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Schubert: Symphony No. 4; Britten: Serenade; Sibelius: Symphony no 2 / Gerald English, tenor; Hermann Baumann, horn. Barbirolli

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic"; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; English, Gerald
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli was one of the most versatile conductors of his generation, associated with composers and works of every era. These historic recordings, never...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (02/07/1969)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Hans Rosbaud

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Francis Poulenc said in 1954, 'Music buffs believe that the greatest living conductor is Toscanini, musicians know that it is Hans Rosbaud.' This 'live' studio...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (10/22/1951)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Geza Anda, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Anda, Géza
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

This spine-tingling account of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 has never been issued before. It is a 'live' studio recording from 1958 with the Cologne Radio...continue...
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Debussy: Images; Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no 3 / Emil Gilels, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Rossi, Mario [Management]
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Russian pianist Emil Gilels is regarded by many as one of the most significant pianists of the twentieth century and is universally admired for his...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Heather Harper, Julia Hamari, William Steinberg

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Eliasson, Sven Olof; Gehring, Wolfram; Harper, Heather; Marschner, Wolfgang; Meven, Peter
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

William Steinberg (1899 - 1978), a native of Cologne who spent almost all his career in the USA, was known principally as Music Director of...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (06/15/1973)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 / Claudio Arrau, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: ; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Few artists of any generation prompted such consistent praise as Arrau who embraced virtually every part of the piano repertoire, including marathon cycles of Bach,...continue...
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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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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...

Shura Cherkassky plays Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R."; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from P&e...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Macal, Zdenek
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Shura Cherkassky (1909 - 1995), one of the greatest piano virtuosos of his time, studied under Josef Hoffman. This CD features a 1970 WDR studio...continue...