DVD

  • Charles Munch – Boston Symphony Orchestra 1958-1962 (5 DVDs)

    Charles Munch – Boston Symphony Orchestra 1958-1962 (5 DVDs)

    MP4 Video Download Collection:
    This material features some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their charismatic Music Director, Charles Munch. The footage has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques and is of exceptional musical interest and historical value. Filmed at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, an intimate venue with splendid acoustics enhanced by wood panelling, Munch’s interpretations are characteristically energetic and full of flair, while his rapport with the Boston Symphony Orchestra is obvious. This set represents the most extensive video archive of performances by Charles Munch.
  • 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

  • Legendary Conductors of The Boston Symphony Orchestra Box Set (5 DVDs)

    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

    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

  • Benjamin Britten

    Benjamin Britten

    MOZART
    Symphony No.40
    English Chamber Orchestra
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    BRITTEN
    Nocturne
    Peter Pears (TENOR)
    English Chamber Orchestra
    FAIRFIELD HALLS, CROYDON, LONDON, 20TH DECEMBER 1964

  • 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

  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Neither of the two Mozart symphonies featured on this DVD have been commercially recorded by Charles Munch, who gives his all in these exhilarating performances from a committed 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, 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.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    MP4 Video Download:
    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. A great admirer of Schumann’s Second Symphony, Charles Munch programmed the work in four different Boston Symphony Orchestra seasons, taking it on tour on each occasion. He never recorded the symphony with the BSO nor with any other orchestra, which makes this exciting DVD a new addition to his 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, Charles Munch.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Characteristically lively renditions, Charles Munch’s interpretations of both Mendelssohn Symphonies are energetic and precise with excellent articulation from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Munch gave extensive performances of Brahms’ symphonies 1 and 2 during his time at the Boston Symphony, particularly during the orchestra’s many national and international tours. His readings of both works exhibit his characteristic energy and enthusiasm, which, coupled with the BSO’s distinctive sound, makes for a captivating DVD.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Programmed by Munch during his years at the Boston Symphony but never recorded, his renderings of the two works featured on this DVD are exciting and spontaneous with the kind of precision and flair we have come to expect from the BSO under the buoyant direction of their charismatic Music Director.
  • 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