Hugo Rignold


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b : 1905 in Kingston-on-Thames (UK)
d : 1967 in Hampstead (UK)
Violin player, Hugo could also play oboe, trumpet, double bass and viola.
During the 20s & 30s he played with symphony orchestras and gave music chamber concerts, while also undertaking dance band work.
After the war he conducted several orchestras and was appointed music director of the Royal Ballet in 1957, then the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1960.

ALBUMS


Edmund Rubbra, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Rignold*, Wolf*, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Schwarz*
Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 38; Violin Concerto, Op. 103
2017, CD, Album, Mono, Lyrita
Khachaturian*, Franck* - Peter Katin, London Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Rignold, Sir Eugene Goossens
Piano Concerto / Symphonic Variations
1997, CD, Comp, RM, SBM, Everest
Rachmaninov*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Hugo Rignold
Piano Concerto No.2, Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
1994
The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Hugo Rignold & Rene Leibowitz*
1000 Magic Strings
1971
Sir Arthur Bliss*, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Rignold
Meditations On A Theme By John Blow / Music For Strings
1966
Mozart* / Brahms* - Die Londoner Philharmoniker*, Gaetano Cavalli, Hugo Rignold
Jupiter-Symphonie / Haydn-Variationen
1964
Gershwin* - The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Hugo Rignold / Sergio Fiorentino / The Hamburg Pro Musica Conducted By George Byrd
Porgy & Bess Suite / Three Preludes For Piano / An American In Paris
1964
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Hugo Rignold / Sir Malcolm Sargent
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits / Pastoral Symphony
1963, 7", Mono, Columbia
Gershwin* — Sergio Fiorentino - London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Hugo Rignold
Concerto In F : Three Preludes : Porgy And Bess
1962, LP, Mono, Saga (5)
Dankworth* And The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Hugo Rignold
Improvisation For Jazzband And Symphony Orchestra / Ebony Concerto / Rendezvous For Jazz Band And Symphony Orchestra
1962
London Symphony Orchestra, Antonín Dvořák, Hugo Rignold
Dvorak New World Symphony No 5 E-Minor
1961, LP, Alshire
Delibes*, Hugo Rignold / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*
Sylvia & Coppélia
1961, Vinyl, ,
Romantic
Rimsky-Korsakov* / Mussorgsky* / The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Hugo Rignold
Le Coq D'or / Night On The Bare Mountain
1961
Dvořák*, The London Philharmonic Orchestra*, Hugo Rignold
New World Symphony
1961
Khatchaturian* - Peter Katin With Hugo Rignold Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra
1960
Schumann*, Meyerbeer*, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*, Hugo Rignold
Carnaval, Les Patineurs
1960, ,
Romantic
De Falla*, The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Hugo Rignold, Georges Bizet
De Falla: The Three Cornered Hat And Love The Magician (El Amor Brujo)
1960
Stravinsky*, The London Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Hugo Rignold
Petrouchka
1959
Ravel*, Dukas*, Hugo Rignold Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra*
Bolero / The Sorcerer's Apprentice
1959
Prokofieff*, Hugo Rignold, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*
Cinderella (As Performed By The Royal Ballet)
1957
Rachmaninov*, Moiseiwitsch*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugo Rignold
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor
1956
Moiseiwitsch* And The Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Hugo Rignold, Rachmaninov*, Chopin*
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini / Piano Solos
1955
Tchaikovsky*, The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* Conducted By Robert Irving (2) / Ponchielli* / Weber* Conducted By Hugo Rignold
"Nutcracker" Suite / Dance Of The Hours / Invitation To The Dance
1954
Tchaïkowsky* / Ponchielli* / Weber* - Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* - Robert Irving (2) / Hugo Rignold
Casse Noisette / Danse Des Heures / Invitation À La Valse
1953, LP, Odeon
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Hugo Rignold
Invitation To The Dance / Dance Of The Hours
1952, 10", Album, Mono, Decca
Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden*, Hugo Rignold, Schumann*, Gounod*
A Sadler's Wells Ballet Presentation
1951, LP, Mono, RE, Decca
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*, Hugo Rignold , Conducting Rossini* - Respighi*
La Boutique Fantasque
1951
Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden*, Hugo Rignold , Conductor / Delibes*, Weber*, Ponchielli*
A Sadler's Wells Ballet Presentation: "Sylvia" Ballet Music - Invitation To The Dance - Dance Of The Hours
1951, ,
Romantic/Ballet
Haydn*, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugo Rignold, Sir Malcolm Sargent
Symphony No. 100 In G Major ("Military"); Symphony No. 94 In G Major ("Surprise")
1950, LP, Album, Mono, Columbia Masterworks
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* , Conducted By Hugo Rignold
The Swan Lake, Op. 20
1949, Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
Hugo Rignold
Calling All Keys / Poor Butterfly
1936, Shellac, 10", Parlophone
Ravel*, Hugo Rignold Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra*
Boléro
7", Mode Disques, Mode Disques, Mode Disques
Hugo Rignold Conducting Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*, Léo Delibes, Charles Gounod
"Sylvia" Ballet Music - "Faust" Ballet Music
10", Mono, Parlophone
Verdi*, Mascagni*, Rina Gigli, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*, Hugo Rignold
Merge, Dilette Amiche (Bolero) / Non Mi Resta = (Nought Is Left Me)
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice, ,
Opera/Romantic
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Hugo Rignold
The Swan Lake, Op. 20
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
Rina Gigli And The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* Conducted By Hugo Rignold
Solveig's Song / Maria Wiegenlied
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice, ,
Opera
Haydn* / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugo Rignold
Symphony No. 100 In G Major ("Military")
3xShellac, 12", Album, Columbia, ,
Classical
Schumann*, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*, Hugo Rignold
Carnaval Ballet Music
10", Parlophone
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Hugo Rignold
Gems from Swan Lake
7", RCA Victor
Gwen Catley, Hugo Rignold
I Was Heedless In My Rapture / Behold Titania!
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
Modesto Mussorgski*, Orchestra Filarmonica Di Londra*, Hugo Rignold
Una Notte Sul Monte Calvo
7", EU (2)
Ravel* / Tschaikowsky* - Hugo Rignold, Londoner Philharmonisches Orchester*, Wilhelm Schüchter, Norddeutsche Symphonieorchester*
Ravel: Bolero / Tschaikowsky: Capriccio Italien
Chopin*, The Royal Opera House Orchestra*, Hugo Rignold
"Les Sylphides" Ballet Music
The London Philharmonic Orchestra*, John Pritchard & Hugo Rignold conducting Rachmaninoff*, Mussorgsky* - Dvorak*
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No.2 / Night On Bald Mountain / Scherzo Capriccioso Opus 66
,
Romantic
Johnny Dankworth* And London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Hugo Rignold
Improvisations For Jazz Band And Symphony Orchestra / Ebony Concerto / Rendezvous
Cassette White Shell, ,
Modern/Big Band
Tchaikovsky* / Chopin* - Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden*, Robert Irvin*, Hugo Rignold
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a / Les Sylphides
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
Lovable And Sweet (1929 - 1931)
1984, LP, Comp, Old Bean Records
Savoy Hotel Orpheans
Paradise / The Voice In The Old Village Choir
1932, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
Amy / Oh! What A Silly Place To Kiss A Girl
1930, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice, ,
Swing/Vocal
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
Roll Away, Clouds / Dreams Of Yesterday
1928, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
How Long Has Been This Going On? / Henry's Made A Lady Out Of Lizzie
1928, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
LP, Comp, RM, Monmouth Evergreen
Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
Jack's Back
LP, Comp, Mono, Encore!

APPEARANCES +


Sergio Fiorentino
The Complete Saga Collection
2024, 10xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Mono, Rhine Classics
Kathleen Ferrier
20th Century British Treasures
2020, CD, Album, Somm, ,
Opera
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra*
Digga Digga Doo (Volume 7)
2009, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra*
I'm Perfectly Satisfied (Volume 4)
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra*
Let's Do It (Volume 3)
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Maggie Teyte
A Vocal Portrait
2002, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Naxos Historical,
Various
Welt Der Klassik
2002, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Ariola Express, BMG
Benno Moiseiwitsch - Chopin* / Kabalevsky* / Liszt* / Medtner* / Rachmaninoff*
Benno Moiseiwitsch
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Philips, EMI Classics, ,
Romantic/Modern
George Gershwin
'S Wonderful
1998, CD, Comp, RM, Avid
Various
Hot Violins
1998, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Swing
Tchaikovsky*, Rachmaninov*, Khatchaturian*
The Great Russian Classics (CD 2)
1997, CD, Comp, Disky, ,
Romantic/Modern
Various
The Great Piano Concertos
1997, 3xCD, Comp, Disky
Various
Violon Jazz 1927 - 1944
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Swing
Various
Romantic Classics
1996, CD, Comp, Disky, ,
Romantic
Various
Stars Of English Opera Volume Two
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Dutton Laboratories, ,
Opera
Various
Swing Was Our Business - "Ridin' High"
1995, CD, Comp, Empress (2), ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland
Dvořák*, Justus Frantz
Klassik Für Kids - Dvořák ... Find' Ich Gut!
1995, Cassette, ,
Radioplay
Maggie Teyte, Berlioz* / Chausson* / Duparc* / Ravel* / Massenet* / Fauré* / Debussy* / Hahn*
Mélodies Françaises
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
Romantic/Modern
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Pianoforte - Grandi Compositori, Grandi Interpreti - 22
1994, CD, Comp, Fabbri Editori
Brahms* – Justus Frantz
Klassik Für Kids - Back To Brahms
1994, ,
Spoken Word/Romantic/Radioplay
Khatchaturian*
Gayaneh (Danse de Ballet) - Concerto Pour Piano et Orchestre
1991, CD, RE, Guilde Internationale Du Disque, Editions Atlas
Various - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic: 1840 - 1990
1990, CD, Comp, EMI, ,
Classical/Romantic/Modern
Rachmaninov*, Benno Moiseiwitsch
Piano Concerto No.2 - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Works For Piano Solo
1990
Various
Maitres Du Jazz Français - Vol. 1 "Trompettes" 1930-1941
1988, CD, Comp, EMI France, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Hot Violins
1988,
George Gershwin
The Golden Age Of Gershwin (Played By The Great British Dance Bands Of The 1930's)
1987
Al Bowlly And The Masqueraders
We'll Be Together Again
1985, LP, Comp, Limited Edition Records (10), ,
Vocal
RSO Stuttgart*
40 Jahre Radio-Sinfoieorchester Stuttgart
1985, 3xLP, Mono, Süddeutscher Rundfunk,
The Kit-Cat Band
The Kit-Cat Band Play 'Hot' Dance Music 1925-1927
1980, Vinyl,
Jack Hylton
Hits From Berlin 1927-1931
1979, Vinyl,
Various
The Golden Age Of Song, Vol. 5
1978
Maggie Teyte
"L'Exquise" Maggie Teyte
1976, 4xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, ,
Romantic/Neo-Romantic/Modern
Mussorgsky* - Ravel*
Pictures At An Exhibition / Night On Bald Mountain
1976
M. De Falla*
Spansk Balettmusik
1975
Various
The Golden Age Of British Dance Bands
1975, 7x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra*
Good News! Jack Hylton & His Orchestra Play The Music Of DeSylva, Brown & Henderson
1974, LP, Comp, World Records (6)
Lew Stone
Presenting Lew Stone 1934-1935
1973, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RM, World Records (6), ,
Big Band/Swing
Maurice Ravel
Bolero De Ravel / Capricho Italiano
1973
Various
The Carroll Gibbons Story
1973
Various
Jazz In Britain - The 20's
1969, Vinyl,
Mozart* / Brahms*
Sinfonia Di Giove / Haydn Variazioni
1965
N. Rimsky-Korsakov*, M. Mussorgskij*
Guldtuppen / En Natt På Blåkulla
1965
Various
Fifty Minutes Of Your Favourite Music
1964, LP, Comp, Mono, Pye Golden Guinea Records, Pye Golden Guinea Records
Gershwin*
Rhapsody In Blue / Piano Concerto In F
1963
Horst Stein Conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra*
Light Cavalry Overture ...And Other Popular Overtures
1962
Dankworth* And The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Collaboration!
1962, ,
Modern
Manuel De Falla
El Sombrero De Tres Picos (Danzas)
1961, 7", Single, Belter
Rina Gigli
Operatic Arias
1960, 7", EP, His Master's Voice
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Rachmaninoff And Chopin
1960
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden*
The Swan Lake, Op. 20
1949, Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
The Masqueraders
Sunshine And Roses / One Little Quarrel
1932, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Jack Hylton's Hyltonians / Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
Brown Sugar / It Doesn't Matter Who She Is
1927, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Charles Lecocq
Selection From The Ballet "La Fille De Madame Angot"
7", EP, His Master's Voice
Edvard Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov*, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq D'Or
LP, Musical Heritage Society
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
"Mam'zelle Angot" - Ballet Suite - Act 2
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
"Mam'zelle Angot" - Ballet Suite
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice,
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
"Mam'zelle Angot" - Ballet Suite
Shellac, 12", His Master's Voice
Manuel De Falla
Musikalisches Feuerwerk
7", Comp, Somerset
Various
Concertos No. 2
7", EP, Smplr, Not On Label, Not On Label
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod
The Swan Lake Selections / Faust Ballet Music
3x7" + Box, RCA Victor
De Falla*
Il Cappello A Tre Punte / L'Amore Stregone
LP, Family Records (4)
Rachmaninoff*, Mussorgsky*, Dvořák*
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 / Night On Bald Mountain / Scherzo Capriccioso Opus 66
LP, Comp, Audio Spectrum
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Modest Mussorgsky, Antonín Dvořák
A Night On Bald Mountain / Scherzo Capriccioso / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 C-Minor, Op. 18
LP, Album, Pye Records
Khatchaturian*, Peter Katin & The London Symphony Orchestra
Хачатурян - Концерт для фортепиано с оркестром
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod
The Swan Lake Selections/Faust Ballet Music
Rachmaninoff*, Orquesta Filarmonica De Londres*, Colin Horsley, John Pritchard, Mussorgsky*, Dvořák*
Concierto N°2 En Do Menor Para Piano Y Orquesta, Op. 18 - Una Noche En El Monte Calvo - Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66
Various
Wonderful World Of The Classics
Ravel*, Dukas*
Bolero / Apprendista Stregone
Tchaikovsky* - Ponchielli* - Weber* - The Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden* Conducted By Robert Irving
Casse-Noisette ("Nutcracker") Suite, Op.71a / Dance Of The Hours / Invitation To The Dance
Various
Famous Tunes From The Classics
Various
Violin Jazz - A Nostalgic Collection
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Gallerie
Various
The Dance Band Years - The 1920's
1987, Vinyl,
Various
Serate Di Gala Alla Scala
1978, 9xLP, Comp + Box, Selezione Dal Reader's Digest, ,
Opera/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Home Made Jam Vol. 1
LP, Comp, World Records (6)
Various
A Year To Remember 1927
CD, Comp, This England
Various
A Year To Remember 1928
CD, Comp, This England,
Johnny Dankworth* And The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Improvisations For Jazz Band And Symphony Orchestra / Ebony Concerto / Rendezvous