1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-09-25
Works: Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a theme of JA Hiller, Op. 100; Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133
Conductors:
Schuricht, Carl; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra
This release, with bonus rare recording by Sir Adrian Boult, is one of Reger's greatest works. Full of wit, resource and above all, delicacy....continue...
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BBC 42132

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-09-11
Works: Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta
Performers:
Peinemann, Edith
Conductors:
Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The exceptionally fine and dramatic recording of Tippett's Concerto for Double String Orchestra was never recorded by Kempe and is a new addition to Kempe's...continue...
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BBC 42152
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-09-11
Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Gesänge (6), Op. 89; Er ists ("Frühling lässt sein blaues Band"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album für die Jugend), O; Lieder Album für ...
Performers:
Auger, Arleen; Baldwin, Dalton
This is Arleen Auger's debut on BBC Legends in a mixed program of Schumann, Schubert, Schoenberg and Strauss from 1987 and shows why this much...continue...
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BBC 42142
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-07-31
Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60
Performers:
Gunson, Ameral; Shimell, William; Tear, Robert
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Like the BBC Legends recording of the Sinfonietta, Tennstedt never commercially recorded the Glagolitic Mass. It is a massive work comprising four singers, organ and...continue...
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BBC 42082

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-07-31
Works: Anonymous: God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers:
Borg, Kim; Fisher, Sylvia; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Merriman, Nan
Conductors:
Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham has been exceptionally well served by BBC Legends (this is the twelfth Beecham release on the label) though in almost all cases...continue...
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BBC 42092

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-07-31
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, Op. 3 no 8/RV 5...
Performers:
Garcia, Jose-Luis; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors:
Szeryng, Henryk
"When I listen to Szeryng I always learn something new. It's not that I learn how to play a phrase, but how it is possible...continue...
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BBC 42102

2 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-04-24
Works: William Walton: Partita for Orchestra; Claude Debussy: La mer; Le gladiateur ("Mort aux Romains, tuez jusqu'au dernier"), cantata for 3 soloists & orchestra, L. 41; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 3 ...
Conductors:
Silvestri, Constantin
Ensemble:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
This "live" 2CD set adds important new recordings to the discography of Silvestri and the Bournemouth Symphony and follows on from the recently issued 2CD...continue...
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BBC 42072

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-04-24
Works: Otto Klemperer: Merry Waltz for orchestra; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Ottokar ...
Conductors:
Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra
This stereo broadcast of a Royal Albert Hall concert given in May 1974 represents the last public appearance of Leopold Stokowski in England. The 1974...continue...
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BBC 42052

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...
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BBC 42042
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-04-24
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 16 in B flat major, K. 570; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (2) for Piano, ...
Performers:
Horszowski, Mieczyslaw
In his third recital disc from the 1983 Aldeburgh Festival, Horszowski plays a traditional program of Bach, Mozart and Chopin, all composers very much associated...continue...
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BBC 42032

2 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-01-30
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "La Reine"; Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Ibéria, for orchestra, L. 122/2; Spoken Word: Ernest Ansermet discusses Debussy ...
Conductors:
Ansermet, Ernest
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra
The anthology represented here gives us a rare snapshot of Ernest Ansermet conducting classical composers - Haydn and Beethoven - as well as composers he...continue...
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BBC 42022

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-01-30
Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; O Kühler Wald ("O kühler Wald, wo raushest du?"), song for voice & piano, Op. 72/3; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 71; Songs (4) for ...
Performers:
Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Hamburger, Paul; Lush, Ernest
"Beyond her distinctively warm-toned voice and heart-felt delivery, it is Baker's ability to balance the lyric and the dramatic that makes her Brahms' performances so...continue...
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BBC 42002

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2007-01-30
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 902; English Suite no 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 62 in E flat major, H 16 no 52; Robert Schumann: Ca...
Performers:
Hess, Myra
"Three BBC studio sessions from the great Dame Myra are an unexpected and welcome find...It begins with some of the loveliest Bach you will ever...continue...
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BBC 42012
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-11-07
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Conductors:
Barbirolli, John
Sir John Barbirolli took over from Toscanini as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 1937 and became Director of the Halle from 1943...continue...
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BBC 41932
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-11-07
Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Conductors:
Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt was born in Merseberg, Germany and after periods of conducting the Dresden Staatskapelle and acting as Music Director of the Dresden Opera, he...continue...
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BBC 41952
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-11-07
Works: Robert Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 16 in G major, Op. 31 no 1
Performers:
Fischer, Annie
This mixed recital by the Hungarian pianist Annie Fischer follows the highly successful BBC Legends release of Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Kodaly and Mozart on BBC...continue...
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BBC 41992

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-11-07
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello
Performers:
Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors:
Rostropovich, Mstislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
All these performances date from the 1965 Russian Festival where the top Soviet artists of the period gathered in London to produce memorable performances at...continue...
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BBC 4198

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-11-07
Works: Paul Hindemith: Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra
When Carlo Maria Giulini died earlier this year aged 90, the musical world mourned one of the great conductors of the 20th century and one...continue...
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BBC 41942

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-09-19
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K. 447; Divertimento for 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns no 14 in B flat major, K 270; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & s...
Performers:
Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors:
Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Hollingsworth, John;
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
This compilation is very important because both the Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 and Britten Serenade broadcasts have literally been 'discovered' in the BBC archives...continue...
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BBC 41922

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-09-19
Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43
Conductors:
Barbirolli, John
Ensemble:
Hallé Orchestra
The recording of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 is a rarity for Barbirolli fans, and is an important new addition to the Barbirolli discography following his...continue...
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BBC 41862

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...
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BBC 41872
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-09-19
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Conductors:
Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The exciting live studio performance of Shostakovich Symphony No.1 from 1965 is a new addition to Kempe's discography and is also being released to coincide...continue...
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BBC 41882
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-09-19
Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 8 in C minor, Op. 65
Conductors:
Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
The live stereo performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No.8 was never recorded commercially by Svetlanov and is therefore an addition to Svetlanov's discography. Shostakovich Symphony No.8...continue...
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BBC 41892

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...
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BBC 41902

2 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-07-25
Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Malcolm Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt Overture, Op. 5; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C ...
Conductors:
Silvestri, Constantin
Ensemble:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Constantin Silvestri, conductor and composer, was born in Bucharest and became conductor of the Bacharest Philharmonic. He also conducted the Leningrad Philharmonic and Hungarian State...continue...
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BBC 41822

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-07-25
Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers:
Ogdon, John
Conductors:
Barbirolli, John
John Ogdon studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music. He made his London deut at the Henry Wood Proms in 1958 playing the Busoni...continue...
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BBC 41832
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-07-25
Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Recorded Sound: Announcem...
Conductors:
Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
This release of Prokofiev Symphony No.5 completes the three BBC stereo broadcasts made from the Proms in 971 which featured Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 (BBC CD...continue...
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BBC 41842

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-07-25
Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Felix Mendelssohn: Fantasia for Piano in F sharp mino...
Performers:
Cherkassky, Shura
Shura Cherkassky was like David Oistrakh, born in Odessa. He was pupil of the legendary pianist Joef Hofman at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and...continue...
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BBC 41852
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...
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BBC 41742
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-06-27
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Piano no 59 in E flat major; Sonata for Keyboard no 33 in C minor, H 16 no 20; Johannes Brahms: Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B fla...
Performers:
Firkusny, Rudolf
Rudolf Firkusny was one of the great concert pianists of this century, but also one of the last links to the most important figures in...continue...
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BBC 41732

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-06-27
Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Jubel Overture, J 245/Op. 59; Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Willem Pijper: Symphony no 3, K. 71; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Emmanuel Chabrier: Work(s)
Conductors:
Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra
"The opening of the little known Weber overture may contain the seeds of Wagner's overture to 'Die Meistersinger,' the ending is a stirring take on...continue...
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BBC 41722

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-06-27
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 10 in E minor (WTC I/10), BWV 855 (BC L89); Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 15 in G major (WTC I/15), BWV 860 (BC L94); Wolfgang Amadeus ...
Performers:
Horszowski, Mieczyslaw
"His greatness will be affirmed by anyone who acquires this sublime BBC Legends disc...the whole adds up to a 78 minute listening experience of pure...continue...
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BBC 41712

2 DVD Video / BBC Legends /
2006-06-20
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers:
Amsellem, Norah; Bros, Jose; Bruson, Renato; Espada, Maria; Mentxaka, Itxaro; Moncloa, Marco; Muzzi, Lorenzo; Rubiera, David; Sanchez, Emilio
Norah Amseliem as Violetta leads a cast of outstanding talent in Pier Luigi Pizzi's beautiful production filmed with High Definition cameras and recorded in multi-track...continue...
Run Time: 175 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC Widescreen, 1.78:1, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS Surround Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...
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BBC 0934D

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-05-23
Works: Antonin Dvorák: Terzetto for 2 violins & viola in C major, B. 148 (Op. 74); Quartet for Strings no 14 in A flat major, B. 193 (Op. 105); Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Son...
Performers:
Kostecky, Lubomir; Novak, Jiri [Violin]; Skampa, Milan
The Smetana Quartet was the greatest of a legendary line of Czech string ensembles. The quartet was formed on the 6th of November 1945 and...continue...
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BBC 41802

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-05-02
Works: Frederick Delius: Concerto for Piano in C minor, RT vii/4; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers:
Curzon, Clifford
Conductors:
Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra
"The piece de resistance here is the Delius Concerto. Nowadays, Curzon is primarily associated with the core repertoire - Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms -...continue...
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BBC 41812

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-05-02
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 100 in G major ("Military") H. 1/100; Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"; Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
Conductors:
Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra
This CD marks the celebrated German conductor Eugen Jochum's debut on BBC Legends. Apart from his fixed obligations, Jochum has conducted in every musical centre,...continue...
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BBC 41762
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-05-02
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio in E major, BWV 993; Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 ...
Performers:
Serkin, Rudolf
Rudolph Serkin could play the piano and read music by the time he was four years old. He made his debut as guest artist with...continue...
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BBC 41772

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...
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BBC 41782
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-03-07
Menuhin's performance of the Elgar Violin Concerto conducted by the composer in 1932, when the young violinist was only 16, became a landmark recording and...continue...
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BBC 41702
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-02-01
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BBC 41752
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2006-01-24
This recording showcases two great Bach singers, contralto Janet Baker and the Dutch soprano, Elly Ameling in arias from Bach's St. Matthew Passion. This BBC...continue...
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BBC 41682
2 DVD Video / BBC Legends /
2005-11-15
Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers:
Barker, Cheryl; Bijnen, Annelleen; Blanchet, Peter; Keen, Catherine; Stilwell, Richard; Thompson, Martin
Robert Wilsons pure and highly stylized 2003 production enhances the timeless beauty of Puccinis moving Japanese tragedy. Cheryl Barker and Martin Thompson lead an inspired...continue...
Run Time: 169 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC Widescreen, 1.78:1, Color Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, German, Ital...continue...
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BBC 0937D

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2005-02-22
Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 8 in D minor
Conductors:
Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra
This release features two great and spectacular performances from Stokowski's second visit to the Royal Albert Hall Proms in 1964. The Vaughan Williams Symphony No....continue...
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BBC 41652

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2005-02-22
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn in E flat major, Op. 16; Gordon Jacob: Sextet for woodwind quintet & piano, Op. 3; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for horn & piano; G...
Performers:
Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Brain, Leonard; Britten, Benjamin; James, Cecil; Malcolm, George; Mewton-Wood, Noel; Morris, Gareth; Waters, Stephen
Conductors:
Tausky, Vilem
Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
The entire repertoire, except for Verdi's La Forza del Destino has been recorded from radio broadcasts before but mostly on poor sounding pirate labels. It...continue...
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BBC 41642

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2005-02-22
Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
Conductors:
Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Apart from being a great orchestral teacher and to some an icon for conducting and interpretation, he was a highly respected interpreter of the post-romantic...continue...
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BBC 41632

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2004-11-23
Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano; Shura Cherkassky: Prelude Pathetique, ...
Performers:
Cherkassky, Shura
Conductors:
Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Shura Cherkassky, was one of the 20th Century's greatest romantic virtuosos, a pupil of the legendary pianist Josef Hofmann at the Curtis institute in Philadelphia....continue...
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BBC 41602
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2004-11-23
Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 3 in D minor, WAB 103; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Conductors:
Barbirolli, John
The Bruckner Symphony No. 3 here receives a live studio based recording, made in Manchester's Free Trade Hall in 1964 in excellent sound for the...continue...
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BBC 41612
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2004-11-23
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11
Performers:
Arrau, Claudio
Claudio Arrau was in intellectual, with a profound analytical bent, a deeply relective interpreter, commanding a tonal range of extraordinary breath, variety and depth. The...continue...
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BBC 41622

2 CD / BBC Legends /
2004-10-19
Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers:
Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Crass, Franz; Dowd, Ronald; Harper, Heather
Conductors:
Szell, George
Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Szell's recordings in 1968 of live performances of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 with the New Philharmonia were considered one of the sensations of...continue...
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BBC 41552

1 CD / BBC Legends /
2004-10-19
Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind instruments
Performers:
du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors:
Groves, Charles, Sir; Krein, Michael
Ensemble:
Michael Krein Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
"Like many of the BBC releases, this one documents a rather special event: a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1969 where Du Pre...continue...
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BBC 41562
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