Performer playlist Harper, Heather

Composers Performers

	Heather Harper (1930–2019) soprano · Great Britain Johann Sebastian Bach - Oratorio “Matthäus-Passion”, BWV 244 Otto Klemperer (conductor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Heather Harper (soprano), Walter Berry (baritone), Peter Pears (tenor), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Otakar Kraus (Baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra Judas - John Carol Case, Arias, Petrus, High Priest, 1st Priest, 2nd Maid, 1st Witness, 2nd Priest - Geraint Evans. 2nd Witness - Wilfred Brown. Philharmonia Choir and Orchestra. Hampstead Parish Church boys choir. Recorded: January 1961, LondonRead moreCollapse Judas - John Carol Case, Arias, Petrus, High Priest, 1st Priest, 2nd Maid, 1st Witness, 2nd Priest - Geraint Evans. 2nd Witness - Wilfred Brown. Philharmonia Choir and Orchestra. Hampstead Parish Church boys choir. Recorded: January 1961, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Benjamin Britten - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, opera, Op. 64 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Heather Harper (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Owen Brannigan (bass), London Symphony Orchestra Oberon - Alfred Deller, Tytania - Elizabeth Harwood, Puck - Stephen Terry, Thesius - John Shirley-Quirk, Hippolyta - Helen Watts, Lysander - Peter Pears, Hermia - Josephine Veasey, Bottom - Owen Brannigan, Quince - Norman Lumsden, Flute - Kenneth MacDonald, Snug - David Kelly, Starveling - Keith Raggett, Snout - Robert Tear, Cobweb - Richard Dakin, Mustardseed - Ian Wodehouse, Peaseblossom - John Pryer, Moth - Graham Clark London Symphony OrcRead moreCollapse Oberon - Alfred Deller, Tytania - Elizabeth Harwood, Puck - Stephen Terry, Thesius - John Shirley-Quirk, Hippolyta - Helen Watts, Lysander - Peter Pears, Hermia - Josephine Veasey, Bottom - Owen Brannigan, Quince - Norman Lumsden, Flute - Kenneth MacDonald, Snug - David Kelly, Starveling - Keith Raggett, Snout - Robert Tear, Cobweb - Richard Dakin, Mustardseed - Ian Wodehouse, Peaseblossom - John Pryer, Moth - Graham Clark London Symphony Orc Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, KV 626 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), English Chamber Orchestra Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. June 20, 1971.Read moreCollapse Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra. June 20, 1971. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Oratorio “Johannes-Passion”, BWV 245 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Imogen Holst (conductor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Timothy Farrell (organ), Kenneth Heath (cello), English Chamber Orchestra On Engl. Jesus, Philip Leger - harpsichord, Kenneth Heath - cello, Andrian Beers - double bass. Continuo realisation by. Wandsworth School Boys` Choir. 1972. TranslationRead moreCollapse On Engl. Jesus, Philip Leger - harpsichord, Kenneth Heath - cello, Andrian Beers - double bass. Continuo realisation by. Wandsworth School Boys` Choir. 1972. Translation Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”, GMW 48 Georg Solti (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Arleen Auger (soprano), Lucia Popp (soprano), Martti Talvela (Bass), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Rene Kollo (tenor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Choir Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Singverein; Wiener Sängerknaben. Recorded in the Sofiensaal, Vienna, in August and September 1971Read moreCollapse Wiener Staatsopernchor; Wiener Singverein; Wiener Sängerknaben. Recorded in the Sofiensaal, Vienna, in August and September 1971 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Benjamin Britten - Opera “The Rape of Lucretia”, Op. 37 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Jenny Hill (soprano), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Drake (baritone), English Chamber Orchestra Tarquinius - Benjamin Luxon, Collantius - John Shirley-Quirk, Junius - Bryan Drake, Lucia - Jenny Hill, Bianca - Elizabeth Bainbridge. July 1970Read moreCollapse Tarquinius - Benjamin Luxon, Collantius - John Shirley-Quirk, Junius - Bryan Drake, Lucia - Jenny Hill, Bianca - Elizabeth Bainbridge. July 1970 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Oratorio “Messiah”, HWV 56 Colin Davis (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Leslie Pearson (harpsichord), John Wakefield (tenor), Ralph Downes (organ), London Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Chorus Recorded in 1966Read moreCollapse Recorded in 1966 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johannes Brahms - “Liebeslieder Waltzes”, 18 waltzes for vocal quartet and piano four hands, Op. 52 Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Claudio Arrau (piano), Benjamin Britten (piano), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Heather Harper (soprano) Recorded: 1968, 14 June, Live at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh FestivalRead moreCollapse Recorded: 1968, 14 June, Live at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Felix Mendelssohn - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, incidental music, Op. 61 (MWV M 13) Otto Klemperer (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir London, Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra. January 28-29, February 16, 1960.Read moreCollapse London, Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra. January 28-29, February 16, 1960. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection”, GMW 30 Otto Klemperer (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Choir Recorded: January 28, 1965 (live).Read moreCollapse Recorded: January 28, 1965 (live). Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra “Ode an die Freude”, Op. 125 Leopold Stokowski (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Young (tenor), Donald McIntyre (Bass-Baritone), London Symphony Orchestra September 1967.Read moreCollapse September 1967. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mass in C minor (“Große Messe”, KV 427 (417a) Colin Davis (conductor), Helen Donath (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra Stafford Dean - bass. 1970Read moreCollapse Stafford Dean - bass. 1970 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Oratorio “Israel in Egypt”, HWV 54 Charles Mackerras (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Paul Esswood (counter-tenor), Alexander Young (tenor), Christopher Keyte (Baritone), Donald Hunt (conductor), Michael Rippon (bass), Patricia Clark (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus CONTROTENORERead moreCollapse CONTROTENORE Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Henry Purcell - Opera “Dido and Aeneas”, Z 626 John Barbirolli (conductor), Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Raymond Leppard (harpsichord), Peter Glossop (Baritone), Patricia Johnson (Mezzo-soprano), English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers August 1965.Read moreCollapse August 1965. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Benjamin Britten - “Owen Wingrave”, opera, Op. 85 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Peter Pears (tenor), Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Sylvia Fisher (soprano), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), English Chamber Orchestra Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon, Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk, Lechmere - Nigel Douglas, Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher, Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan. December 1970Read moreCollapse Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon, Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk, Lechmere - Nigel Douglas, Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher, Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan. December 1970 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Opera “Idomeneo, Re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante”, KV 366 Colin Davis (conductor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Rae Woodland (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI Rae Woodland (Electra),Andrea Snarski (Arbace), Antonio Liviero (High Priest), Franco Pugliese (A Voice), Elvira Spica, Carla Virgili (Two Girls). March 25, 1971, RomeRead moreCollapse Rae Woodland (Electra),Andrea Snarski (Arbace), Antonio Liviero (High Priest), Franco Pugliese (A Voice), Elvira Spica, Carla Virgili (Two Girls). March 25, 1971, Rome Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37 John Barbirolli (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra Live - 3 January 1967 - Smetana Hall, PragueRead moreCollapse Live - 3 January 1967 - Smetana Hall, Prague Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Gustav Mahler - Cantata “Das klagende Lied”, GMW 1 Bernard Haitink (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Norma Procter (contralto), Werner Hollweg (tenor), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chorus of the Netherlands Radio Recorded only parts No. 2 and No. 3. Recorded: February 17-18, 1973, Amsterdam.Read moreCollapse Recorded only parts No. 2 and No. 3. Recorded: February 17-18, 1973, Amsterdam. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus”, HWV 63 Johannes Somary (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Alexander Young (tenor), Russell Burgess (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Choir Amor Artis Chorale. Recording 1972Read moreCollapse Amor Artis Chorale. Recording 1972 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Opera “Orlando”, HWV 31 Arnold Goldsborough (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), April Cantelo- (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra Pamela Bowden, Stanislav Pieczora. 1963Read moreCollapse Pamela Bowden, Stanislav Pieczora. 1963 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Opera “Idomeneo” (overture, arias, fragments), KV 366 Colin Davis (conductor), Jessye Norman (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI Several numbers from the opera `Idomenei`.Read moreCollapse Several numbers from the opera `Idomenei`. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Benjamin Britten - “The Turn of the Screw”, opera, Op. 54 Colin Davis (conductor), Helen Donath (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Lillian Watson (soprano), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Robert Tear, Ava June, Michael Ginn, Lillian WatsonRead moreCollapse Robert Tear, Ava June, Michael Ginn, Lillian Watson Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ludwig van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis for 4 Soloists, Choir, Orchestra and Organ in D major, Op. 123 Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Hans Sotin (Bass), London Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded: May 1-10, 1975, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: May 1-10, 1975, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Oratorio “Theodora”, HWV 68 Johannes Somary (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Alexander Young (tenor), Maureen Lehane (contralto), Harold Lester (harpsichord), John Lawrenson (baritone), English Chamber Orchestra Irene; Septimus; Messenger - Edgar Fleet, tenor. AmorArtis Chamber Choir. 1968Read moreCollapse Irene; Septimus; Messenger - Edgar Fleet, tenor. AmorArtis Chamber Choir. 1968 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link George Frideric Handel - Oratorio “The Choice of Hercules”, HWV 69 Philip Ledger (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Robert Tear (tenor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King`s College, Cambridge Recorded - 9 10 December 1974, Cambridge.Read moreCollapse Recorded - 9 10 December 1974, Cambridge. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Michael Tippett - Opera `The Ice Break` (1973–76) David Atherton (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Sarah Walker (soprano), Christopher Robson (countertenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass), Thomas Randle (tenor), Donald Maxwell (Baritone), London Sinfonietta Lev - David Wilson-Johnson, Yuri - Sanford Sylvan, Gayle - Carolann Page, Hannah - Cynthia Clarey, Olympion - Thomas Randle, Luke - Bonaventura Bottone, Lieutenant - Donald Maxwell, Astron - Christopher RobsonRead moreCollapse Lev - David Wilson-Johnson, Yuri - Sanford Sylvan, Gayle - Carolann Page, Hannah - Cynthia Clarey, Olympion - Thomas Randle, Luke - Bonaventura Bottone, Lieutenant - Donald Maxwell, Astron - Christopher Robson Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Anton von Webern - Four songs for voice and piano, Op. 12 Heather Harper (soprano), Charles Rosen (piano) Recorded on April 20, 1970, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded on April 20, 1970, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Frederick Teodore Albert Delius - Requiem for soprano, baritone, double chorus and orchestra Charles Groves (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir Recorded in 1965, Liverpool (live)Read moreCollapse Recorded in 1965, Liverpool (live) Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Benedicite, for soprano, choir and orchestra David Willcocks (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra, The Bach Choir (London) Bach Choir. 1967Read moreCollapse Bach Choir. 1967 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Anton von Webern - Five Songs from Stefan George’s “Der siebente Ring” for voice and piano, Op. 3 Heather Harper (soprano), Charles Rosen (piano) Recorded on April 20, 1970, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded on April 20, 1970, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata “Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kommt”, BWV 151 Benjamin Britten (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), English Chamber Orchestra Wandsworth School Boys` Choir. Recorded: December 22, 1968, Aldeburgh Festival.Read moreCollapse Wandsworth School Boys` Choir. Recorded: December 22, 1968, Aldeburgh Festival. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Pierre Colombo (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Alfred Deller (countertenor), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Maurice Bevan (baritone), St. Anthony Singers Soprano - Eileen McLoughlin. Kalmar Chamber Orchestra. 1955Read moreCollapse Soprano - Eileen McLoughlin. Kalmar Chamber Orchestra. 1955 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Michael Tippett - Opera `King Priam` (1958–61) David Atherton (conductor), Felicity Palmer (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Heather Harper (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Norman Bailey (Bass Baritone), Thomas Allen (baritone), London Sinfonietta Norman Bailey - Priam, Thomas Allen - Hector, Robert Tear - Achilles. Recorded: November 1980, LondonRead moreCollapse Norman Bailey - Priam, Thomas Allen - Hector, Robert Tear - Achilles. Recorded: November 1980, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Jacques Offenbach - Opera `Les contes d`Hoffmann` Peter Maag (conductor), Sandor Konya (tenor), Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Radmila Bakočević (Soprano), Orchestra Teatro Colon Live - 3 August 1969 - Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires - Radmila Bakocevic (Giulietta), Noemi Souza (Nicklaus), Nino Falzetti (Frantz/Andres/Cochenille/Pitichinacchio) - Chorus of Teatro ColonRead moreCollapse Live - 3 August 1969 - Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires - Radmila Bakocevic (Giulietta), Noemi Souza (Nicklaus), Nino Falzetti (Frantz/Andres/Cochenille/Pitichinacchio) - Chorus of Teatro Colon Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ferruccio Busoni - Opera “Doktor Faust”, BV 303 Adrian Boult (conductor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Richard Lewis (tenor), Heather Harper (soprano), John Cameron (Baritone), Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra 1959 - Concert version by Adrian Boult. With Ian Wallace and John Cameron - Ambrosian Singers and London Philharmonic ChorusRead moreCollapse 1959 - Concert version by Adrian Boult. With Ian Wallace and John Cameron - Ambrosian Singers and London Philharmonic Chorus Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Anton von Webern - Five songs for voice and piano on poems by Stefan George, Op. 4 Heather Harper (soprano), Charles Rosen (piano) Recorded on April 21, 1970, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded on April 21, 1970, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Anton von Webern - Two songs for soprano and ensemble, Op. 8 Heather Harper (soprano), Pierre Boulez (conductor) Ensemble. Recording - November 3, 1967Read moreCollapse Ensemble. Recording - November 3, 1967 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Symphony No.1 `A Sea Symphony` for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, and orchestra André Previn (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Chorus 1970Read moreCollapse 1970 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Anton von Webern - Six Songs for Voice and Four Instruments on Poems by Georg Trakl, Op. 14 Heather Harper (soprano), Pierre Boulez (conductor) Ensemble. Recording - November 3, 1967, LondonRead moreCollapse Ensemble. Recording - November 3, 1967, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Michael Tippett - Symphony No. 3 for Soprano & Orchestra Colin Davis (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra Recorded: October 1973, London.Read moreCollapse Recorded: October 1973, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Richard Strauss - “Four Last Songs” for soprano and orchestra, TrV 296 Heather Harper (soprano), Norman Del Mar (conductor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Live - 1981Read moreCollapse Live - 1981 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Anton von Webern - Four Songs for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 13 Heather Harper (soprano), Pierre Boulez (conductor) Ensemble. Recording - November 3, 1967, LondonRead moreCollapse Ensemble. Recording - November 3, 1967, London Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Symphony No.3 A Pastoral for full orchestra with soprano (or tenor) voice André Previn (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra 1972.Read moreCollapse 1972. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Hamilton Harty - Ode to a Nightingale (J. Keats) for soprano and orchestra (1907) Brayden Thomson (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Ulster Orchestra October 1981Read moreCollapse October 1981 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Ralf Vaughan-Williams - Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony No. 7) for full orchestra, soprano soloist, and women`s chorus André Previn (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Ralph Richardson (narrator), London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers 1967Read moreCollapse 1967 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Hamilton Harty - The Children of Lir (1938) Brayden Thomson (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), Ulster Orchestra October 1981Read moreCollapse October 1981 Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link Joseph Haydn - Oratorio “The Seasons”, Hob. XXI:3 Colin Davis (conductor), Heather Harper (soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Ryland Davies (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra Lucas. BBC Chorus. Recorded: June 1968, London.Read moreCollapse Lucas. BBC Chorus. Recorded: June 1968, London. Download Share WhatsApp Facebook X Reddit Email Copy link

Heather Harper (1930–2019)