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Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 / Sir Adrian Boult (1975)

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Just prior to the Second World War, Sir Adrian single-handedly built the BBC Symphony Orchestra into a world-renowned ensemble. This live 1975 Proms performance of...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (07/29/1972/08/08/1975)....continue...

Sir Adrian Boult: From Bach to Wagner [11 CDs]

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Sir Adrian Boult was born on April 8, 1889 in Chester and died on February 22, 1983 in London; hence, next year we mark 30...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Sir Adrian Boult

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed British conductor Sir Adrian Boult's friendship with Sir Edward Elgar ensured that all his interpretations of the composer's works were without question authoritative, achieving...continue...
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Essential Brahms / Over 2 hours of Brahms' greatest masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Clein, Natalie; de los Angeles, Victoria; Frankl, Peter; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Barbirolli, John; Tennstedt, Klaus; Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; ; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Alban Berg Quartet; Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Vienna in 1897. He was one of the leading figures in classical music's Romantic...continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Elgar: Enigma Variations / Boult

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Spoken Word: John Douglas Todd interviews Sir Adrian Boult
Performers: Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult (1889 - 1983), one of the great British conductors of the 20th century, studied under the legendary Arthur Nikisch. This fiery 1976...continue...
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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Baker, Leppard, Boult, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Mitchinson, John
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: BBC Men's Chorus; BBC Northern Symphony

Janet Baker's performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde was first issued on BBC Radio Classics in 1995 and BBC Legends has vastly improved...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

London PO 75th Anniversary Vol 1 (1932-1957)

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-08-28

Works: Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, incidental music for vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra & harmonium, Op. 109; En saga, Op. 9; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Symphony no 35...
Performers: Labbette, Dora; Lympany, Moura; Pougnet, Jean; Ricci, Ruggiero; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Beinum, Eduard Van; Boult, Adrian; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: ; Leeds Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The LPO made its first recordings on 10 October 1932, just three days after its first public performance following its founding by Sir Thomas Beecham....continue...

Boult Conducts the BBC SO Vol 2

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-03-20

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in B minor, WoO 1/19; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in E minor, W...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Brahms: Orchestral Works / Boult, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-04-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2)...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"And it really is the very best. [Janet Baker's] early Schubert with Gerald Moore, together with the single example of her Mahler, reveal a deep...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1; et al / Curzon, Szell

1 CD / Decca Import / 1999-08-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Henry Litolff: Concerto symphonique no 4, Op. 102
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"A great interpretation worthily preserved". -Gramophone...continue...