2018 | ClassicalFLAC, Lossless | 3,90 GbSir Neville Marriner founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 1958, and led the ensemble for over half a century.

He became the face of recorded classical music for millions of listeners, as Toscanini, Bernstein and Karajan had been before.

In later years, Capriccio stepped in when other labels showed no interest in recording the Academy in larger-scale, romantic repertoire, exemplified by the set of Tchaikovsky symphonies that are the focal point of this 14-CD collection.

‘The members of the Academy, trained on quite different repertory, let their hair down in playing that is both crisp and alert, obviously enjoying their outing into this pop repertory’ Edward Greenfield, Gramophone.

CD1 HENRY PURCELL: Opera SuitesCD2 WILLIAM BOYCE: 8 SymphoniesCD3 FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY: OverturesCD4 ADOLPHE CHARLES ADAM: GiselleCD5 JULES MASSENET: Ballet SuitesCD6 EDWARD ELGAR: Enigma Variations, The Wand Of Youth Suites Nos. 1 & 2CD7–8 ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9 “From The New World”, Carnival Overture, Othello OvertureCD9–14 PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphonies Nos. 1-6, Manfred Symphony, Capriccio Italien, Overture “1812”, Francesca da Rimini