Oliver Knussen
Type
Person
Location
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Formed
12 June 1952
Ended
9 July 2018
Albums37
- Tippett, Beethoven, KnussenTippett, Beethoven, Knussen; Alexander Soares2024
- Heliogabalus imperator / Works for orchestraHans Werner Henze; Anssi Karttunen, Oliver Knussen, BBC Symphony Orchestra2019
- The Comedy of Change / Heaven Is Shy of EarthJulian Anderson; Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Susan Bickley2018
- A Tribute to JanetMozart, Britten, Knussen, Françaix; Britten Oboe Quartet, Nicholas Daniel2017
- The Soldier's TaleStravinsky; Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Harriet Walter, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, George Benjamin2017
- Late WorksElliott Carter; Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Colin Currie, Isabelle Faust, Jean‐Guihen Queyras, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen2017
- 2012
- The Prince of the Pagodas / The Miraculous MandarinBenjamin Britten, Béla Bartók; Oliver Knussen, Franz Welser‐Möst2011
- Liszt: Sonata in B minor / Schumann: Humoreske / Knussen: Ophelia's Last DanceLiszt, Schumann, Knussen;Kirill Gerstein2010
- Four DancesPoul Ruders; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen2009
- TavernerPeter Maxwell Davies; BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson2009
- Concerto for Orchestra / Violin Concerto / Three Occasions for OrchestraElliott Carter; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Ole Böhn20085.00 ★
- Alhambra Fantasy / Khorovod / The Stations of the Sun / The Crazed Moon / DiptychJulian Anderson; BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen2006
- Arc Green武満徹, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Rolf Hind2006
- Book of HoursJulian Anderson; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey2006
- Dialogues / Boston Concerto / Cello Concerto / ASKO ConcertoElliott Carter; Nicolas Hodges, Fred Sherry, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Asko Ensemble, Oliver Knussen20055.00 ★
- Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bare Mountain / Khovanshchina / Boris GodunovMussorgsky/Stokowski; The Cleveland Orchestra, Oliver Knussen2004
- 2003
- Vintage Alice / Syzygy / SongsDavid Del Tredici; Lucy Shelton, ASKO Ensemble, Oliver Knussen2003
- Riverrun / Water-Ways / Rain Coming / Rain Spell / Tree LineToru Takemitsu; Paul Crossley, The London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen2001
- Higglety Pigglety Pop! & Where The Wild Things AreOliver Knussen & Maurice Sendak - Cynthia Buchan · Lisa Saffer · London Sinfonietta2001
- Aura / EngineMagnus Lindberg; BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen2000
- Rain SpellTakemitsu; Oliver Knussen, Stomu Yamash'ta, Seiji Ozawa2000
- Clarinet Concerto / Symphonia: Sum Fluxai Pretium SpeiElliott Carter; Michael Collins, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen19995.00 ★
- PortraitRuth Crawford Seeger; Oliver Knussen1998
- Quotation of DreamTakemitsu; Paul Crossley, Peter Serkin, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen19984.00 ★
- UndineHans Werner Henze; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen19974.00 ★
- Concerto for Orchestra / The Sentinel of the Rainbow / The Ring of Eternity / The Circles of LightRobert Saxton; London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen1997
- The Fairy's Kiss / Faun and Shepherdess / OdeStravinsky; Lucy Shelton, The Cleveland Orchestra, Oliver Knussen1997
- An Alice SymphonyDavid Del Tredici; Phyllis Bryn‐Julson, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Oliver Knussen1995
- Stravinsky: The Flood / Abraham and Isaac / Variations / Requiem Canticles / Wuorinen: A Reliquary for Igor StravinskyStravinsky, Wuorinen; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen19955.00 ★
- Grohg / Hear ye! Hear ye! / PreludeAaron Copland; Oliver Knussen, The Cleveland Orchestra, London Sinfonietta1994
- Melencolia 1 / Ritual Fragment / MeridianHarrison Birtwistle; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen1993
- Psalmodies / Vox In Rama / NightshadePoul Ruders; David Starobin, Speculum Musicae, Donald Palma, Capricorn, Oliver Knussen1992
- Sing, Ariel / The Mouse Metamorphosed Into a MaidAlexander Goehr; Lucy Shelton, Eileen Hulse, Sarah Leonard & Oliver Knussen1992
- Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 3 / Trumpets / Ophelia Dances / Coursing / CantataOliver Knussen; Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, The Nash Ensemble1988
- Knussen Dirigiert KnussenOliver Knussen; London Sinfonietta
Live Albums2
- The Rape of LucretiaBritten; Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Gritton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright, Summers, Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Knussen2013
- Ashkenazy in Moscow 2: The English WorksWalton, Britten, Knussen; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy1990
Compilations2
- British Composers: The Prince of Pagodas / Gloriana - Symphonic SuiteBritten; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Uri Segal2006
- Rodeo / El Salón México / Billy the Kid / Grohg / Fanfare for the Common ManCopland; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, Cleveland Orchestra, Oliver Knussen2002
Bootlegs4
- 2002-06-05: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsJulian Anderson; Compositieproject van Asko|Schönberg, Oliver Knussen
- 2006-02-14: Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam, NetherlandsJulian Anderson; Asko Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
- 2009-01-15: Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Amsterdam, NetherlandsNiccolò Castiglioni; Compositieproject van Asko|Schönberg, Oliver Knussen, Barbara Hannigan, Sarah Nicolls
- 2009-06: Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, England, UKHelen Grime, Elliott Carter, Sir Harrison Birtwistle; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, Ryan Wigglesworth

































