Legacy

  • André Previn

    André Previn

    Rachmaninov – The Bells
    Sheila Armstrong, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk
    London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
    ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, 26 JULY 1973
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    Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kijé
    LONDON, 24 APRIL 1977
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    Bernstein – Candide – Overture
    ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, 25 NOVEMBER 1971
    London Symphony Orchestra

  • Sir Adrian Boult

    Sir Adrian Boult

    VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

    Symphony No.8
    Job: A Masque for Dancing

    London Philharmonic Orchestra
    ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, 12 OCTOBER 1972

  • Les Sylphides & Giselle

    Les Sylphides & Giselle

    Les Sylphides
    Svetlana Beriosova / Violetta Elvin / Alicia Markova / John Field
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    Giselle
    Nadia Nerina / Nikolai Fadeyechev / Niels Bjorn Larsen / Lydia Sokolova / Margaret Hill

  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Munch gave extensive performances of Brahms’ symphonies 1 and 2 during his time at the Boston Symphony, particularly during the orchestra’s many national and international tours. His readings of both works exhibit his characteristic energy and enthusiasm, which, coupled with the BSO’s distinctive sound, makes for a captivating DVD.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Programmed by Munch during his years at the Boston Symphony but never recorded, his renderings of the two works featured on this DVD are exciting and spontaneous with the kind of precision and flair we have come to expect from the BSO under the buoyant direction of their charismatic Music Director.
  • Gennadi Rozhdestvensky at the BBC Proms

    Gennadi Rozhdestvensky at the BBC Proms

    Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila / Three Dances from A Life for the Tsar
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    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Act II
    BBC Symphony

  • Viennese Night at the BBC Proms

    Viennese Night at the BBC Proms

    Johann Strauss I & II
    Franz Lehár
    Franz von Suppé
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    Sheila Armstrong
    János Fürst
    James Loughran
    Walter Susskind

  • Mstislav Rostropovich / Benjamin Britten

    Mstislav Rostropovich / Benjamin Britten

    Tchaikovsky
    Rococo Variations
    Pezzo capriccioso
    Romeo and Juliet Overture
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    Britten
    Gloriana (extracts)
    Peter Pears
    The Aldeburgh Festival Singers
    English Chamber Orchestra

  • Sir Georg Solti

    Sir Georg Solti

    Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer - Overture
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    Richard Strauss: Don Juan
    (Includes bonus rehearsal footage)
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    Beethoven: Symphony No.5
    Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / BBC Symphony

  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    This performance of extracts from The Creatures of Prometheus is a rare one, Munch having only conducted the ballet at the BSO in one season. He breathes life into his performances of Symphonies No.4 and 5, which are executed with excitement, exuberance and panache.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    All three works featured on this DVD are well suited to Munch and his Alsatian heritage. He received prolonged and enthusiastic applause from the Boston audience following the performance of the Franck Symphony, whilst the Fauré shows him as a true master of French music.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Celebrated for his performances of French music, Munch was an authority on the works featured on this DVD, all of which were composed during his lifetime. More than fifty years later, his recordings of French music remain a permanent standard of reference. The ICA Classics Legacy series represents an historic account of performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. This DVD features some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director, Charles Munch. While the material has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques, certain visual artefacts and distortions remain in some instances due to the age of the film. Despite this, it remains of exceptional musical interest and historic value and is released here for the first time on DVD.