DVD

  • The Dream of Gerontius

    The Dream of Gerontius

    Filmed in colour from Canterbury Cathedral in 1968, this DVD represents the only existing film of Sir Adrian Boult conducting The Dream of Gerontius. Sir Adrian Boult championed Elgar’s music throughout his life, following the composer’s prophetic words in a letter to the conductor: ‘I feel that my reputation in the future is safe in your hands’. Featuring a stellar cast of soloists including Dame Janet Baker, this performance is redolent of Sir Adrian Boult’s ‘commendable energy and typical humanity’ (The Gramophone Guide review of Boult’s 1975 studio recording of The Dream of Gerontius). This DVD also features a 60-minute documentary on Sir Adrian Boult produced by the BBC in 1989 to celebrate the centenary of his birth.
  • Classic BBC Proms (5 DVDs)

    Classic BBC Proms (5 DVDs)

    Garrick Ohlsson BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 Works by CHOPIN and LISZT ICAD 5013 - Viennese Night Works by J. STRAUSS I, J. STRAUSS II, LEHÁR and SUPPÉ ICAD 5026 - Gennady Rozhdestvensky GLINKA Ruslan and Lyudmila – Overture Three Dances from ‘A life for the Tsar’ TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker, Act II ICAD 5027 - Yuri Temirkanov BERLIOZ Le Corsaire – Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony Encores by TCHAIKOVSKY, ELGAR and PROKOFIEV ICAD 5065 - Sir Georg Solti MOZART Symphony No.39 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 DEBUSSY Fêtes ICAD 5100
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Schubert
    Impromptus D946 Nos.1 & 2
    Wanderer Fantasy
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    Schumann
    Arabeske
    Piano Sonata No.1

  • Borodin Quartet

    Borodin Quartet

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    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

    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

  • 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.
  • 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)