Concerts & Recordings 1988
Praise to the Holiest
Llandaff Cathedral
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus
Mozart - Coronation Mass in C K317 (extracts)
Poulenc - Stabat Mater (movements 1 and 5)
Liszt - Christus (Et Resurrexit to end)
Elizabeth Gale - soprano
Penelope Walker - mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear - tenor
Stephen Roberts - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Andrew Greenwood
The Philharmonia
conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes
Transmitted on 31 March 1989 on BBC1 in the Holy Week series, 'Praise to the Holiest'
Holst - The Planets
Royal Albert Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by William Boughton
Further recording session on 12 January 1988
Recorded by NImbus
Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky
Royal Festival Hall, London
Alfreda Hodgson - mezzo-soprano
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Michael Lloyd
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Recording subsequently issued by ICA Classics
Mahler - Symphony No.8
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Arleen Auger - soprano
Barbara Bonney - soprano
Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Watkinson - mezzo-soprano
Werner Holweg - tenor
Thomas Hampson - baritone
Robert Holl - bass
Jongenskoor van de Kathedral St Bavo, Haarlem
Chorus Master - Fons Ziekman
Noord Hollands Jongenskoor
Chorus Master - Hendrik Timmerman
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
Städtischer Musilverein Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conducted by Bernard Haitink
NOS Radio/TV live relay and transmitted across Europe
Recording later available as video cassette and DVD
Private performance
Concert to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Concertgebouw, 100th Anniversary of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Bernhard Haitink's final concert after 26 years as Principal Conductor
Mahler - Symphony No.8
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Arleen Auger - soprano
Barbara Bonney - soprano
Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Watkinson - mezzo-soprano
Werner Holweg - tenor
Thomas Hampson - baritone
Robert Holl - bass
Jongenskoor van de Kathedral St Bavo, Haarlem
Chorus Master - Fons Ziekman
Noord Hollands Jongenskoor
Chorus Master - Hendrik Timmerman
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
Städtischer Musilverein Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conducted by Bernard Haitink
Mahler - Symphony No.8
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Arleen Auger - soprano
Barbara Bonney - soprano
Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Watkinson - mezzo-soprano
Werner Holweg - tenor
Thomas Hampson - baritone
Robert Holl - bass
Jongenskoor van de Kathedral St Bavo, Haarlem
Chorus Master - Fons Ziekman
Noord Hollands Jongenskoor
Chorus Master - Hendrik Timmerman
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
Städtischer Musilverein Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conducted by Bernard Haitink
Mahler - Symphony No.8
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Gwyneth Jones - soprano
Arleen Auger - soprano
Barbara Bonney - soprano
Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Watkinson - mezzo-soprano
Werner Holweg - tenor
Thomas Hampson - baritone
Robert Holl - bass
Jongenskoor van de Kathedral St Bavo, Haarlem
Chorus Master - Fons Ziekman
Noord Hollands Jongenskoor
Chorus Master - Hendrik Timmerman
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
Städtischer Musilverein Düsseldorf
Chorus Master - Harmut Schmidt
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conducted by Bernard Haitink
Handel - Messiah
Royal Festival Hall, London
Sheila Armstrong - soprano
Sarah Walker - mezzo-soprano
Neil Mackie - tenor
Stephen Roberts - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Simon Halsey
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes
In the presence of HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
Concert in aid of the National Children's Home
Mendelssohn - Suite from the Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream
Orff - Carmina Burana
Royal Festival Hall, London
Elizabeth Gale - soprano
Jean Rigby - mezzo-soprano
James Bowman - counter-tenor
Jonathan Summers - baritone
The Southend Boys Choir
Chorus Master - Michael Crabb
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Andrew Greenwood
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms
Royal Festival Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Andrew Greenwood
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli
BBC Radio 3 live relay
Britten - Paul Bunyan
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
Semi-staged performance
Ballad singer - Pop Wagner
Paul Bunyan - James Lawless
Andy Anderson - Phil Jorgenson
Pete Petersen - Tim Dahl
Jen Jenson - Lawrence Weller
Cross Crosshaulson - Thomas Schaffer
Western Union Boy - James Westbrock
Hel Helson - James Bohn
Sam Sharkey - Vern Sutton
Ben Benny - Merle Fristad
Johnny Inkslinger - Dan Dressen
Fido - Maria Jette
Moppet - Sue Herber
Poppet - Janis Hardy
Hot Biscuit Slim - Clifton Ware
Tiny - Elisabeth Comeaux-Nelson
John Shears - James McKeel
Four young trees - Caroline Sewry, Sally Donegani, David Lester, Christopher Hollis
Lumberjacks, Farmers and Frontier Women sung by the Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Horst Neumann and Michael Lloyd
English Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Philip Brunelle
Britten - Paul Bunyan
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape
Semi-staged performance
Ballad singer - Pop Wagner
Paul Bunyan - James Lawless
Andy Anderson - Phil Jorgenson
Pete Petersen - Tim Dahl
Jen Jenson - Lawrence Weller
Cross Crosshaulson - Thomas Schaffer
Western Union Boy - James Westbrock
Hel Helson - James Bohn
Sam Sharkey - Vern Sutton
Ben Benny - Merle Fristad
Johnny Inkslinger - Dan Dressen
Fido - Maria Jette
Moppet - Sue Herber
Poppet - Janis Hardy
Hot Biscuit Slim - Clifton Ware
Tiny - Elisabeth Comeaux-Nelson
John Shears - James McKeel
Four young trees - Caroline Sewry, Sally Donegani, David Lester, Christopher Hollis
Lumberjacks, Farmers and Frontier Women sung by the Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - Horst Neumann and Michael Lloyd
English Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Philip Brunelle
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
St David's Hall, Cardiff
Suzanne Murphy - soprano
Sarah Walker - mezzo-soprano
Dennis O'Neill - tenor
Kristinn Sigmundsson - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Masters - David Hill and Stephen Wiilder
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes
Welsh Proms
Tippett - A Child of Our Time
St Baaf's Cathedral, Ghent
Faye Robinson - soprano
Felicity Palmer - mezzo-soprano
Stuart Burrows - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders
conducted by Gunter Neuhold
Flanders Festival
Tippett - A Child of Our Time
Notre Dame Cathedral, Antwerp
Faye Robinson - soprano
Felicity Palmer - mezzo-soprano
Stuart Burrows - tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders
conducted by Gunter Neuhold
Flanders Festival
Debussy - Nocturnes
Royal Festival Hall, London
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
The Philharmonia
conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli
Verdi - Messa da Requiem
St Baaf's Cathedral, Ghent
Faye Robinson - soprano
Sarah Walker - mezzo-soprano
Dennis O'Neill - tenor
Harry Peters - bass
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Andrew Greenwood
The Philharmonia
conducted by Roger Norrington
Under the patronage and presence of His Excellency the British Ambassador
Flanders Festival
Belgian Radio BRT-3 live relay
Granados - Goyescas (UK Première)
Concert performance
Rosario - Jill Gomez
Pepa - Brigitte Desnoues
Fernando - Thomas Randle
Paquiro - Enrique Baquerizo
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
The Philharmonia
conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Opening Concert of the Armistice Festival
In the presence of HRH The Duke of Kent
Recorded by BBC Radio 3 and broadcast later the same evening
Patterson - Stabat Mater (London première)
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Royal Festival Hall, London
Linda Finnie - mezzo-soprano
Willard White - baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Horst Neumann
The Philharmonia
conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes
Schoenberg - Prelude to 'Genesis' Suite, Op.44
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Andrew Greenwood
The Philharmonia
conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli
Christmas Concert
Royal Festival Hall, London
Vivaldi - Gloria
Berlioz - The Shepherd's Farewell from L'enfance du Christ
Warlock - Balulalow
Carols
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Andrew Greenwood
The Philharmonia
conducted by Stephen Cleobury
Recorded by the BBC Transcription Service for worldwide distribution
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