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Legacy: Sir Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony - Mozart: Symphony No.39; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4; Debussy: Fetes [DVD]
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, Georg
Ensemble: 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.
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ICA 5100
Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 15 & 20 / Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano; Stuttgart Radio SO. De Bavier
Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 15 & 20 / Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano; Stuttgart Radio SO. De Bavier

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-05-28

Conductors: de Bavier, Antoine
Ensemble: 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...
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ICA 5103
Mozart: Symphony No. 41; Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Herbert von Karajan (live, Royal Festival Hall, 4/6/62)
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 von
Ensemble: 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...
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ICA 5102
Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 5; Andante favori; Variations; Bagatelles / Ingrid Jacoby, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 5; Andante favori; Variations; Bagatelles / Ingrid Jacoby, piano

1 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...
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ICA 5104
Legacy: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Schubert: Impromptus, Wanderer Fantasy; Schumann: Arabeske, Piano Sonata No.1 [DVD]
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
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ICA 5101
Choreography by Bournonville: La Sylphide: Flemming Flindt, Luette Aldous, Shirley Dixon; Flower Festival in Genzano: Rudolf Nureyev, Merle Park [DVD]
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, Ashley
Ensemble: 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.
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ICA 5099
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Chopin: Nocturne Op. 27/2 / Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Chopin: Nocturne Op. 27/2 / Arthur Rubinstein, piano

1 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...
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ICA 5095
Schubert: Symphony No. 4; Britten: Serenade; Sibelius: Symphony no 2 / Gerald English, tenor; Hermann Baumann, horn. Barbirolli
Schubert: Symphony No. 4; Britten: Serenade; Sibelius: Symphony no 2 / Gerald English, tenor; Hermann Baumann, horn. Barbirolli

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: 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...
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ICA 5096
Mahler: Symphonies nos 1 & 8 / Hartmut Haenchen
Mahler: Symphonies nos 1 & 8 / Hartmut Haenchen

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26

Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut
Ensemble: 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...
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ICA 5094
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Hans Rosbaud
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 / Hans Rosbaud

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans
Ensemble: 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...
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ICA 5091
Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Martinu: Symphony No. 4 / Klaus Tennstedt
Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Martinu: Symphony No. 4 / Klaus Tennstedt

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: 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...
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Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 / Sir Adrian Boult (1975)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 / Sir Adrian Boult (1975)

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: 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...
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Geza Anda, piano
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...
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ICA 5092
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture; Brahms: Symphony No. 1 / Georg Solti, Chicago SO (rec. 1971 at the Edinburgh Festival) [DVD]
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. 68
Conductors: 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,
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ICA 5089
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture; Giménez: Zarzuelas / Ataúlfo Argenta, Orquesta Nacional de Espana; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica
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...
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Legacy: Rostropovich and Britten - Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Pezzo capriccioso; Britten: Gloriana (exc.) / English CO, Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Peter Pears [DVD]
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

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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
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Ferdinand Herold: La fille mal Gardée / Nadia Nerina, David Blair, Stanley Holden. The Royal Ballet, John Lanchbery [DVD]
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 Gardee
Performers: 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
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ICA 5088
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 / Jacek Kaspszyk, Sinfonia Varsovia / Ingrid Jacoby, piano
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...
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Sviatoslav Richter: 1975 Royal Festival Hall Concerto / Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 & 29; Bagatelles op 126 Nos. 1, 4 & 6
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...
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Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Christopher Adey, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox, BBC Symphony Orchestra / Shura Cherkassky, piano
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...
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Legacy: Nadia Nerina & Margot Fonteyn dance Les Sylphides; Coppelia; Giselle with Robert Halpmann & Rudolf Nureyev [DVD]
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: Giselle

Prima 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
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ICA 5058
Debussy: Images; Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no 3 / Emil Gilels, piano
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...
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Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Bernstein: Candide Overture / Svetlanov
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2; Bernstein: Candide Overture / Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: 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...
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ICA 5078
Schumann: Symphony No. 4; Debussy: La Mer; Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, suite / Guido Cantelli (live, Edinburgh 1954)
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...
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Legacy: Benjamin Britten conducts - Mozart: Sym. 40; Mendelssohn: Sym. 3 (extract); Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 / Peter Pears, tenor; English CO [DVD]
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
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ICA 5083
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 / Leonard Bernstein, London SO (live, 11/1966) Includes Bernstein Interview [DVD]
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.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French
Country of Origin: Germ...continue...

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ICA 5082
Grieg: Piano Concerto; Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1; Lully; Scarlatti / Georges Cziffra, piano (Paris, 1959)
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...
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Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Janacek: The Fiddler's Child / Cahill, Baker, Tear, Howekk / Rozhdestvensky
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...
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Berlioz: Requiem / Nicolai Gedda, tenor. Mitropoulos
Berlioz: Requiem / Nicolai Gedda, tenor. Mitropoulos

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Chorus

ICA holds a veritable treasure trove of historical recordings, the Cologne Broadcasts especially honing in on a rich period of performance in Germany. This stellar...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (08/26/1956)....continue...
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Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Lieder / Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; Stuart Bedford, piano
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...
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / William Steinberg, Boston Symphony [DVD]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 / William Steinberg, Boston Symphony [DVD]

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

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This series of DVDs will make the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era available for the first time since they were broadcast. This rare...continue...
Run Time: 66 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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ICA 5071
Treasures of The Russian Ballet / Leningrad Kirov Ballet & Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]
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.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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ICA 5074
Mahler: Symphony No. 4; Mozart: Symphony No. 35 / Klaus Tennstedt, Boston Symphony [DVD]
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...
Run Time: 77 min.
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Van Cliburn Plays Chopin & Claudio Arrau Plays Beethoven [DVD]
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.
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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Shtoda, Prokina, Leiferkus - Evgeny Svetlanov
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...

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Verdi: Requiem / Vishnevskaya, Isakova, Ivanovska, Petrov - Igor Markevitch (Live, Moscow 1960)
Verdi: Requiem / Vishnevskaya, Isakova, Ivanovska, Petrov - Igor Markevitch (Live, Moscow 1960)

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La scala di seta; Guillaume Tell; La gazza ladra; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola
Performers: Isakova, Nina; Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Petrov, Ivan; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

The great Russian conductor Igor Markevitch (1912 - 1983) was born in Kiev and spent his formative years in Switzerland. At the height of his...continue...
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Boccherini: Quartet Op. 44/4; Mozart:
Boccherini: Quartet Op. 44/4; Mozart: "Hunt" Quartet; Beethoven: Quartet No. 15 / Quartetto Italiano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 44 no 4/G 223 "La Tiranna"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for S...
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Ensemble: Quartetto Italiano

The Quartetto Italiano is regarded as one of the finest string quartets of the twentieth century. They were formed officially in 1945. By the early...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (02/22/1965)....continue...
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4; Handel, Beethoven, Britten / Marriner, ASMF [DVD]
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4; Handel, Beethoven, Britten / Marriner, ASMF [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6/11, HWV 329; Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A maj...
Performers: Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony
Conductors: Marriner, Neville, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The brainchild of Neville Marriner, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields was founded in 1959, quickly becoming an example of the highest level...continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
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Yuri Temirkanov at the BBC Proms: Berlioz & Tchaikovsky [DVD]
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...
Run Time: 72 min.
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Klaus Tennstedt, Boston SO [DVD]
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 / Klaus Tennstedt, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material represents some of the earliest concert footage that exists of Klaus Tennstedt from this key chapter in his career. This concert took...continue...
Run Time: 66 min.
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Haydn & Beethoven: Symphonies / William Steinberg, Boston SO [DVD]
Haydn & Beethoven: Symphonies / William Steinberg, Boston SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 55 in E flat major ("The Schoolmaster"), H. 1/55; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material, filmed in color, represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and William Steinberg, and has been restored...continue...
Run Time: 86 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Brahms: Symphony No. 3; Elgar: Symphony No. 1 / Sir Adrian Boult
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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Schumann: Piano Concerto; Beethoven: Eroica Variations; Sonata No. 30 / Annie Fischer
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...
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Verdi: Falstaff / Corena, Rovere, Cadoni, Dominguez - Giulini
Verdi: Falstaff / Corena, Rovere, Cadoni, Dominguez - Giulini

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-03-27

Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Carlo Maria Giulini was one of the 20th century's greatest conductors. His live performances of operas by Verdi, Rossini and Mozart have acquired legendary status....continue...
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Holst: The Planets; Britten: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Purcell / Rozhdestvensky
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...
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Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Tchaikovsky / Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony [DVD]
Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Tchaikovsky / Erich Leinsdorf, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in D, K. 320 "Posthorn"
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

This rare material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Erich Leinsdorf, and has been restored using the greatest care...continue...
Run Time: 57 min.
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Handel: Water Music Suite; Mozart / Charles Munch, Boston Symphony [DVD]
Handel: Water Music Suite; Mozart / Charles Munch, Boston Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 36 in C major, K 425 "Linz"; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Munch launched the BSO into television in 1955. He was an immensely popular conductor and well suited to being filmed. This material represents some of...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
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ICA 5057
Haydn & Mozart: String Quartets / Amadeus Quartet [DVD]
Haydn & Mozart: String Quartets / Amadeus Quartet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Quartet for Strings no 16 in E ...
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Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet

Founded in 1947, the Amadeus Quartet dominated the British chamber music scene for over 40 years. The quartet was renowned for its impeccable ensemble playing...continue...
Run Time: 75 min.
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Heather Harper, Julia Hamari, William Steinberg
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Heather Harper, Julia Hamari, William Steinberg

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Eliasson, Sven Olof; Gehring, Wolfram; Harper, Heather; Marschner, Wolfgang; Meven, Peter
Conductors: Steinberg, William
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

William Steinberg (1899 - 1978), a native of Cologne who spent almost all his career in the USA, was known principally as Music Director of...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (06/15/1973)....continue...
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Schubert: Impromptu; Beethoven: Sonatas / Wilhelm Backhaus
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...
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