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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Lionel Bringuier & Nelson Freire Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Chopin: Piano Concerto no 2; Berlioz, Roussel, Ravel, Gluck [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2013-04-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Christoph W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati;...
Performers: Freire, Nelson
Conductors: Bringuier, Lionel
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

On this brilliant recording leading Chopin interpreter Nelson Freire delivers a deft, impeccable performance of Chopin's lyrical Second Piano Concerto. On the podium the young...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
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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...

Beecham conducts - Berlioz: Corsaire Overture; Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance; D'indy: Enchanted Forest; Saint-Saëns: Sym. 3

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-08-14

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edvard Grieg: Old Norwegian Romance with Variations for 2 Pianos, Op. 51; Vincent d'Indy: La Forêt Enchantée, symphonic legend after Uhland for...
Performers: Gamley, Douglas; McCall, Tom; Vaughan, Denis
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This long-awaited live performance, from the Royal Festival Hall in October 1954, joins SOMM's growing collection of unforgettable performances by a conductor who genuinely loved...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; Piano Concerto / Stephen Kovacevich, piano; Colin Davis; Herbert Blomstedt

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's music, while based on the German tradition, magically captures the spirit and grandeur of his native Norway. Peer Gynt includes two perennial favorites, "Morning...continue...

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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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...

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.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French
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Kathleen Ferrier sings Brahms, Chausson, Mahler

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Ernest Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

The phrase "widely and greatly loved" is often bandied about in speaking of musicians, but in the case of Kathleen Ferrier, the Lancashire-born English contralto...continue...

Beecham Collection - Wagner / Beecham, Flagstad, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Tristan und Isolde; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Spoken Word: Kirsten Flagstad
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Those who had the privilege of hearing Beecham conduct or witness Flagstad's renowned stage appearances never forgot those performances. For today's audiences, these rare recordings...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...

Rozhdestvensky at the BBC Proms / Glinka, Tchaikovsky [DVD]

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

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila; A Life for the Tsar; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Performed during his tenure as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony, the BBC Proms performances featured on this DVD represent Gennadi Rozhdestvensky at the highest...continue...
Run Time: 64 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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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
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The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings - Shura Cherkassky

2 CD / First Hand / 2009-08-11

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV B24; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in G minor, Op. 119/1; Franz Schubert: Impromptu no 4 i...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Like many other artists, the great Russian pianist Shura Cherkassky fled from what became Soviet Russia and settled in the USA. A student of Josef...continue...

Beethoven, Dvorák: Violin Concertos / Suk, Sargent

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2009-06-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Josef Suk is the great-grandson of Dvorak so it is fitting that his wonderfully idiomatic performance in stereo of the composer's concerto with Sir Malcolm...continue...

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 12 & 6; Strauss Jr. / Rozhdestvensky, BBC SO, et al

25 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Johann Strauss II: Work(s); Vergnügungszug (Excursion Train), polka sch...
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

This CD contains the first Western performance of Shostakovich's vast Symphony No.12 'The Year 1917' given in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh in 1962 with the...continue...

Weber, Tippett, Brahms / Schmidt-Isserstedt, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-05-27

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Michael Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Performers: Dekany, Bela; Goren, Eli; Vigay, Denis
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Berlin born Hans Schmidt-Issserstedt was steeped in the German tradition. He formed the NDR Orchestra (Northern German Radio) in Hamburg which he conducted for 26...continue...

Elgar, Brahms: Cello Concertos; Debussy: Cello Sonata / Tortelier, Lush, Boult, Pritchard, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-05-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performers: Lush, Ernest; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The French cellist Paul Tortelier was one of the truly great artists of the 20th Century. He collaborated with such eminent conductors as Sir Thomas...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Scriabin: Piano Concertos / Nikolai Demidenko

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-12-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Alexander Scriabin: Concerto for Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 20
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai
Conductors: Lazarev, Alexander
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

'A major achievement' (Classic CD)

'It is something of an achievement when one manages to hear afresh such an over-familiar work' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Altogether, this is...continue...

Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue / Botstein, Philips, et al

2 CD / Telarc / 2007-07-24

Works: Paul Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue, opera
Performers: Bardon, Patricia; Danby, Graeme; Davies, Sarah-Jane; James, Ana; Nolen, Laura Vlasak; Phillips, Lori; Rose, Peter de; Touchais, Daphne
Conductors: Botstein, Leon
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"Nearly a century after its premiere it's time we wised up to the modernity of Paul Dukas' only opera... The three-act score, with its taut,...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, etc / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Bolt, suite from the ballet, Op. 27a; Igor Stravinsky: Scènes de ballet, for orchestra
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"Rozhdestvensky is not only a superb ballet conductor -- his years at the Bolshoi in the 60s taught him to keep his tempos inviting and...continue...

Kirsten Flagstad Vol 3 - Live Performances 1948-1957

3 CD / Simax / 2006-10-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4;...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Svanholm, Set [Tenor Vocals]; Ursuleac, Viorica
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich; Merola, Gaetano; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Wallenstein, Alfred; Walter, Bruno; Jones, Geraint; Sebastian, Georges; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Mermaid Orchestra; Metropol...

Toscannini - Unpublished HMV Recordings from 1935 and 1938

1 CD / Testament / 2006-10-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Brahms, Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rubinstein

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-09-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

The BBC Legends live Performance, in excellent sound, from a packed Royal Festival Hall in 1968, demonstrates that Rubinstein had lost none of his fire...continue...

Grieg, Wagner / Flagstad, Sargent, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-09-19

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Edvard Grieg: Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Melodies (12), Op. 33; Fyremål (The Goal), song for voice & piano, Op. 33/12; Romances (6), Op. 39; Songs (5), O...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Almost overnight, Kirsten Flagstad, was regarded as the supreme Wagnerian soprano of her generation. In 1936-37, she sang with Beecham, Fritz Reiner and Wilhelm Furtwangler...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 9 / Goodall, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-06-27

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"... Movements start or progress in unassuming fashions, but actually a carefully paced drama is being unfolded and suddenly you find yourself riveted." -Chakwin, ARG...continue...

Schumann, Beethoven, Bach: Piano Concertos / Hess

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata in G major, BWV 916
Performers: Hess, Myra
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Dame Myra Hess was a pianist with a commanding yet unobtrusive technique who specialized in Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. She made her debut...continue...

Liszt: Symphonic Poems Vol 1 / Noseda, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Franz Liszt: Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem for orchestra ("Bergsymphonie;" 4 versions), S. 95 (; Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Les préludes, S 97; Orpheus, S 98
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Volume 1 of Liszt's complete symphonic poems augurs well for the releases. Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic remind you at every...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 6, etc / Klemperer, Harper, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2005-07-12

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 6 in A major, WAB 106; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Harper, Heather; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Nowakowski, Marian
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra

"At the very outset, one is struck by the great force and clarity with which the BBC microphones capture the four soloists... Indeed the orchestra...continue...

Essential Piano - The Ultimate Piano Collection

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; De Larrocha, Alicia; Katchen, Julius; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lapu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal; Schiff, And...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Davis, Colin; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Toscanini, Milanov, et al

2 CD / Testament / 2004-10-12

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Moscona, Nicola; Rosvaenge, Helge; Thorborg, Kerstin
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The performance heard on these discs is particularly remarkable, not only for historical reasons, but also because it seems to be the earliest extant viable...continue...

Dvorák, Brahms: Concertos / Fournier, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-09-21

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"
Performers: Fournier, Pierre; Francescatti, Zino
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Pierre Fournier and Zino Francescatti were born in Paris and Marseille respectively. Fournier was the leading French cellist of his generation and performed with all...continue...

Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner / Jascha Hornstein, et al

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-09-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Richard Wagner: Faust Overture
Performers: Borg, Kim; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Horenstein, Jascha
Ensemble: BBC Northern Symphony; BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jascha Horenstein has been represented on BBC Legends on many occasions particularly in Bruckner and Mahler. His famous pioneering recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Schumann: Piano Concertos / Rubinstein, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-09-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Spoken Word: Artur Rubinstein in Conversation with Michael Oliver
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Schwarz, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Artur Rubinstein, one of the most celebrated pianists of the 20th Century, has been featured in Chopin and Beethoven concertos on BBC Legends over the...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Goodall

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-06-29

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; English National Opera Orchestra

"Goodall has a reputation as a slow-motion conductor, a kind of Celibidache without the mystic aura. This release shows that the reputation isn't necessarily the...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor; Brahms, etc / Kathleen Ferrier, etc

3 CD / Guild / 2004-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Spoken Word: Broadcast Commentary on Brahms; Kathleen Ferrier Gives Spoken Introduction to 1952 London Recital; Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op...
Performers: Ludwig, Walther; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Schumann, Hindemith: Cello Concertos / Tortelier, Dorati

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-11-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Paul Hindemith: Concerto for Cello; Paul Tortelier: A Tortelier masterclass
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; Downes, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Paul Tortelier played in the Paris Conservatoire under Charles Munch and Andre Cluytens. His first solo engagement was in the Lalo Concerto with the Concerts...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1, Violin Concerto no 1

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-06-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 7, Missa Solemnis; Mozart /Toscanini

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Anacréon ou L'amour fugitif, opera-ballet in 2 acts; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffner"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 9...
Performers: Beard, Paul; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Moscona, Nicola; Pataky, Koloman von; Thorborg, Kerstin
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Even though the record stores' bins are full of recordings by Toscanini, there are still some undiscovered treasures for which fans have been patiently awaiting...continue...

Beethoven, Prokofiev, Dvorak / Rudolf Kempe, BBC Symphony

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"Recorded only eight months before his death in May 1976, Rudolf Kempe's live program with the BBC Symphony is one of the most striking moments...continue...

Rossini, Brahms, Schumann / Pierre Monteux, BBC Symphony

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Robert Schumann: Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 120; Pierre Monteux / Roy Davies: Pierre Monteux in Conversa...
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: BBC Northern Symphony; BBC Symphony Orchestra

All the works represented here on this CD have never been recorded commercially by Monteux, a premiere for BBC Legends. The Schumann is particularly rare...continue...

Berlioz: Le Corsaire, King Lear, Harold en Italie / Beecham

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Trojan March (Les Troyens), H. 133b
Performers: Riddle, Frederick
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Le Corsaire" was used by Beecham to demonstrate the power of the RPO brass section which Beecham was inordinately proud of. This performance comes from...continue...

Bruckner: Symphony no 8; Wagner / Goodall, Baker, et al

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Wesendonck Lieder
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The conductor of Wagner's "Ring Cycle" in English makes a rare orchestral recording. An article in BBC Music Magazine about Goodall prompted a massive letter...continue...

De Los Angeles - Scarlatti, Handel, Berlioz, et al / Moore

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pirro e Demetrio; George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Franz Schubert: Mein! ("Bächlein, lass dein Rauschen sein"), song for voice & piano (Die schöne...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Schwarz, Rudolf
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

De los Angeles makes her debut on BBC Legends with a recital from the 1957 Edinburgh Festival. The French chansons, German Lieder and Spanish Folk...continue...

Mozart: Symphony no 41; Brahms / Walter, Vienna PO, BBC SO

1 CD / Opus KURA / 2002-10-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

Legendary Treasures - Yehudi Menuhin Vol 1 - Bach, et al

2 CD / Doremi / 2001-05-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Sonata for Violin solo no 1...
Performers: Menuhin, Yehudi
Conductors: Schneevoigt, Georg; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

Bruckner: Symphony no 5 / Jascha Horenstein, BBC Symphnoy

1 CD / BBC Legends Import / 2000-06-27

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

Jascha Horenstein is still considered to be one of the greatest Bruckner interpreters ever to step in front of an orchestra. His previous Bruckner recording...continue...