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.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    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

  • Leonard Bernstein

    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

    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

  • Hartmut Haenchen

    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.
  • 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)