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]
S.O.S.
London Symphony Orchestra Lyrics
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I try to reach for you. but you have closed my mind
Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood
It used to be so nice. It used to be so good
So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
You seem so far away though you are standing near
You made me feel alive but something died I fear
I really tried to make it out. I wish I understood
What happened to our love? It used to be so good
So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?
The song S.O.S. by London Symphony Orchestra is a heartbreaking appeal from an individual in absolute devastation as they struggle to come to terms with the loss of a loved one. The song seems to be referencing a relationship where the singer is left questioning where their once happy days and love have gone. The opening verse begins with the line, "Where are those happy days they seem to hard to find?" expresses a sense of nostalgia and sadness for a past time when everything was different. They try to reach out to their partner, but their mind is closed, which brings on a sense of confusion and frustration.
As the song moves to the chorus, the plea becomes direct with the lines, "So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.? The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S. When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?" The individual is utterly lost without their love, and they reach out desperately, hoping that the other person can hear them and come back to save them. They know that without their love, there is nothing else that can save them. In the final lines, "When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?" the singer acknowledges that despite their efforts, they cannot move on without their significant other.
Overall, S.O.S. is a song that speaks to the anguish and pain of lost love, and the plea for the other person to come back and save them.
Line by Line Meaning
Where are those happy days they seem to hard to find?
I am searching for the happiness we once shared, but it feels beyond my reach.
I try to reach for you. but you have closed my mind
I attempt to connect with you, but it seems as if you have shut me out.
Whatever happened to our love? I wish I understood
I don't know what caused our love to falter and fade away, and it troubles me deeply.
It used to be so nice. It used to be so good
Our relationship was once full of joy and positivity, but now it feels broken and empty.
So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S.?
I am crying out for help and support, hoping you will hear my plea for help.
The love you gave me. nothing else can save me, S.O.S.
Your love is the only thing that can heal me and make me feel whole again.
When you're gone, how can I even try to go on?
Without you by my side, I feel lost and unsure about how to move forward.
When you're gone though I try how can I carry on?
I make an effort to keep going, but it feels difficult and painful without your support.
You seem so far away though you are standing near
Even though you are physically present, it feels like we are emotionally distant and disconnected.
You made me feel alive but something died I fear
You used to give me energy and happiness, but now it seems as if our relationship has lost its spark.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Cloud9
Written by: CHRISTOPHER LE FRIANT, DANIEL DALMADY, ZSOLT MILICHOVSKI
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djjun99
Quel grand cadeau pour le Pâques, M-A!!! J'aime cette mélodie et l'interprétation de cet orchestre magnifique! Un grand montage, plein de grands effets!!! J'aime le commencement et ta dernière photo, mais mes préférées sont à 0:27, 4:06 et 4:12! Les montages de 1:23 jusqu'à 1:25, aussi bien que de 3:44 jusqu'à 3:46, sont parfaites!!! Un travail artistique très bien allé pour le Pâques! Merci beaucoup pour ce cadeau et "Joyeuses Pâques", M-A!!! Dieu bénit ton talent, toujours!
frapistat
WOW,You know it's great music when the Philharmonic Orchestra is willing to thake a shot at it. This is fantastic Marie,ThankYou
RodriggoJJ
ABBA es lo más!
Izadeparis
Tres sympa cette version orchestrale . Comme quoi quand la musique est bonne, elle peut se jouer dans tous les styles musicaux . Bravo aussi pour ton montage phoos . Bonnes fetes de Paques . Isa
DarkAgga
Beautiful performance of a great song .. very very beautiful.! Thank you for the add.
Alma- weight loss coach
simply amazing!
Victoria W
Very nice video, with many pictures I've never seen before! :)
Antonio Rodrigues II
ok, i know ABBA, royal philarmonic orchestra, but your video is hors concours. thank you for more one divine creation, dear mauve. remember Leonardo: painter is a creator like God. and you create new worlds as videomaker you are. antonio
Oskar Osmundsen
3:37. <3 <3