The recordings listed below were produced between 1959 and 1998. Although comparatively small in number, they provide a document of some of George Hurst’s core repertoire, in particular with regard to Beethoven, Elgar, Holst, and Tchaikovsky.
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Bach
Violin Concerto in E major
Alan Loveday, Violin
Royal Danish Orchestra
Year: 1959
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5024
Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 (‘Eroica’)
Royal Danish Orchestra
Year: 1961
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5037
Symphony No. 6 (‘Pastoral’)
Royal Danish Orchestra
Year: 1964
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5038
Violin Concerto in D major
Alan Loveday, Violin
Royal Danish Orchestra
Year:1959
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5025
Piano Concerto No. 5 (‘Emperor’)
Sergio Fiorentino, Piano
Hamburg Pro Musica
Year: 1965
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5047
Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in E-flat / Imperial March
BBC Philharmonic
Year: 1993
Label: Naxos
Catalogue Reference: 8.550634
Enigma Variations / In the South / Coronation March
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1997
Label: Naxos
Catalogue Reference: 8.553564
Starlight Express Suite / King Arthur Suite
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Year: 1976
Label: Chandos
Catalogue Reference: CBR 1001
Elgar Favourites
Cockaigne Overture / Imperial March / Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1 & 4 / Chanson de Matin / Chanson de Nuit / Salut d’amour
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1972
Label: Polydor
Catalogue Reference: Polydor 2383 155
Holst
The Planets
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1974
Label: Contour
Catalogue Reference: CN 2020
Khachaturian
Concerto-Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Mitislav Rostropovich, Violoncello
Year: 2001 (Recorded Live, December 1963)
Label: BBC Legends
Catalogue Reference: BBCL 4073-2
Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
John Ogdon, Piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1995
Label: BBC Radio Classics
Catalogue Reference: BBCRD 9108
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major
Clifford Curzon, Piano
BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra
Year: 2009
Label: BBC Music Magazine
Catalogue Reference: BBC MM303
Schubert
Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) / Rosamunde Incidental Music
Royal Danish Orchestra
Year: 1959
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5029
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Hamburg Pro Musica
Year: 1959
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5046
Piano Concerto No. 1
Sergio Fiorentino, Piano
Hamburg Pro Musica
Year: 1959
Label: Forum
Catalogue Reference: Forum SF70016
Tippett
Piano Concerto / Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage
Benjamin Frith, Piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1998
Label: Naxos
Catalogue Reference: Naxos 8.553591
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Joyce Hatto, Piano
Hamburg Pro Musica
Year: 1961
Label: Saga
Catalogue Reference: XID 5045
Wagner
“Great Moments in Wagner”
Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell / Magic Fire Music / Rienzi Overture / Lohengrin: Act 1 & Act 3 Preludes
David Ward, Bass
Philharmonia Orchestra
Year: 1970
Label: Decca
Catalogue Reference: PFS 4205
Various
English Music for Strings
Warlock Capriol Suite / Holst St. Pauls Suite / Ireland Concertino Pastorale
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Year: 1985
Label: Chandos
Catalogue Reference: CBR 1020
George Hurst Conducts Elgar and Vaughan Williams
Sursum Corda / Sospiri Op. 70 / Minuet From “Beau Brummel” / Burlesco From “The Spanish Lady” / Adieu / Waltz From “The Starlight Express” / Overture “The poisoned kiss” / Hymn-Tune Prelude No. 1. “Eventide” / Hymn-Tune Prelude No. 2. “Dominus Regitme” / The / Running Set / Sea Songs-Quick March
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Year: 1975
Label: Polydor / Chandos
Catalogue Reference: CBR 1004
Waltz Miracles (Johann Strauss Sr. / Richard Strauss)
Tauberrl’n Waltz / Maskenlieder Waltz / Myrthen Waltz / Die Sorgenbrecher / Adepten Waltz / Dorfschwalben aus Osterreich / Radetsky March / Rosenkavalier Waltzes
Royal Danish Orchestra
Year: 1977
Label: Summit Stereo
Catalogue Reference: SUM 1087
