London Classical Players
Formed: 1978
Disbanded: 1997
The London Classical Players (LCP) was a British orchestra that specialized in music following historically informed performance (HIP) practices and orchestral performances on period musical instruments. Sir Roger Norrington founded the LCP in 1978. From 1978 to 1992, the concertmaster of the London Classical Players was baroque violinist John Holloway. The LCP made a variety of recordings for EMI Classics. Many of the players in the LCP overlapped with four other major HIP orchestral ensembles, the Academy of Ancient Music, the English Concert, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the English Baroque Soloists.
Among their famous concert series was "The Beethoven Experience" in 1987, and "The Berlioz Experience" in 1988.
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Mozart & Brahms: Requiem
Nancy Argenta (soprano), Catherine Robbin (contralto), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Olaf Bär (baritone) London Classical Players, Schütz Choir of London, Roger Norrington
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