DVD

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

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

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

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

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    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).
  • Sir Neville Marriner / The Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Sir Neville Marriner / The Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    HANDEL
    Concerto Grosso op.6 No.11
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    BEETHOVEN
    Große Fuge
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    MENDELSSOHN
    Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’
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    BRITTEN
    Les Illuminations
    Anthony Rolfe Johnson

  • Nadia Nerina / Robert Helpmann / Margot Fonteyn / Rudolf Nureyev

    Nadia Nerina / Robert Helpmann / Margot Fonteyn / Rudolf Nureyev

    Les Sylphides
    BBC STUDIO RECORDING, BROADCAST 6 APRIL 1956
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    Coppélia (ADAPTED FOR TELEVISION BY MARGARET DALE)
    BBC STUDIO RECORDING, BROADCAST 27 OCTOBER 1957
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    Giselle (PAS DE DEUX FROM ACT II)
    BBC STUDIO RECORDING, RECORDED 2 JUNE 1962
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    Philharmonia Orchestra/Robert Irving
    London Symphony Orchestra/John Lanchbery
    Pro Arte Orchestra/Marcus Dods

  • 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

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    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.
  • Margot Fonteyn / Michael Somes

    Margot Fonteyn / Michael Somes

    SLEEPING BEAUTY (extracts)
    STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 20 DECEMBER 1959
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    SWAN LAKE (extracts)
    STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 9 JUNE 1954
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    THE NUTCRACKER (Act II)
    STUDIO RECORDING, TRANSMITTED 21 DECEMBER 1958
    Royal Opera House Orchestra, John Lanchbery
    London Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Irving
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hugo Rignold

  • 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.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    This performance of extracts from The Creatures of Prometheus is a rare one, Munch having only conducted the ballet at the BSO in one season. He breathes life into his performances of Symphonies No.4 and 5, which are executed with excitement, exuberance and panache.
  • Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    All three works featured on this DVD are well suited to Munch and his Alsatian heritage. He received prolonged and enthusiastic applause from the Boston audience following the performance of the Franck Symphony, whilst the Fauré shows him as a true master of French music.