Conductor and composer (27 August 1902 – 20 February 1972), he founded the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra and directed it from 1925 to 1972, he also conducted in London theatres and composed music for many Shakespeare plays. He was the father of English cinematographer and film director Chris Menges.
ALBUMS
Brahms* - Szigeti*, London Symphony*, Herbert Menges
Concerto In D Major For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 77
2020, Blu-ray, Album, Ltd, DSD, Mercury, Stereo Sound (4)
Joseph Szigeti, London Symphony Orchestra · Herbert Menges · Arthur Balsam
Violin Concerto · Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
2006, CD, Comp, Philips
Paul Tortelier - Tchaikovsky* / Saint-Saëns* / Lalo* / Fauré* - Herbert Menges • Louis Frémaux, Philharmonia* & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Variations On A Rococo Theme / Cello Concerto No. 1 & Allegro Appassionato / Cello Concerto / Elégie
2005, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, EMI Classics, 
,
, Romantic
Grieg* & Schumann* / Liszt*, Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Piano Concertos / Hungarian Fantasia
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, Testament
Britten* & Rubbra* / Jacques Abram • Herbert Menges • Denis Matthews • Sir Malcolm Sargent
Piano Concertos: World Premiere Recordfings 1956
2001, CD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
, Modern
Mozart*, Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann, Herbert Menges
Piano Concertos 15, 23 & 24
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, ADD, Testament
Schumann*, Tchaikovsky*, Byron Janis, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 / Arabeske In C, Op. 18 / Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-flat Minor, Op. 23
1991, CD, 
,
, Classical/Contemporary
Mozart*, Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann, Herbert Menges
Piano Concertos 15, 23 & 24
1990
Mozart*, Solomon (6), Walter Gieseking, Herbert Menges, Herbert von Karajan, Philharmonia Orchestra
Concerto Per Pianoforte Ed Orchestra N°24 In Do Min., K. 491
1986, LP, Comp, La Voce Del Padrone
Beethoven* - Solomon (6), The Philharmonia Orchestra*, Herbert Menges, André Cluytens
The Five Piano Concertos
1975, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, 
,
, Classical
Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra / Menges* & Cluytens* - Beethoven*
Piano Concertos 1 & 2
1967
Rawsthorne* - Dame Moura Lympany, Denis Matthews, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Rawsthorne; Piano Concertos 1 & 2
1966, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice
Solomon (6) With The Philharmonia Orchestra* , Conducted By Herbert Menges Plays Mozart*
Two Mozart Concerti For Piano And Orchestra
1964, LP, Album, Mono, Club, World Record Club, World Record Club
Rachmaninoff* / Byron Janis / Antal Dorati / Herbert Menges / Tchaikovsky*
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto No. 1
1964
Moura Lympany* - Grieg* / Rachmaninoff* With The Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Herbert Menges / Nicolai Malko
Piano Concerto In A Minor / Piano Concerto No. 1 In F Sharp Minor
1960
Tchaikovsky*, Byron Janis, London Symphony*, Herbert Menges
Piano Concerto No. 1
1960
Brahms*, Joseph Szigeti, Herbert Menges
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77
1960
Peter Warlock, Herbert Menges, Philharmonia Orchestra
Capriol Suite
1958, 7", EP, His Master's Voice
Rachmaninov*, Stravinsky*, Shura Cherkassky, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini / Three Dances From "Petrouchka" (Piano Solo)
1958
Beethoven* - Solomon (6), Herbert Menges, Philharmonia*
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37 / Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54
1958
Grieg* And Schumann* / Solomon (6), Herbert Menges – Philharmonia*
Piano Concertos
1958
Solomon (6), Beethoven*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37
1958
Beethoven* - Solomon (6), Herbert Menges, Philharmonia*
Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Op. 15 / Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90
1958
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges, Shura Cherkassky
Pianoconcert In G Op. 16, Concert Voor Piano En Trompet En Orkest Opus 35
1957
Britten* / Rawsthorne*, Jacques Abram / Moura Lympany*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Major, Op.13 / Piano Concerto No. 1
1957
Paul Tortelier And The Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Herbert Menges • Tchaikovsky* / Saint-Saëns* / Fauré*
Variations On A Rococo Theme / Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor / Elégie
1956
Beethoven*, Solomon (6) With The Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Herbert Menges
The Emperor Concerto
1956
Mozart* - Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Piano Concertos A Major K. 488 / C Minor K. 491
1955
Moura Lympany*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Menges
Mozart Piano Concertos In A Major K.414 And In C Major K.467
1954
Gustav Holst, Herbert Menges Conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra*
St. Paul's Suite
7", EP, His Master's Voice
Dame Moura Lympany, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rudolph Schwarz, Herbert Menges
Grieg Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16 And Mozart Concerto No. 21, In C, K. 467
LP, Album, Mono, His Master's Voice, 
,
, Classical/Romantic
Grieg* / Schumann*, Solomon (6), The Philharmonia Orchestra*, Herbert Menges
Piano Concertos
Cass, RE, Music For Pleasure
Joseph Szigeti, Prokofiev*, Stravinsky*, London Symphony Orchestra / Herbert Menges, Roy Bogas
Violin Concerto No. 1 In D, Opus 19 / Duo Concertant (1932)
Tchaikovsky*, Byron Janis, Henryk Szeryng, London Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Menges, Antal Dorati
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Violin Concerto
APPEARANCES +
Byron Janis
The Mercury Masters
2023, 9xCD, Comp, RM + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A + Box, Ltd, Decca, 
,
, Classical/Romantic/Modern/Neo-Classical
Joseph Szigeti
The Mercury Masters
2023, 6xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Mercury,
Classical/Romantic/Modern
Solomon
The Complete Beethoven Recordings
2020, Box + 12xCD, Album, RE, RM, The Intense Media, Documents
Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Guido Cantelli, Arturo Toscanini, Paul Kletzki, André Cluytens, Sir William Walton, Otto Klemperer, Carlo Maria Giulini, Sir Charles Mackerras, Otto Ackermann, Henry Krips, Nicolai Malko, Robert Irving, Artur Rodzinski, George Weldon, Wolfgang Sawallisch
Philharmonia Orchestra - Birth of a Legend
2020, 24xCD, Comp, RM, Warner Classics, ,
, Romantic
Mendelssohn* - Beecham* • Bernius* • Bernstein* • Casals* • Cortot* • Fassbaender* • Fischer-Dieskau* • Friedman* • Girod* • Grümmer* • Harnoncourt* • Heifetz* • Horowitz* • Jonas* • Kapell* • Keilberth* • Klemperer* • Kyriakou* • Landale* • Larrocha* • Lympany* • Maag* • Matt* • Menuhin* • Milstein* • Mitropoulos* • Moser* • Nikolaïeva* • Novaes* • Oïstrakh* • Quatuor Juilliard*, Amadeus* Et Talich* • Renard* • Serkin* • Stader* • Starker* • Szell* • Van Beinum*
Les Chefs-D'Œuvre
2018, 12xCD, Comp, RM, Box + Box, Comp, Diapason, 
,
, Romantic
Shura Cherkassky
Piano Masterpieces
2018, ,
, Classical/Romantic/Modern
Solomon Cutner
Solomon Concertos: Volume 1
2017, File, FLAC, MP3, Beulah
Solomon Cutner
Solomon Concertos: Volume 2
2017, File, FLAC, MP3, Beulah
Britten*, Berkeley*, Rubbra* - Sir Peter Pears* · Joan Cross · Nancy Evans (3) · Sir Reginald Goodall* · Theo Olof · Sir John Barbirolli · Jacques Abram
Peter Grimes (Scenes) • The Rape Of Lucretia • Michelangelo & John Donne Sonnets • Violin Concerto • Piano Concerto
2011, 5xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, EMI, ,
, Modern
Various
Mercury Living Presence - The Collectors Edition
2011, 51x CD, Box Set, ,
, Instrumental/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Neo-Classical/Neo-Romantic/Opera/Military/Marches/Flamenco
Various
Classical Chillout
2010, 5xCD, Comp, Demon Music Group, 100 Hits, ,
, Classical/Opera
Solomon
The Master Pianist Plays Beethoven * Mozart * Tchaikovsky * Brahms * Grieg * Schumann * Liszt * Scriabin
2008
Tchaikovsky*
The Ultimate Collection
2007, 4xCD, Comp, The Red Box
Shura Cherkassky
Prokofiev - Shostakovich - Chasins - Poulenc - Stravinsky - Beethoven
2007, CD, Comp, Mono, Medici Masters
Solomon
Solomon - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Mozart: Sonatas Nos.11&17
2001, CD, Mono, RM, Testament
Ludwig van Beethoven, Solomon
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
2001, CD, Testament
Byron Janis - Liszt* / Prokofiev* / Schumann* / Rachmaninoff* / Tchaikovsky*
Byron Janis II
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Philips, ,
, Romantic/Modern
Beethoven*, Solomon
Piano Concertos Nos. 2-5, Piano Sonata No.14
1995, 2x CD, ,
, Romantic
Benjamin Britten, John Ireland
Pianoforte Grandi Compositori Grandi Interpreti Vol. 55
1994, CD, Fabbri Editori
Solomon
Profile
1993, 2xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky Historical
1993, 4xCD, Album, Comp, EMI Classics,
Various
A Passion For Romance
1992, CD, ,
, Romantic
Various
100 Greatest Classics (Part Five)
1987, ,
, Classical
Tchaikovsky*, Antal Dorati, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Monteux, Byron Janis
Symphonie Nr. 6 / Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 / Violinkonzert / The Nutcracker / Swan Lake / The Sleeping Beauty
1986, 3xLP + Box, Comp, Philips
Moura Lympany*, Mendelssohn*, Litolff*, Franck*
Moura Lympany Plays Mendelssohn, Litolff And Franck
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice
Solomon (6) Plays Mozart*
Piano Concertos
1978, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Classical
Various
20th Century British Piano Concertos
1977, 4xLP, Album, Comp + Box, Comp, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice
Rachmaninoff* / Tchaikovsky* - Byron Janis
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto No. 1
1972
Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra, Issay Dobrowen, Johannes Brahms
Plays Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
1967
Moura Lympany*
Grieg/Schuman - Piano Concertos
1967
Joseph Szigeti, Prokofiev* / Stravinsky*
Violin Concerto No. 1 In D, Opus 19 / Duo Concertant
1965
Various
Album Grandes Maestros
1962, 8xLP, Comp + Box, Comp, Discorama (2), Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Records, Mercury Living Presence
Benjamin Britten, Alan Rawsthorne
Concerto No. 1 In D Major, Op. 13 / Concerto No. 1
1962
Rudolf Firkušný, Beethoven*
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37
1958
Dimitri Chostakovich* / Serge Prokofiev* - Shura Cherkassky, Harold Jackson (5), The Philadelphia Orchestra, Herbert Mendes
Concerto Pour Piano, Trompette Et Cordes / Concerto N° 2 Pour Piano Et Orchestre
1957
Mendelssohn*, Turina*, Moura Lympany*
Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25 / Rondo Brilliant Op. 29 / Rapsodia Sinfonica
1952, LP, Mono, His Master's Voice
Tchaikovsky* / Franck*
The Classics 31
LP, Comp, Philips
Beethoven* - Schumann* - Chopin* - Liszt* - Grieg* - Tchaikovsky* - Rachmaninoff*
Die Grossen Klavierkonzerte
4xLP, Comp + Box, Philips
London Symphony Orchestra
The Wasps - Overture
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
Britten* / Rubbra*
Piano Concerto Nr.1 / Piano Concerto
LP, Mono, EMI
Rawsthorne*
Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2
CD, Album, Mono, RM, EMI Classics
Dame Moura Lympany
Moura Lympany-Milestones Of A Legend
10xCD, Comp + Box, Documents, ,
, Romantic
Tschaikowsky*, Rachmaninoff*
Die Klassik Diskothek 32
LP, Comp, Philips
Various
17 Selections Stereo Cruise-A-Long
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Comp, American Airlines, American Airlines Astrostereo Program
P. Tchaikovsky* / F. Liszt* - Byron Janis
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 B.moll Op, 23 / Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 Es-dur
LP, Comp, Fono-Ring
Tchaikovsky*, Saint-Saëns*, Fauré*, Paul Tortelier
Variations Sur Un Thème Rococo / Cello Concerto / Elégie
Vinyl, ,
, Romantic/Impressionist
Mozart*, Solomon (6), Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano Concertos A Major K.488, C Minor K.491
Grieg*, Schumann*
Piano Concerto In A Minor / Piano Concerto In A Minor
Tsjaikovski*, Henryk Szeryng, Byron Janis
Pianoconcert Nr. 1 In Bes / Vioolconcert In D
Various
The Heart Of The Piano Concerto
Solomon (6), Ludwig van Beethoven, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Die Fünf Klavierkonzerte
R.Strauss*, Saint-Saëns*, Brahms*
Till Eulenspiegel; Cello Concerto No. 1; Violin Concertos
2018, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, First Hand Records
Various
Galaxy 30
1962, 2x Vinyl,
Shura Cherkassky, London Symphony Orchestra
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Moura Lympany* - Grieg* / Schumann*
Piano Concerto In A Minor
Various
Living Presence Galaxy
Vinyl, ,
, Classical/Romantic/Modern
