Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas

LSO Live

Enjoy this playlist of highlight recordings from the LSO Conductor Laureate, featuring highlights from his 50 year relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra.

John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony in Three Movements
III. Con moto
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Stephen Westrop
Adolphe Adam
Giselle
Valse
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection Symphony”
III. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
Samuel Barber
String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 11
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B‑Flat Major, Op. 100
IV. Allegro Giocoso
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
On The Town
23. The Real Coney Island (Live)
Adolph Green, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, “Song of the Night”
Rondo - Finale: Tempo I (Allegro ordinario)
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Claude Debussy
La boîte à joujoux, L. 128, CD136 · “The Toy-Box”
Prélude
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Weill
Die sieben Todsünden, “The Seven Deadly Sins”
Sloth [Allegro vivace]
Roderick Kennedy, London Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Kale, Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Tear, Alan Opie, Julia Migenes
Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
III. Finale
Steven Isserlis, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Steve Reich
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jay Clayton, Rebecca Armstrong, Steve Reich, Thad Wheeler, Bob Becker, James Preiss, Pamela Wood Ambush, Nurit Tilles, Garry Kvistad, Tim Ferchen, Russell Hartenberger
Colin Matthews
Machines and Dreams, “A Toy Symphony”
I. Meccanico
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
Johannes Brahms
Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op.  81
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
Aaron Copland
8 Poems of Emily Dickinson
No.1 Nature, the gentlest mother
Michael Tilson Thomas, Barbara Hendricks, London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sanft wie du lebtest, Op.  118
Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118
The Ambrosian Singers, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane, Op. 50
Pavane, Op. 50
Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony
Maurice Ravel
Boléro, M.  81
Bolero
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Introduction
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
Aaron Copland
Quiet City
Quiet City
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Leoš Janáček
Sinfonietta, JW 6/18, Op. 60 · “Military sinfonietta”
I. Allegretto
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky
Circus Polka
Circus Polka (Composed for a Young Elephant)
Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony Orchestra

22 Tracks, 2 Hours 46 minutes