ica classics
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High-powered, boldly etched, larger-than-life, impassioned 1980s performances — More…
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Sir Georg Solti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2 February 1985, Royal Festival Hall, London
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Captured in satisfyingly full-blooded 'enhanced mono' sound (with just an occasional patch of pre- and post-echo) both symphonies receive top-class advocacy...What an enviably secure and commandingly... — More…
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André Previn conducts Rachmaninov & Prokofiev
Sheila Armstrong, Robert Tear & John Shirley-Quirk
London Symphony Orchestra, with London Symphony Chorus, André Previn
Previn produces a blazing account of Rachmaninov's The Bells for its 1973 Proms premiere. A sparkling Lieutenant Kije and effervescent Candide Overture too. — 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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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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Exhilarating performances of Mozart's Linz and Prague Symphonies and a splendid Handel Water Music, all from 1959-60. Occasional picture fuzziness. — More…
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