Concerts & Recordings 1961
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem
Kingsway Hall, London
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Reinhold Schmid
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Further recording sessions held on 21, 23 and 25 March, 26 April, 4 and 5 May and 8 May 1961
Recording Producers - Walter Legge and Walter Jellinek
Recording Engineer - Douglas Larter
Recorded by Columbia
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Royal Festival Hall, London
Amy Shuard - soprano
Christa Ludwig - mezzo soprano
Luigi Ottolini - tenor
Nicola Zaccaria - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro
Royal Festival Hall, London
Concert performance
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Teresa Berganza - mezzo-soprano
Ernest Blanc - baritone
Fernando Corena - bass
Piero Cappuccilli - baritone
Elisabeth Söderström - soprano
Hugues Cuenod - tenor
Heather Harper - soprano
Giorgio Tadeo - bass
Gillian Spencer - soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Roberto Benaglio and Viola Tunnard
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Recorded by Walhall
Mozart - Don Giovanni
Royal Festival Hall, London
Concert performance
Eberhard Wächter - baritone
Guiseppe Taddei - bass-baritone
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Mirella Freni - soprano
Piero Cappuccilli - baritone
Gottlob Frick -bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Roberto Benaglio
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem
Royal Festival Hall, London
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Rheinhold Schmid
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Handel - Messiah
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Ursula Böse - mezzo-soprano
Peter Pears - tenor
Donald Bell - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Douglas Robinson
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Handel - Messiah
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Ursula Böse - mezzo-soprano
Peter Pears - tenor
Donald Bell - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Douglas Robinson
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Wilma Lipp - soprano
Christa Ludwig - mezzo-soprano
Fritz Wunderlich - tenor
Franz Crass - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Berliner Philharmoniker
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream (incidental music)
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte
Royal Festival Hall, London
Concert performance
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Agnes Giebel - soprano
Walter Berry - bass
Ingeborg Hallstein - soprano
Walter Kreppel - bass
Lisa Otto - soprano
Franz Crass - bass
John Dobson - tenor
Gerda Sheyrer - soprano
Hilde Konetzni - soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Douglas Robinson
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte
Royal Festival Hall, London
Concert performance
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Agnes Giebel - soprano
Walter Berry - bass
Ingeborg Hallstein - soprano
Walter Kreppel - bass
Lisa Otto - soprano
Franz Crass - bass
John Dobson - tenor
Gerda Sheyrer - soprano
Hilde Konetzni - soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Douglas Robinson
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Monica Sinclar - mezzo-soprano
Alexander Young - tenor
Donald Bell - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orff - Carmina Burana
Royal Festival Hall, London
Agnes Giebel - soprano
Paul Kuen - tenor
Marcel Cordes - baritone
Upton House School Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Lionel Sawkins
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Leopold Stokowski
Beethoven - Missa Solemnis
Royal Festival Hall, London
Agnes Giebel - soprano
Marga Höffgen - mezzo-soprano
Alexander Young - tenor
Walter Kreppel - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Bellini - Sorgete, è in me dover (Il Pirata, Act 1)
Kingsway Hall, London
Maria Callas - soprano
Monica Sinclair - mezzo-soprano
Alexander Young - tenor
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Antonio Tonini
Further recording sessions on 14 and 15 November 1961
Recording Producer - Walter Legge
Recording Engineer - Douglas Larter
Recorded by Columbia
Trad. Arr. Britten - The National Anthem (London première)
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Royal Festival Hall, London
Donald Bell - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult (National Anthem)
conducted by William Walton (Belshazzar's Feast)
In the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Mahler - Symphony No.2 'Resurrection'
Kingsway Hall, London
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Hilde Rössi-Majdan - mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Further recording sessions on 23 and 24 November 1961 and 15 and 24 March 1962
Recording Producers- Walter Legge, Walter Jellinek, Suvi Raj Grubb
Recording Engineers - Douglas Larter, Robert Gooch and Francis Dillnutt
Recorded by EMI
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Agnes Giebel - soprano
Christa Ludwig - mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis - tenor
Walter Berry - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
BBC Third Programme live relay
Recording of the performance subsequently released by Testament
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Agnes Giebel - soprano
Christa Ludwig - mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis - tenor
Walter Berry - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
BBC Third Programme live relay
Bach - Mass in B minor (Choruses)
KIngsway Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Further recording sessions held on 5 - 9 December 1961
Recording Producers - Walter Legge and Suvi Raj Grubb
Recording Engineers - Douglas Larter
Recorded by Columbia
The project to record the whole work with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Ursula Boese, Nicolai Gedda and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was never completed. The recording of the choruses is available on Testament SBT1138.
Holst - The Planets
Royal Festival Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Viola Tunnard
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
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