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 Third Programme 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
BBC Third Programme live relay
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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