The Bernard Herrmann Society

Herrmann conducting the Storm Clouds Cantata at the Royal Albert Hall with soprano Barbara Howitt and the London Symphony Orchestra 1955

The Recordings

26-28 May 1955
Arthur Benjamin: Storm Clouds Cantata
( The Man Who Knew Too Much )
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus: Royal Opera House Chorus
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Chorus Master: Douglas Robinson
Soprano: Barbara Howitt
Recording Location: Royal Festval Hall

Notes:
The rest of the score (by Herrmann) was recorded at Paramount Studios with the studio orchestra under Herrmann.
The Storm Clouds Cantata was pre-recorded at the Festival Hall.
The pre-recorded music was then used when filming the sequences at the Albert Hall in the following days.

25-27 April 1960
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Ted Drake
Recording Location: Denham Stage 1

4-6 April 1961
Mysterious Island
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Ted Drake
Recording Location: Denham Stage 1

Autumn 1962
Jason and the Argonauts
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Red Law
Recording Location: Shepperton Studios

Conducting Wuthering Heights in Barking 1966

11-25 May 1966
Wuthering Heights
Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: John Snashall
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall (11-13,20,23,24 May 1966)
Recording Location: Pye Recording Studio (25 May 1966)
First release: Pye Records GSCL 30173

20/22 June 1966
String Quartet “Echoes”
Performers: The Amici Quartet
Producer: John Snashall
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall
First release: Pye Records GSGC1 4101

Note: Recorded with Edmund Rubbra’s 2nd String Quartet

Summer 1966
Fahrenheit 451
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Ted Drake
Recording Location: Denham Stage 1

24-25 May 1967
Moby Dick
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: John Snashall
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall
First release: Pye Records TPLS 130006

19 June 1967
Welles Raises Kane / The Devil and Daniel Webster
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall
First release: Pye Records TPLS 13010

5 July 1968
Twisted Nerve
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Recording Location: Shepperton Studios

11-12 December 1968
Music from the Great Movie Thrillers
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Tony d’Amato
Engineer: Arthur Lilley
Recording Location: Decca West Hampstead Studio 3
First issues: London SP44126 (Oct 1969), Decca PFS4173 (Dec 1969)

20/23 May 1969
Great Tone Poems
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Tony d’Amato
Engineer: Arthur Lilley
Recording Location: Kingsway Hall
First release: Decca PFS4169 (Jan 1970), London SPC21173 (Dec 1977)

Notes:
Also recorded during that sessions:
Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila – released on London SPC21173 (Dec 1977) not on Decca PFS4169
Berlioz: Hungarian March from La Damnation de Faust – never released
Chabrier: Marche Joyeuse – never released

Herrmann conducting Battle of Neretva in Barking with the London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969

28-30 December 1969
Battle of Neretva
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall

16 February 1970
Music from the Great Film Classics
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producers: Tony d’Amato & Gavin Barratt
Engineer: Arthur Bannister
Recording Location: Decca West Hampstead Studio 3
First release: Decca PFS4213 (April 1971), London SP44144 (Aug 1971)

23-25 February 1970
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus: Louis Halsey Singers
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Chorus Master: Louis Halsey
Producers: Tony d’Amato & Gavin Barratt
Engineer: Arthur Lilley
First release: Decca PFS4184 (July 1970), London SPC21049 (Oct 1970)

27-29 May 1970
Joachim Raff: Symphony 5 “Lenore”
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Gavin Barratt
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall
First release: Unicorn UNS209 (UK 1970), Nonesuch H-71287 (USA 1973)

25 November / 21 December 1970
The Impressionists
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Raymond Few (25 Nov 1970)
Producer: Gavin Barratt (21 Dec 1970)
Engineers: Arthur Bannister, Arthur Lilley & Iain Churches
Recording Location: Kingsway Hall
First release: Decca PFS4224 (Oct 1971), London SPC21062 (Nov 1971)

Early 1971
Night Digger
Orchestra: Sessions of London
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Solo Viola d’Amore: Rosemary Green
Solo Harmonica: Tommy Reilly
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall

16-18 August 1971
Four Faces of Jazz
Orchestra: London Festival Recording Ensemble
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Piano: David Parkhouse
Producer: Raymond Few
Engineer: Arthur Bannister
Recording Location: Decca West Hampstead Studio 3
First release: Decca PFS4280 and London SPC21077 (both Nov 1973)

Late 1971
Endless Night
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Moog: Howard Blake
Engineer: Eric Tomlinson
Recording Location: Anvil Studios, Denham

4 January 1972
Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Raymond Few
Engineer: Arthur Bannister
Recording Location: Kingsway Hall
First release: London SPC21086 (Sep 1972), Decca PFS4251 (Nov 1972)

July 1972
Sisters
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra Leader: Sidney Sax
Moog: Howard Blake
Engineer: Eric Tomlinson
Recording Location: Anvil Studios, Denham

17-18 October 1972
Eric Satie and His Friend Darius Milhaud
Orchestra: London Festival Players
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Raymond Few
Pr: Raymond Few  Eng: Arthur Lilley
Recording Location: Decca West Hampstead Studio 3
First release: London SPC21094 (1973), Decca PFS4286 (April 1974)

28-30 November 1973
The Fantasy Film World of Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Moog: Howard Blake
Producer: Raymond Few
Engineer: Arthur Lilley
Recording Location:Kingsway Hall
Album concept by: Steve Harris
First release: Decca PFS4309 (Nov 1974),  London Records STCO 95534 (US club issue 1974),  London SP 44207 (US regular issue1975)

Notes:
There are tempi and mixing differences in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” material between PFS4309 and SP 44207
London Records, STCO 95534 (Great Movie Themes, Volume 1 3LP set) contains two cues (Klaatu, The Visor) not found in the other issues.

Herrmann recording It's Alive in 1973

24/27 December 1973
It’s Alive
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: St Giles Cripplegate

10 January 1974
Symphony
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Gavin Barrett
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: St Giles Cripplegate
First release: Unicorn RHS 331 (1975)

12 January 1974
Clarinet Quintet
Performers: Ariel Quartet
Clarinet: Robert Hill
Producer: Gavin Barrett
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: St Giles Cripplegate
First release: Unicorn RHS 332 (1975)

28 March 1974
Music from the Great Shakespearean Films
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Raymond Few
Engineer: Arthur Lilley
Recording Location: Decca West Hampstead Studio 3
First release: Decca PFS4315, London SPC21132 (both Jun 1975)

2-3 April 1974
Cyril Scott: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, Early One Morning
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Piano: John Ogdon
Producer: Michael Woolcock
Engineer: Stanley Goodall
Recording Location: Walthamstow Assembly Hall
First release: Lyrita SRCS81 (Sep 1975, Piano Concerto No 1) / Lyrita SRCS82 (April 1977, Piano Concerto No 2 & Early One Morning)

6-7 February 1975
The Mysterious Film World of Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Tim McDonald
Engineer: Arthur Lilley
Recording Location: Kingsway Hall
First release: Decca PFS4337, London SPC21137 (both 1975)

26 June 1975
A Musical Garland of the Seasons
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Chorus: Thames Chamber Choir
Chorus master: Louis Halsey
Organ: Stephen Hicks
Vocals: Michael Rippon, Meriel Dickinson, Gillian Humphreys, John Amis
Producer: Gavin Barrett
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: St Giles Cripplegate
First release: Unicorn RHS 340 (1976)

15 August 1975
Obsession
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors: Bernard Herrmann & Laurie Johnson
Chorus: Thames Chamber Choir
Chorus master: Louis Halsey
Producer: Christopher Palmer
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: St Giles Cripplegate

2 October 1975
Psycho
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Christopher Palmer
Engineer: Bob Auger
Recording Location: Barking Assembly Hall
First release: Unicorn RHS 336 (Nov 1975)

5-6 November 1975
Great British Film Music
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: Raymond Few
Engineer: Arthur Bannister
Recording Location: Kingsway Hall
First release: London SPC21149 (Apr 1976), Decca PFS4363 (May 1976)

Note:
Also recorded during that sessions:
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Story of A Flemish Farm (Excerpt) (never released)