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Roger Norrington

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Roger Norrington studied at the Royal College of Music under Sir Adrian Boult amongst others. He worked as a tenor in the 1960's and founded the Schutz choir in 1962. He was music director of Kent Opera from 1964 to 1982 and founded the London Classical Players in 1978, remaining their musical director until 1997. From 1990 to 1994 he was music director of the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In 1998 he became principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Top songs

  1. Handel: Serse / Act 1 - "Ombra mai fù"
  2. Maurerische Trauermusik in C minor K477/K479a
  3. The Fairy Queen Z629, First Musick: Prelude
  4. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
  5. Water Music Suite No.2 in D
  6. The Fairy Queen Z629, First Musick: Hornpipe
  7. Ave verum corpus in D K618
  8. The Fairy Queen Z629: Overture
  9. Music for the Royal Fireworks: IV. La Réjouissance
  10. Maurerische Trauermusik for orchestra in C minor (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477 (K. 479a)
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  1. Die Zauberflöte, ZWEITER AUFZUG, Nr.21 Finale: Pa-pa-pa ... (Papageno/Papagena)
  2. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: VII. Bourrée
  3. The Fairy Queen Z629, Second Musick: Air
  4. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Eurydice) - Sung in Italian/Vienna version (1762) / Act 3 - Aria: "Che farò senza Euridice?"
  5. Water Music Suite Fa/Ouverture
  6. The Fairy Queen Z629, Second Musick: Rondeau
  7. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 1: First Act Tune: Jig
  8. Xerxes - Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fù: Larghetto: Ombra mai fù
  9. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: I. [Overture]
  10. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Song: Come all ye songsters of the sky (HC)
  11. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Prelude
  12. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 1: Song in Two Parts: Come let us leave the town (LH/RW) (Album Version)
  13. Music for the Royal Fireworks: I. Ouverture
  14. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Song: See, even Night herself is here (SB)
  15. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Song: I am come to lock all fast (LH)
  16. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings, & organ, K. 618
  17. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: VIII. Hornpipe
  18. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 1: Scene of the Drunken Poet: Fill up the bowl
  19. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Second Act Tune: Air
  20. "Ombra mai fù"
  21. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Dance of the Followers of Night
  22. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 5: Song: The Plaint: O let me weep (LH)
  23. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Chorus: Now join your Warbling Voices all (Chorus)
  24. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Trio: May the God of Wit imspire (HC/MP/RW)
  25. Music For The Royal Fireworks/Ouverture
  26. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Dance of the Fairies
  27. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 (original 1894 version, ed. L. Nowak): I. Feierlich, misterioso
  28. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Song and Chorus & Fairies Dance: Sing while we trip it (CP/Chorus)
  29. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Echo (trumpet) (Album Version)
  30. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Overture: Symphony while the Swans come forward
  31. Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
  32. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: II. Molto Vivace
  33. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: I. Ouverture
  34. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Song: One charming Night (MP)
  35. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 2: Song and Chorus: Hush, no more (RW/Chorus)
  36. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Dance of the Green Men
  37. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: III. [Allegro - Andante - Allegro]
  38. Symphony No. 3 in E flat Op. 55, 'Eroica': II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
  39. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: VIII. [Country Dance I & II]
  40. Music for the Royal Fireworks: III. La Paix
  41. Music for the Royal Fireworks: II. Bourrée
  42. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: II. Alla Hornpipe
  43. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: II. Adagio e staccato
  44. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Song: Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air (LH)
  45. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Song in Two Parts and Chorus: If Love's a Sweet Passion (CP/Chorus)
  46. Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92: II. Allegretto
  47. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: VII. Menuet I & II
  48. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58: II. Andante con moto (quaver = 84)
  49. Music for the Royal Fireworks: V. Menuet I & II
  50. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: V. Air
  51. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Dance of the Haymakers
  52. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
  53. Má Vlast: II. Vltava
  54. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.5 in D - 3. Romanza
  55. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Symphony
  56. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: VI. Minuet
  57. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: IV. Menuet
  58. Music for the Royal Fireworks: I. Ouverture
  59. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73, 'Emperor': II. Adagio un poco mosso (crotchet = 60)
  60. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: I. [Overture]
  61. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: IX. [Finale]
  62. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
  63. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Entry of Phoebus
  64. Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
  65. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: III. Menuet
  66. Xerxes - Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fù: Recitativo: Frondi tenere
  67. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: IV. Rigaudon I & II
  68. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: III. [Allegro - Andante - Allegro]
  69. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 (original 1894 version, ed. L. Nowak): II. Scherzo: Bewegt, lebhaft
  70. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Edit)
  71. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: V. Lentement
  72. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: VI. Bourrée
  73. Don Giovanni K.527 - Prague & Vienna Versions, 1.Prague and Vienna versions, Atto Primo: 1.15 No.7 Duettino: Là ci darem la mano (Giovanni/Zerlina)
  74. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Song and Chorus: A Thousand, Thousand ways (HC/RW/Chorus)
  75. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Song: Thus the ever Grateful Spring (LH)
  76. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Coridon and Mopsa Dialogue: Now the maids and the men (MP/RW)
  77. Symphony No. 6 In F Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  78. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: II. Alla Hornpipe
  79. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: I. Ouverture
  80. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 5: Epithalamium: Thrice happy Lovers (SB)
  81. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Solo and Chorus: Now the Night is chased away (CP/Chorus)
  82. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Song: Here's the Summer (HC)
  83. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D: IX. Menuet
  84. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 3: Song: When I have often heard (CP)
  85. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Fourth Act Tune: Air
  86. Water Music Suite Fa/Adagio E Staccato
  87. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 5: Entry Dance
  88. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Duet: Let the Fifes, and the Clarions (HC/MP)
  89. The Fairy Queen Z629, ACT 4: Song: When a cruel long Winter (MP)
  90. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F: V. Air

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