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Legacy: Rostropovich and Britten - Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Pezzo capriccioso; Britten: Gloriana (exc.) / English CO, Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy...
Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

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Rostropovich's way with the Variations on a Rococo Theme, to which he gives rich tone and a high level of expressiveness, is altogether winning, and...continue...
Run Time: 68 min.
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 / Georg Solti, Chicago SO (rec. 1971 at the Edinburgh Festival) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in 1971, the film on this DVD is taken from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in the same year: their...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
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Subtitles: German, English, French
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture; Giménez: Zarzuelas / Ataúlfo Argenta, Orquesta Nacional de Espana; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Bedrich Smetana: The Bartered Bride; Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: Música clásica; La Corte de Granada, Fantas&ia...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo
Ensemble: ; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Orquesta Nacional de Espana

Before his tragic and early death at the age of 44 in 1958, Ataúlfo Argenta was the foremost Spanish conductor of his generation and on...continue...

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 / Leonard Bernstein, London SO (live, 11/1966) Includes Bernstein Interview [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historical performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for...continue...
Run Time: 82 min.
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Country of Origin: Germ...continue...

Legacy: Benjamin Britten conducts - Mozart: Sym. 40; Mendelssohn: Sym. 3 (extract); Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 / Peter Pears, tenor; English CO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Benjamin Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Conductors: Brittten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

These revelatory films feature Britten with his favored English Chamber Orchestra performing at two very different times of his life, with equal value. Filmed at...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
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Country of Origin: Austria
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Schumann: Symphony No. 4; Debussy: La Mer; Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, suite / Guido Cantelli (live, Edinburgh 1954)

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Claude Debussy: Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, symphonic fragments (arranged by Caplet); La mer
Conductors: Cantelli, Guido
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Highly respected by Toscanini, Italian conductor Guido Cantelli (b. 1920) started recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra for EMI in the early 50's but was tragically...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (09/09/1954)....continue...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / William Steinberg, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This series of DVDs will make the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era available for the first time since they were broadcast. This rare...continue...
Run Time: 66 min.
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Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Mozart: Symphony No. 35 / Klaus Tennstedt, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"
Performers: Bryn-Julso, Phyllis
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This DVD is only the third filmed performance featuring Tennstedt with the BSO to be made available to the public and represents some of the...continue...
Run Time: 77 min.
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Verdi: Requiem / Vishnevskaya, Isakova, Ivanovska, Petrov - Igor Markevitch (Live, Moscow 1960)

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; La gazza ladra; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola
Performers: Isakova, Nina; Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Petrov, Ivan; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

The great Russian conductor Igor Markevitch (1912 - 1983) was born in Kiev and spent his formative years in Switzerland. At the height of his...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4; Handel, Beethoven, Britten / Marriner, ASMF [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6/11, HWV 329; Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A maj...
Performers: Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony
Conductors: Marriner, Neville, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The brainchild of Neville Marriner, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields was founded in 1959, quickly becoming an example of the highest level...continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
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Yuri Temirkanov at the BBC Proms: Berlioz & Tchaikovsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58; The Nutcracker; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36, no 9; Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Su...
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Representing the first visit to the Proms by the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, this exhilarating and refreshing concert from 1992 sees the orchestra on top...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Klaus Tennstedt, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material represents some of the earliest concert footage that exists of Klaus Tennstedt from this key chapter in his career. This concert took...continue...
Run Time: 66 min.
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Haydn & Beethoven: Symphonies / William Steinberg, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 55 in E flat major ("The Schoolmaster"), H. 1/55; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material, filmed in color, represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and William Steinberg, and has been restored...continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
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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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Handel: Water Music Suite; Mozart / Charles Munch, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch launched the BSO into television in 1955. He was an immensely popular conductor and well suited to being filmed. This material represents some of...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
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Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Tchaikovsky / Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in D, K. 320 "Posthorn"
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Erich Leinsdorf, and has been restored using the greatest care...continue...
Run Time: 57 min.
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Mendelssohn: Midsummer Nights Dream; Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 / Klemperer

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Performers: Ludwig, Hanna; Siepermann, Kathe Moller
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

These performances date from 1955, a period when Klemperer was at his most authoritative and spent a number of seasons guest conducting in Cologne. He...continue...
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 / Gunter Wand at the BBC Proms [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Described as his personal 'Symphony of Fate', Wand's great affinity for Bruckner's 5th Symphony was noted by the composer Zimmermann. His first recording of the...continue...
Run Time: 79 min.
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Subtitles: English, French
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Mahler & Strauss / Erich Leinsdorf, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Leinsdorf of exceptional musical interest and historical value. It has...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
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Schumann & Schubert / Charles Munch, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no 2 in C major, Op. 61; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch launched the BSO into television in 1955. He was an immensely popular conductor and well suited to being filmed. This material represents some of...continue...
Run Time: 76 min.
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 / Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Snow Maiden Suite; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Evgeny Svetlanov was one of the greatest Russian conducts of the 20th century. The principal conductor fo the USSR State Symphony Orchestra from 1965-2000, Svetlanov...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/1968)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Klaus Tennstedt

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Spoken Word: Tennstedt discusses his interpretation of Mahler, notably Mahler's Symphony no 6, with Michael Oliv
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt was one of the great Mahlerians of his time and, over a period of 10 years, he recorded a Mahler cycle in the...continue...
Recording information: BBC Studios (10/05/1986); Royal Festival Hall, London (10/05/1986); BBC Studios (1987); Royal Festival Hall, London (1987)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Mussorgsky: A Night on Bare Mountain / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochintsï Fair; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges
Performers: Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky is the last living survivor of a great Russian quartet of conductors and now, for the first time issued on CD are his...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Furtwangler, Vienna PO, Seefried, Anday, Dermota, Schoffler (1953)

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic

Never before released outside of Japan is Beethoven's 9th conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. The conducted always regarded Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony as a near-religious work and...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal, Musikverein (05/30/1953)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Tennstedt, London Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Klaus Tennstedt, a renowned Mahlerian, conducted this live performance at the Royal Festival Hall a year after stepping down as the LPO's Principal Conductor. Issued...continue...
Run Time: 76 min.
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Schumann: Symphony No. 4; Mahler / Kurt Sanderling, BBC PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Performers: Mitchinson, John; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

For the first time on DVD is Kurt Sanderling as he conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra through Schumann's Symphony No. 4 and Mahler's Das Lied...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
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Subtitles: English, French
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Schubert, Schumann & Wagner / Erich Leinsdorf, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and conductor Erich Leinsdorf. These early recordings have been restored with...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
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Wagner, Strauss & Beethoven / Solti, BBC SO, Royal Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman); Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Sir Georg Solti achieved great success with the first complete recording of Das Rheigold in 1958, after which his reputation for recording Wagner increased steadily....continue...
Run Time: 96 min.
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Haydn, Bruckner: Symphonies / Charles Munch, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 98 in B flat major, H 1 no 98; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Programmed by Munch during his years at the Boston Symphony but never recorded, his renderings of the two works featured on this DVD are exciting...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
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Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Charles Munch, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch gave extensive performances of Brahm's Symphonies No. 1 and 2 during his time at the Boston Symphony, particularly during the orchestra's many national and...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
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Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Ein Heldenleben / Tilson Thomas, LSO [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Tilson Thomas is well known for his ability to make music accessible and appealing to wide audiences, and these two exciting performances with extensive rehearsal...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
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Subtitles: French, German
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Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74
Conductors: Bashmet, Yuri
Ensemble: Novaya Rosslya State Symphony Orchestra

Yuri Bashmet (b.1953) - ICA Artist and one of the greatest viola players of our time is also an accomplished conductor. In 1992, Bashmet re-organized...continue...
Recording information: Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 3; Debussy: La Mer / Mitropoulos

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Claude Debussy: La mer; Spoken Word: Dimitri Mitropoulos addresses the Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Performers: Mitropoulos, Dimitri [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896 - 1960), a distinguished Mahlerian, was music director of the New York Philharmonic and guest conductor of the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics...continue...

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: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' / Steinberg

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers: Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Steinberg, William

This blazing account from 1965 of Mahler's titanic 'Resurrection' Symphony in brilliant stereo sound, now available for the very first time on CD, confirms his...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (09/10/1965)....continue...

Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Enigma Variations / Solti/London PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Enigma Variations
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Solti recorded Elgar's Symphony No.2 (along with the Cockaigne Overture) on audio around the same time as the Royal Festival Hall performance, to great acclaim....continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 3

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Spoken Word: Interview
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt

Kurt Sanderling's German tradition brings great insights to Bruckner's 3rd Symphony, though he rarely conducted the composer's works. This recording features brilliant remastering by Paul...continue...

Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts; Franck, Faure / Munch/Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Access to the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era has been extremely difficult even for researchers. This series of DVDs will make these performances...continue...
Run Time: 71 min.
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1; Stravinsky: Firebird Suite / Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet suite for orchestra
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

The great Russian conductor Evgeny Svetlanov's performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 in April 2002 with the BBCSO was the last concert he gave in London...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Munch/Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Access to the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era has been extremely difficult even for researchers. This series of DVDs will make these performances...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Szymanowski: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Wit/Polish National Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Song of the Night"; Symphony no 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante"
Performers: Bartminski, Rafal; Broja, Jan Krzysztof
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

This recording, filmed live from the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, benefits from DTS 5.1 surround sound. Superbly filmed for Polish Television, these two performances embody the...continue...
Run Time: 55 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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Mahler: Symphyony No. 6 / Haenchen/La Monnaie SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra

This performance is part of Haenchen's Mahler Cycle with the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra. The DVD also features an extract from a series of fictitious...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
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Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Dvorak / Rudolf Kempe [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchesta

The audio recording of the Dvorák 9 from this Kempe DVD has been released on BBC Legends, and was a Penguin Guide Rosette Winner. In...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
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