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Hans Hopf (Siegfried), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Norman Mittelmann (Gunther), Gladys Kuchta (Gutrune), Gottlob Frick (Hagen), Ralph Herbert (Alberich), Irene Dalis (Waltraute), Martina Arroyo (Woglinde/Dritte Norn), Irene Dalis (Zweite Norn), Jean Madeira (Erste Norn), Rosalind Elias (Wellgunde), Mignon Dunn (Flosshilde) Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Erich Leinsdorf Here is the glorious conclusion to Leinsdorf's famous 'Ring' cycle from New York. Paul Jackson wrote, of this performance, that "in the opening duet, Nilsson confirms her right to Valhalla status as well. Not only do the frequent ascents into the upper range provide their familiar thrill, but the middle and lower voice are not devoid of warmth. She appears to have all but banished problematic pitches and the security of her intervallic leaps is absolutely bracing; the exuberant thrust of the closing phrases of the duet is capped by a magnificent high C.... Frick is the real hero of the afternoon. To convey Hagen's evil, Frick needn't resort to the vocal shudder; he merely launches thunderbolts of tone. The sheer bulk of his voice alone would make him a Wagnerian colossus. Add to that a coloration marvelously obsidian - not the lugubrious black timbre which cannot hide its patches of grey, but a marble-encased tone which gives off sparks of life - and you have a singer who would have shown among the Wagnerians of legend." The remainder of the cast is excellent and the conducting is superb. | 
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| |  | Erich Leinsdorf conducts Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & MozartVolume 3
This series of DVDs will make the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era available for the first time since they were broadcast. This rare material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Erich Leinsdorf, and has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques. It is of exceptional musical interest and historic value. The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked with Toscanini and Walter, conducting at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Cleveland Orchestra and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in addition to his tenure at the BSO. This 1969 performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony has been the object of some attention from internet bloggers, with one site featuring an almost complete audio recording of the performance. Readers were astonished at the intensity and drive behind Leinsdorf’s interpretation. Because he didn’t perform the work regularly (on only 14 occasions with the BSO) the performance is fresh and insightful – the emotional commitment is great both from Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which Richard Dyer describes as ‘solid, flexible and brilliant’. All three featured works are new to Leinsdorf’s discography. Two of ICA’s BSO DVDs featuring Charles Munch as conductor have been awarded the Diapason d’Or in France’s Diapason magazine. 1DVD Sound format: Enhanced Mono Picture format: 4:3 Running time: 57’ Subtitles: n/a Menu languages: English Booklet languages: E/F/G Region code: 0 Territory Restrictions: None “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.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 **** “The standard of playing is little short of sensational and Leinsdorf's actual interpretation...possesses prodigious energy, drama and sweep. Granted, the maestro's disconcertingly exaggerated podium manner takes some getting used to, but his authority is never in doubt. The closing pages shoot off like a rocket, Leinsdorf's audible exhortations merely intensifying the giddy rush of adrenaline.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mahler: Symphony No. 1
This series of DVDs will make the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era available for the first time since they were broadcast. This rare material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Erich Leinsdorf, and has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques. It is of exceptional musical interest and historic value. The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked with Toscanini and Walter, conducting at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Cleveland Orchestra and Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in addition to his tenure at the BSO. Born in Mahler’s city, just over eight months after the composer’s death, Leinsdorf began his career as assistant to Mahler’s own assistant and protégé, Bruno Walter. He played an important role in building an audience for Mahler’s symphonies during his tenure at the BSO, which came just before the Mahler boom in the 1960s. Leinsdorf recorded all of Mahler’s symphonies apart from the Fourth for RCA Victor; recordings which became the benchmark both for sound and performance quality. Intense, warm and expressive, his performance of Mahler’s First Symphony is an intensely personal account whilst Till Eulenspiegel – which was a party piece for the BSO during his tenure - is performed with great precision and finesse. Two of ICA’s BSO DVDs featuring Charles Munch as conductor, have been awarded the Diapason d’Or in France’s Diapason magazine. 1DVD Sound format: LPCM Mono Picture format: 4:3 Running time: 78’ Subtitles: n/a Menu languages: English Booklet languages: E/F/G Region code: 0 Territory Restrictions: None “Leinsdorf is efficient in Mahler's First Symphony and Till Eulenspiegel” BBC Music Magazine, January 2012 *** “it is possible to see how Leinsdorf offers a supple approach to tempo, which offers appropriately spacious phrasing throughout. His cues give a sense of the style that he wanted from the players, and the result is evident in the performance...Part of the success of the interpretation comes from Leinsdorf’s decision not to use the baton, and so his hands offer a clue to the ways in which he made this performance expressive.” MusicWeb International, December 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Boston Symphony Orchestra & Erich Leinsdorf play Schubert & Schumann
This series of DVDs will make the publicly broadcast BSO concerts from this era available for the first time since they were broadcast. This material represents some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony and Erich Leinsdorf, and has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques. It is of exceptional musical interest and rare historic value. The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked with Toscanini and Walter, conducting 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 both powerful and precise under Leinsdorf’s direction, whilst the Wagner is a warm and sensitive rendition from a great Wagnerian conductor. Two of ICA’s BSO DVDs featuring Charles Munch as conductor have been awarded the Diapason d’Or in France’s Diapason magazine. Sound format: Ambient Mastering Picture format: 4:3 Running time: 97’ Subtitles: n/a Menu languages: English Booklet languages: E/F/G Region code: 0 Territory Restrictions: None | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | 13th January 1962, Live recording
Legendary recording with George London as Wanderer. |
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| |  | New York 8/2/1941 performance broadcast
One of the best ever performances of this opera. Following the article in Gramophone, this Tristan is a little later than WLC0103, now deleted, but Flagstad is still in glorious voice and the sound is far better than the 1935 recording, albeit from noisy acetates. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | 23/12/1961 Live recording
Birgit Nilsson’s first Met broadcast as Brunnhilde! Erich Leinsdorf conducts some of the greatest Wagnerian singers of the post-WWII era in this stunning performance of 'Die Walküre', the highly emotional—and ever-popular—second installment of the Ring cycle. Otto Edelmann is Wotan, lord of the gods, who sees his carefully laid plans go tragically wrong. The incomparable Birgit Nilsson sings Brünnhilde, his favorite warrior daughter. Jon Vickers, at the top of his game, is Siegmund, the hero Wotan is putting all his hopes on before giving in to the demands of his wife, Fricka (Irene Dalis). Gladys Kuchta sings Sieglinde, Siegmund’s sister and bride, and the 24-year-old Martina Arroyo makes a cameo appearance as Ortlinde, one of the Valkyries. “This 1961 performance from the Met has the disadvantage of variable sound...Yet you hear enough to recognise the excellence of the Met orchestra and the solidity of Leinsdorf’s conducting.” Sunday Times, 5th August 2012 | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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George London (Wotan), Irene Dalis (Fricka), Ralph Herbert (Alberich(, Karl Liebl (Loge), Jean Madeira (Erda), Jerome Hines (Fasolt), Ernst Wiemann (Fafner), Heidi Krall (Freia), Robert Nagy (Froh), Norman Mittelmann (Donner), Paul Kuen (Mime), Martina Arroyo (Woglinde), Rosalind Elias (Wellgunde) & Mignon Dunn (Flosshilde) Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, Erich Leinsdorf | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | New York 9/4/1960
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Cesare Siepi (Figaro), Elisabeth Söderström (Susanna), Kim Borg (Count), Lisa Della Casa (Countess), Mildred Miller (Cherubino), Ezio Flagello (Bartolo), Regina Resnik (Marcellina), Charles Kullman (Basilio), Lawrence Davidson (Antonio), Mildred Allen (Barbarina), Gabor Carelli (Don Cirzio) & Teresa Stratas, Joan Wall (peasants) Orchestra & Chorus of the Met, Erich Leinsdorf Recorded on 23rd January 1960 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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