Philharmonia Orchestra
The Philharmonia Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London.
It was founded in 1945 by Walter Legge.
The orchestra became one of Britain’s major recording and concert orchestras.
DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor
Stereo studio recording, 1959
Total duration: 1hr 50:50
Lucia - Maria Callas
Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli
Raimondo - Bernard Ladysz
Arturo - Leonard del Ferro
Alisa - Margreta Elkins
Normanno - Renzo Casellato
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by Tullio Serafin
ROSSINI Il barbiere di Siviglia
Stereo studio recording, 1957
Total duration: 2hr 9:58
Rosina - Maria Callas
Il conte d'Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Figaro - Tito Gobbi
Bartolo - Fritz Ollendorff
Basilio - Nicola Zaccaria
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by Alceo Galliera
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Studio recordings, 1950/51
Total duration: 62:37
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor Guido Cantelli
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6
RAVEL Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
ROSSINI La Gazza Ladra - Overture
Studio recordings, London, 1952
Total duration: 58:13
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor Guido Cantelli
RESPIGHI Feste romane (Roman Festivals)
RESPIGHI Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows)
RESPIGHI Fontane di Roma (Roman Fountains)
Recorded 1954 and 1955
Total duration: 65:26
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Antal Doráti
The Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Alceo Galliera
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, 'Emperor'
Stereo studio recordings, 1957 & 1958
Total duration: 71:43
Rudolf Firkušný, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Walter Susskind
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conducted by William Steinberg
