BBC Legends, Vol. 4

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ICA Classics, via its long-term contract with BBC Worldwide, are proud to release a fourth volume of the best-selling BBC Legends box, featuring 20 CDs...

ICA Classics, via its long-term contract with BBC Worldwide, are proud to release a fourth volume of the best-selling BBC Legends box, featuring 20 CDs of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Volume one was released in 2013 and comprised 20 CDs taken from the critically acclaimed BBC Legends catalogue which has been unavailable since 2010. The second volume was released in 2017 and is now out of print, while the third volume came out in late 2022. A beautifully packaged clamshell box with individual wallets for each main artist featuring full details of tracks, dates and venues.



Product Description:

  • Release Date: October 20, 2023


  • UPC: 5060244551749


  • Catalog Number: ICAB5174


  • Label: ICA Classics


  • Number of Discs: 20


  • Period: Classical, Romantic


  • Composer: Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ottorino Respighi, Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lili Boulanger, Gabriel Fauré, Anton Bruckner, Edvard Grieg, Claude Debussy, Jean Sibelius, Benjamin Britten, Franz Liszt, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Scriabin, Robert Schumann, Darius Milhaud, Peter Racine Fricker, Michel Tippett, Alban Berg, Leoš Janáček, Edward Elgar, Johannes Brahms,


  • Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt, Constantin Silvestri, John Barbirolli, Nadia Boulanger, Jascha Horenstein, Adrian Boult, Carlo Maria Giulini, Evgeny Svetlanov, George Szell, Rudolf Kempe, Pierre Boulez, John Hollingsworth


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Melos Ensemble, USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble,


  • Performer: Clifford Curzon, Sviatoslav Richter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli, John Ogdon, Dennis Brain, Edith Peinemann, Paul Tortelier, Rudolf Serkin, Heather Harper, Janet Price, Bernadette Greevy, Ian Partridge, John Carol Case, Karl Engel, Stefania Woytowicz, Peter Pears, Janet Baker, Franz Crass, Yan Pascal Tortelier



Works:

  1. Symphony NO. 7

    Composer: Gustav Mahler

    Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt


  2. Symphony No.41 in C major K.551 ‘Jupiter’

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Klau Tennstedt


  3. Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op.58

    Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Constantin Silvestri


  4. Pines of Rome, P.141

    Composer: Ottorino Respighi

    Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Constantin Silvestri


  5. Sonata for Piano in B major, D 575

    Composer: Franz Schubert

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)


  6. Sonata for Piano in F minor, D 625

    Composer: Franz Schubert

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)


  7. Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664

    Composer: Franz Schubert

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)


  8. Moment musical No.1 in C major, D 780

    Composer: Franz Schubert

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)


  9. Symphony No. 4

    Composer: Gustav Mahler

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Heather Harper (Soprano)

    Conductor: John Barbirolli


  10. Le Corsaire Op. 21: Overture

    Composer: Hector Berlioz

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: John Barbirolli


  11. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 ‘Emperor'

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Clifford Curzon (Piano)

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez


  12. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 26 in D, K. 537 ‘Coronation’

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Clifford Curzon (Piano)

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez


  13. Psalm 24

    Composer: Lili Boulanger

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus

    Performer: Ian Partridge (Tenor)

    Conductor: Nadia Boulanger


  14. Pie Jesu

    Composer: Lili Boulanger

    Performer: Bernadette Greevy (Contralto)


  15. Psalm 130 ‘Du fond de l’abîme’

    Composer: Lili Boulanger

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus

    Performer: Bernadette Greevy (Contralto), Ian Partridge (Tenor)

    Conductor: Nadia Boulanger


  16. Requiem, Op. 48

    Composer: Gabriel Fauré

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus

    Performer: Janet Price (Soprano), John Carol Case (Baritone)

    Conductor: Nadia Boulanger


  17. Symphony No. 5

    Composer: Anton Bruckner

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Jascha Horenstein


  18. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

    Composer: Gustav Mahler

    Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Karl Engel (Piano)


  19. Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit (selected)

    Composer: Gustav Mahler

    Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Karl Engel (Piano)


  20. Rückert-Lieder

    Composer: Gustav Mahler

    Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Karl Engel (Piano)


  21. Composer: Edvard Grieg

    Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)

    Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos


  22. Préludes, Book I

    Composer: Claude Debussy

    Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)


  23. Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 ‘Unfinished’

    Composer: Franz Schubert

    Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

    Conductor: Adrian Boult


  24. Petite Suite Op 22

    Composer: Georges Bizet

    Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

    Conductor: Adrian Boult


  25. Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

    Composer: Maurice Ravel

    Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

    Conductor: Adrian Boult


  26. Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Conductor: Adrian Boult


  27. War Requiem, Op. 66

    Composer: Benjamin Britten

    Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra, Melos Ensemble, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, New Philharmonia Chorus

    Performer: Stefania Woytowicz (Soprano), Peter Pears (Tenor), Hans Wilbrink (Baritone)

    Conductor: Benjamin Britten, Carlo Maria Giulini


  28. Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in E flat, S.124

    Composer: Franz Liszt

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)

    Conductor: Colin Davis


  29. Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in A, S.125

    Composer: Franz Liszt

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)

    Conductor: Colin Davis


  30. Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514a

    Composer: Franz Liszt

    Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)


  31. Grande Fantaisie de bravoure sur La Clochette, S.420

    Composer: Franz Liszt

    Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)


  32. Études d’exécution transcendante, S.139: Harmonies du soir: Andantino

    Composer: Franz Liszt

    Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)


  33. Procession of the Nobles

    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Evgeny Svetlanov


  34. Scheherazade, Op. 35

    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Evgeny Svetlanov


  35. Le Poème de l’extase, Op. 54

    Composer: Alexander Scriabin

    Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Evgeny Svetlanov


  36. Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Conductor: George Szell


  37. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Chorus

    Performer: Heather Harper (Soprano), Janet Baker (Mezzo-Soprano), Ronald Dowd (Tenor), Franz Crass (Bass)

    Conductor: George Szell


  38. Concerto for horn and orchestra No. 3 in E flat, K. 447

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn)

    Conductor: Malcolm Sargent


  39. Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31

    Composer: Benjamin Britten

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn), Peter Pears (Tenor)

    Conductor: John Hollingsworth


  40. Adagio and Allegro in A flat for piano and horn, Op. 70

    Composer: Robert Schumann

    Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn), Benjamin Britten (Piano)


  41. Divertimento No. 14 in B flat, K. 270

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble: Dennis Brain Wind Quintet


  42. La Cheminée du roi René, Op. 205: VI. Chasse à Valabre

    Composer: Darius Milhaud

    Ensemble: Dennis Brain Wind Quintet


  43. Quintet, Op. 5

    Composer: Peter Racine Fricker

    Ensemble: Dennis Brain Wind Quintet


  44. Concerto for Double String Orchestra

    Composer: Michael Tippett

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Rudolf Kempe


  45. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra ‘To the memory of an angel’

    Composer: Alban Berg

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Edith Peinemann (Violin)

    Conductor: Rudolf Kempe


  46. Sinfonietta

    Composer: Leoš Janáček

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Rudolf Kempe


  47. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

    Composer: Edward Elgar

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)

    Conductor: Adrian Boult


  48. Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, Op. 102

    Composer: Johannes Brahms

    Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Yan Pascal Tortelier (Violin), Paul Tortelier (Cello)

    Conductor: John Pritchard


  49. Sonata for cello and piano in D minor

    Composer: Claude Debussy

    Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello), Ernest Lush (Piano)


  50. Sonata for piano No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)


  51. Sonata for piano No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110

    Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

    Performer: Rudolf Serkin (Piano)