The Complete EMI Recordings 1946–1984, Volume 2: Opera & Vocal

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Opera Arias (1947)
2▶CD: Choruses / Rosenkavalier And Salome Excerpts.
3▶CD: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
4▶CD: Die Zauberflöte (Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena)
5▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
6▶CD: Le Nozze di Figaro, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
7▶CD: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
8▶CD: Salome (Wiener Philharmoniker)
9▶CD: Aida, Act 1 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
10▶CD: Aida, Act 2 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
11▶CD: Aida, Acts 3 and 4 (Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker)
12▶CD: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
13▶CD: Mass in B minor (Orchester und Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien)
14▶CD: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (Wiener Philharmoniker)
15▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major
16▼CD: Missa Solemnis in D major, Mozart, Strauss
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1Missa solemnis for 4 Solo Voices, Chorus, Orchestra, and Organ in D major, Op. 123: Agnus Dei: Va. Agnus Dei
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
partial recording of:
Missa Solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123: V. Agnus Dei (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1824-04-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123
Ludwig van Beethoven6:47
2Missa solemnis for 4 Solo Voices, Chorus, Orchestra, and Organ in D major, Op. 123: Agnus Dei: Vb. Dona nobis pacem
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
partial recording of:
Missa Solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123: V. Agnus Dei (from 1958-09-11 until 1958-09-15)
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1824-04-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa solemnis D‐Dur, op. 123
Ludwig van Beethoven9:32
3Ah, perfido!, Op. 65
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Scene and Aria for Soprano and Orchestra, op. 65 "Ah! perfido" (on 1954-09-20)
lyricist:
Pietro Metastasio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 65)
Ludwig van Beethoven14:16
4Fidelio: Act I. No. 9 Recitative and Aria "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" (Leonore, Marzelline)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Fidelio: Act I. No. 9a Recitative and Aria "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?" (Leonore, Marzelline) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:13
5Fidelio: Act I. Aria. "Komm Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) and Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Fidelio: Act I. No. 9b Aria. "Komm Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
Ludwig van Beethoven5:25
6Motet for Chorus, Strings & Organ in D major, K. 618: "Ave verum corpus"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (on 1955-07-28)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1955-07-28)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-07-28)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (on 1955-07-28)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1955-07-28)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (on 1955-07-28)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:56
7Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: I. Frühling (Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (on 1956-06-20)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss2:56
8Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: II. Beim Schlafengehen (Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (on 1956-06-20)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 2. “September”) (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss5:00
9Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: III. Im Abendrot (Eichendorff)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (on 1956-06-20)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss6:43
10Vier Letzte Lieder, AV 150 Op. posth: IV. September (Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1956-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1956-06-20)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1956-06-20)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (on 1956-06-20)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1956-06-20)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”) (on 1956-06-20)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:47
17▶CD: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
18▶CD: Hänsel und Gretel (Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra)
19▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
20▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
21▶CD: Così fan tutte (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
22▶CD: Arias and Orchestral Music – 1954
23▶CD: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
24▶CD: Die Fledermaus (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
25▶CD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Prologue and Opera: Beginning (Philharmonia Orchestra)
26▶CD: Ariadne auf Naxos: Opera: Conclusion (Philharmonia Orchestra)
27▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
28▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
29▶CD: Der Rosenkavalier (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Choirs of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft’s School)
30▶CD: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
31▶CD: Falstaff (Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus)
32▶CD: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
33▶CD: Fidelio (Berliner Philharmoniker)
34▶CD: Missa Solemnis in D major
35▶CD: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
36▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
37▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
38▶CD: Pelléas et Mélisande (Berliner Philharmoniker)
39▶CD: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
40▶CD: Die Jahreszeiten (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Berlin Philharmoniker)
41▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
42▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
43▶CD: Don Carlo (1884 4 Act Version)
44▶CD: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
45▶CD: Otello (Berliner Philharmoniker)
46▶CD: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
47▶CD: Il Trovatore (Berliner Philharmoniker)
48▶CD: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 1 and 2 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
49▶CD: Der Fliegende Holländer, Acts 2 and 3 (Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Berliner Philharmoniker)
50▶CD: Lohengrin, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
51▶CD: Lohengrin, Act 2 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
52▶CD: Lohengrin, Acts 2 and 3 (Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker)
53▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
54▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
55▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
56▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra)
57▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
58▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Acts 1 and 2 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
59▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
60▶CD: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3 (Chor der Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Leipziger Rundfunks)
61▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Act 1 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
62▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 1 and 2 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
63▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Acts 2 and 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
64▶CD: Tristan und Isolde, Act 3 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
65▶CD: Die Walküre, Act 3 (Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele 1951)
66▶CD: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin)
67▶CD: Lucia Di Lammermoor, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin)
68▶CD: Madama Butterfly, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
69▶CD: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
70▶CD: Il Trovatore, Acts 1 and 2 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)
71▶CD: Il Trovatore, Acts 3 and 4 (Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano)

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includes:Ariadne auf Naxos (1954 studio cast) by Richard Strauss (German composer); Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Seefried (soprano), Streich (soprano), Schock (tenor), Prey (baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Così fan tutte (1954 studio cast) by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano), Léopold Simoneau (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone), Lisa Otto (soprano), Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) and Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Die Fledermaus (1955 studio cast) by Johann Strauss II (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son); Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Gedda (tenor), Streich (soprano), Krebs (tenor), Kunz (baritone), Christ (Austrian tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
Die Zauberflöte (1950 studio cast) by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Dermota (tenor), Seefried (soprano), Kunz (baritone), Lipp (soprano), Weber (operatic bass), London (bass-baritone), Singverein Der Musikfreunde Wien, Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Falstaff (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Tito Gobbi (baritone), Luigi Alva (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Tomaso Spataro (tenor), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo-soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Hänsel und Gretel (1953 studio cast) by Humperdinck (German composer); Herbert von Karajan (conductor), Grümmer (soprano), Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Schürhoff (german operatic soprano), Metternich (baritone), von Ilosvay (contralto), Felbermayer (soprano), Choirs of Loughton High School & Bancroft’s School, Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
Otello (1973-74 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Jon Vickers (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Peter Glossop (baritone), Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin), Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)