Concerts & Recordings 1981
Mozart - Mass in C minor, K427
Royal Festival Hall, London
Ileana Contrubas - soprano
Agnes Baltsa - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Simon Estes - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Riccardo Muti
Mozart - Mass in C minor, K427
Abbey Road Studios
Ileana Contrubas - soprano
Agnes Baltsa - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Simon Estes - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Riccardo Muti
Recording not completed and never released
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Kingsway Hall, London
Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Linda Finnie - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
John Tomlinson - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Kurt Sanderling
Further recording session on 6 February 1981
Recorded by HMV
Bruckner - Te Deum
Royal Festival Hall, London
Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Philip Langridge - tenor
Gwynne Howell - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Bernhard Haitink
BBC Rasio deferred relay, broadcast later that evening
Mahler - Symphony No.3
Royal Festival Hall, London
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
The Southend Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Michael Crabb
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Bernard Haitink
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Dvorák - Te Deum
Bruckner - Mass in F minor
Royal Festival Hall, London
Helen Donath - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Keith Lewis - tenor
Richard Van Allen - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Lovro von Matacic
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Mozart - Mass in C minor K427
Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
Helen Donath - soprano
Marie McLaughlin - soprano
Keith Lewis - tenor
Richard Van Allen - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Lovro von Matacic
Dvorák - Te Deum
Bruckner - Mass in F minor
Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona
Helen Donath - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Keith Lewis - tenor
Richard Van Allen - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Lovro von Matacic
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Linda Esther Gray - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Werner Hollweg - tenor
Kurt Moll - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Uri Segal
Royal Philharmonic Society Concert
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Royal Festival Hall, London
Margaret Marshall - soprano
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
Stuart Burrows - tenor
Tom Krause - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Concert dedicated to the memory of Andrew Newton
Mahler - Symphony No.2 'Resurrection'
Royal Festival Hall, London
Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Jessye Norman - soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Royal Festival Hall, London
Katia Ricciarelli - soprano
Brigitte Fassbänder - mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Ulrik Cold - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Lamberto Gardelli
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Royal Festival Hall, London
Katia Ricciarelli - soprano
Brigitte Fassbänder - mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda - tenor
Ulrik Cold - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Lamberto Gardelli
Mozart - Requiem
Plaza Porticada, Sandander
Wendy Eathorne - soprano
Anne Collins - alto
Peter Jeffes - tenor
Raymond Herincx - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
English Chamber Orchestra
conducted by George Malcolm
30th International Santander Festival
Handel - Messiah
Plaza Porticada, Santander
Wendy Eathorne - soprano
Anne Collins - alto
Peter Jeffes - tenor
Raymond Herincx - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy
English Chamber Orchestra
conducted by George Malcolm
30th International Santander Festival
Mahler - Symphony No.3
Royal Albert Hall, London
Alfreda Hodgson - contralto
The Southend Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Michael Crabb
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - John McCarthy
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Bernard Haitink
BBC Prom Concert
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Rossini - Stabat Mater
Royal Albert Hall, London
Katia Ricciarelli - soprano
Lucia Valentini-Terrani - mezzo-soprano
Dalmacio Gonzales - tenor
Ruggero Raimondi - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Heinz Mende and Roberto Benaglio
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
BBC Prom Concert
BBC Radio 3 and BBC2 simultaneous broadcast
Rossini - Stabat Mater
Watford Town Hall, Watford
Katia Ricciarelli - soprano
Lucia Valentini-Terrani - mezzo-soprano
Dalmacio Gonzales - tenor
Ruggiero Raimondi - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Musical Assistant - Roberto Benaglio
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
Further recording sessions held 25 - 31 August and in January 1982
Recording Producer - Günter Breest
Recording Supervision - Hans Weber
Recording Engineer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann
Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem
Royal Albert Hall, London
Julia Varady - soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Wolfgang Sawallish
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Yvonne Minton - mezzo-soprano
Dennis Bailey - tenor
Gwynne Howell - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Seiji Ozawa
Recorded by Classic FM for future transmission
Brahms - Alto Rhapsody
Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem
Royal Albert Hall, London
Jill Gomez - soprano
Patricia Payne - mezzo-soprano
John Shirley-Quirk - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Heinz Mende
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Fauré - Requiem
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Jennifer Smith - soprano
Stephen Roberts - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Antonin Tucapsky
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Andrew Davis
Fauré - Requiem
Royal Festival Hall, London
Jennifer Smith - soprano
Stephen Roberts - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Antonin Tucapsky
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Andrew Davis
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