Legacy: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony - Mozart: Symphony No.39; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Debussy: Fetes [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Solti, GeorgEnsemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Released for the first time on DVD, this concert is the last in Sir Georg Solti and his beloved CSO's European tour in 1985. Solti...continue... Run Time: 83 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono, ...continue... ![]() Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 15 & 20 / Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano; Stuttgart Radio SO. De Bavier1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28 Conductors: de Bavier, AntoineEnsemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra This live SWR recording from the 1956 Ludwigsburg Festival shows a Mozart style far removed from that presented today. These are full-blooded interpretations and show...continue... ![]() Mozart: Symphony No. 41; Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Herbert von Karajan (live, Royal Festival Hall, 4/6/62)2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28 Conductors: Karajan, Herbert vonEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic The combination of Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic playing Mozart and Bruckner drew a "packed and raving audience" according to The Guardian of the April...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 5; Andante favori; Variations; Bagatelles / Ingrid Jacoby, piano1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28 This is volume two of Ingrid Jacoby's complete set of Beethoven Piano Concertos. This strongly projected performance of Beethoven's Concerto No.5 is complemented by an...continue... ![]() Legacy: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Schubert: Impromptus, Wanderer Fantasy; Schumann: Arabeske, Piano Sonata No.1 [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28 Captured at the BBC's Glasgow Studios in 1987 for their Music in Camera series, Ashkenazy demonstrates his versatility and musical skill through the extreme contrasts...continue... Run Time: 82 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono, Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue... ![]() Choreography by Bournonville: La Sylphide: Flemming Flindt, Luette Aldous, Shirley Dixon; Flower Festival in Genzano: Rudolf Nureyev, Merle Park [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2013-04-30 Conductors: Downes, Edward; Lawrence, AshleyEnsemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra This DVD features two of the legendary Danish choreographer August Bournonvillfe's most celebrated ballets. In La Sylphide, Flemming Flindt and Lucette Aldous do full justice...continue... Run Time: 81 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): Enhanced Mono, ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Chopin: Nocturne Op. 27/2 / Arthur Rubinstein, piano1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26 Arthur Rubenstein is regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. This rare live recording of Rubenstein, made by the BBC in...continue... ![]() Schubert: Symphony No. 4; Britten: Serenade; Sibelius: Symphony no 2 / Gerald English, tenor; Hermann Baumann, horn. Barbirolli2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Barbirolli, JohnEnsemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli was one of the most versatile conductors of his generation, associated with composers and works of every era. These historic recordings, never...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphonies nos 1 & 8 / Hartmut Haenchen2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26 Conductors: Haenchen, HartmutEnsemble: Dresden Philharmonic Children's Choir; National Choir of the Ukrain 'Dumka'; Netherland Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian Radio Choir Hartmut Haenchen was born in Dresden in 1943 and from the moment of his 1971 Carl Maria von Weber Competition victory onward, he has been...continue... ![]() Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Hans Rosbaud1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26 Conductors: Rosbaud, HansEnsemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Francis Poulenc said in 1954, 'Music buffs believe that the greatest living conductor is Toscanini, musicians know that it is Hans Rosbaud.' This 'live' studio...continue... ![]() Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Martinu: Symphony No. 4 / Klaus Tennstedt1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26 Conductors: Tennstedt, KlausEnsemble: SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony With stunning accounts of Brahms and Mahler, this recording marks an exciting, new relationship between ICA Classics and the SWR in Stuttgart, and it is...continue... ![]() Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 / Sir Adrian Boult (1975)1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26 Conductors: Boult, AdrianEnsemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Just prior to the Second World War, Sir Adrian single-handedly built the BBC Symphony Orchestra into a world-renowned ensemble. This live 1975 Proms performance of...continue... ![]() Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Geza Anda, piano1 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. 83Performers: 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... ![]() Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 / Georg Solti, Chicago SO (rec. 1971 at the Edinburgh Festival) [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68Conductors: Solti, Georg Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Recorded in 1971, the film on this DVD is taken from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in the same year: their...continue... Run Time: 67 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): Mono, Subtitles: German, English, French Country of Origin: German...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture; Giménez: Zarzuelas / Ataúlfo Argenta, Orquesta Nacional de Espana; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica1 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... ![]() Legacy: Rostropovich and Britten - Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Pezzo capriccioso; Britten: Gloriana (exc.) / English CO, Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Peter Pears [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy...Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav Conductors: Britten, Benjamin Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Infodad.com Rostropovich's way with the Variations on a Rococo Theme, to which he gives rich tone and a high level of expressiveness, is altogether winning, and...continue... Run Time: 68 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): Mono, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Ferdinand Herold: La fille mal Gardée / Nadia Nerina, David Blair, Stanley Holden. The Royal Ballet, John Lanchbery [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Ferdinand Herold: La Fille Mal GardeePerformers: Blair, David; Holden, Stanley; Nerina, Nadia Conductors: Lanchbery, John Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra La Fille mal Gardée, or 'The Badly Guarded Girl', is one of the best-loved comic ballets of all time. This DVD showcases Frederick Ashton's version...continue... Run Time: 93 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): Mono, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano1 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. 58Performers: 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 & 61 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, piano1 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. 21Performers: 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... ![]() Legacy: Nadia Nerina & Margot Fonteyn dance Les Sylphides; Coppelia; Giselle with Robert Halpmann & Rudolf Nureyev [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Adolphe Adam: GisellePrima ballerinas Nadia Nerina and Margot Fonteyn showcase three of the ballet world's most popular and enduring works here. Les Sylphides uses the music of...continue... Run Time: 96 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Mono, Country of Origin: Germany ...continue... ![]() Debussy: Images; Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no 3 / Emil Gilels, piano1 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... ![]() Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Bernstein: Candide Overture / Svetlanov1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25 Conductors: Svetlanov, EvgenyEnsemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Rachmaninov was, by his own account, Svetlanov's favorite composer. This new live recording of his Symphony No.2 from the Royal Festival Hall in 1993 with...continue... ![]() 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 merConductors: 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... ![]() Legacy: Benjamin Britten conducts - Mozart: Sym. 40; Mendelssohn: Sym. 3 (extract); Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 / Peter Pears, tenor; English CO [DVD]1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Benjamin Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"Conductors: Brittten, Benjamin Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra These revelatory films feature Britten with his favored English Chamber Orchestra performing at two very different times of his life, with equal value. Filmed at...continue... Run Time: 67 min. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Mono, Country of Origin: Austria ...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. 82Conductors: 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. Region: 0 Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): Mono, Subtitles: English, German, French Country of Origin: Germ...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... ![]() Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Janacek: The Fiddler's Child / Cahill, Baker, Tear, Howekk / Rozhdestvensky1 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 6/14Performers: 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... ![]() Berlioz: Requiem / Nicolai Gedda, tenor. Mitropoulos
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