Person · conductor
Sir John Pritchard
Albums
43
Members
0
Active
1921–1989
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
Wikipedia
Sir John Michael Pritchard (* 5. Februar 1921 in London; † 5. Dezember 1989 in Daly City) war ein englischer Dirigent.
Pritchard wirkte seit 1947 beim Glyndebourne Festival, war von 1969 bis 1978 dessen Musikdirektor und später auch Chefdirigent der Kölner Oper. Er dirigierte in den Opernhäusern von Wien, London (Covent Garden), Chicago, New York, Brüssel und San Francisco, sowie bei den Salzburger Festspielen.
Seit 1962 ist er Kommandeur des Ordens des Britischen Königreichs. 1983 wurde er zum Knight Bachelor („Sir“) geschlagen. Am Ende seiner Karriere wurde er zum Musikdirektor der San Francisco Opera berufen, eine Position, die speziell für ihn geschaffen wurde. Pritchard war für seine Einstudierungen von Mozart-Opern genauso anerkannt wie für seine Kennerschaft bei zeitgenössischer Musik.
Discography
Opernarien
Violin Concerto
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor op. 23 / Litolff: Scherzo from Concerto Symphonique no. 4 op. 102
Pictures at an Exhibition / Serenade For Strings
Kiri Te Kanawa: Verdi & Puccini
Symphony no. 3, op. 43, Divine Poem
Idomeneo
Il Segreto Di Susanna
Songs of the Auvergne
La traviata
L’elisir d’amore
Lucia di Lammermoor
Pictures at an Exhibition / Serenade for Strings
Harold en Italie / Rêverie et Caprice
Violin Concerto / Romances 1 & 2
Eine kleine Nachtmusik K. 525 / Piano Concerto no. 22 K. 482 / Symphony no. 40 K. 550
Song of the High Hills / Appalachia / Summer Night on the River
Symphony no. 11 “The Year 1905”
Symphony no. 1 / “In The South” Concert Overture
Symphony no. 7 / Overture Leonore no. 1 / Choral Fantasia
Verdi Arias
Viennese Night at the Proms
Alpine Symphony / Don Juan
Beethoven: Mass in C / Mozart: Mass in C “Coronation”
Belshazzar's Feast / The Wise Virgins / Siesta
Rawsthorne: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Concerto for Two Hands / Simpson: Piano Concerto
Violin Concerto / Polonia ~ Symphonic Prelude
Idomeneo
Serenade / Violin Concerto / Concerto for Double Strings
Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder / Capriccio (excerpt) / Ravel: Shéhérazade / Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
Hansel and Gretel
Opera Arias
British Symphonies
French Opera Arias
Arlecchino
Beethoven: Violin Conerto in D & Creatures of Prometheus Excerpts
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra in G Major K. V. 453 / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Major K. V. 595
Gershwin: An American in Paris / Porgy and Bess / Copland: El Salón México
Piano Concerto in A minor / Peer Gynt Suite
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings & Violin Concerto
Symphonies no. 8, D. 579 “Unfinished” 9, D. 944 “The Great”
The Elegance Of The Waltz
The Symphony: Beethoven No. 6 / Brahms No. 2
Credits
Arlecchino
Idomeneo
La traviata
Lucia di Lammermoor
The Art of the Prima Donna: Joan Sutherland
A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri Te Kanawa: Verdi & Puccini
Lucia di Lammermoor
Magical Mystery Tour
Violin Concerto
Opernarien
A Child Of Our Time
A Child Of Our Time - Part One / Ritual Dances
A Little Night Music, The Magic Of Mozart
An American In Paris / Porgy & Bess Suite / El Salón México
Arias By Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, And Puccini
Arii Din Opere De Mozart (Nunta Lui Figaro - Don Juan)
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 In A Minor
Bastien Und Bastienne KV 50
Best Of Verdi
Boomy Tella
Chopin: Concerto No. 1 In E Minor For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 11 / Liszt: Concerto No.1 In E-Flat Major For Piano And Orchestra
Concert Arias
Concert De Noël
Concert Favorites (Best Known Light Classics)
Concerti Grossi
Concerto For Orchestra
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra in G Major K. V. 453 / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In B Flat Major K. V. 595
Concerto For Viola And Orchestra / "Der Schwanendreher"
Concerto Grosso
Concierto Grosso En Fa Mayor, Op. 6, Nº 2
Coronation Anthems
Coronation Anthems
Crudele? Non Mi Dir - Act 2: Don Giovanni / Zeffiretti Lustinghieri - Act 3: Idomeneo
Der Schauspieldirektor / Concert Arias
Die Moldau / Die Unvollendete
Don Giovanni: Vedrai Carino / Batti, Batti, O Bel Masetto
Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel / Romeo And Juliet - Fantasy Overture
Double Concerto / Violin Concerto
Emilia Di Liverpool
España / Capriccio Espagnol / Rapsodie Espagnole
Favorite Arias By The World's Favorite Tenors
Folk And Traditional Songs From England, The Hebrides, Ireland And Scotland
French Opera Arias
French Songs And Arias
Grandi Voci
'Great C Major' Symphony
Greatest Hits
Great Scenes From Aida
Half-Dozen Of The Other
Hansel & Gretel
Highlights from Mozart's Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail (Il Seraglio)
Idomeneo
Idomeneo
Idomeneo (Highlights)
Ileana Cotrubas - Arias By Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini - Renata Scotto - Arias By Verdi
Il Segreto Di Susanna
Italian Opera Arias
John Ogdon Plays Liszt
Joyous Music For Christmas Time - Reader's Digest Compilation