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Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Janacek: The Fiddler's Child / Cahill, Baker, Tear, Howekk / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Leos Janácek: The Fiddler's Child (Sumarovo Díte), ballad for orchestra, JW 6/14
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa; Dekany, Bela; Howell, Gwynne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Rozhdestvensky was the first Russian conductor to perform and record all Mahler's symphonies in his country. Das klagende Lied is performed here live. The ICA...continue...

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...

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...

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev / Andre Previn, London SO [DVD]

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

André Previn is often hailed as one of the world's most versatile musicians. The recipient of ten Grammy awards for his recordings, Previn has conducted...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
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Puccini: Tosca / Covent Garden

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Glynne, Howell; Langdon, Michael; Tagliavini, Ferruccio [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: Covent Garden Opera Orchestra

This June 1955 performance of Puccini's Tosca marked Renata Tebaldi's first appearance with the Covent Garden Company. The roles of Cavaradossi and Scarpia were filled...continue...
Recording information: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (06/30/1955)....continue...