Karajan and British Born Composers
Benjamin Britten
(1913-1976)
Gustav Holst
(1874-1934)
Michael Tippett
(1905-1998)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872-1958)
William Walton
(1902-1983)
Recordings

Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
1953 24th April Turin (RAI Turin) Radio Broadcast: Turin Click to hear short extract.
1953 November (Philharmonia) Columbia

Holst The Planets
1961 5th – 22nd September (V.P.O.) Decca Note: The composer’s daughter, Imogen Holst, said that this recording was the finest account she had ever encountered.
1981 27th – 31st January (B.P.O.) Deutsche Grammophon

Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
1953 November (Philharmonia) Columbia
1954 27th October (Philharmonia) Radio Broadcast: Naples Click to hear short extract.
1954 31st October (Philharmonia) Radio Broadcast: Turin

Walton Symphony No 1
1953 5th December Rome (RAI Roma) Radio Broadcast: Rome Click to hear short extract.



Concerts

Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
1952 12th November Vienna (V.S.O.)
1953 24th April Turin (RAI Turin)
1953 24th July Ostend (Philharmonia)
1953 1st September Edinburgh (Philharmonia)
1953 20th November London (Philharmonia)
1954 30th July Aix-en-Provence (Philharmonia)
1954 23rd October Milan (Philharmonia)
1954 24th October Milan (Philharmonia)
1955 18th October London (Philharmonia)
1955 11th November Toronto (Philharmonia)

Britten War Requiem
1964 8th March Berlin (B.P.O. Lipp, Kesteren, Fischer-Dieskau with the Deutsche Opera Chorus)
1964 9th March Berlin (B.P.O. Lipp, Kesteren, Fischer-Dieskau with the Deutsche Opera Chorus)

Holst The Planets
1961 22nd November Vienna (V.P.O.) Note: Ballet performance
1961 30th November Vienna (V.P.O.) Note: Ballet performance

Tippett A Child of our Time
1953 20th February Turin (RAI Turin Schwarzkopf,Cavelti, Gedda, Petri with the RAI Turin Chorus) Note: Rehearsals and performance attended by the composer

Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
1948 14th February Vienna (V.P.O.)
1948 15th February Vienna (V.P.O.)
1949 9th February Geneva (Suisse-Romande Orchestra) Note: Correct ?
1949 10th February Lausanne (Suisse-Romande Orchestra) Note: Correct ?
1954 29th June London (Philharmonia)
1954 25th October Perugia (Philharmonia)
1954 27th October Naples (Philharmonia)
1954 28th October Palermo (Philharmonia)
1954 31st October Turin (Philharmonia)
1954 21st November Berlin (B.P.O.)
1954 22nd November Berlin (B.P.O.)
1955 14th October London (Philharmonia)
1955 1st November Charleston (Philharmonia)
1955 13th November New York (Philharmonia)
1955 14th November Baltimore (Philharmonia)
1955 17th November Burlington (Philharmonia)
1974 25th May Berlin (B.P.O.)
1974 26th May Berlin (B.P.O.)
1974 27th May Berlin (B.P.O.)
1974 1st June Salzburg (B.P.O.)

Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
1948 12th June Vienna (V.S.O. Schoffler with the Vienna Opera Chorus)
1948 13th June Vienna (V.S.O. Schoffler with the Vienna Opera Chorus)

Walton Symphony No 1
1953 5th December Rome (RAI Roma)