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Marriner conducting in the 1980s. Sir Neville Marriner, CH, CBE (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English conductor and violinist. Described as "one of the world's greatest conductors", Gramophone lists Marriner as one of the 50 greatest conductors and another compilation ranks Marriner #14 of the 18 "Greatest and Most Famous Conductors of All Time".
Neville Marriner continued to perform obbligatos and concertino solos with the orchestra until 1969, and led the orchestra on recordings until the autumn of 1970, when he switched to conducting from the podium from directing the orchestra from the leader's desk. Marriner held the title of Life President until his death in 2016.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner (EMI) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc) Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff (Teldec) Australian Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Omega) Sinfonia 21, Richard Hickox (Chandos) Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (1 & 3 only) (DG) Rome Symphony Orchestra, Francesco La ...
The first movement plays over the opening credits of Amadeus, the 1984 Oscar-winning biographical film about Mozart. [5] This version was recorded by The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Neville Marriner.
In 1976, the London version of 1743 was recorded by Neville Marriner for Decca. It featured different music, alternative versions of numbers and different orchestration. There are several recordings of the 1754 Foundling Hospital version, including those under Hogwood (1979), Andrew Parrott (1989), and Paul McCreesh.
In 1984, Sir Neville Marriner recorded two excerpts from Axur, re d'Ormus for the film Amadeus – the aria "Son queste le speranze" and the finale – with the soprano Suzanne Murphy and the Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields. The finale was featured in the release of the film's album, with the aria being included in only select ...
In 1974, Neville Marriner encouraged Heltay to form the Chorus of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, [2] composed of straight, accurate voices and designed to match the instrumental sound of the by then world-famous orchestra. The choir made its debut in 1975 in Düsseldorf and was soon an established feature of the orchestra's programming.
1993 Marriner/Philips (with abr. dialogue) – Academy and Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner [42] 1993 New D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: John Owen Edwards [43] 1995 Mackerras/Telarc – Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras [44]