DVD

  • Paul Tortelier at the BBC

    To mark the centenary of the celebrated French cellist Paul Tortelier (born 21st March 1914), the BBC drew from their archives a selection of films and documents that spanned his whole career and testified to the exceptional rapport he enjoyed with Britain. The programme “Paul Tortelier at the BBC” is here reproduced as a DVD and offers a portrait of one of the truly great cellists.
  • Masterworks: Strauss and Mahler (5 DVDs)

    Masterworks: Strauss and Mahler (5 DVDs)

    R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel • Ein Heldenleben
    Bonus introductions and educational guides
    Michael Tilson Thomas
    ICAD 5031 (2DVDs)
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    MAHLER Symphony No.6
    Hartmut Haenchen
    ICAD 5018
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    MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
    SCHUMANN Symphony No.4
    Kurt Sanderling
    ICAD 5042
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    MAHLER Symphony No.1
    MAHLER Symphony No.5 – Adagietto (Bonus)
    R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel
    Erich Leinsdorf
    ICAD 5051

  • Tito Gobbi

    Tito Gobbi

    Excerpts from:
    RIGOLETTO
    GIANNI SCHICCHI
    TOSCA
    (1965–66)
    Renata Scotto
    Dennis Wicks
    Neil Howlett
    John Serge
    Elizabeth Robson
    Marie Collier

  • 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).
  • Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    MP4 Video Download:
    Intense and driven, Leinsdorf’s interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony gives us a fresh reading of this familiar music. With insightful performances featuring a flexible and brilliant Boston Symphony Orchestra, all three works are new to Leinsdorf’s 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, Erich Leinsdorf. 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.
  • Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    MP4 Video Download:
    Leinsdorf’s recordings of Mahler’s symphonies on RCA Victor became benchmarks for both sound and performance quality. Intense, warm and expressive, this rendition of Mahler’s First Symphony is a deeply personal account, whilst Till Eulenspiegel - a party piece during Leinsdorf’s tenure - is performed with great precision and finesse by the 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, Erich Leinsdorf. 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.
  • Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra

    MP4 Video Download:
    The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Cleveland Orchestra and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in addition to his tenure at the BSO. A particular favourite of Leinsdorf’s, the Schumann is powerful and precise under his direction, whilst the Good Friday Music is a warm and sensitive rendition from a great Wagnerian conductor. Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is a new addition to his discography.