More recently, its principal conductors have included Pierre Monteux (1961–64), Istvan Kertesz (1965–68), André Previn (1968–79) and Claudio Abbado (1979–88). From 1988-1995, the American Michael Tilson-Thomas took over, and in 1995, became principal guest conductor. Sir Colin Davis served as the LSO's Principal Conductor from 1995-2006, and in 2007 took the post of President of the orchestra. On 1 January 2007, Valery Gergiev became the LSO's Principal Conductor. Previn holds the title of Conductor Laureate. In 2006, Daniel Harding became the co-principal guest conductor alongside Tilson Thomas. Richard Hickox is the Associate Guest Conductor of the LSO.
The LSO became the first British orchestra to play overseas when it went to Paris in 1906. The LSO was due to sail on the RMS Titanic for a concert in New York in April 1912 but fortunately had to change the booking at the last minute. It was also the first to play in the United States, in 1912, and in 1973 it was the first to be invited to take part in the Salzburg Festival. It continues to make tours around the world.
In 1966 the London Symphony Chorus (LSC) was formed to complement the work of the LSO. with more that two hundred amateur singers, the LSC maintains a close association with the LSO; however it has developed an independent life, which allows it to partner other leading orchestras.
The LSO has long been considered the most extraverted of the London orchestras. For most of its life it refused to allow women to become members, ostensibly on the grounds that women would affect the sound of the orchestra (there has been a similar controversy at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra). There is an air of youthful high spirits to much of its music-making that is shown off in performances of such composers as Berlioz and Prokofiev. The LSO has often had internationally-known players as wind soloists, including such artists as James Galway (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Roger Lord (oboe), Osian Ellis (harp), John Georgiadis (violin) and Barry Tuckwell (horn). Like most ensembles, the orchestra has a great ability to vary its sound, producing very different tone colours under such diverse conductors as Stokowski (with whom it made a series of memorable recordings), Adrian Boult, Jascha Horenstein, Georg Solti, André Previn, George Szell, Claudio Abbado, Leonard Bernstein, John Barbirolli, and Karl Böhm, who developed a close relationship with the orchestra late in his life. Böhm and Bernstein each held the title of LSO President in their later years.
Clive Gillinson, a former cellist with the orchestra, served as the LSO's Managing Director from 1984 to 2005, and is widely credited with bringing great stability to the LSO's organization after severe fiscal troubles.[1] Since 2005, Kathryn McDowell is the Managing Director of the LSO.[2]
No One Like You
London Symphony Orchestra Lyrics
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At rest from life, from patience and from pain
At rest from bliss, we know not when we find
How can I have enough of life and love
In your eyes are my secrets that I've never shown you
In my heart I feel I've always known you
In your arms there's a comfort that I never knew
Sure as the sunrise, pure as a prayer
You fashioned hope right out of thin air
Every dream I abandoned, seems it could come true
I believe in miracles, there's no one like you
Innocent as a newborn in a world so frightening
It's as if my world's been struck by lightning
Every dream I abandoned, seems it could come true
I believe in miracles, there's no one like you
The first verse of "No One Like You" speaks of reaching a state of peace beyond life, patience, and pain, a bliss that is unknown until it is found. It questions how one can possibly have enough of life and love. The second verse delves into the singer's feelings for another person. It describes how the singer's secrets are visible in the other's eyes, and how they have always felt a connection to them in their heart. The singer finds comfort in the other's arms, which had previously never been experienced before. The chorus solidifies the singer's feelings by painting the other person as a miracle, with hope fashioned out of thin air and the potential for once-abandoned dreams to come true. The verse that follows speaks of the other person's innocence that seems to shine through even in a frightening world, and how the singer's life has been positively impacted as a result.
Line by Line Meaning
And reaching will it not be soft and kind
Will the end not be gentle and peaceful?
At rest from life, from patience and from pain
When we're at peace and free from suffering, can we also be free from life's stresses and having to be patient with our situation?
At rest from bliss, we know not when we find
When we're in a state of absolute joy, will we even realize that we are there?
How can I have enough of life and love
How can I ever come to the point of feeling like I've had my fill of life and love?
In your eyes are my secrets that I've never shown you
There's something about you that makes me feel like I can reveal things to you that I've never shared with anyone else.
In my heart I feel I've always known you
I have a sense that I've been connected to you on a deeper level for longer than I can remember.
In your arms there's a comfort that I never knew
When I'm holding you, I experience something that I've never felt before, something soothing and safe.
You're what I've been waiting for, there's no one like you
I've been waiting for someone like you my whole life, and I don't think I'll ever find anyone quite like you.
Sure as the sunrise, pure as a prayer
You are as certain and dependable as the sunrise and as holy and sincere as a prayer.
You fashioned hope right out of thin air
You've helped me find hope and optimism in situations where they seemed impossible to find.
Every dream I abandoned, seems it could come true
You've given me the confidence to believe that my abandoned dreams might actually be possible to achieve.
I believe in miracles, there's no one like you
You make me feel like anything is possible, and I don't think I could ever find another person like you.
Innocent as a newborn in a world so frightening
Even though the world can be a scary and intimidating place, you have a pure, childlike innocence that endears you to me.
It's as if my world's been struck by lightning
Being with you is like a powerful, illuminating force that jolts me awake and makes me feel so alive.
Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company
Written by: DAVID ZIPPEL, JERRY GOLDSMITH
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