ica classics
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Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
As the Academy of St Martin in the Fields continues on into its sixth decade...this collection provides a worthwhile reminder of its length of service and the range of its founder...Despite their... — More…
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John Cranko
Svetlana Beriosova, Ray Powell & Ronald Hynde, Merle Park, David Blair, Stanley Holden, Brenda Taylor, Gerd Larsen
Royal Opera House Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
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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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he conveys a natural, relaxed, humane demeanour that justifies the nature of his physical activity...he shows himself to be a musician with both considerable expressive range and a direct, unaffected... — More…
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Boston Symphony Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf play Schubert & Schumann
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf
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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 and... — More…
