Concerts & Recordings 1963
Busoni - Piano Concerto
Royal Festival Hall, London
John Ogdon - piano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Meredith Davies
Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
Royal Festival Hall, London
Anna Reynolds - mezzo soprano
Ronald Dowd - tenor
Donald Bell - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Sir John Barbirolli
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Gundula Janowitz - soprano
Hilde Rössl-Majdan - mezzo soprano
Anton Dermota - tenor
Otto Wiener - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Wiener Philharmoniker
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Royal Philharmonic Society 150th Anniversary Concert
Britten - Spring Symphony
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo soprano
Peter Pears - tenor
The Choir of Ealing Grammar School for Boys
Chorus Master - John Railton
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Benjamin Britten
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Royal Festival Hall, London
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Christa Ludwig - mezzo soprano
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Nicolai Ghiaurov - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Royal Albert Hall, London
Amy Shuard - soprano
Anna Reynolds - mezzo soprano
Richard Lewis - tenor
David Ward - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concert commemorating the 150th anniversary of Verdi's birth
BBC Third Programme live relay
Recording subsequently issued on the BBC Legends
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Kingsway Hall, London
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - soprano
Christa Ludwig - mezzo soprano
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Nicolai Ghiaurov - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Further recording sessions held on 17 - 21 and 23 - 27 September 1963 and 7 April 1964
Recording Producer - Walter Legge
Recording Engineer - Neville Boyling
Recorded by HMV Angel
Verdi - Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Teatro Regio, Parma
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Gala concerts to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Guiseppe Verdi
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Teatro Regio, Parma
Luisa Maragliano - soprano
Oralia Dominguez - mezzo soprano
Flaviano Labò - tenor
Raffaele Arié - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Gala concerts to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Guiseppe Verdi
Beethoven - Missa Solemnis
Royal Festival Hall, London
Elisabeth Söderström - soprano
Marga Höffgen - mezzo-soprano
Ernst Haefliger - tenor
Kurt Böhme - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
BBC Third Programme live relay
Recording subsequently issued by Testament
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Gundula Janowitz - soprano
Marga Höffgen - mezzo-soprano
Donald Grobe - tenor
Hans Hotter - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Chorus
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Mahler - Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
BBC Third Programme live relay
Recording subsequently issued on Testament
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