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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...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Jacoby, Ingrid
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Ingrid Jacoby has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. This recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 2...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, Wars (07/30/2011/07/31/2011)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter: 1975 Royal Festival Hall Concerto / Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 & 29; Bagatelles op 126 Nos. 1, 4 & 6

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Bagatelle for piano in G major, Op. 126/1; Bagatelle for piano in B minor, Op. 126/4; Bagatelle for piano in E flat major, Op. 126/...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter was one of the greatest interpreters of the 20th century. Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata was one of the main features of Richter's programming in...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (06/18/1975)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Christopher Adey, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Shura Cherkassky, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Adey, Christopher; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Shura Cherkassky enjoyed a long career of over 70 years, rising to the forefront of internationally acclaimed concert pianists. His phenomenal virtuosity, color, range, and...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (08/30/1983); Studio 1, Broadcasting House, Glasgow, Scotland (08/30/1983); Royal Albert Hall, London (12/03/1981); Studio 1, Broadcasting House, Glasg...continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto; Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1; Lully; Scarlatti / Georges Cziffra, piano (Paris, 1959)

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte en ron...
Performers: Cziffra, György
Conductors: Tzipine, Georges; Cluytens, André

Hungarian born György Cziffra was one of the most celebrated virtuosos of the post-war decades in Europe, noted for his powers of improvisation as a...continue...

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...

Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Lieder / Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; Stuart Bedford, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bedford, Steuart

The 46 songs that make up Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch show the composer at his most captivatingly individual; and history has proven that only singers of...continue...
Recording information: Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England (06/19/1977)....continue...

Van Cliburn Plays Chopin & Claudio Arrau Plays Beethoven [DVD]

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

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Ludwi...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Cliburn, Van

As winner of the inaugural Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, Van Cliburn was lauded by the greats, including Shostakovich, Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter, who is said...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Schumann: Piano Concerto; Beethoven: Eroica Variations; Sonata No. 30 / Annie Fischer

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica"; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109
Performers: Fischer, Annie
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: WDR Symphony Orchestra Koln

Sviatoslav Richter's comment that Hungarian-born Annie Fischer (1914 - 1995) was 'a great artist imbued with a spirit of greatness and genuine profundity' is just...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne....continue...

Schubert: Impromptu; Beethoven: Sonatas / Wilhelm Backhaus

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 6 in F major, Op. 10 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm

The great German pianist, Wilhelm Backhaus made his first concert tour at the age of sixteen. He toured widely throughout his life, making his U.S....continue...
Recording information: Beethovenhalle, Bonn (09/24/1959)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Chopin; Liszt; Schumann et al. / Julius Katchen, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto...
Performers: Amis, John; Katchen, Julius
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

American pianist Katchen (1926 - 69) was a child prodigy. At 11, he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy. His technique was 'gold plated'...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...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne, Germany....continue...

Beethoven: Concerto no 4; Tchaikovsky: Concerto no 2 / Emil Gilels, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: Hale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Emil Gilels was one of the most celebrated pianists of the 20th century. Presented here for the first time are rare, broadcast recordings of Gilels...continue...
Recording information: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London (02/23/1959); Edinburgh Festival, Usher Hall, Edinburgh (02/23/1959); BBC Maida Vale Studios, London (09/13/1966); Edinburgh Festival, Usher Hall,...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Haydn, Weber, Chopin & Debussy

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 62 in E flat major, H 16 no 52; Carl Maria von Weber: Sonata for Piano no 3 in D minor, J. 206 (Op. 49); Robert Schumann: 8 Novelletten, Op. 21; Fréd&#...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter is acknowledged today as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. In this rare recording, making its first appearance on CD,...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (06/11/1967)....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...

György Cziffra in Prague 1955

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata in B minor, Wq 55/3; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in F major, K 446/L 433; Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104; Sonata for keyboard in A maj...
Performers: Cziffra, György

This recital by Georges Cziffra is extremely rare, having been remastered from a collector's LP. Out of the four Scarlatti Sonatas, Cziffra includes three that...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 / Boult, Gilels

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

These never-before-issued live performances from London's Royal Festival Hall in 1967 capture Gilels at his best, playing in front of an audience, away from the...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London....continue...

Schubert: Piano Trios / Beaux Arts Trio [DVD]

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

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op. 99; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, D 929/Op. 100
Performers: Cohen, Isidore; Greenhouse, Bernard; Pressler, Menahem
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio

The filming of the B flat Trio was one of the Beaux Arts Trio's last activities with Bernard Greenhouse, who retired soon thereafter. Both performances...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Artur Rubinstein

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op. 79; Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for pia...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von

Arthur Rubinstein's 1966 live recording brings a great deal of spontaneity to the Brahms, which is beautifully played without any of the technical problems often...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Chopin, Liszt / Loughran/BBC SO, Ohlsson [DVD]

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

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique...
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick
Conductors: Loughran, James
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Garrick Ohlsson won the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, just four years before the recitalperformance of Chopin and Liszt featured on this DVD. Ohlsson has...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: All
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.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
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