Our Recordings
Our commercial recordings are now available for purchase online! Just select which CD you'd like to purchase from the drop-down menus below. You can also call our office at 902.421.1300, email us at info@symphonyns.ca, or visit the Symphony Nova Scotia boutique at any of our concerts to purchase our recordings.
Use the dropdown menu below to purchase any of these 4 recordings from paypal.
The Barra MacNeils with Symphony Nova Scotia (Live)
Music of The Barra MacNeils
Conducted by Martin MacDonald
Released April 2012 on Fontana Records
“The beauty of the arrangements combined with the great respect for the history of Celtic music which was shared amongst all the musicians on-stage enabled us to transcend the performance, and capture a moment in time that was truly magical." -Stewart MacNeil
Please note: 100% of proceeds from Barra MacNeils CDs bought through us go to support Symphony Nova Scotia!
Dancing in the Light
Music of Christos Hatzis
Conducted by Bernhard Gueller
Featuring soloists Rivka Golani (viola), Beverley Johnston (percussion) and Suzanne Lemieux (oboe)
Released September 2006 on CBC Records
"The orchestra, superbly directed by Gueller, whose understanding of what Hatzis had in mind went far deeper than the notes, plays compellingly and brilliantly." - Chronicle Herald, December 2006
To listen to an MP3 clip from the CD, click here.
MacKinnon's Brook Suite
Conducted and composed by Scott Macmillan
Featuring Ian MacKinnon (tin whistle/bagpipes)
Released 2001 on Warner Music
"Macmillan's dynamic music rolled and tumbled and soared, through the hard Atlantic crossing, the back-breaking clearing of land, the joys of family and disappointment and tragedy that also inevitably came... earthy folk stories in the elegant language of symphonic music." - The Daily News, October 2001
Seasons' Celebration
Conducted, composed and arranged by Howard Cable
Featuring soloists David Greenberg (violin), Chilina Kennedy, Suzanne Lemieux (oboe), Ian McKinnon (bagpipes), David Parker (horn) and Anne Rapson (violin)
Released 2003 on CBC Records
"A record that's fit for all seasons... only a musician with Cable's extraordinary scope and fine ear for orchestral rhetoric could combine so many styles into one fine CD." - Chronicle Herald, March 2003
Tintner Memorial Collection
Released 2002-2003 on NAXOS
Vol 1: Mozart Symphonies No. 31, 35 and 40
Vol 2: Schubert Symphonies No. 8, 9
Vol 3: Beethoven Symphony No. 4 - Schumann Symphony No. 2
Vol 4: Haydn Symphonies Nos. 103, 104
Vol 5: Brahms Symphony No. 3, Serenade No. 2
Vol 6: Beethoven Symphony No. 3 - Sibelius Symphony No. 7
Vol 7: Mozart Idomeneo Overture, Symphonies Nos. 34, 41
Vol 10: Music of Frederick Delius (1994 re-release)
Vol 11: Mozart Marches & Dances, Les Petits Riens (1991 re-release)
Vol 12: Colonial Diversions: Miniatures by Grainger/Lilburn
Use the dropdown menu to purchase any of the 10 volumes available from the Tintner Memorial Collection.
*Please note: Volumes 8, 9, and 13 are not available through Symphony Nova Scotia as they were recorded with the Canadian National Youth Orchestra.
* Please note: the following recordings are not available for purchase through Symphony Nova Scotia as they are no longer in print.
Late Romantics
Music of Emil Nikolaus Von Rexnicek, Engelbert Humperdinck, Franz Schreker, Hans Pfitzner, Hans Gal, Oskar Morawetz
Conducted by Georg Tintner
Released Feb. 25, 1997 on CBC Records
Available for purchase on iTunes here and CD Universe here.
Frederick Delius – Violin Concerto, Opera Intermezzi, Pieces for Small Orchestra
Music of Frederick Delius
Conducted by Georg Tintner
Released 1994 on CBC Records
Beethoven – Vaughan Williams – Bales
Music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gerald Bales
Conducted by Georg Tintner
Released 1994 by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Société Radio-Canada
Opportunity Knocks*
Music of Johnny Burt, Harry Freedman, John Weinzweig, Samuel Dolin, Hector Gratton, Maurice Durieux, Burt Niosi, Reginald Godden, Godfrey Ridout, Raymond Jessel, Harry Somers, Murray Adaskin, Saul Honigman
Conducted by Howard Cable
Released April 1992 on CBC Records
Down Under - Music From Australia, New Zealand & Canada*
Music of Percy Grainger, Douglas Lilburn, George Dreyfus, Arthur Benjamin, Jean Coulthard
Conducted by Georg Tintner
Released June 1990 on CBC Records
… with glowing hearts (Music from the Ballroom, the Salon, and the Theatre)*
Music of Andrew Huggett, Arlekinada Harlequin, Scott MacMillan
Conducted by Boris Brott
Released May 1987 on CBC Records
* Please note: the following recordings are not available for purchase through Symphony Nova Scotia as they were not released for wide commercial distribution.
O Canada: A celebration of our National Anthem*
Music of Symphony Nova Scotia and the Children’s Chorus of Nova Scotia
Conducted by Bernhard Gueller
Music and French lyrics by Calixa Lavalée; English lyrics by Robert Stanley Weir
Choral Arrangements by Godfrey Ridout; Orchestral Arrangement by John Fenwick
Released November 4, 2011 on CBC/Radio-Canada
“Many talented individuals and organizations offered their expertise and spare time to make this project happen. This recording of our anthem – in both our official languages – has turned out wonderfully and working with the Children’s Chorus of Nova Scotia and CBC was a true pleasure.” – Brian James, Second Oboe, Symphony Nova Scotia
Music and Image - Atlantic Film Festival East Coast Music Association (Take 6)*
Complilation CD; Music of Buck 65 and Symphony Nova Scotia
Conducted by Dinuk Wijeratne
Released 2010 on Warner Music Canada
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