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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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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...

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...

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...

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Shtoda, Prokina, Leiferkus - Evgeny Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Performers: Hodgson, Alfreda; Leiferkus, Sergei; Prokina, Yelena; Shtoda, Daniil
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

ICA marks the 10th anniversary of the great Evgeny Svetlanov's death with a coupling of Rachmaninov's The Bells and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, two composers that...continue...

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...
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Treasures of The Russian Ballet / Leningrad Kirov Ballet & Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

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

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118; Cinderella, Op. 87 - Ballet Suite; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Adolphe Adam: Giselle; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh (excerpts); L&#...
Performers: Fadeyechev, Nicolai; Lavrovsky, Mikhail; Liepa, Maris; Maximova, Ekaterina; Plisetskaya, Maya; Sizova, Alla; Soloviev, Yuri; Struchkova, Raisa; Timofeyeva, Nina; Ulanova, Galina; Vasiliev, Vladimir
Conductors: Hajibeyov, Niyazi; Faier, Yuri; Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Russia's two great ballet companies, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Kirov Ballet (now the Mariinsky) undertook their first major post-war tours in the early 1960s,...continue...
Run Time: 81 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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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...
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Holst: The Planets; Britten: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Purcell / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (b.1931) is the last living survivor of a great Russian quartet of conductors consisting of Mravinsky, Kondrashin and Svetlanov. He was the highly...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...

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...
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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...

The Lady & The Fool and Pineapple Poll / Charles Mackerras [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Charles Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool, romantic ballet suite (after Verdi); Arthur Sullivan: Pineapple Poll
Performers: Beriosova, Svetlana; Blair, David; Holden, Stanley; Hynd, Ronald; Larsen, Gerd; Park, Merle; Powell, Ray; Taylor, Brenda
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Released for the first time on DVD are rare studio performances of John Cranko's choreography in The Lady and The Fool and Pineapple Roll. Featuring...continue...
Run Time: 89 min.
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8; Job / Adrian Boult, London PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Job
Conductors: Boult, Adrian, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Renowned for his interpretations of English works, Sir Adrian Boult was a master of the baton and one of Britain's leading conductors. In this first...continue...
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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...

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...

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...
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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...
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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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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...
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Viennese Night at The Proms / Strauss, Lehar, von Suppe [DVD]

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

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324; Pizzicato Polka; Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), waltz for orchestra, Op. 388 (RV 388); Leichtes Blut, Op. 319; Tr...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila
Conductors: Loughran, James; Susskind, Walter; Furst, Janos
Ensemble: BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra ; Royal Philharmonic Orchesta

Characteristic Viennese waltzes, polkas and overtures represent some of the best moments from Viennese Night Prom concerts spanning a vintage period in their history. Classics...continue...
Run Time: 87 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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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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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...

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...

Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye Suite; Debussy: La Mer / Munch/Boston SO [DVD]

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

Works: Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Claude Debussy: Ibéria, for orchestra, L. 122/2; La mer
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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...

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...

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...

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...
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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...
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