Concerts & Recordings 1977

Irina Arkhipova - mezzo-soprano

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Riccardo Muti

Norma Burrowes - soprano
Helen Watts - mezzo-soprano
Wynford Evans - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by John Pritchard

Norma Burrowes - soprano
Helen Watts - mezzo-soprano
Wynford Evans - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by John Pritchard

Norma Burrowes - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - alto
Wynford Evans - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by John Pritchard

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Simon Johnson

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Simon Rattle

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Simon Johnson

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Simon Rattle

Ann-Marie Connors - soprano
Margaret Cable - contralto
Anthony Rolfe Johnson - tenor
Martyn Hill - tenor
Stephen Roberts - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

London Mozart Players
conducted by Harry Blech

Jennifer Smith - soprano
Helen Watts - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Richard Van Allen - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Charles Mackerras

Bath Festival

Anne Howells - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Robert Lloyd - bass

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Simon Johnson

New Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Andrew Davis

Marita Napier - soprano
Heather Harper - soprano
Nadine Denize - mezzo-soprano
Birgit Finnilä - contralto
Alberto Remedios - tenor
Siegmund Nimsgern - bass- baritone
Harald Stamm - bass

Le Choeur d'enfants parisien
Chorus Master - Roger de Magnée

Chor des Städtischen Musikvereins e. V. Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

Orchestre National de France
Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
conducted by Vaclav Neumann

Staged performance

Leonora - Gundula Janowitz
Fidelio - Jon Vickers
Rocco - Misha Raitzin
Marzelline - Stella Richmond
Jacquino - William Wildermann
Don Pizarro - Theo Adam
Don Fernando - Jean-Louis Soumagnas

New Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Norbert Balatsch and Simon Johnson

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Zubin Mehta

Director - Alfred Wopmann

The performance was filmed by Pierre Jourdan for cinema release

Magna Peccatrix - Sabine Hass
Una Poetitentium - Babara Vogel
Mater Gloriosa - Arleen Auger
Mulier Samaritana - Ria Bollen
Maria Aegyptiaca - Sigidur Ella Magnusdottir
Doctor Marianus - Kenneth Riegel
Pater Ecstaticus - Wolfgang Schöne
Pater Profundus - Stafford Dean

Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino, Aalst
Chorus Master - Michaël Ghijs

Chor des Städtischen Musikvereins e. V. Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Norbert Balatsch and Simon Johnson

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

Magna Peccatrix - Sabine Hass
Una Poetitentium - Babara Vogel
Mater Gloriosa - Arleen Auger
Mulier Samaritana - Ria Bollen
Maria Aegyptiaca - Sigidur Ella Magnusdottir
Doctor Marianus - Kenneth Riegel
Pater Ecstaticus - Wolfgang Schöne
Pater Profundus - Stafford Dean

Schola Cantorum Cantate Domino, Aalst
Chorus Master - Michaël Ghijs

Chor des Städtischen Musikvereins e. V. Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Norbert Balatsch and Simon Johnson

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

Flanders Festival

Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Robert Tear - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Robert Tear - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini

Gala Concert to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Philharmonia Chorus

Alfreda Hodgson - contralto

The Southend Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Michael Crabb

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Simon Johnson

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Eduardo Mata

Helen Donath - soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
José van Dam - bass-baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frübeck de Burgos

Helen Donath - soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
José van Dam - bass-baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Norbert Balatsch

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Further recording sessions on 15, 16 and 17 November

Recording Producer - Christopher Bishop

Recording Engineer - Christopher Parker

Recorded by HMV

Schubert arr. McCarthy - Ave Maria
Trad. - Gabriel's Message
Trad. arr. Willcocks - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Trad. Arr. Johnson - Lord of the Dance
Herman Arr. McCarthy - We need a little Christmas
Regney and Shayne Arr. McCarthy - Do you hear what I hear?
Silver Arr. McCarthy - Twelve Days of Christmas

Vera Lynn
Nerys Hughes
Clive Dunn
Vince Hill
Francis Matthews
David Snell

Desborough School Choir, Maidenhead

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy

Schubert arr. McCarthy - Ave Maria
Trad. - Gabriel's Message
Trad. arr. Willcocks - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Trad. Arr. Johnson - Lord of the Dance
Herman Arr. McCarthy - We need a little Christmas
Regney and Shayne Arr. McCarthy - Do you hear what I hear?
Silver Arr. McCarthy - Twelve Days of Christmas

Vera Lynn
Nerys Hughes
Clive Dunn
Vince Hill
Francis Matthews
David Snell

Desborough School Choir, Maidenhead

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy