Audio and Video
“While the big record companies flounder, the independents flourish. The Royal Academy of Music’s own label is a case in point, with some jolly good recordings in its catalogue” — Metro, June 2006
The Academy has an expanding catalogue of high-quality CDs featuring student performances.
Academy Symphonic Brass conducted by James Watson (Head of Brass 2001-2011) perform arrangements of some of the most famous and iconic utterances of the whole of twentieth-century music. Listen to American Icons at the Naxos Music Library or through iTunes.
This release features automatic Orchestrion rolls, Philharmonic rolls recorded by famous organists of the day, and more conventional performances made by Academy students. These unique recordings were prepared in collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University.
You can listen to many of our other recordings at the Naxos Music Library.
Selected recordings are also available from iTunes, eMusic and other online retailers.
Academy recordings are regularly broadcast by BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and the BBC World Service, and selected discs are distributed worldwide. Most discs are available for sale from Academy Chimes, with all proceeds used to fund future recordings.
We are deeply grateful for the support of Lady Susie Sainsbury towards the Academy’s catalogue of recordings.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ new opera Kommilitonen! (Young Blood) tells three intertwined stories of student protest. Watch our documentary about the making of the opera, featuring exclusive clips and interviews with Sir Peter, librettist and director David Pountney, conductor and Director of Royal Academy Opera Jane Glover and cast and orchestra members.
