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.
  • John Cranko

    John Cranko

    THE LADY AND THE FOOL
    Svetlana Beriosova, Ray Powell, Ronald Hynde
    Royal Opera House Orchestra / Charles Mackerras
    STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 3 MAY 1959
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    PINEAPPLE POLL
    Merle Park, David Blair, Stanley Holden, Brenda
    Taylor, Gerd Larsen
    London Symphony Orchestra / Charles Mackerras
    STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 1 NOVEMBER 1959