The National Philharmonic Orchestra was a British recording orchestra founded in
1971 by RCA Records producer and conductor Charles Gerhardt and orchestra
contractor Sidney Sax, building on ensembles they had assembled for recording
projects since 1964. Drawn from leading musicians across London's major
orchestras, it became renowned for its classical, film, and crossover
recordings. Initially recording for RCA, it later worked with Decca and
Columbia, collaborating with conductors including Leopold Stokowski, Riccardo
Chailly, Richard Bonynge, Michael Kamen, and Bernard Herrmann...