Sir Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor. Born 17 November 1925 in Schenectady, New York, USA Died 14 July 2010 in London, England. He was long associated with the English and Welsh National Opera, and was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and a renowned Czech classical music specialist. He was knighted in 1979.
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Symphonic Landscapes: Works By Mozart, Brahms, Schubert & Mendelssohn
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Francesco Piemontesi, Joseph Swensen, Sir Charles Mackerras, Andrew Manze, Robin Ticciati, Maxim Emelyanychev
2023
BBC Music Magazine
CD
Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 - Legends - Slavonic Dances
Dvořák*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Czech Philharmonic*, Prague Symphony Orchestra*
2021
Supraphon
3xLP + Box, Ltd, Num
Philharmonia Orchestra - Birth of a Legend
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Guido Cantelli, Arturo Toscanini, Paul Kletzki, André Cluytens, Sir William Walton, Otto Klemperer, Carlo Maria Giulini, Sir Charles Mackerras, Otto Ackermann, Henry Krips, Nicolai Malko, Robert Irving, Artur Rodzinski, George Weldon, Wolfgang Sawallisch
2020
Warner Classics
24xCD, Comp, RM
Janáček Sinfonietta, 4 Opera Preludes, Taras Bulba
Janáček* / Taras Bulba, Charles Mackerras*, Karel Ančerl
2019
Alto
CD, Comp
Enigma Variations Plus Cockaigne Overture, Organ Sonata (orch. Jacob)
Edward Elgar*, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra / Charles Mackerras*, Juanjo Mena, Vernon Handley
2018
BBC Music Magazine
CD, Album
Chopin Exclusive: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 12, No. 2
Chopin* / Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras, Emanuel Ax
2017
Sony Music
LP
Great Performances
Sibelius*, Fjeldstad*, Flagstad*, Gibson*, Jensen*, Mackerras*, Monteux*, Nilsson*, Rosbaud*, Tuxen*, van Beinum*, Anthony Collins (2)
2015
Decca
11xCD, Comp
Händel
Sir Charles Mackerras, Thurston Dart, Geraint Jones Singers, Granville Jones, Philomusica Of London
2012
Major Classics
2xCD, Comp
Sibelius Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Sir Charles Mackerras, Ole Schmidt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2012
Alto
CD
Asrael
Josef Suk (2), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2011
Supraphon
CD, Album
Symphony No. 6
Tchaikovsky*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra
2011
Signum Classics
CD
Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
Beethoven*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
2011
Signum Classics
CD, Album, RM
Symphonies 1 & 2 - Violin Concerto - Cello Concerto - The Wise Virgins
Walton* - Nigel Kennedy, Paul Tortelier, Sir Charles Mackerras, André Previn, Paavo Berglund, Louis Frémaux
2011
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Symphonic Variations / Symphony No.8
Dvořák*, Sir Charles Mackerras, London Philharmonic Orchestra
2011
London Philharmonic Orchestra
CD, Album, RE
Romantic Ballets - The Dream • The Lady And The Fool • Night Shadow • Monotones I • The Dying Swan • Le Spectre De La Rose
Herbert von Karajan, John Lanchbery, Sir Charles Mackerras, André Previn
2011
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Don John Of Austria (Australia's First Opera)
Isaac Nathan, Sir Charles Mackerras - Sydney Symphony*, Alexander Briger
2011
ABC Classics
2xCD, Album
The Cunning Little Vixen
Leoš Janáček - Thomas Allen, Eva Jenis, Orchestre De Paris , Conducted By Sir Charles Mackerras
2011
Life With Czech Music - Janáček / Martinů
Sir Charles Mackerras, Janáček* / Martinů*
2010
Supraphon
4xCD, Comp + DVD-V + Box, Lef
Symphony No.7 & Symphony No.8
Dvorak* / Mackerras* / Philharmonia Orchestra
2010
Signum Classics
CD
Symphonies 29, 31 'Paris', 32, 35 'Haffner' & 36 'Linz'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2010
Linn Records
2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, HDC
Symphony No. 4
Mahler*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra
2010
Signum Classics
CD
Symphonic Poems
Dvořák*, The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Mackerras*
2010
Supraphon
CD
Essential Handel
Handel*, Maurice André, Dame Janet Baker*, Sir John Barbirolli, Harry Bicket, Ian Bostridge, Sir Andrew Davis*, Richard Hickox, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Neville Marriner, Yehudi Menuhin, Simon Preston, Sviatoslav Richter, Lionel Rogg, Robert Tear
2010
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Romeo Et Juliette
Roberto Alagna, Leontina Vaduva, Charles-François Gounod*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Brian Large
2010
Opus Arte
DVD-V, RE, NTSC
Overtures & Choruses
Sullivan* - Royston Nash, Isidore Godfrey, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Malcolm Sargent, James Walker (3)
2010
Decca
2xCD, Album, Comp
The Great Pas De Deux
Terence Kern, John Lanchbery, Sir Charles Mackerras, André Previn
2010
EMI Classics
2xCD, Album
Three Fragments From The Opera Juliette
Bohuslav Martinů, Magdalena Kožená, Steve Davislim, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2009
Supraphon
CD, Album
Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta, Piano Works, Songs
Janáček*, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Charles Mackerras, Ian Bostridge
2009
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp, RM
The Farewell Concerts
Alfred Brendel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras
2009
Decca
2xCD, Album
Symphony No. 4 (Konzertstück For Four Horns)
Schumann*, BBC Philharmonic, David Pyatt, Michael Thompson (2), Martin Owen, Cormac Ó hAdodáin, Sir Charles Mackerras, Gianandrea Noseda
2009
BBC Music
CD, Album
Messe In Es
Schubert*, Mozart*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2009
Carus
CD, Album, Comp
Everybody's Haydn: Symphonies No.100 "Military" No.101 "The Clock" No.103 "Drumroll" No.104 "London"
Joseph Haydn - Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Sir Charles Mackerras
2009
Telarc
2xCD, Album, RE
Everybody's Mozart - Symphonies No. 32, No. 35, No. 36, No. 38, & No. 39
Mozart* - Sir Charles Mackerras, Prague Chamber Orchestra
2009
Telarc
2xCD, Comp
The Mozart Album
Danielle de Niese, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras
2009
Piano Concertos 3, 4 & 5
Ludwig van Beethoven, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Artur Pizarro
2009
The Great Operas (Don Giovanni, Così Fan Tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Le Nozze Di Figaro)
Mozart*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2008
Telarc
11xCD + Box
Così
Sir Charles Mackerras conducts Mozart* - Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman With Lesley Garrett And Sir Thomas Allen*, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
2008
Chandos
3xCD, Album + Box
God Rot Tunbridge Wells
Sir Charles Mackerras, Handel*
2008
Voiceprint Records
CD, Album
Everybody's Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 17, 20, 22 & 24
Mozart* - John O'Conor, Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2008
Telarc
2xCD, Comp
Le Nozze Di Figaro K. 492
Mozart*, Alastair Miles, Nuccia Focile, Alessandro Corbelli, Carol Vaness, Susanne Mentzer, Rebecca Evans, Alfonso Antoniozzi, Suzanne Murphy, Ryland Davies, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2008
Telarc
3xCD
Sydney Opera House Opening Concert 1973
Mackerras*, Wagner*, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Birgit Nilsson
2008
ABC Classics
CD, Album + DVD, PAL, 4:3
Everybody's Mozart - Highlights From Don Giovanni / Marriage Of Figaro
Scottish Chamber Orchestra And Chorus*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2008
Telarc
2xCD, Comp
Everybody's Mozart - Highlights From The Magic Flute / Cosi Fan Tutte
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2008
Telarc
2xCD, Comp
Live From The Sydney Opera House
Dvořák*, Smetana*, Janáček*, Strauss*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sydney Symphony*
2008
Sydney Symphony
2xCD
Strauss, R: Salome
Richard Strauss, John Graham-Hall, Susan Bullock, Sally Burgess, John Wegner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2008
Chandos
2xCD
Sinfonietta / Glagolitic Mass
Janáček* / BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra* & Chorus Of Wales*, Bristol Choral Society, Richard Hickox, Sir Charles Mackerras
2008
Symphonies 38-41
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2008
The Beethoven Symphonies, Live From The Edinburgh Festival
Ludwig van Beethoven - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2007
Hyperion, BBC
5xCD, Album + Box
Hansel & Gretel
Humperdinck* - Jennifer Larmore, Rebecca Evans, Jane Henschel, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philharmonia Orchestra
2007
Chandos
2xCD, Album
The Makropulos Case
Janáček* - Cheryl Barker, The English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2007
Chandos
2xCD, Album + Box
The Cunning Little Vixen / From The House Of The Dead / Jenůfa / Káťa Kabanová / Věc Makropulos / Sinfonietta · Taras Bulba
Janáček* - Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
Decca
9xCD, Comp, RM + Box
Symphony No 5 / Violin Concerto
Beethoven* . Sir Adrian Boult . Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
HMV Classics
CD, Album, Comp
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' / Symphony No. 7
Beethoven* / Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
HMV Classics, HMV Classics
CD, Album, Comp
Die Liebe Der Danae
Richard Strauss, Arlene Saunders, Norman Bailey, Kenneth Woollam, John Dobson, Rosalind Plowright, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
Gala (8)
2xCD, Album
La Clemenza Di Tito
Mozart* - Magdalena Kožená • Rainer Trost • Hillevi Martinpelto • Scottish Chamber Orchestra • Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
The Music Of Eric Coates
Eric Coates - Sir Charles Groves, Reginald Kilbey*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
Julius Caesar
Georg Frideric Handel* / Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson*, Sarah Walker (2), Della Jones, James Bowman (2), John Tomlinson (2), Chorus* And Orchestra Of The English National Opera* , Conducted By Sir Charles Mackerras , Directed For The Stage By John Copley , Directed For Video By John Michael Phillips
2006
Tutto Mozart!
Mozart* - Bryn Terfel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2006
Symphony No 9 'New World' / Symphony No 8
Dvořák* - Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
HMV Classics, HMV Classics
CD, Comp
Symphony No. 6
Mahler* - BBC Philharmonic, Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
BBC Music Magazine
CD
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral', Symphony No.8
Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
HMV Classics
CD, Album
Symphony No. 2 - Karelia Suite - Swan of Tuonela
Sibelius*, Sir Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra
2005
Regis Records
CD
The Magic Flute
Mozart* - Rebecca Evans, Elizabeth Vidal, Majella Cullagh, Sarah Fox (3), Diana Montague, Lesley Garrett, Barry Banks, Simon Keenlyside, John Tomlinson (2), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Chandos
2xCD, Album + Box
Symphony No 3 'Eroica' (Egmont Overture • Leonore Overture No 3)
Beethoven*, Sir Charles Mackerras • Daniel Harding
2005
HMV Classics
CD, Comp
Berlioz
Berlioz*, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Dvořák* - Prague Symphony Orchestra*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Supraphon
CD
Dido And Aeneas · Ode On St. Cecilia's Day
Henry Purcell – Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Archiv Produktion
2xCD, Comp
The Bartered Bride
Smetana* - The Royal Opera Chorus* • Philharmonia Orchestra • Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Chandos
2xCD, Album + Box, Sli
Conducts Delius, Dvořák, Elgar, Janáček, Suk, Voříšek
Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Decca
3xCD, Album, Comp
Piano Concertos K414 & K453
Mozart*, Alfred Brendel, Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2005
Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Janáček
Janáček* — Sir Charles Mackerras, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*
2004
Supraphon
2xCD
Verdi : Overtures: La Forza Del Destino, Nabucco, Alzira, The Lady And The Fool ( Complete Ballet )
Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Mackerras*
2004
Testament
CD, Comp
Jenufa, Her Stepdaughter
Janáček*, Janice Watson, Dame Josephine Barstow*, Peter Wedd, Nigel Robson, Orchestra* & Chorus Of The Welsh National Opera*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2004
Chandos
2xCD + Box
Dances of Galanta / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celeste / Divertimento
Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartók, Sir Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
2004
Linn Records
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Britten Operas II - Britten Conducts A Midsummer Night's Dream · The Rape Of Lucretia · The Turn Of The Screw; Bedford · Mackerras Conduct Death In Venice · Gloriana
Britten* / Bedford* · Mackerras*
2004
Decca
Box, Comp, RE + 10xCD
Heart Of Oak: Songs And Folksongs Of The British Isles
Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, Hendon Grammar School Choir, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Richard Lewis (3)
2004
Classics For Pleasure
CD, Album
Symphony No. 6 · The Golden Spinning-Wheel
Dvořák*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*
2004
Supraphon
CD
Charles Mackerras Conducts Wolf-Ferrari, Verdi & Ponchielli
Sir Charles Mackerras
2004
Testament
CD
Chamber Music • Orchestral Works
Janáček*, Paul Crossley (2) · Gabrieli String Quartet*, London Sinfonietta · Atherton*, Wiener Philharmoniker, Chailly* · Mackerras*
2004
The Cunning Little Vixen
Janáček* : Royal Academy Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
2003
Royal Academy of Music
2xCD, Album
Charles Mackerras Conducts Janáček
Sir Charles Mackerras, Leoš Janáček, George Enescu, Béla Bartók, Antonín Dvořák, Johannes Brahms
2003
Testament
CD, Comp
A Village Romeo And Juliet
Delius*, Field*, Davies*, Hampson*, Arnold-Schönberg-Chor*, ORF Symphonieorchester, Sir Charles Mackerras
2003
Decca
DVD-V, NTSC
Appalachia, North Country Sketches, Iremlin Prelude, Dance Rhapsodies Nos. 1 & 2, Romance, Florida Suite, Two Aquarelles, Over The Hills And Far Away
Delius* - Julian Lloyd Webber, Bengt Forsberg, Orchestra* And Chorus Of Welsh National Opera*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2003
Decca
2xCD, Comp, RE
Symphony Nos. 40 & 41
Mozart*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Prague Chamber Orchestra
2003
Requiem - Adagio & Fugue
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Susan Gritton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Timothy Robinson, Peter Rose (3), SCO Chorus*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2003
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Music For The Royal Fireworks [Original Version For Wind Instruments]
Charles Mackerras*, Handel*
2002
Testament
CD, Comp, RM
Symphonies Nos. 7-9 & 31, The Tinker's Wedding
Havergal Brian - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Charles Groves
2002
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Symphonies Nos. 31 'Paris', 40 & 41 'Jupiter'
Mozart*, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Zdeněk Mácal
2002
Classics For Pleasure
CD, Comp
Symphonies Nos. 32, 36 & 38
Mozart*, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Zdeněk Mácal
2002
Classics For Pleasure
CD, Comp, RM
Symphonies Nos. 7-9 • Symphonic Variations • Romance In F Minor
Dvořák* - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2002
Classics For Pleasure, Classics For Pleasure, EMI, EMI
2xCD, Comp
Piano Concertos K271 "Jeunehomme" & K503
Mozart* - Alfred Brendel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2002
Symphonic Variations - Scherzo Capriccioso - Legends
Dvořák*, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2002
Piano Concertos
Shostakovich* & Ustvolskaya* - Jacoby*, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mackerras*
2002
Idomeneo
Mozart* - Ian Bostridge, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Lisa Milne, Barbara Frittoli, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2002
Le Sacre Du Printemps • Petruchka • Firebird • Apollon Musagete
Stravinsky* - Sir Simon Rattle - Antal Dorati - Charles Mackerras*
2001
Brilliant Classics
2xCD, Comp
Te Deum (1872) / Cello Concerto / Macbeth Overture
Sullivan* - Paul Watkins (3), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras*
2001
BBC Music Magazine
CD, Enh
The Best Of Bryn Terfel - Arias & Songs
Bryn Terfel, Claudio Abbado, Paul Daniel, James Levine (2), Sir Charles Mackerras
2001
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Album, Comp
Music For The Royal Fireworks - Water Music
George Frideric Handel*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2001
EMI Classics
DVD-A, D/Sided, Multichannel
Šàrka
Janáček* - Urbanová*, Straka*, Kusnjer*, Březina*, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2001
Supraphon
CD
Janet Baker Sings Scenes From Mary Stuart
Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra & Chorus*, Sir Charles Mackerras
2001
Chandos
CD, 20-
Nutcracker: Trepak (Russian Dance)
Sir Charles Mackerras
Nutcracker: Act I, Scene 2: March
Sir Charles Mackerras
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - "O mio babbino caro"
Sir Charles Mackerras
Nutcracker: Overture
Sir Charles Mackerras
Nutcracker: Act II, Scene 14: Pas de deux: Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Sir Charles Mackerras
Nutcracker: Act II, Scene 12: Dance of the Mirlitons
Sir Charles Mackerras
Grand Fantasia on Polish Airs for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, Op. 13
Sir Charles Mackerras
Nutcracker: Act II, Scene 14: Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Sir Charles Mackerras
Nutcracker: Act II, Scene 13: Waltz of the Flowers
Sir Charles Mackerras
Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 (Julius Caesar) - Va tacito e nascosto
Sir Charles Mackerras
Xerxes, HWV 40 - Act I - Arioso: 'Ombra mai fu...'
Sir Charles Mackerras
Bellini: Norma / Act 1 - Casta Diva
Sir Charles Mackerras
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Sir Charles Mackerras
Catalani: La Wally / Act 1 - Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
Sir Charles Mackerras
Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Act 2 - Un bel dì vedremo
Sir Charles Mackerras
Taras Bulba - The prophecy and death of Taras Bulba
Sir Charles Mackerras
Messiah HWV56: Pastoral Symphony (Larghetto e mezzo piano)
Sir Charles Mackerras
Gianni Schicchi (1987 Digital Remaster): O mio babbino caro
Sir Charles Mackerras
Allegro Molto (Symphony No 41 In C Major K551, Mov
Sir Charles Mackerras
Messiah Highlights (ed. Basil Lam): Hallelujah (Chorus)
Sir Charles Mackerras
