DVD
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Paul Tortelier at the BBC
To mark the centenary of the celebrated French cellist Paul Tortelier (born 21st March 1914), the BBC drew from their archives a selection of films and documents that spanned his whole career and testified to the exceptional rapport he enjoyed with Britain. The programme “Paul Tortelier at the BBC” is here reproduced as a DVD and offers a portrait of one of the truly great cellists. -
Masterworks: Strauss and Mahler (5 DVDs)
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel • Ein Heldenleben
Bonus introductions and educational guides
Michael Tilson Thomas
ICAD 5031 (2DVDs)
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MAHLER Symphony No.6
Hartmut Haenchen
ICAD 5018
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MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
SCHUMANN Symphony No.4
Kurt Sanderling
ICAD 5042
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MAHLER Symphony No.1
MAHLER Symphony No.5 – Adagietto (Bonus)
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel
Erich Leinsdorf
ICAD 5051 -
Leonard Bernstein
STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring
Capriccio for piano and orchestra
Symphony of Psalms
Michel Béroff PIANO
The English Bach Festival Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
8 APRIL 1972, ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON -
Legendary Conductors of The Boston Symphony Orchestra Box Set (5 DVDs)
MP4 Video Download Collection:This material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and three of their eminent music directors, Charles Munch, Erich Leinsdorf and William Steinberg. This historical footage has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques. It is of exceptional musical interest and historical value, and has been described by critics as a ‘rare treat’ (Gramophone) and ‘welcome documentations’ (BBC Music Magazine). -
Leonard Bernstein
ELGAR
Enigma Variations
14 APRIL 1982, ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
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Rehearsal of the ‘Enigma’ variations and interview with Leonard Bernstein
BBC OMNIBUS STUDIO, LONDON, APRIL 1982 -
Leonard Bernstein
STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring
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SIBELIUS
Symphony No.5
London Symphony Orchestra
FAIRFIELD HALLS, CROYDON, LONDON, 27 NOVEMBER 1966
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Humphrey Burton interviews Leonard Bernstein (BONUS)
LONDON, NOVEMBER 1966 -
Sir Neville Marriner / The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
HANDEL
Concerto Grosso op.6 No.11
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BEETHOVEN
Große Fuge
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MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’
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BRITTEN
Les Illuminations
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Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
MP4 Video Download:Intense and driven, Leinsdorf’s interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony gives us a fresh reading of this familiar music. With insightful performances featuring a flexible and brilliant Boston Symphony Orchestra, all three works are new to Leinsdorf’s discography. 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, Erich Leinsdorf. 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. -
Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
MP4 Video Download:Leinsdorf’s recordings of Mahler’s symphonies on RCA Victor became benchmarks for both sound and performance quality. Intense, warm and expressive, this rendition of Mahler’s First Symphony is a deeply personal account, whilst Till Eulenspiegel - a party piece during Leinsdorf’s tenure - is performed with great precision and finesse by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 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, Erich Leinsdorf. 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. -
Margot Fonteyn / Michael Somes
SLEEPING BEAUTY (extracts)
STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 20 DECEMBER 1959
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SWAN LAKE (extracts)
STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 9 JUNE 1954
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THE NUTCRACKER (Act II)
STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 21 DECEMBER 1958
Royal Opera House Orchestra, John Lanchbery
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Irving
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Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
MP4 Video Download:The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Cleveland Orchestra and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in addition to his tenure at the BSO. A particular favourite of Leinsdorf’s, the Schumann is powerful and precise under his direction, whilst the Good Friday Music is a warm and sensitive rendition from a great Wagnerian conductor. Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is a new addition to his discography. -
Sir Adrian Boult
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No.8
Job: A Masque for Dancing
London Philharmonic Orchestra
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, 12 OCTOBER 1972