Patron: The Former HRH The Prince of Wales
Chorus Master: Gavin Carr
Accompanist: Timothy End
Arts Council England

Concerts & Recordings 1966

7:30pm Sunday 16 January 1966

Britten - War Requiem

Royal Festival Hall, London

Heather Harper - soprano
Peter Pears - tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone

Wandsworth School Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Russell Burgess

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Ensemble
conducted by David Willcocks

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Wilhelm Pitz

7:30pm Sunday 13 March 1966

Verdi - Messa da Requiem

Royal Festival Hall, London

Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Marga Höffgen - mezzo-soprano
Carlo Cossutta - tenor
Nicola Zaccaria - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos

7:30pm Sunday 1 May 1966

Haydn - Nelson Mass

Royal Festival Hall, London

Pilar Lorengar - soprano
Josephine Veasey - mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Recorded by BBC Third Programme and broadcast on 20 May 1966

7:30pm Sunday 8 May 1966

Mozart - Requiem

Royal Festival Hall, London

Pilar Lorengar - soprano
Josephine Veasey - mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Recorded by BBC Third Programme and broadcast on 19 May 1966

Recording subsequently released by Hunt

7:30pm Sunday 15 May 1966

Beethoven - Missa Solemnis

Royal Festival Hall, London

Pilar Lorengar - soprano
Josephine Veasey - mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis - tenor
KIm Borg - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Recorded by BBC Third Programme and broadcast on 26 May 1966

Recording subsequently released by Hunt

Wednesday 15 June 1966

Mozart - Don Giovanni

Abbey Road Studios

Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Donna Anna - Claire Watson
Donna Elvira - Christa Ludwig
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Leporello - Walter Berry
Masetto - Paolo Montarsolo
Zerlina - Mirella Freni
Commendatore - Franz Crass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer

Further recording sessions on 17-19, 22-25, 27-30 June and 3-4 July1966

Recording Producers - Peter Andry and Suvi Raj Grubb

Recording Engineer - Robert Gooch

Recorded by HMV Angel

8:00pm Thursday 16 June 1966

Orff - Carmina Burana

Royal Festival Hall, London

Margaret Price - soprano
Kenneth Macdonald - tenor
John Hauxvell - baritone

Wandsworth School Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Russell Burgess

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos

8:00pm Monday 11 July 1966

Verdi - Messa da Requiem

St Paul's Cathedral, London

Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Josephine Veasey - mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Raffaele Ariè

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Festival of the City of London

8:00pm Tuesday 12 July 1966

Verdi - Messa da Requiem

St Paul's Cathedral, London

Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Josephine Veasey - mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Raffaele Ariè

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Festival of the City of London

7:30pm Wednesday 14 September 1966

Berlioz - Les Troyens, Part 1, La Prise de Troi (Proms première)

Royal Albert Hall, London

Cassandra - Janet Baker
Corebus - Raimund Herincx
Greek Captain, Trojan Soldier - Gwyn Griffiths
Aeneas - Ronald Dowd
Panthus - Donald McIntyre
Priam, Ghost of Hector - Don Garrard
Ascanius - Ann Howard
Helenus - Gregory Dempsey

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Colin Davis

Henry Wood Promenade Concert

BBC Third Programme live relay

Recording later released by Oriel

7:30pm Sunday 30 October 1966

Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Royal Festival Hall, London

Agnes Giebel - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
George Shirley - tenor
David Ward - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conduced by Pierre Boulez

8:00pm Tuesday 1 November 1966

Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Royal Festival Hall, London

Agnes Giebel - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
George Shirley - tenor
David Ward - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conduced by Pierre Boulez

Wednesday 16 November 1966

Bruckner - Five Motets: Locus iste, Os justi, Ave Maria, Christus factus est, Virga Jesse
Wolf - Morgenhymnus
van Duffel - In Convertendo Dominus
Brahms - Nänie
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
Beethoven - Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur

Kingsway Hall, London

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Wilhelm Pitz

Recording Producers - Peter Andry and Suvi Raj Grubb

Recording Engineer - Neville Boyling

Recorded by HMV

7:30pm Sunday 27 November 1966

Bruckner - Five Motets: Locus iste, Os justi, Ave Maria, Christus factus est, Virga Jesse
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem

Royal Festival Hall, London

Agnes Giebel - soprano
Donald Bell - baritone

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Russell Burgess

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Norman del Mar