ica classics
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Garrick Ohlsson plays Chopin, Brahms & Liszt
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran
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Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London, 27 November 1966
London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Thrilling performances from 1966. The Rite generates tremendous tension, while the Sibelius is liked for drama and lyricism. No wonder Bernstein starts as Jekyll and finishes looking like Hyde. — More…
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These are worthwhile acquisitions, despite their limitations in sound and picture quality. Munch’s performance of the Second I find preferable to the First, but seeing him in action – well,... — More…
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Erich Leinsdorf conducts Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & Mozart
Volume 3
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
A hard-driven but very exciting Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 and Beethoven's Egmont from 1969 is countered by a delightful, stylish Mozart's Posthorn Serenade. — More…
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Recorded in 1962, Steinberg is the polar opposite of modern showbiz, inspiring primeval orchestral eruptions with the minimum of fuss as though the orchestra is mesmerised by him. — More…
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Rudolf Kempe conducts Dvorak & Strauss
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe
Fascinating mid-'70s footage of Kempe at the Proms, caught in vintage colour. Famous for his Heldenleben, he is even more illuminating in Dvorak's New World Symphony. — More…
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Yuri Temirkanov at the BBC Proms
Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 August 1992
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov
The Tchaikovsky is a beautiful and dramatic performance, though whether the DVD is worth buying rather depends on your feelings about the last two movements. Both have extensive cuts...and amendments...Overall,... — More…
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