BBC Legends Volume 3

~ Release by Barbirolli, Böhm, Britten, Cherkassky, Gilels, Horenstein, Jochum, Jurinac, Kempff, Ludwig, Monteux, Richter, Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, Sargent, Serkin, Solti, Stokowski, Svetlanov, Szeryng, Tennstedt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Box set of 20 previously released BBC Legends CDs. Each CD is in a cardboard sleeve, all in a box. The booklets provided with the original releases are NOT provided. The CD ToCs also appear to be slightly different.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-19 13:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1985-09-13)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1985-09-13)
recorded at:
The Proms 1985: Prom 59 (1985-09-13)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1985-09-13)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (on 1985-09-13)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven16:04
2Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1985-09-13)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1985-09-13)
recorded at:
The Proms 1985: Prom 59 (1985-09-13)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1985-09-13)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto (on 1985-09-13)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:58
3Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1985-09-13)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1985-09-13)
recorded at:
The Proms 1985: Prom 59 (1985-09-13)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1985-09-13)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo I – Andante moderato – Adagio – Lo stesso tempo (on 1985-09-13)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven16:51
4Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Presto – Allegro assai
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1985-09-13)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1985-09-13)
recorded at:
The Proms 1985: Prom 59 (1985-09-13)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1985-09-13)
live partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy) (on 1985-09-13)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:12
5Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: Rezitativo: “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!” – Allegro assai
bass vocals:
Gwynne Howell (operatic bass) (on 1985-09-13)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (on 1985-09-13)
contralto vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) (on 1985-09-13)
soprano vocals:
MariAnne Häggander (soprano) (on 1985-09-13)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1985-09-13)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1985-09-13)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1985-09-13)
recorded at:
The Proms 1985: Prom 59 (1985-09-13)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1985-09-13)
live partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy) (on 1985-09-13)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven17:42
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Credits

Release

part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: Volume 3) (order: 266)
discography entry:https://icaclassics.com/releases/bbc-legends-vol-3 [info]

Release group

includes:BBC Legends: Rozhdestvensky by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer), Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)