
Concerts & Recordings 1968
Verdi - Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Concert televised by BBC TV, directed by Anthony Craxton
Recording subsequently released on DVD by EMI
Britten - The Building of the House (London première)
Rossini - Stabat Mater
Royal Festival Hall, London
Luisa Bosabalian - soprano
Tatiana Troyanos - mezzo-soprano
Aldo Bottion - tenor
Robert El Hage - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Recording of the Britten (The Building of the House) was subsequently issued by BBC Legends
Cherubini - Requiem Mass in C minor
Royal Festival Hall, London
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Klemperer - J'accuse
Abbey Road Studios
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Otto Klemperer
Further recording session on 11 October 1968
Recorded by Archiphon
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Elizabeth Vaughan - soprano
Faith Puleston - mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Macdonald - tenor
Clifford Grant - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Edward Downes
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Royal Albert Hall, London
Elizabeth Vaughan - soprano
Faith Puleston - mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Macdonald - tenor
Clifford Grant - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Edward Downes
Bach - Magnificat
The Dome, Brighton
Lucia Popp - soprano
Anne Pashley - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Thomas Hemsley - baritone
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Brighton Festival
Bach - Magnificat
All Saints Tooting, London
Lucia Popp - soprano
Anne Pashley - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Thomas Hemsley - baritone
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Further recording sessions held on 10 and 11 May
Recording Producer - Suvi Raj Grubb
Recording Engineer - Robert Gooch
Recorded by HMV
Bach - Magnificat
Royal Festival Hall, London
Lucia Popp - soprano
Anne Pashley - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Thomas Hemsley - baritone
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Royal Festival Hall, London
Simon Wolff - treble
Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Kingsway Hall, London
Simon Wolff - treble
Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos
Further recording sessions held on 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9 July 1968
Recording Producer - Christopher Bishop
Recording Engineer - Robert Gooch
Recorded by EMI
Beethoven - Missa Solemnis
St Paul's Cathedral, London
Teresa Zylis-Gara - soprano
Marga Höffgen - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Raffaele Arié - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Recording subsequently issued by BBC Legends
Festival of the City of London
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
St Paul's Cathedral, London
Luisa Bosabalian - soprano
Julia Hamari - mezzo soprano
Aldo Bottion - tenor
Raffaele Arié - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Festival of the City of London
Mahler - Symphony No.8
Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf
Ángeles Gulín - soprano
Jane Marsh - soprano
Norma Procter - mezzo-soprano
Margrit Caspari - mezzo-soprano
Robert Thomas - tenor
Raymond Wolansky - baritone
Karl Ridderbuch - bass
Benrath Knabenchor
Chorus Master - Staude
Städtischer Musikverien Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Düsseldorf Symphoniker
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos
150th Anniversary Concerts of the Städtischer Musikverein Düsseldorf
Mahler - Symphony No.8
Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf
Ángeles Gulín - soprano
Jane Marsh - soprano
Norma Procter - mezzo-soprano
Margrit Caspari - mezzo-soprano
Robert Thomas - tenor
Raymond Wolansky - baritone
Karl Ridderbuch - bass
Benrath Knabenchor
Chorus Master - Staude
Städtischer Musikverien Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Düsseldorf Symphoniker
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos
150th Anniversary Concerts of the Städtischer Musikverein Düsseldorf
Bruckner - Te Deum
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Malvina Major - soprano
Helen Watts - contralto
Stuart Burrows - tenor
Forbes Robinson - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Bruckner - Te Deum
Royal Festival Hall, London
Malvina Major - soprano
Helen Watts - contralto
Stuart Burrows - tenor
Forbes Robinson - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Ronald Dowd - tenor
Franz Crass - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by George Szell
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Recording subsequently released on BBC Legends
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Heather Harper - soprano
Janet Baker - mezzo-soprano
Ronald Dowd - tenor
Franz Crass - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by George Szell
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Teatro Real, Madrid
Jane Marsh - soprano
Norma Procter - contralto
Hanno Blaschke - tenor
Raimond Herincx - bass
New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Wilhelm Pitz
Orquesta Nacional de España
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos
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