DVD

  • 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

  • Hartmut Haenchen

    Hartmut Haenchen

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    This outstanding performance of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony formed part of Hartmut Haenchen’s Mahler Cycle with the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra. Haenchen is renowned and respected for his interpretations of Mahler and Wagner and has had a significant presence in many of the world’s leading opera houses. An expressive and dramatic rendition of the Tragische, Haenchen’s high intellect and musical integrity are apparent. The recording also benefits from DTS 5.1 surround sound.
  • Antoni Wit

    Antoni Wit

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    Superbly filmed for Polish Television, Antoni Wit’s performances of Szymanowski’s Third and Fourth Symphonies embody the distinguished and idiomatic conducting style for which he is widely recognised. An outstanding communicator, Wit exhibits exceptional attention to detail in his rendition of these two great works with his own orchestra and choir.
  • 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.
  • Garrick Ohlsson

    Garrick Ohlsson

    Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major
    BBC Symphony Orchestra / James Loughran, conductor (6 August 1978, Royal Albert Hall)
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    Chopin: Scherzo No.1 in B minor & Polonaise in A flat
    Liszt: Funerailles (23 June 1974)

  • David Oistrakh

    David Oistrakh

    Bach: Double Violin Concerto in D minor
    ECO / Colin Davis, conductor / David Oistrakh, violin (23 September 1962, Royal Albert Hall)
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    Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364
    Moscow Philharmonic / Yehudi Menuhin, conductor / Igor Oistrakh, violin / David Oistrakh, viola (1 October 1963, Royal Albert Hall)
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    Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
    Moscow Philharmonic / Kirill Kondrashin, conductor / David Oistrakh, violin (24 September 1963, Royal Festival Hall)

  • Sir Georg Solti

    Sir Georg Solti

    Elgar: Symphony No.2 in E flat
    London Philharmonic Orchestra (16 March 1975, Royal Festival Hall)
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    Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra, Op. 36 ("Enigma")
    London Philharmonic Orchestra (20 October 1979, Royal Festival Hall)

  • Beaux Arts Trio

    Beaux Arts Trio

    Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat Op. 99 (13 July 1987, Signet Library, Edinburgh)
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    Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat major Op.100 (6 September 1977, Signet Library, Edinburgh)