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.
MOZART Don Giovanni
Stereo recording, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 42min
Eberhard Wächter - Don Giovanni
Joan Sutherland - Donna Anna
Luigi Alva - Don Ottavio
Gottlob Frick - Commendatore
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Donna Elvira
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
BACH Concerto for Two Violins and Strings
Duration 15:43
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Jean Pougnet, violin
Philharmonia String Orchestra
conducted by Walter Süsskind
Boris Ord, harpsichord
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
Live broadcast concert recording, 1958
Total duration: 77:00
Teresa Stich-Randall, soprano
Norma Procter, alto
Peter Pears, tenor
Kim Borg, bass
Leeds Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Jascha Horenstein
BIZET L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 1
BIZET L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2
BIZET Carmen, Suite No. 1
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
CHABRIER España
CHABRIER Joyeuse marche
Studio recordings, 1953 & 1958
Total duration: 71:50
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Herbert von Karajan
HUMPERDINCK Hänsel und Gretel
MOZART, R. STRAUSS Arias
Studio recordings, 1953 & 1955
Total duration: 2hr 20:24
Hänsel - Elisabeth Grümmer
Gretel - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Mother - Maria Von Ilosvay
Father - Josef Metternich
Witch - Else Schürhoff
Philharmonia Orchestra
Choirs of Loughton High School For Girls and Bancroft’s School
Conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano
Erna Berger, soprano
Erika Köth, soprano
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Wilhelm Schüchter
MOZART Così fan tutte
Studio recording, 1954
Total duration: 2hr 40:31
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Fiordiligi
Nan Merriman - Dorabella
Lisa Otto - Despina
Leopold Simoneau - Ferrando
Rolando Panerai - Guglielmo
Sesto Bruscantini - Don Alfonso
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Conducted by Herbert von Karajan