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Casals, Chopin, Villa-Lobos, etc / Horszowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-03-01

Works: Pablo Casals: Prelude, for piano; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Mazurka for piano no 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24/4, CT. 67; Mazurka for piano no 34 in C major, O...
Performers: Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

The Polish pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski has been a consistent feature on BBC Legends with outstanding reviews for his Aldeburgh Festival and Wigmore Hall recitals. This...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture; Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Kurt Sanderling, Felicity Lott, BBC Northern SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: BBC Northern Symphony

Mahler's Symphony No. 4 has never been recorded by Kurt Sanderling and this release represents a new addition to his discography. Sanderling, who still lives...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 16 & 17; Bartók: Piano Concerto no 2 / Anda, Boulez, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 16 in D major, K 451; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Béla Bartók: Concerto for Piano no 2, Sz 95
Performers: Anda, Geza
Conductors: Anda, Géza; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This program of broadcasts from the 1970s showcases Geza Anda in two Mozart concertos and the technically challenging Bartok Piano Concerto No. 2. All these...continue...

Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 & 21, etc / Serkin

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; March in D major, K 335 no 1 (320a); German dances (6) for orchestra, K. 571; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Schneider, Alexander

The release of the Mozart Concertos Nos 14 & 21 together with the Six German Dances but supplemented by the March in D, K.335 are...continue...

Portrait of A Legend - Oistrakh

4 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-12-04

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129; Eugène Ysaÿe: Amitié, poem, for 2 violins & ...
Performers: Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

"Oistrakh's technique is without question stellar and well-suited to the demands made on him by Shostakovich. But beyond technique and the mere execution of these...continue...

Mahler, Mozart: Symphonies / Tennstedt, London PO

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-11-20

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 7 in E minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt recorded Mahler's Symphony No. 7 for EMI in the studio two months after this searing Edinburgh Festival account. This Edinburgh account recorded in...continue...

Vivaldi: Four Seasons, etc; Mozart / Szeryng et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, Op. 3 no 8/RV 5...
Performers: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Szeryng, Henryk

"When I listen to Szeryng I always learn something new. It's not that I learn how to play a phrase, but how it is possible...continue...

Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy / Horszowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 16 in B flat major, K. 570; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2) for Piano, ...
Performers: Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

In his third recital disc from the 1983 Aldeburgh Festival, Horszowski plays a traditional program of Bach, Mozart and Chopin, all composers very much associated...continue...

Mozart, Britten, Schumann, Milhaud, et al / Brain

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-09-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K. 447; Divertimento for 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns no 14 in B flat major, K 270; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & s...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Hollingsworth, John;
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble

This compilation is very important because both the Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 and Britten Serenade broadcasts have literally been 'discovered' in the BBC archives...continue...

Brahms, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rubinstein

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-09-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

The BBC Legends live Performance, in excellent sound, from a packed Royal Festival Hall in 1968, demonstrates that Rubinstein had lost none of his fire...continue...

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, et al / Horszowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-06-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 10 in E minor (WTC I/10), BWV 855 (BC L89); Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 15 in G major (WTC I/15), BWV 860 (BC L94); Wolfgang Amadeus ...
Performers: Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

"His greatness will be affirmed by anyone who acquires this sublime BBC Legends disc...the whole adds up to a 78 minute listening experience of pure...continue...

Delius, Mozart, Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Curzon

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-05-02

Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Piano in C minor, RT vii/4; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"The piece de resistance here is the Delius Concerto. Nowadays, Curzon is primarily associated with the core repertoire - Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms -...continue...

Serkin - Mozart: Piano Concertos, German Dances, etc

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-10-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 12 in A major, K 414 (385p); Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; German dances (6) for orchestra, K. 571; Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C major...
Performers: Serkin, Rudolf
Conductors: Schneider, Alexander

This wonderfully relaxed recording of popular Mozart concertos given in 1966 at the City of London Festival in the Guildhall allows us to hear Rudolf...continue...

Strauss, Ravel, Mozart / Elisabeth Söderström, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-09-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Capriccio, Op 85; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Soderstrom, Elisabeth
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Soderstrom has remaimed a member of the Swedish Royal opera for life. Her repertoire includes a wide range of roles - from Monteverdi's Poppea,...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart, Smetana / Smetana Quartet

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-03-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 20 in D major, K 499 "Hoffmeister"; Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E...

The Smetana Quartet was unique because instead of using music stands, they learned their repertoire by heart and played from memory which allowed them to...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart, Bridge: Trios / Menuhin, Gendron, Britten

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-11-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Frank Bridge: Trio for Piano and Str...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Gendron, Maurice; Menuhin, Yehudi

"This is a remarkable performance, not perhaps as red-blooded as some, but intense, subtle and beautifully shaped. Some of Menuhin's intonation is a touch raw,...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart: Piano Concerto / Hess, Boult, London PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Rondo for Piano no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Hess, Myra
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Dame Myra Hess never made a commercial recording of either Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, or the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23; both are BBC Legends...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 7, Missa Solemnis; Mozart /Toscanini

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Anacréon ou L'amour fugitif, opera-ballet in 2 acts; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 9...
Performers: Beard, Paul; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Moscona, Nicola; Pataky, Koloman von; Thorborg, Kerstin
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Even though the record stores' bins are full of recordings by Toscanini, there are still some undiscovered treasures for which fans have been patiently awaiting...continue...

Schubert, Mozart, Dvorák, Mahler, et al: Lieder /Lucia Popp

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Als Luise die Briefe, K 520; An Chloë, K 524; Franz Schubert: Canzonen (4), for voice & piano, D. 688; Daß die hier gewesen, D. 775...
Performers: Gage, Irwin; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia

Since Lucia Popp's untimely death a few years ago, there have been virtually no recital discs available of this great talent. Now, for the first...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Mozart / Menuhin, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Oistrakh, David; Menuhin, Yehudi
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

These are world premiere commercial releases that have never been available to the public since the initial radio broadcast. This terrific release presents three legends...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Curzon, Boulez, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"
Performers: Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

A pupil of Artur Schnabel and Wanda Landowska, Clifford Curzon was deeply in touch with the musical legacy of the works he performed. In these...continue...

Mozart: Double Concerto, etc / Curzon, Barenboim, English CO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a)
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"It is hard to contain one's praise for Curzon's artistry. In his touch, in his whole approach, he has the full measure of Mozart, treading...continue...

Mozart, Franck, R. Strauss / Peyer, Curzon, Amadeus Quartet

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Curzon, Clifford; de Peyer, Gervase; Pleeth, William
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

This CD combines two great soloists; the clarinetist Gervase de Peyer and the celebrated pianist Clifford Curzon with the Amadeus Quartet in two mainstream popular...continue...

Otto Klemperer - Memorial Concert - Beethoven: Symphony no 9

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chabrier, Mozart, Berlioz, et al / Thomas Beecham, Royal PO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Gwendoline, opera in 2 acts; España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Div for Winds and Strings no 2 in D major, K 131; Frederick D...
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is an excellent collection of Beecham live performances he did with the BBC. These are works Beecham referred to as "lollipops", which he used...continue...