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DECCA SXL 6000
Number   Composer Title Conductor/Soloist Orchestra Producer Recording Engineer Recording  
SXL6415     The Art of the Piano Virtuoso Ivan Davis ( p )   Michael Woolcock  Alec Rosner 3-5 February 1969 Kingsway Hall  
Chopin Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise in E flat Op.22 
Liapunov Lesghinka Op.11/10
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody S244/6 
Liszt A Midsummer Night’s Dream - paraphrase S410 
Moszkowsky Paraphrase of the Chanson bohème from “Carmen” 
Moszkowsky Caprice espagnol Op.37
Rachmaninoff  Flight of the Bumble Bee [Rimsky-Korsakov] 
    Schumann Theme and Variations on Abegg Op.1            
SXL6466   Grieg  Nocturne, Op. 54 No. 4 / Sonata, Op. 7 Alicia De Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot & Tryggvi Tryggvason 2 - 4 February 1970 in Kingsway Hall, London   
    Mendelssohn Capriccio, Op. 33 No. 1 / Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6467 Recital of Spanish Piano Music  Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot & Tryggvi Tryggvason 26-30 January 1970 
SXL6484     Two Piano Encores Alexander Tamir & Bracha Eden ( pianos )   Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson  16-18 December 1969 St.John’s, Smith Square  
Arensky Suite No.1 in F Op.15 : Valse
Brahms Waltzes Op.39/9,10,11,15&16
Khachaturian Suite : Fantastic Waltz 
Poulenc L’Embarquement pour Cythère
Rachmaninov Suite No.1 Op.5 : Barcarolle
Schubert Rondo in D Op.138 D608
Schumann Canons Op.56/2-4 
    Weinberger Schwanda the Bagpiper : Polka & Fugue            
SXL6485 Liszt  Sonata In B Minor  Pascal Roge ( p ) Michael Woolcock James Lock & Tryggvi Tryggvason 8-11 December 1969 Kingsway Hall
Études D'Exécution Transcendante No. 4              "              "                 "                 "                 "
Années de Pèlerinage. Première Année: "Suisse"              "              "                 "                 "                 "
Liebestraum No. 3              "              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6503   Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Radu Lupu ( p ) / Lawrence Foster London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot  27 November 1970 Kingsway Hall  
Thirty-Two Variations On An Original Theme For Solo Piano In C Minor, G.191 David Harvey Colin Moorfoot  28 November 1970 Kingsway Hall
SXL6504   Schubert Piano Sonata No.14 in A minor, D.784 Op. 143 Radu Lupu ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot 1-3 April 1970 St.John’s, Smith Square &   
Brahms Rhapsody In B Minor, Op. 79              "                 "                 " 6 October 1970 West Hampstead Studio 3
Op. 117, Three Intermezzi - No. 1 in E-flat major,              "
Op. 117, Three Intermezzi - No. 2 in B-flat minor              "
      Op. 117, Three Intermezzi - No. 3 in C-sharp minor              "          
SXL6522     A Lieder Recital Martti Talvela ( Bs ) / Irwin Gage ( p )   Michael Woolcock Gordon Parry    
Schumann Zwölf Gedichte Op.35 
    Kilpinen eight songs Op.23/1&3, Op.52/1,3&4, Op.54/1-3          2 - 5 October 1969 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna   
SXL6528       Falla  Nights in the Gardens of Spain  Sergiu Comissiona / Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Michael Woolcock James Lock & Tryggvi Tryggvason 6 & 9 September 1970 in the Victoria Hall, Geneva   
    Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Opus 21              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6531     "Eighteenth Century Overtures" Richard Bonynge English Chamber Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson 7 & 11 July 1970 in Kingsway Hall, London 
Boileldieu Zoraïme et Zulnar : Overture 
Gassmann L’Amore Artigiano : Overture
Gretry Le Magnifique : Overture 
Haydn Orlando Paladino H.XXVIII.11 : Overture 
Kraus Olympie - incidental music : Overture 
Paer Sargino : Overture
Sacchini La Contadina in Corte : Overture 
Salieri La Fiera di Venezia : Overture 
SXL6545   J.S.Bach Concerto In The Italian Style, In F Major, BWV 971 Alicia De Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot 9 - 19 May 1971 at Decca Studios (West Hampstead Studio 3)   
French Suite, No. 6 In E Major, BWV 817              "                 "                 "                 "
Fantasia In C Minor, BWV 906              "                 "                 "                 "
English Suite, No. 2 In A Minor, BWV 807              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6546   Schumann:  Allegro, Op 8 / Romance, Op 28 No. 2 Alicia De Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot 9 - 19 May 1971 at Decca Studios (West Hampstead Studio 3)   
      Novelette, Op 21 No. 8 / Kreisleriana, Op 16              "                   "                 "                 "  
SXL6548     Maria Chiara In Soprano Arias From Italian Opera Maria Chiara ( s ) / Nello Santi Vienna Volksoper Orchestra Michael Woolcock Gordon Parry 28 - 30 June & 14 - 15 September 1971 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna 
Donizetti Anna Bolena: Al Dolce Guidami
Bellini I Puritani: Qui La Voce Sua Soave
Verdi Aida: O Cieli Azzurri
Arrigo Boito Mefistofele: L'Altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare
Puccini La Bohème: Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi
Puccini Suor Angelica: Senza Mamma; O Bimbo, Tu Sei Morto
Puccini La Bohème: Donde Lieta Usci
Mascagni Lodoletta: Flammen Perdonami
Puccini Manon Lescaut: In Quelle Trine Morbide
    Puccini Turandot: Signore; Ascolta            
SXL6576       Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 " Pathétique " Radu Lupu ( p )   Michael Woolcock Tryggvi Tryggvason 13 - 16 June 1972 at Decca Studios (West Hampstead Studio 3) 
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor , Op. 27, No. 2 " Moonligh "
      Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, " Waldstein "            
SXL6586-7   Albéniz Iberia Suite, for piano, B. 47  Alicia De Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Tryggvi Tryggvason & Simon Eadon 22 - 24 January, 1973  Kingsway Hall, London,  
      Navarra / Cantos De España, op. 232              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6588 Offenbach Le Papillon - ballet  Richard Bonynge London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley   
SXL6599       Khachaturian  Piano Concerto in D-flat major, Op. 38 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos / Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  James Lock & 9,10 & 12 May 1972 Kingsway Hall  
    Franck Symphonic Variations       Colin Moorfoot     
SXL6609     Great Scene from Italian Opera Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Silvio Varviso London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson &  28-29 January & 2-3 February 1972 Kingsway Hall  
Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia : Largo al factotum               "              " John Dunkerley 
Bellini I Puritani : Ah, per sempre               "              "
Donizetti La Favorite : Léonor viens               "              "
Verdi Don Carlos : C’est mon jour suprême              "              "
Verdi Don Carlos : Ah, je meurs               "              "
Verdi Ernani : Oh de verd’anni miei               "              "
Verdi Ernani : Oh sommo Carlo  Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Silvio Varviso London Symphony Orchestra &
Nancy Stokes ( s ) / Nigel Rogers ( T )  Ambrosian Opera Chorus 
    Leslie Fyson (bass-baritone)  
Verdi Otello : Brindisi  Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Silvio Varviso London Symphony Orchestra &
John Dobson & David Lennox ( T ) Ambrosian Opera Chorus 
Verdi Otello : Credo Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Silvio Varviso London Symphony Orchestra &
    Ian Caley ( T )  
Ponchielli La Gioconda : Pescator, affonda l’esca  Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Silvio Varviso London Symphony Orchestra &
William Elvin ( Br )  Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir & Ambrosian Opera Chorus 
    Puccini La Fanciulla del West : Minnie, dalla mia  Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Silvio Varviso London Symphony Orchestra        
SXL6618   Rachmaninoff Fantasie, Op. 5 / Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3/2 Bracha Eden & Alexander Tamir ( p )   Michael Woolcock  John Dunkerley  12,13 & 15-17 March 1973 Kingsway Hall  
      Six Pieces, Op. 11( Music For Two Pianos)            
SXL6623    Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Walter Weller London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  James Lock  2 & 5 May 1973 Kingsway Hall
SXL6624   Schumann Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 André Previn / Radu Lupu ( p ) London Symphony Orchestra Christopher Raeburn Kenneth Wilkinson & 29 May 1973 Kingsway Hall  
John Dunkerley 
Grieg  Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16              "              " Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & 30 January 1973 Kingsway Hall, London
              Philip Wade     
SXL6635-6  Delibes  Sylvia - ballet  Richard Bonynge New Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & Peter van Biene  15,18,22,25,26 August 1972 & 21 May 1973 Kingsway Hall, London 
SXL6668   Prokofiev:  Romeo and Juliet Highlights   Lorin Maazel / David Zauder ( Cornet-Solo ) Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot, Gordon Perry, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland  
Edward Ormond ( Viola d'Amore-Solo) / Daniel Majeske ( vn solo ) Jack Law
SXL6669   Mozart Rond in D, K, 485 / Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 ( 300i ) Alicia de Larrocha ( p )    Michael Woolcock  Philip Wade & Simon Eadon 22 - 28 June, 1973, Kingsway Hall, London  
             " Fantasia in C minor, K. 475              "                 "                 "                 "
    Bach-Busoni Chaconne in D minor              "                   "                 "                 "  
SXL6674   Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin  Pascal Rogé ( p )    Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson  4-7 December 1973 Snape Maltings  
      Valses nobles et sentimentales / Sonatine              "                   "                 "                 "  
SXL6680   Ravel Piano Concerto For The Left Hand                             Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) / Lawrence Foster London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock James Lock & Philip Wade 18 June 1972 in Kingsway Hall, London  
Ravel Piano Concerto In G Major Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) / Lawrence Foster Michael Woolcock James Lock & Philip Wade 19 & 21 June 1972 in Kingsway Hall, London
    Fauré Fantaisie For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 111 Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) / Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos    Michael Woolcock James Lock & Colin Moorfoot  9,10&12 May 1972 Kingsway Hall  
SXL6683 Falla Piano Music                                                                    Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) Michael Woolcock Philip Wade 25 - 28 June, 1973, Kingsway Hall, London
Cuatro Piezas Espanolas / Fantasia Babetica              "
Three Dances from " El Sombrero de Tres Picis "              "
Suite from " El Amor Brujo "              "
SXL6688-9   Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker - ballet Op.71 Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Orchestra  Michael Woolcock James Lock 1,2,5 & 6 April, 1974, Kingsway Hall, London  
SXL6700     The Piano Music of Maurice Ravel Vol. 2 Pascal Rogé ( p )   Michael Woolcock  James Lock & Malcolm Hogg 11 - 12 June 1974 All Saints, Petersham  
Gaspard De La Nuit / Prélude               "              "                 "                 "                 "
À la manière de Borodin / Menuet Antique              "              "                 "                 "                 "
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte               "              "                 "                 "                 "
Prelude / Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn              "              "                 "                 "                 "
      A la manière de - Emmanuel Chabrier              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6701 Straussiana Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock James Lock & John Dunkerley 26 April 1974 Kingsway Hall
Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus : Overture               "              "                 "                 "                 "
Johann Strauss Bal de Vienne - ballet               "              "                 "                 "                 "
Johann Strauss II Le Beau Danube - ballet               "              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6702   Prokofiev Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 “Classical”  Walter Weller London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock James Lock & John Dunkerley 3 - 4 April 1974 Kingsway Hall  
      Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor Op.131              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6703 Ravel Daphnis et Chloé  Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock. Gordon Parry & Colin Moorfoot & 15-17 July 1974 in Masonic Hall, Cleveland. 
Jack Law
SXL6704     "Waltzes by Emile Waldteufel" Douglas Gamley National Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock Philip Wade & Peter van Biene 26 & 30 April 1974 Kingsway Hall  
Emile Waldteufel Dolorès - Waltz / España - Waltz               "              "                 "                 "                 "
The Grenadiers - Waltz  / Mon Rêve - Waltz Op.151              "              "                 "                 "                 "
Les Patineurs - Waltz Op.183 / Pomone - Waltz Op.155              "              "                 "                 "                 "
      Toujours ou jamais - Waltz               "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6707 Daniel Auber Marco Spada Richard Bonynge London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson 14-17 & 25 August 1972 in Kingsway Hall, London.
SXL6715   Ravel Jeux d’eau / Miroirs Pascal Rogé ( p )   Michael Woolcock Philip Wade & John Pellowe 19-20 December 1974 Kingsway Hall  
Ma mère l’oye  Denise Françoise Rogé ( p ) Michael Woolcock Philip Wade & John Pellowe 19-20 December 1974 Kingsway Hall
SXL6722   Schubert Songs Peter Pears ( T ) / Benjamin Britten ( p )   [1968] David Harvey Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  10-13 December 1968 Snape Maltings  
            [1972] Michael Woolcock    27 November - 1 December 1972 Snape Maltings  
SXL6726   Verdi  Ballet Music from Verdi Operas Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock Gordon Parry, Colin Moorfoot & 15-17 July 1974 Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland  
Jack Law
Don Carlo : ballet music / Otello : ballet music              "              "                 "                 "                 "
      Les Vêpres Siciliennes : ballet music              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6727 George Gershwin Cuban Overture  Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock Gordon Parry, Colin Moorfoot & 15-17 July 1974 Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland
Jack Law
Rhapsody in Blue   Lorin Maazel / Ivan Davis ( p )              "                 "                 "                 "
An American In Paris Lorin Maazel / Daniel Majeski ( vn )              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6733   Chopin Preludes Op.28  Alicia De Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot & John Dunkerley 13-18 May 1974 Kingsway Hall, London  
Berceuse in D flat Op.57              "              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6734     "Favourite Spanish Encores"  Alicia De Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot & John Dunkerley 13-18 May 1974 Kingsway Hall, London  
Mateo Albéniz Sonata in D major
Albéniz Rumores de la caleta (Malagueña) Op. 71, No. 6
             " Pavana-Capricho, Op. 12 / Puerta de tierra (Bolero), Op. 71, No. 5
             " Tango, Op. 165, No. 2
             " Sevilla (Sevillanas), from Suite espanola, Op. 47, No. 3
Soler Sonata in G minor, R. 87 / Sonata in D major, R. 84
Granados Spanish Dance, Op. 37, No. 7 "Valenciana" 
             " Spanish Dance Op. 37, No. 5 "Andaluza"
    Turina  Sacro-Monte, Op. 55, No. 3 / Zapateado, Op. 8, No. 3            
SXL6736   Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 23 Vladimir Ashkenazy ( p ) / Itzhak Perlman ( vn )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot 29 - 30 May 1974 Kingsway Hall, London.  
      Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major Op. 24 'Spring'              "                   "                 " 3 - 5 June 1974 Kingsway Hall, London.  
SXL6746     Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 André Previn / Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson 3 & 4 October, 1974, Kingways Hall, London
SXL6756   Schumann Fantasia in C major, Op. 17 Alicia de Larrocha ( p )   Michael Woolcock Philip Wade  20 - 25 June, 1975 in he Kingsway Hall, London  
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
             "              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6757         Concertos from Spain Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos / Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Philip Wade - 8 &13 June 8  & 13 June, 1975, Kingsway Hall, London  
Xavier Montsalvatge James Lock - 13 June
Concerto Breve For Piano & Orchestra              "              "                 "                 "                 "
    Carlos Surinach Concerto For Piano & Orchestra              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6759   Saint-Saens  Violin Concero No.3 In B Minor, Op.61 Lawrence Foster  / Kyung-Wha Chung ( vn ) London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock James Lock & Simon Eadon  31 May 1975 Kingsway Hall  
    Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.5 In A Minor, Op.37              "              " Michael Woolcock James Lock & John Dunkerley 12 & 14 October 1974 Kingsway Hall  
SXL6782    Brahms Academic Festival Overture Op.80  Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot & Michael Mailes 26 August 1975 Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland
Beethoven Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus Op.43              "              "                 "                 "                 "
Berlioz Le Carnaval romain - Overture Op.9               "              "                 "                 "                 "
Verdi La Forza del Destino : Overture               "              "                 "                 "                 "
Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila : Overture              "              "                 "                 "                 "
Rossini La Gazza Ladra : Overture               "              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6783   Brahms  Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot & Michael Mailes 25,26 August 1975 Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland  
SXL6784 Haydn Andante & Variations In F Minor Alicia De Larrocha ( p ) Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot ,  5 - 8 January 1976. in the  Kingsway Hall
Simon Eadon & John Dunkerley
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K. 311 (284c)              "                 "                 "                 "
Mozart Fantasia In D Minor, K.397              "                 "                 "                 "
Mozart Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K 330 (300h)              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6786   Brahms  Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24 Pascal Rogé ( p )   Michael Woolcock  Colin Moorfoot & Simon Eadon 27-29 October 1975 Kingsway Hall  
      Fantasias, Op. 116              "   Richard Beswick Kenneth Wilkinson & John Pellowe  14,15 & 17 December 1977 Kingsway Hal  
SXL6788 Britten A Birthday Hansel, Op.92 Peter Pears ( T ) / Osian Ellis ( hrp ) Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  18-20 February 1976 Snape Maltings
Canticle No. 5 - The Death Of Saint Narcissus, Op.89              "                 "                 "                 "
Suite For Harp, Op.83              "                 "                 "                 "
Two Scottish Folk Songs              "                 "                 "                 "
SXL6791   Beethoven  Violin Sonata No.6, in A major, Op.30 No.1 Itzhak Perlman ( vn ) / Vladimir Ashkenazy ( p )   Richard Beswick John Dunkerley 20,21,25 & 26 November 1975 Kingsway Hall  
      Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2              "   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot 29-30 May 1974 Kingsway Hall  
SXL6812   Meyerbeer Les Patineurs - Ballet Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  7-10 January 1975 Kingsway Hall  
    Massenet Le Cid - Ballet Music              "              "                 "                 "                 "  
SXL6815 Bartok Rhapsody for piano & orchestra, Op. 1, Sz. 27. BB36b Pascal Roge ( p ) / Walter Weller London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  7 - 9 Jun 1976 Kingsway Hall
Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83, BB 91              "              " Michael Woolcock  James Lock & Simon Eadon  20 - 21 November 1974 & 9 June 1975 Kingsway Hall
SXL6816       Bartok  Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101 Pascal Roge ( p ) / Walter Weller London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock   James Lock & Simon Eadon  20 - 21 November 1974Kingsway Hall  
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127              "              " Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson &  10 - 12 Jun 1976 Kingsway Hall
              John Dunkerley     
SXL6822       Respighi  Feste Romane / Pini Di Roma Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson, Colin Moorfoot & 10-14 May in the Masonic Auditorium,  Cleveland, Ohio, USA.   
              Michael Mailes    
SXL6823 Franck  Symphony In D Minor Lorin Maazel Cleveland Orchestra  Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson, Colin Moorfoot & 11 May in the Masonic Auditorium,  Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 
Symphonic Variations For Piano And Orchestra Lorin Maazel / Pascal Rogé ( p ) Michael Mailes 14 May in the Masonic Auditorium,  Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 
SXL6827     Massenet  Suite No.7 “Scènes alsaciennes” Richard Bonynge National Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  7-10 January 1975 Kingsway Hall
Scènes Dramatiques - Suite No. 3 For Orchestra              "              " James Mallinson  Kenneth Wilkinson 6 September 1976 Kingsway Hall
      Cendrillon : Marche des princesses              "              "        
DECCA BOX SET
Number   Composer Title Conductor/Soloist Orchestra Producer Recording Engineer Recording  
SET435-6 Giordano Fedora Lamberto Gardelli Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra & Chorus  David Harvey  Kenneth Wilkinson  6-19 May 1969 Salle Alcazar?, Monte Carlo
Magda Olivero ( s ) Fedora / Mario Del Monaco (tenor) Loris  Michael Woolcock
Tito Gobbi ( Br ) De Siriex / Leonardo Monreale ( Bs ) Lorek
Lucia Cappellino ( s ) Olga / Virgilio Carbonari ( T ) Boroff
Silvio Maionica ( Bs ) Grech / Piero de Palma ( T ) Rouvel 
Peter Binder ( Br ) Kiril / Kiri Te Kanawa ( s ) Dimitri
Ricardo Cassinelli ( T ) Désiré / Athos Cesarini ( T ) Sergio 
Tito Gobbi ( Br ) / Magda Olivero ( s ) / Mario del Monaco ( T )
Pascal Rogé (piano) Lazinski 
SET465-7   Handel Messiah, HWV 56 Richard Bonynge  English Chamber Orchestra &  John Mordler &  James Lock 20,21,24,25,28 February, 7 March, 3 October 1969 & 16-17 January 1970, 
Joan Sutherland ( S ) / Huguette Tourangeau ( Ms ) Anbrosian Opera Chorus Michael Woolcock Kingsway Hall, London
        Werner Krenn ( T ) / Tom Kraus ( Br )          
SET479-81       Mozart  Die Zauberflöte K620 Georg Solti  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Christopher Raeburn Gordon Parry 26 September - 8 October 1969 Sofiensaal, Vienna  
Martti Talvela ( Bs ) Sarastro Vienna State Opera Chorus Michael Woolcock James Lock
Stuart Burrows ( T ) Tamino  
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ( Br ) Speaker  / Kurt Equiluz ( T ) First Priest
Herbert Lackner ( Bs ) Second Priest / Cristina Deutekom ( s ) Queen of the Night 
Pilar Lorengar ( s ) Pamina / Hanneke van Bork ( s ) First Lady 
Yvonne Minton (contralto) Second Lady / Hetty Plümacher (contralto) Third Lady
Hermann Prey ( Br ) Papageno / Renata Holm ( s ) Papagena
Gerhard Stolze ( t ) Monostatos / René Kollo ( t ) First Armed Man
        Hans Sotin ( Bs ) Second Armed Man           
SET484-6 Verdi  Un Ballo in Maschera Bruno Bartoletti Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus & Orchestra John Mordler Kenneth Wilkinson 16-20,22,24,25 & 27 June 1970 at Santa Cecilia, Rome.
Renata Tebaldi ( s ) Amelia / Helen Donath ( s ) Oscar Michael Woolcock James Lock 
Regina Resnik ( Ms ) Ulrica / Luciano Pavarotti ( T ) Riccardo
Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) Renato / Leonardo Monreale ( Bs ) Samuel 
Nicolas Christou (bass-baritone) Tom / José Van Dam ( Br ) Sailor
Pier Francesco Poli ( T ) Justice / Mario Alessandrini ( T ) Servant 
SET492-3   Britten  The Rape of Lucretia Op.37 Britten  English Chamber Orchestra Ray Minshull James Lock 20-25 July 1970, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, England
Peter Pears ( T ) / Heather Harper ( s ) / John Shirley-Quirk ( bass-baritone ) Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson
Bryan Drake ( Br ) / Benjamin Luxon ( Br ) / Janet Baker ( Ms )
        Elizabeth Bainbridge ( Ms ) / Jenny Hill ( s )          
SET525-6 Elgar The Dream of Gerontius Op.38 Benjamin Britten  London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus David Harvey & Kenneth Wilkinson  & 19-24 July 1971 Snape Maltings
Peter Pears ( T ) / John Shirley-Quirk ( Bs ) Choir of Kings College Cambridge Michael Woolcock  James Lock 
Yvonne Minton ( s )
SET528-30   Donizetti   Lucia di Lammermoor Richard Bonynge  Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden  Christopher Raeburn & James Lock, 28 Jun, 5-9 & 12-16 July 1971, 1971, Kingsway Hall, London  
Huguette Tourangeau ( Ms ) / Nicolai Ghiaurov ( Bs ) Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson,
Ryland Davies ( T ) / Sherrill Milnes ( Br ) / Pier Francesco ( T ) Stanley Goodall & 
        Joan Sutherland ( S ) / Luciano Pavarotti ( T )     John Dunkerley    
SET542-4 Verdi Rigoletto Richard Bonynge  London Symphony Orchestra & s David Harvey & Kenneth Wilkinson &  14-19,21-23,25 & 26 June 1971 &
Luciano Pavarotti ( T ) / Joan Sutherland ( S )  Ambrosian Opera Choru Michael Woolcock Stanley Goodall 29-30 December 1971, 14 & 25 August 1972 Kingsway Hall
Ricardo Cassinelli ( T ) / Joseph Clement ( s ) / John Gibbs ( Bs )
Clifford Grant ( Bs ) / Gillian Knight ( Ms ) / Sherrill Milnes ( Br )
John Noble ( Br ) / Christian du Plessis ( Br ) / Martti Talvela ( Bs )
Kiri Te Kanawa ( s ) 
SET545-7   Offenbach Tales of Hoffmann Richard Bonynge  Orchestra de la Swisse Romande John Mordler James Lock 1972 ,   
Joan Sutherland ( s )  / Placido Domingo ( T ) Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus /  Du Brassure Chorus Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot
Huguette Tourangeau ( Ms ) / Jacques Charon ( T )     ( Assistant )
Hugues Cuénod ( T ) / Margarita Lilowa ( Ms ) / Josette Jaques ( Ms )
Gabriel Bacquier ( Br )
        Paul Plishka ( Bs )          
SET550-4    Wagner  Parsifal Georg Solti   Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra &  Christopher Raeburn Kenneth Wilkinson  9-11,13-17 December 71,   
René Kollo ( T ) Parsifal  Vienna State Opera Chorus  Michael Woolcock Gordon Parry  15-18,21,22,24,25,27 February, 21-24,26 & 27 June 1972
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ( Br ) Amfortas Wiener Sängerknaben Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria
Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) Titurel
Gottlob Frick ( Bs ) Gurnemanz / Zoltan Kélémen ( Br ) Klingsor 
Christa Ludwig ( Ms ) Kundry / Robert Tear ( T ) Knigh
        Herbert Lackner ( Bs ) Knight / Birgit Finnilä ( Ms ) Voice           
SET561-3  Puccini Turandot Zubin Mehta London Philharmonic Orchestra Ray Minshull Kenneth Wilkinson 12,16-19 & 21-24 AAugust, 1972, Kingsway Hall, London
Joan Sutherland ( S ) / Luciano Pavarotti ( T ) John Alldis Choir Michael Woolcock James Lock, 
Montserrat Caballé ( s ) / Nicolai Ghiaurov ( Bs ) Wandsworth School Boys' Choir Tryggvi Tryggvason & Peter van Biene 
Tom Krause ( bass-baritone ) / Sabin Markov ( Br )
Piero de Palma ( T ) / Peter Pears ( T ) / Pier Francesco Poli ( T )
SET570-71   Berlioz Roméo et Juliette Op.17  Rolin Maazel Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson 11-15 December 1972 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna.   
Christa Ludwig ( Ms ) / Nicolai Ghiaurov ( Bs ) ORTF Choir Gordon Parry
        Michel Sénéchal ( T )          
SET575-8   Mozart  Cosi Fan Tutte Georg Solti / Jeffrey Tate ( Harpsichord ) London Philharmonic Orchestra Christopher Raeburn & James Lock 1,3,5,6,9,11,12,14,16,17 July,   
Ryland Davies (tenor) Ferrando / Tom Krause (baritone) Guglielmo Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson 16 October 1973 & 12 Februaly 1974 
Gabriel Bacquier (baritone) Don Alfonso / Pilar Lorengar (soprano) Fiordiligi   Kingsway Hall, London
        Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) Dorabella / Jane Berbié (soprano) Despina         
SET584-6     Puccini  Madama Butterfly Herbert von Karajan   Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Christopher Raeburn Gordon Parry 28-31 January. 1974, Sofiensaal, Vienna  
Mirella Freni ( s ) Madama Butterfl Vienna State Opera Chorus Michael Woolcock James Lock
Luciano Pavarotti ( T ) Pinkerton / Christa Ludwig ( Ms ) Suzuki 
Robert Kerns ( Br ) Sharpless / Michel Sénéchal ( T ) Goro
Marius Rintzler ( Bs ) Bonze / Elke Schary ( Ms ) Kate Pinkerton 
Giorgio Stendoro ( Br ) Prince Yamadori 
        Hans Helm ( Br ) Imperial Commissioner           
SET587-9 Bellini  I Puritani  Richard Bonynge  Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden  Ray Minshull Kenneth Wilkinson 15,17,18,21,23,24,30,31 May, 4,5 June, 2 Jly 1973 Kingsway Hall
Luciano Pavarotti ( T )/ Joan Sutherland ( S ) London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock James Lock
Piero Cappuccilli ( Br ) / Renato Cazzaniga ( T ) / Nicolai Ghiaurov ( Bs ) ( Assistant Producer ) John Dunkerley & David Frost
Giancarlo Luccardi ( Bs ) James Mallinson
( Assistant Producer )
SET609-11   Gershwin Porgy and Bess  Lorin Maazel / Joela Jones ( p ) Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus,Children’s Chorus Michael Woolcock &  James Lock &  18 - 21,August  1975, Masonic Hall, Cleveland, OH  
Willard White ( Br ) Porgy  James Mallinson Colin Moorfoot
Leona Mitchell ( s ) Bess / McHenry Boatwright ( Br ) Crown
Florence Quivar ( Ms ) Serena / Barbara Hendricks ( s ) Clara 
Barbara Conrad ( Ms ) Maria & Strawberry Woman 
Arthur Thompson ( Br ) Jake / François Clemmons ( T ) Sporting Lif
James Vincent Pickens ( T ) Mingo & Undertaker
Samuel Hagan ( T ) Robbins & Crab Man
William Brown ( T ) Honey Man & Nelson / Christopher Deane ( Br ) Frazier & Jim 
        Alpha Floyd ( s ) Annie / Isola Jones ( s ) Lily           
SET612-4 Massenet Esclarmonde Richard Bonynge  National Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock & James Lock & 2 - 5 & 9 - 15 July 1975, Kingsway Hall, London, 
Clifford Grant ( Bs ) / Giacomo Aragall ( T )  John Alldis Choir James Mallinson Philip Wade
Graham Clark ( T )  / Huguette Tourangeau ( Ms )  Finchley Children's Music Group
Ian Caley ( T )  / Joan Sutherland ( s ) / Louis Quilico ( Br )
        Robert Lloyd ( Bs ) / Ryland Davies ( T )          
Lyrita SRC
Number   Composer Title Conductor/Soloist Orchestra Producer Recording Engineer Recording  
SRCS 42   Ernest John Moeran Cello Sonata in A minor / Prelude for cello & piano Peers Coetmore ( vc ) / Eric Parkin ( p )   [1969]  David Harvey &  Kenneth Wilkinson & Colin Moorfoot  24 Jan 1969 West Hampstead Studios &   
      7 piano pieces      [1970]  Michael Woolcock   30 Apr 1970 St.John’s, Smith Square  
SRCS 47 Britten Overture to an Italian Comedy Myer Fredman Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden  Myer Fredman              " David Harvey  Kenneth Wilkinson 7 January 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Arthur Benjamin Overture To An Italian Comedy Myer Fredman              " David Harvey  Kenneth Wilkinson 7 January 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Walton Portsmouth Point Overture / Siesta  William Walton London Philharmonic Orchestra James Mallinson & Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson 15 April 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Arthur Bliss Adam Zero - ballet : suite  Arthur Bliss              " David Harvey  Kenneth Wilkinson & Tryggvi Tryggvason 17 March 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Arthur Bliss Bridal Ceremony / Dance of Summer  Arthur Bliss              "
SRCS 48   Hubert Parry Oveture To an Unwritten Tragedy / An English Suite  Adrian Boult London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & Tryggvi Tryggvason 16 - 19 March 1970 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London.   
                 " Lady randers Suite / Symphonic Variations              "              "              "              "              "  
SRCS 49 Walton  Sinfonia Concertante / Capriccio Buelesco William Walton / Peter Katin ( p ) London Symphony Orchestra James Mallinson & Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson 13-14 April 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Scapino - Overture / The Quest - ballet : suite              "              "              "              "              "
SRCS 50   Hoist Japanese Suite Op.33 H126  Adrian Boult  London Symphony Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & Tryggvi Tryggvason 16 - 19 March 1970 in Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London.   
Arthur Bliss Melee Fantasque  Arthur Bliss              " David Harvey    17 March 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Berkeley-Britten Mont Juic: A Suite of Catalan Dances Lennox Berkeley               " James Mallinson & Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson  15 April 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
    Walton Music for Children William Walton               "   Kenneth Wilkinson  15 April 1970 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
SRCS 51 Gerald Finzi A Young Man's Exhortation / Earth and Air and Rain Neil Jenkins ( T ) / John Carol Case ( Br )  Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & Colin Moorfoot  30 April-1 May 1970 St.John’s, Smith Square
Howard Ferguson ( p )
SRCS 66     Songs Vol 2 Benjamin Luxon ( Br ) / Alan Rowlands ( p )   Michael Woolcock Colin Moorfoot 24-27 July 1973 in St John’s Smith Square, London   
John Ireland Songs Sacred and Profane / Fifteen songs 
      Five Sixteenth Century Poems             
SRCS 68   Herbert Howells Piano Quartet in A minor Op.21 Nona Liddell ( vn ) / Jean Stewart ( va ) Richards Ensemble  James Mallinson James Lock & Simon Eadon  12 & 14 June 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
Bernard Richards ( vc ) / Bernard Roberts ( p ) 
             " Fantasy String Quartet Op. 25 Marilyn Taylor, Nona Liddell ( vns ) Richards Ensemble  James Mallinson James Lock & Simon Eadon  12 & 14 June 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
  Jean Stewart ( va ) / Bernard Richards ( vc )          
             " Rhapsodic Quintet Op. 31 Marilyn Taylor, Nona Liddell ( vns ) Richards Ensemble  Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  17 September 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
        Jean Stewart ( va ) / Bernard Richards ( vc ) / Thea King ( cl )          
SRCS 69 Herbert Howells Elegy For Viola, String Quartet And String Orchestra Adrian Boult / Herbert Downes ( va ) New Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  18-19 September 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Herbert Howells Merry Eye Op.20/2 Adrian Boult              "              "              "              "
Herbert Howells Music For A Prince; Corydon's Dance & Scherzo In Arden              "              "              "              "              "
George Butterworth Two English Idylls / The Banks Of Green Willow              " London Philharmonic Orchestra James Mallinson  James Lock & Simon Eadon  14-15 June 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
George Butterworth Rhapsody; A Shropshire Lad              "              "              "              "              "
SRCS 70   Ernest John Moeran Symphony in G minor Adrian Boult New Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  13 - 15 August 1973 Kingsway Hall  
                   
SRCS 71 Adrian Boult conducts Marches
Stanford Becket Op.48 : Funeral March  Adrian Boult London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  10 August 1973 Kingsway Hall
Parry The Birds : Bridal March               "              "              "              "              "
Coates The Dam Busters - film music : March              "              "              "              "              "
Delius Marche caprice              " New Philharmonia Orchestra              "              " 13 - 15 August 1973 Kingsway Hall
Vaughan Williams The Wasps - Aristophanic Suite : March               " London Philharmonic Orchestra              "              " 18-19 September 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Howells Procession               "              " James Mallinson               " 13 November 1973 Kingsway Hall
Grainger Over the hills and far away - Children’s March              "              "              "              "              "
Walton Hamlet - film music : Funeral March               "              "              "              "              "
Rossini-Britten Soirées musicales Op.9 : March               "              "              "              "              "
Holst-G.Jacob Suite No.1 in E flat Op.28/1 : March               "              "              "              "              "
SRCS 72   Humphrey Searle Symphony No. 1, Op. 23 Adrian Boult London Philharmonic Orchestra        
             " Symphony No. 2, Op. 33 Josef Krips London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  18 Sep 1973 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
                   
SRCS 73 Frank Bridge Suite for string Orchestra  Adrian Boult London Philharmonic Orchestra James Mallinson  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  13 November 1973 Kingsway Hall
             " Sir Roger de Coverley H155               "              " Michael Woolcock               " 8 January 1974 Kingsway Hall
             " Sally in our Alley H119a               "              "              "              "              "
             " Lament H117              "              "              "              "              "
             " Cherry Ripe H119b              "              "              "              "              "
             " Two Entr’actes : Rosemary H68b               "              "              "              " 8 January 1974 & 30 Sep 1975 Kingsway Hall
SRCS 75   Gerald Finzi Intimations of Immortality Op.29  Vernon Handley / Ian Partridge ( T ) Guildford Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra  Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson  20 - 22 November 1973. Guildford Cathedral,   
SRCS 76   William Alwyn Symphony No. 4 / Symphony No. 5  William Alwyn London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  3-5 January 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
SRCS 77   Elgar Falstaff - Symphonic Study Op.68 Andrew Davis New Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  4-5 January 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
             " Enigma - Variations on an original Theme Op. 36              "              "              "              "              "
SRCS 78   Arnold Cooke Symphony No. 3 In D   Nicholas Braithwaite    London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  7 January 1974 Kingsway Hall  
                 " "Jabez & the Devil"-Suite from the Ballet              "              "              "              "              "  
SRCS 80   Lennox Berkeley Symphony No.1 Op.16  Norman Del Mar London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley 13-15 March 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
             " Concerto For 2 Pianos & Orchestra Op.30  Norman Del Mar              "              "              "              "
                 "   Garth Beckett ( p ) / Boyd McDonald ( p )          
SRCS 81 Cyril Scott Piano Concerto No.1 in C Bernard Herrmann / John Ogdon ( p ) London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Stanley Goodall 2 - 3 April 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
SRCS 82   Cyril Scott Piano Concerto No. 2 / Early One Morning  Bernard Herrmann / John Ogdon ( p ) London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Stanley Goodall 2 - 3 April 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hall  
SRCS 83 Arnold Bax Symphony No. 7 Raymond Leppard London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Philip Wade,  17 April 1974 Kingsway Hall, 
Malcolm Hogg & Peter van Biene
SRCS 95   William Alwyn Derby Day - Overture  William Alwyn                                 London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  3 - 5 January 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hal  
Francis Chagrin Helter Skelter - Overture  John Pritchard London Philharmonic Orchestra James Walker  Kenneth Wilkinson & Simon Eadon 11 January 1976  Kingsway Hall
Malcolm Arnold Beckus The Dandipratt Nicholas Braithwaite London Symphony Orchestra Tom Mowrey  John Dunkerley  4-6 September 1978 Watford Town Hall
Alan Rawsthorne Street Corner - Overture  John Pritchard  London Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Beswick Philip Wade 25 March 1975  Kingsway Hall
Geoffrey Bush Yorick - Overture Vernon Handley New Philharmonia Orchestra, James Walker Kenneth Wilkinson  25 August 1976 Kingsway Hall
Walter Leigh Agincourt - Jubilee Overture Nicholas Braithwaite New Philharmonia Orchestra James Walker Philip Wade 28 & 31 August 1975 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
SRCS 99   William Alwyn Festival March  William Alwyn                                 London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  3 - 5 January 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hal  
Lord Berners The Triumph Of Neptune - Hornpipe Nicholas Braithwaite  London Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Cornall James Lock 2-5 August 1978 Kingsway Hall
          John Pellowe & Simon Eadon   
Michael Balfe The Bohemian Girl - Galop Nicholas Braithwaite  Philharmonia Orchestra Andrew Cornal Kenneth Wilkinson & John Pellowe  22&28 January 1979 Kingsway Hall
Percy Grainger The Immovable Do Nicholas Braithwaite  London Philharmonic Orchestra James Walker John Dunkerley 21 - 22 September 1976 Henry Wood Hall
Walter Leigh  Jolly Roger - Overture Nicholas Braithwaite  New Philharmonia Orchestra James Walker Philip Wade 28 & 31 August 1975 Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Percy Grainger Shepherd's Hey Nicholas Braithwaite  London Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Cornall James Lock 2-5 August 1978 Kingsway Hall
John Pellowe & Simon Eadon 
Arnold Bax Three Pieces : Irish Landscape Vernon Handley Royal Philharmonic Orchestra James Walker  Kenneth Wilkinson & Martin Atkinson 28 - 29 April 1976 Kingsway Hall
Hamilton Harty An Irish Symphony - The Fair-Da Vernon Handley New Philharmonia Orchestra James Walker Kenneth Wilkinson & John Pellowe  4 April 1976 Kingsway Hall
    Edward Elgar Pomp And Circumstance March No. 5 In C Op. 39 Andrew Davis  New Philharmonia Orchestra Michael Woolcock  Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley  4 - 5 January 1974 Walthamstow Assembly Hall