ica classics
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Precise yet expressive, Steinberg's Beethoven Symphonies Nos 7 & 8 are models of clarity and rhythmic dynamism. The Haydn is excellent. — More…
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Leinsdorf is efficient in Mahler's First Symphony and Till Eulenspiegel — More…
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The Finlandia Hall is on the dry side, which sometimes emphasises the size of the orchestra – there were times when I longed for more strings. But there’s some very distinguished playing, especially... — More…
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Viennese Night At The Proms
Sheila Armstrong
Hallé, BBCSO, RPO, BBC Northern, James Loughran, Walter Susskind, János Fürst
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Tchaikovsky: Mstislav Rostropovich & Benjamin Britten
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Peter Pears (tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra, The Aldeburgh Fesitval Singers, Benjamin Britten
it is a joy to see the two musicians in partnership. Britten sympathetically accompanying with the ECO...The 'bonus' is a real treat: Britten conducting excerpts from Gloriana...both chorus... — More…
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Nadia Nerina, Robert Helpmann, Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev
London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Pro Arte Orchestra, John Lanchbery, Robert Irving, Marcus Dods
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The Finlandia Hall is on the dry side, which sometimes emphasises the size of the orchestra – there were times when I longed for more strings. But there’s some very distinguished playing, especially... — More…
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Klaus Tennstedt conducts Mahler & Mozart
Symphony Hall, Boston, 15 January 1977
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt
Cherishable 1977 performances from one of the last of the 'old school' of conductors, seen here at the top of his game, relishing every moment as though it might be his last. — More…
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At his finest, in Till Eulenspiegel, Michael Tilson Thomas proves an ideal narrator...This is no merely an intellectual analysis but a gripping exposition of how a masterpiece can satisfyingly... — More…
