National Philharmonic Orchestra
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Biography
The National Philharmonic Orchestra was a British recording orchestra founded in 1971 by RCA Records producer and conductor Charles Gerhardt and orchestra contractor Sidney Sax, building on ensembles they had assembled for recording projects since 1964. Drawn from leading musicians across London's major orchestras, it became renowned for its classical, film, and crossover recordings. Initially recording for RCA, it later worked with Decca and Columbia, collaborating with conductors including Leopold Stokowski, Riccardo Chailly, Richard Bonynge, Michael Kamen, and Bernard Herrmann. Its acclaimed recordings include Bonynge's complete Tchaikovsky ballets, Gerhardt's Classic Film Scores series, and Eric Clapton's 24 Nights orchestral sessions. The orchestra also recorded numerous film soundtracks, including The Exorcist (1973), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Basic Instinct (1992), and Fierce Creatures (1997), before eventually disbanding.
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- Puccini: Tosca / Act 1 - "Mario! Mario! Mario!" "Son qui!" - "Mia gelosa!" featuring Giacomo Puccini
- Annie Laurie (arr. Gamley) by Douglas Gamley
- Tosti: Marechiare by National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Verdi: Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 2: Cielo e mar! featuring Joan Sutherland
- Greensleeves (arr. Gamley) featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?" featuring Jules Massenet
- Rossini: Stabat Mater: 2. Cujus animam gementem featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Meyerbeer: L'Africaine / Act 4 - "Mi batte il cor...O Paradiso!" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Massenet: Werther: "Pourquoi me réveiller, ô souffle du printemps?" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Giordano: Fedora: "Amor ti vieta" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Di quella pira" featuring Giuseppe Verdi
- Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 (Orch. Gamley) featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Mi batte il cor...O Paradiso!" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- "Recondita armonia" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "Floria..." - "Amore..." featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - Vittoria! Vittoria! featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "Sciarrone: che dice il cavalier?" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "Orsù, Tosca, parlate." - "Mario, consenti ch'io parli?" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia / Act 2 - Era desso il figlio mio featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 2 - "O galantuomo, come andò la caccia?" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Puccini: Tosca / Act 3 - "O dolci mani!...L'ora! Son pronto!" featuring Luciano Pavarotti
- Leoncavallo: _ - Leoncavallo: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba [Pagliacci] featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - "A voi tutti salute" featuring National Philharmonic Orchestra
