Sir Charles Mackerras
Born: 17th November 1925, Schenectady, New York,
Died: 14th July 2010, London
Nationality: Australian
Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras (born 17th November 1925, died 14th July 2010) was an Australian conductor. He received a CBE in 1974 and was knighted for his services to music in 1979. In 1996 he received The Medal of Merit from the Czech Republic, and in 1997 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia. In 2003 he was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's Birthday Honours. In 2005, he was presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and he was also the first recipient of the Queen’s Medal for Music.
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Suk's Asrael Symphony
21st Mar 2011
In one of his last performances with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the late Sir Charles Mackerras conducts a magnificent account of the underrated 1906 symphony, composed in memory of Suk’s mentor and father-in-law Dvořák.
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Sir Charles Mackerras
19th Jul 2010
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Special offer. Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
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Barry Banks (Tamino), Rebecca Evans (Pamina), Elizabeth Vidal (Queen of the Night), Simon Keenlyside (Papageno), John Tomlinson (Sarastro), Lesley Garrett (Papagena), John Graham-Hall (Monostatos) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Elgar: Symphony No. 2 & Sea Pictures
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
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Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Mozart
Susan Gritton (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Robinson, Peter Rose (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
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New. Wagner: The Mastersingers ENO 1975, Mackerras
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera, Alberto Remedios (tenor), Margaret Curphey (soprano), Sarah Walker (soprano), Greg Dempsey (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Norman Bailey (bass baritone), Anthony Roden (baritone), Neil Howlett (baritone), Patrick Wheatley (singer)
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New. Verdi: Il Trovatore. Mackerras and the Royal Opera, 1973
Sir Charles Mackerras, Martina Arroyo (soprano), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo soprano), Carlo Cossutta (tenor), Ladislaus Konya (baritone)
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New. Big Music for Little Listeners
LSO Wind Ensemble, Andrew Marriner (clarinet), John Georgiadis, Tim Hugh (cello), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Richard Williams (trumpet), Richard Kaufman, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Gianandrea Noseda, Bernard Haitink, Yuri Ahronovitch, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Barry Wordsworth, Valéry Gergiev, Marin Alsop
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New. Trumpet Concertos by Albinoni, Handel, Telemann & Hertel
Maurice André (trumpet), English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
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