Browse: ica classics (label)
This page lists all recordings from the label ica classics.
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The music benefits from that all-important sense of live engagement...the only reason I was reminded that these are 'old' recordings was through the quality of the performances: love then or... — More…
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Wolf, H: Italienisches Liederbuch
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone) & Steuart Bedford (piano)
no typical Italianisches Liederbuch, this. Neither Janet Baker nor John Shirley-Quirk was particularly known for this repertoire - though they've both so convincing that one can't guess why...I... — More…
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Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Stravinsky & Tchaikovsky
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
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Emil Gilels plays Brahms, Debussy & Prokofiev
Emil Gilels (piano)
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Mario Rossi
The characteristics of the [Brahms] performance are nobility and breadth...Despite the existence of the Jochum, this Rossi-conducted performance is still a worthwhile acquisition for Gilels admirers. — More…
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Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Ladies of the BBC SO Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Rozhdestvensky's affinity with British music is evident in this marvellously airy, epic Planets and sprightly Variations. Plain broadcast recording sound, but too enjoyable to be merely historic. — More…
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Cherubini: Medea
Maria Callas (Medea), Jon Vickers (Giasone), Fiorenza Cossotto (Neris), Nicola Zaccaria (Creonte), Joan Carlyle (Glauce), Mary Wells (First Maidservant), Elizabeth Rust (Second Maidservant) & David Allen (Captain of the Guard)
The Covent Garden Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
[This version] would have small claims to be authentic...What is authentic is the passion and intensity that Callas brings to would become one of her greatest roles...The supporting cast is equal... — More…
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Not only is it a privilege to witness a seasoned outfit playing with such opulent tone, unbounded musicality and selfless application, the dynamic yet ever watchful Solti directs proceedings... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, DVD of the Month
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David Oistrakh plays Bach, Mozart & Brahms
Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (viola), David Oistrakh (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Colin Davis, Yehudi Menuhin, Kirill Kondrashin
you'd be hard-pressed to find a more unanimous pair of soloists [in the Bach] than the Oistrakhs. The camerawork allows us to see them in action with little distraction, and phrasing, dynamics... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - DVD Performance
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Munch was noted for his performances of French music and the [Franck] is treasure indeed...searing, warm-blooded and slightly brisker than Monteux's benchmark recording made the same year with... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - DVD Performance
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Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4
Live From The Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, 19 November 2009
Rafał Bartmiński (tenor), Jan Krzysztof Broja (piano)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Wit captures the hothouse atmosphere of Szymanowski's Rumi-inspired Third Symphony and the folkloric inflections of the Fourth. Excellent soloists too in another outstanding film from the Warsaw... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2011, DVD of the Month
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