DVD
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Tito Gobbi
Excerpts from:
RIGOLETTO
GIANNI SCHICCHI
TOSCA
(1965–66)
Renata Scotto
Dennis Wicks
Neil Howlett
John Serge
Elizabeth Robson
Marie Collier -
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). -
Claudio Arrau / Van Cliburn
CHOPIN
Ballade No.3 op.47 in A flat major
Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor
Fantasy in F minor
Van Cliburn
BBC TELEVISION STUDIOS, 9 JUNE 1959
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BEETHOVEN
Sonata No.23 in F minor op.57 ‘Appassionata’
Claudio Arrau
BBC TELEVISION STUDIOS, 13 OCTOBER 1959 -
William Steinberg / Boston Symphony Orchestra
MP4 Video Download:A compelling performance of Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony, this DVD presents Steinberg at his most majestic in a sympathetic interpretation of this mighty work. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is once again on top form, as testified by a rapturous Sanders Theatre audience. 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, William Steinberg. 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. -
William Steinberg / Boston Symphony Orchestra
MP4 Video Download:Steinberg was much admired for his sterling musicianship; the breadth of his repertory, which included much contemporary music; the clarity and precision of his technique; his wit and pipe-smoking geniality; and the collegial relationships he established and maintained with his musicians. -
Amadeus Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in C 'Emperor'
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Mozart: String Quartet in C, K465 -
Borodin Quartet
MP4 Video Download:Described as ‘the quartet world’s most distinguished ensemble’, the Borodin Quartet celebrated its 65th anniversary with a sold out concert at the Wigmore Hall, London, a week before this live recording from the Cité de la Musique in Paris. Following the performance the Financial Times wrote that ‘today’s Borodin Quartet has lost nothing of its old authority.’ The quartet plays with warmth, commitment and obvious enjoyment. -
Kurt Sanderling
SCHUMANN
Symphony No.4
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MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Carolyn Watkinson, John Mitchinson
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON, 29 JULY 1988 -
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 -
Hartmut Haenchen
MP4 Video Download: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. -
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)