Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Intense and driven, Leinsdorf’s interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony gives us a fresh reading of this familiar music. With insightful performances featuring a flexible and brilliant Boston Symphony Orchestra, all three works are new to Leinsdorf’s discography.
The ICA Classics Legacy series represents an historic account of performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. This DVD features some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director, Erich Leinsdorf.
While the material has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques, certain visual artefacts and distortions remain in some instances due to the age of the film. Despite this, it remains of exceptional musical interest and historic value and is released here for the first time on DVD.
Catalogue Number: ICAD 5059
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February new releases now available
30 Jan 2012
The latest set of CD and DVD releases are now available from ICA Classics, comprising 3 CDs and 3 DVDs. These new releases are all being made available on CD and DVD for the first time and feature...
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN 1770–1827
1 Egmont Overture op.84 8.50
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY 1840–1893
Symphony No.5 in E minor op.64
2 I Andante – Allegro con anima 13.30
3 II Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza 12.25
4 III Valse: Allegro moderato 4.49
5 IV Finale: Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace 12.17
Directed by William Cosel
Produced by Jordan M. Whitelaw
Recorded: Symphony Hall, Boston, 15 April 1969
(P) & © 1969, 2012 Boston Symphony Orchestra & WGBH Educational Foundation
Original broadcast produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in association with WGBH TV, Boston
BONUS
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756–1791
Serenade No.9 in D major K320 ‘Posthorn’
6 II Minuet I 4.21
Directed by David M. Davis
Produced by Jordan M. Whitelaw
Recorded: Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 15 January 1963
(P) & © 1963, 2012 Boston Symphony Orchestra & WGBH Educational Foundation
Taken from a broadcast distributed by Seven Arts Associated Corp., produced originally by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in association with WGBH TV, Boston
Digitisation by Safe Sound Archive
Boston Symphony Orchestra
ERICH LEINSDORF
Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5
Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
The BSO’s Music Director for seven seasons, Leinsdorf had a long and distinguished career, having worked 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 powerful and precise under his direction, whilst the Good Friday Music is a warm and sensitive rendition from a great Wagnerian conductor. Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is a new addition to his discography.
The ICA Classics Legacy series represents an historic account of performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. This DVD features some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director, Erich Leinsdorf.
While the material has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques, certain visual artefacts and distortions remain in some instances due to the age of the film. Despite this, it remains of exceptional musical interest and historic value and is released here for the first time on DVD.
Erich Leinsdorf / Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leinsdorf’s recordings of Mahler’s symphonies on RCA Victor became benchmarks for both sound and performance quality. Intense, warm and expressive, this rendition of Mahler’s First Symphony is a deeply personal account, whilst Till Eulenspiegel - a party piece during Leinsdorf’s tenure - is performed with great precision and finesse by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The ICA Classics Legacy series represents an historic account of performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. This DVD features some of the earliest televised concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director, Erich Leinsdorf.
While the material has been restored using the greatest care and state-of-the-art techniques, certain visual artefacts and distortions remain in some instances due to the age of the film. Despite this, it remains of exceptional musical interest and historic value and is released here for the first time on DVD.
