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National Philharmonic Orchestra

fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera

United Kingdom · b. 1971-01-01

National Philharmonic Orchestra is credited on 3,226 releases across 692 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,226

Credits

692

Albums

8

Decades active

421

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The National Philharmonic Orchestra was a British orchestra formed in 1964 to be used solely for recording purposes. The orchestra was formed by Charles Gerhardt, a producer at RCA Records and Sidney Sax partially to fill the need of Reader's Digest. Before settling on the name in 1970 they went by a variety of other names including the RCA Symphony Orchestra and The London Promenade Orchestra. The orchestra had a variety of musicians and conductors over its lifetime and was used quite often for the soundtracks of films. The orchestra is no longer together.
(See also: National Philharmonic Chorus, The London Cinema Orchestra, National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra & National Philharmonic Orchestra Baroque Ensemble.)

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3,226 releases · 692 albums · active 1952–2026

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  • Performance · 321

Studios: Kingsway Hall · Walthamstow Assembly Hall · CBS Studios, London · Olympic Studios

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