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
Karita Mattila Opera Arias
Klavierkonzert Nr. 27 B-dur / Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 G-moll
La Figlia Del Reggimento
L'Elisir D'Amore
L'Elisir D'Amore
Le Nozze Di Figaro
Les Plus Belles Voix Du Siècle
L'Incoronazione Di Poppea: Abridged Version
Live In London 1958 And 1959
Lucia Di Lammermoor (Highlights)
Magical Mystery Tour
Menuhin Plays Romances
Miserere And Other Choral Favourites
Mozart Arias
Mozart Arias
Mozart: Concert Arias
Mozart: Four Concert - Arias
Norma: Casta Diva / Lucia Di Lammermoor: Regnava Nel Silenzio
Operatic Arias
Piano Concerto in A minor / Peer Gynt Suite
Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor (Op. 5 - 1898)
Piano Concerto No.1 / Scherzo
Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor
Pictures At An Exhibition / Classical Symphony
Pictures At An Exhibition / Romeo And Juliet
Portrait Of Frederica Von Stade
Puccini Heroines
"Rejoice" (Messiah Highlights)
Requiem Mass
Shéhérazade / Seven Songs
Silent Night, Holy Night / The First Nowell
Sings Arias By Mozart Gluck Handel And Rossini
Sings Mozart Operatic Arias
Sings Verdi
Songs Of The Auvergne
Soprano Concert Arias / Sopran-Konzert-Arien / Arias De Concert Pour Soprano
Symphony No. 1 In C Major Op. 21
Symphony No 1 / Symphonic Studies
Symphony No. 1 • Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 2 In D Major Op. 43
Symphony No. 3 Op 43 Divine Poem
Teresa Berganza
Teresa Berganza Sings Mozart
The Early Years
The Elegance Of The Waltz
The Firebird / Prelude To "The Afternoon Of A Faun" / Royal Hunt & The Storm
The Great Voice Of Teresa Berganza
The Live Recitals
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
The Midsummer Marriage
The Mozart Almanac Vol. IX 1781 - Serenade K.361 / Idomeneo exc.
The Soldier's Tale
The Soprano Concert Arias
The Sublime Voice
The Symphony (Symphony No.6 (Pastoral) / Symphony No.2)
Two Concertos For Flute And Orchestra: G Major K.V. 313 / D Major K.V. 314
Two Concertos For Piano And Orchestra. B Flat Major K.V. 456 - F Major K.V. 459
Two Great Romantic Concertos
Unfinished Symphony No. 8 / Ballet Music From Rosamunde
"Unfinished" Symphony / Symphony No. 5 In B Flat Major