Browse: ica classics (label)
This page lists all recordings from the label ica classics.
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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…
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Offer,
Sir Adrian Boult conducts Vaughan Williams Royal Festival Hall, London, 12th October 1972
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Classic performances - a treasurable recording of a moving occasion — More…
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Observing Wand at the head of the Fifth is like seeing an elderly man in love; virtually every phrase inspires a prior response...The BBC Symphony Orchestra deliver magnificently and the performance... — More…
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Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Nadia Nerina (Lise), David Blair (Colas), Stanley Holden (Widow Simone), Leslie Edwards (Thomas) & Alexander Grant (Alain)
The Covent Garden Orchestra, John Lanchbery
Featuring the original cast of Ashton's heart-warming romance, this 1962 black and white film is a treasure. Nerina and Blair are sprightly, and there's a touch of genius to Grant's Alain. — More…
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Garrick Ohlsson plays Chopin, Brahms & Liszt
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran
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Some of the most expert playing here comes in the Beethoven Symphonies, in which strings demonstrate effortless synchronisation and winds pass phrases between one another seamlessly....[Munch]... — More…
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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Ives, Sibelius & Wagner
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
This vintage music-making, captured in slightly faded colour, limited camera angles (big on music stands) and sound officially described as 'enhanced mono', is well worth exploring. — More…
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Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London, 27 November 1966
London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Thrilling performances from 1966. The Rite generates tremendous tension, while the Sibelius is liked for drama and lyricism. No wonder Bernstein starts as Jekyll and finishes looking like Hyde. — More…
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High-powered, boldly etched, larger-than-life, impassioned 1980s performances — More…
