo Suite,Pavane pour un Génie vivant,Sérénade,Symphonie
Hyperion CDA67323
Thierry Fischer
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra,Les Bosquets de Cythère,Les Malheurs de Sophie
Hyperion CDA67384
Thierry Fischer
Hyperion CDA67489
Glass

Takuo Yuasa 1999
Adele Anthony (Violin)
Prelude from Akhnaten,Dance from Akhnaten,Violin Concerto,Company
Naxos 8 554568
Greig

Vernon Handley 1987
Peer Gynt Suite No.1,Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite,Symphonic Dances,Two Elegiac Melodies
Chandos 8524
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Piano Concerto,Lyric Suite,Peer Gynt Suite No.2
Chandos 8723
Guiraud

Thierry Fischer 2001
Philippe Graffin (violin)
Caprice
Hyperion CDA67294
Harty

Bryden Thomson 1981
Pan Hon Lee (Violin)
A John Field Suite,The Londonderry Air,Water Music Suite (Handel arr. Harty)
Chandos 6583
Bryden Thomson 1981,85 1981
Ralph Holmes (Violin)
An Irish Symphony,A Comedy Overture,Violin Concerto,Variations on a Dublin Air
Chandos 8314
Bryden Thomson 1984
Piano Concerto,In Ireland,With the Wild Geese
Chandos 8321
Bryden Thomson 1982
Heather Harper (soprano)
The Children of Lir,Ode to a Nightingale
Chandos 8387
Haydn

Christopher Bell 2001
Ulster Youth Choir
Te Deum
UYC001
Ilbert

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1992
Divertissement
Chandos 9023

Ireland

David Lloyd-Jones 2005
Piers Lane (piano)
Legend 1933,Piano Concerto in E flat major 1930
Hyperion CDA67296
Kreisler

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Praeludium and Allegro,Die schöne Rosmarin
Chandos 6608
Lalo

Thierry Fischer 2001
Philippe Graffin (violin)
Fantaisie Norvégienne,Guitare
Hyperion CDA67294
MacDowell

Takuo Yuasa 2000
Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op.42,Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op.48,Hamlet & Ophelia, Op.22
Naxos 8.559075
MacMillan

Takuo Yuasa 1997
Colin Currie (percussion)
Tryst,Veni, veni Emmanuel
Naxos 8.554167
Massenet

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Meditation from Thaïs
Chandos 6608
McGlynn

Lesley Hatfield 1997
Anuna,Kenneth Edge (saxophone),Lesley Hatfield (violin)
Anúna - Behind the Closed Eye
Danú DANU CD 009
Mendelssohn

Dmitry Sitkovetsky 1998
Hebrides OvertureSymphony No.3 ScottishSymphony No.4 Italian
BMG/Conifer 75605 570132
Milhaurd

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1992
Le Boeuf sur le ToitLa Création du Monde
Chandos 9023
Moeran

Vernon Handley 1988
Symphony in G minor
Chandos 8577
Vernon Handley 1988
Overture for a Masque
Chandos 8677
Vernon Handley 1989
Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
In the Mountain Country,Three Rhapsodies for Piano and Orchestra
Chandos 8639
Vernon Handley 1990
Lydia Mordkovitch (violin)
Violin Concerto,Lonely Waters,Whythorne\'s Shadow
Chandos 8807
Vernon Handley 1990
Hugh Mackie (voice)
Serenade,Nocturne
Chandos 8808
Mozart

Vernon Handley 1989
Symphony No.40
Chandos 8746
Nyman

Takuo Yuasa 1997
John Lenehan (piano),Simon Haram (solo saxophone)
Piano Concerto,Where the Bee Dances
Naxos 8.554168
Takuo Yuasa 1997
John Lenehan (piano),Simon Haram (solo saxophone)
Piano Concerto,Where the Bee Dances
Naxos 8.554168
Part

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Poulenc

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Ravel

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Rawsthorne

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Rubbra

Takuo Yuasa conductor,Krysia Osostowicz violin
Improvisation for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 89,Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50I. Farnaby’s ConceitII. His DreameIII. His HumourIV. Loth to DepartV. Tell me, Daphne,Violin Concerto, Op. 103I. AllegroII. Poema: Lento ma non troppoIII. Allegro giocoso
Naxos 8.557591
Schonberg

Takuo Yuasa 1999
Beleigtungspielmusik,Chamber Symphony No.2 Op.38,Verklärte Nacht
Naxos 8.554371
Saint-Saens

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1989
Gillian Weir (organ)
Symphony No.2 in A minor Op.55,Symphony No.3 Organ
Chandos 8822
Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Chandos 6608
Thierry Fischer 2001
Philippe Graffin (violin)
Morceau de concert Op.62
Hyperion CDA67294
Schubert

Vernon Handley 1989
Symphony No.8 Unfinished
Chandos 8746
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Rondo in A major D.438
Chandos 6608
Sibelius

Dmitry Sitkovetsky 1999
Symphony No.5,Karelia Suite,Finlandia,Rakastava,Valse Triste
BMG/Conifer (to be released)
Stanford

Vernon Handley 1987
Symphony No.3 Irish,Irish Rhapsody No.5 Op.147
Chandos 8545
Vernon Handley 1988
Symphony No.5 Op.56,Irish Rhapsody No.4 Op.141
Chandos 8581
Vernon Handley 1989
Symphony No.6 Op.11,Irish Rhapsody No.1
Chandos 8736
Vernon Handley 1998
Raphael Wallfisch (\'cello),Gillian Weir (organ)
Symphony No.7 Op.124,Irish Rhapsody No.3 Op.13 for \'CelloConcert Piece for Organ and Orchestra
Chandos 8861
Vernon Handley 1991
Janet Hilton (clarinet)
Symphony No.2 Elegiac
Chandos 8952
Vernon Handley 1992
Symphony No.1 in B flat major,Irish Rhapsody No.2 Op.84
Chandos 9049
Tavener

Takuo Yuasa 1998
Maria Kliegal (\'cello),Eileen Hulse (soprano)
The Protecting VeilIn Alium
Naxos 8.554388
Tchaikovsky

Vernon Handley 1989 1989
Romeo and Juliet Overture
Chandos 8767
Tortellier

Yan Pascal Tortelier 1990
Your Grey-Blue Eyes
Chandos 6608
Tovey

George Vass 2006
Alice Neary (cello)Gretel Dowdeswell (piano)
Cello Concerto, Op. 40,Allegro moderato,Andante maestoso,Intermezzo: Andante innocente, con moto quasi allegrettoRondo: Allegro giocosoAir (Andante cantabile) for strings (arr. Peter Shore)Elegiac Variations, Op. 25, for cello and piano
Toccata Classics
Warlock

Vernon Handley 1990
Capriol Suite,Serenade for Strings
Chandos 8893
Webern

Takuo Yuasa 2000
Five Pieces for Orchestra Op.10,Six Pieces (Sechs Stücke) for Orch. Op.6,Passacaglia Op.1,Variations Op.30,Symphony Op.21,Five Pieces for Strings Op.5
Naxos (8.554841)
Yamada

Takuo Yuasa 2000
Der Rotdorn (The Red Thorn),The Dark Gate,Symphony
Naxos 8.555350
Yashiro

Takuo Yuasa 2000
Hiromi Okada (piano)
SymphonyPiano Concerto
Naxos 8.555351