Sir Roger Norrington je britský dirigent a popredný predstaviteľ historicky poučenej interpretácie, známy najmä svojím prístupom k rakúsko-nemeckému klasickému repertoáru.
Box Complete Erato Recordings zhromažďuje Norringtonove nahrávky nahraté pre vydavateľstvo Erato s orchestrami London Classical Players, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Camerata Salzburg a ďalšími. V centre pozornosti stoja symfónie a koncerty Mozarta, Beethovena, Haydna, Brahmsa, Schumanna a Schuberta; operné predohry a výbery od Haydna, Mozarta, Rossiniho, Webera a Wagnera; a ďalej rozsiahlejšie diela ako Requiem Mozarta, Deutsches Requiem Brahmsa, Berliozova Symfonie fantastique, Händelove suity Water Music a Music for the Royal Fireworks či The Fairy Queen Purcella. Z českého repertoáru sú zastúpené Smetanova Má vlast a Škroupova hymna.
Na nahrávkach sa podieľali sólisti Daniel Hope, Sebastian Knauer, Melvyn Tan, Nancy Argenta, Catherine Robbin, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles, Yvonne Kenny, Sarah Walker, Petteri Salomaa, Jane Eaglen, Olaf Bär, Lynne Dawson, Lorraine Hunt, Mark Padmore, Andreas Schmidt, Gerald Finley, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Dawn Upshaw, Guy de Mey, Deborah Voigt, Marilyn Horne, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey a ďalší, spolu so Schütz Choir of London.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphonies Nos. 38-41; Piano Concertos Nos. 16, 20, 23-25; Violin Sonata KV 379; Concerto in D major KV Anh. 56 for Piano, Violin, Orchestra; Requiem KV 626; Maurerische Trauermusik KV 477; Ave verum KV 618; Don Giovanni KV 527; Die Zauberflöte KV 620
Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus Overture op. 43; Coriolan Overture op. 62; Egmont Overture op. 84; Chorfantasie op. 80
Joseph Haydn Symphonies Nos. 99-104 “London”; L’Anima del filosofo Overture H1a: 3
Johannes Brahms Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Haydn-Variationen op. 56a; Tragische Overture op. 81; Begräbnisgesang op. 13; Ein Deutsches Requiem op. 45
Franz Schubert Symphonies Nos. 4-6, 8, 9
Felix Mendelssohn Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Robert Schumann Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 WAB 103 (Version 1873)
George Frideric Handel Water Music Suites Nos. 1 & 2 HWV 348 & 349; Firework Music HWV 351; Sinfonias & Arias from Serse HWV 40, Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17, Tamerlano HWV 18, Ariodante HWV 33, Rodelinda HWV 19, Rinaldo HWV 7
Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen Z. 629
Carl Maria Von Weber Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Konzertstück in F minor op. 79 for Piano & Orchestra
Hector Berlioz Symphony fantastique op. 14
Gioacchino Rossini La Scala di seta Overture; Il Signor Bruschino Overture; L’Italiana in Algeri Overture; Il Barbiere di Siviglia Overture; La Gazza ladra Overture; Semiramide Overture; Guillaume Tell Overture
Richard Wagner Rienzi Overture; Liebestod & Vorspiel from Tristan and Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg-Vorspiel; Siegfried-Idyll; Parsifal-Vorspiel; Lohengrin-Vorspiel zum 3. Akt
Bedřich Smetana Má Vlast
František Škroup National Anthem of the Czech Republic
“Early Romantic Overtures” Carl Maria Von Weber: Oberon Overture; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Hebriden Overture op. 26; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs Juges Overture op. 3; Robert Schumann: Genoveva Overture op. 81; Franz Schubert: Die Zauberharfe Overture D. 644; Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer Overture
“The Rossini Bicentennial Birthday Gala” Orchestral pieces, Arias & Szenen from La Gazza Ladra, La Donna del Lago, Stabat Mater, La Cenerentola, Zelmira, Bianca & Falliero, Guillaume Tell, Petite Messe Solennelle, L’Italiana in Algeri, Le Siege de Corinthe, Il Viaggio a Reims
