Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Béla Bartók, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Alexander Borodin, Johannes Brahms, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Luigi Cherubini, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Léo Delibes, Henri Duparc, Antonín Dvořák, Manuel de Falla, Vincenzo Galilei, Enrique Granados, Edvard Grieg, Ernesto Halffter, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn, Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Mussorgsky, Joaquín Nin y Castellanos, Ottokar Novácek, Fernando Jaumandreu Obradors, Niccolò Paganini, Manuel Maria Ponce, Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Alessandro Scarlatti, Arnold Schoenberg, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Dmitri Shostakovich, Jean Sibelius, Igor Stravinsky, Alexandre Tansman, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Joaquin Valverde, Giuseppe Verdi, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert de Visée, Amadeo Vives, Richard Wagner, William Turner Walton, Eugene Ysaÿe
Performer: John Amis, Géza Anda, Victoria de los Angeles, Claudio Arrau, Benjamin Britten, Joan Carlyle, John Culshaw, Kirsten Flagstad, Pierre Fournier, Walter Gieseking, Carlo Maria Giulini, Myra Hess, Ernest Lush, Yehudi Menuhin, Nathan Milstein, Gerald Moore, David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Arthur Rubinstein, Andrés Segovia
Orchestra: BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Thomas Beecham, Eduard van Beinum, Benjamin Britten, Colin Davis, Carlo Maria Giulini, Pierre Monteux, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Malcolm Sargent, Rudolf Schwarz, Igor Stravinsky, Arturo Toscanini, William Walton
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ICA
Release: 2017
Size: 4.81 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99
01. I. Nocturne. Adagio
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo
03. III. Passacaglia. Andante
04. III. Cadenza
05. IV. Burlesca. Allegro con brio
06. Ysaÿe: Amitie for 2 Violins
Paganini: Caprices for solo violin, Op. 1 Nos. 1-24
07. No. 11 in C Major. Andante – Presto – Primo tempo
08. No. 5 in A Minor. Prelude – Agitato – Finale
Falla: Suite populaire espagnole
09. VI. Jota
10. V. Asturiana
11. Novácek: Perpetuum mobile – Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4
CD 02
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
01. I. Allegretto
02. II. Tempo andante, ma rubato
03. III. Vivacissimo
04. IV. Finale. Allegro moderato
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
05. I. Allegro con brio
06. II. Adagio
07. III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace
08. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 03
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 44 in F major, Hob.XVI:29
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Tempo di menuet
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
04. I. Allegro ma non troppo
05. II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato
06. III. Andante
07. IV. Vivace
Prokofiev: Pieces (10), Op. 12
08. No. 6, Légende
Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22
09. Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (Excerpts)
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
10. I. Andante dolce – Allegro moderato
11. II. Andante sognando
12. III. Vivace
CD 04
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
01. I. Andante sostenuto
02. II. Allegro scherzando
03. III. Presto
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegro assai
Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117
07. No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
Brahms: Klavierstücke (8), Op. 76
08. No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899 (Op. 90)
09. No. 3 in G-Flat Major
10. No. 4 in A-Flat Major
Villa-Lobos: A Prole do Bebê, book 1
11. No. 2, Moreninha
12. No. 6, A pobrezinha
13. O polichinelo
Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor
14. Étude in E Minor, Op. 25 No. 5
CD 05
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 ‘Quasi una fantasia’
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegro molto e vivace
03. III. Adagio con espressione
04. IV. Allegro vivace
Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
05. I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
06. II. Mäßig
07. III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
Schoenberg: Klavierstücke (3), Op. 11
08. No. 1, Mäßig
09. No. 2, Mäßig
10. No. 3, Bewegt
CD 06
01. Cherubini: Anacréon Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 ‘Haffner’
02. I. Allegro con spirito
03. II. Andante
04. III. Menuetto
05. IV. Finale. Presto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
06. I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
07. II. Allegretto
08. III. Presto, assai meno presto
09. IV. Allegro con brio
CD 07
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
01. I. Allegro affettuoso
02. II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
03. III. Allegro vivace
04. Bach: Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV902
Bach: English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807
05. I. Prelude
06. II. Allemande
07. III. Courante
08. IV. Sarabande
09. V. Bourrée I
10. VI. Bourrée II
11. Bach: Toccata in G major, BWV916
12. Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K540
13. Mozart: Rondo in D major, K485
CD 08
Galilei: 6 Pieces for Guitar (Arr. A. Segovia)
01. No. 1, Preludio
02. No. 2, Bianco fiore
03. No. 3, Passacaglia
04. No. 4, Courante
05. No. 5, Canzon
06. No. 6, Saltarello
Visée: Guitar Suite No. 9 in D Minor
07. VIII. Menuet
08. II. Allemande
09. VI. Gavotte
10. IV. Sarabande
11. X. Menuet
Ponce: Suite in D major
12. II. Courante
13. Bach: Fugue in G minor for lute, BWV1000
Bach, J S: Lute Suite No. 4 in E major, BWV1006a
14. III. Gavotte en rondeau (Arr. A. Segovia)
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894
15. III. Menuetto (Arr. A. Segovia)
Tansman: Cavatina
16. I. Preludio
17. II. Sarabande
18. III. Scherzino
19. IV. Barcarolle
20. V. Danza pomposa
Villa-Lobos: Preludes (5) for guitar
21. No. 3 in A Minor
22. No. 1 in E Minor
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Greetings Cards, Op. 170 No. 3
23. No. 5, Tonadilla on the Name of Andres Segovia
24. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Tarantella, Op. 87a ‘Aranci in fiore’
Granados: Danzas españolas, Op. 37 Nos. 1-12
25. No. 5, Andaluza (Arr. for Guitar)
CD 09
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
01. I. Un poco sostenuto – Allegro
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
04. IV. Adagio – Più andante – Allegro non troppo ma con brio
Verdi: La forza del destino
05. Overture
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
06. Prelude
07. Applause
CD 10
Grieg: Songs with Orchestra
01. 6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177: No. 5, Våren, Op. 33 No. 2
Grieg: 12 Melodies to poems by A.O. Vinje, Op. 33
02. No. 1, Guten
03. No. 9, Ved Rondane
04. No. 12, Fyremål
Grieg: Songs with Orchestra
05. 6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177: No. 3, Fra Monte Pincio, Op. 39 No. 1
Grieg: Fire digte af ‘Fiskerjenten’. Op. 21
06. 4 Songs from The Fisher Maiden, Op. 21: No. 1, Det første møde (Arr. for Voice & String Orchestra)
Grieg: Five Poems to texts by John Paulsen, Op. 26
07. 5 Songs, Op. 26: No. 1, Et håb (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra)
Grieg: Songs with Orchestra
08. 6 Orchestral Songs, EG 177: No. 4, En svane, Op. 25 No. 2
Grieg: Five Songs by Otto Benzon, Op.70
09. 5 Songs, Op. 70: No. 1, Eros (Arr. M. Reger for Voice & Orchestra)
10. Grieg: Hjertets melodier, Op. 5 (Texts: Hans Christian Andersen)
11. Hjertets melodier, Op. 5: No. 3, Jeg elsker dig (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra)
12. Culshaw: John Culshaw Commemorates Kirtsen Flagstad Ten Years After Her Death
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder (5)
13. No. 1, Der Engel
14. No. 2, Stehe still
15. No. 3, Im Treibhaus
16. No. 5, Träume
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
17. Isoldes Liebestod
CD 11
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
01. I. Presto
02. II. Largo e mesto
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. IV. Rondo. Allegro
05. Schumann: Études symphoniques, Op. 13
Bartók: Piano Suite, BB 70, Sz. 62, Op. 14
06. I. Allegretto
07. II. Scherzo
08. III. Allegro molto
09. IV. Sostenuto
CD 12
Brahms: Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35
01. Applaus
Stravinsky: Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’
02. Pas de quatre
03. Double Pas de quatre
04. Triple Pas de quatre
05. Prelude
06. Saraband-Step
07. Gaillarde
08. Coda
09. Interlude
10. Bransle simple
11. Bransle gay
12. Bransle double
13. Interlude
14. Pas de deux
15. Coda
16. 4 Duos
17. 4 Trios
18. Coda
Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements
19. I. Quarter Note = 160
20. II. Andante – Interlude. L’istesso tempo
21. III. Con moto
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau I
22. Naissance d’Apollon
Stravinsky: Apollon musagète, Tableau II
23. Variation d’Apollon. Apollon et les Muses
24. Pas d’action. Apollon et les trois Muses, Calliope, Polymnie et Terpsichore
25. Variation de Calliope (L’Alexandrin)
26. Variation de Polyhymnie
27. Variation de Terpsichore
28. Variation d’Apollon
29. Pas de deux. Apollon et Terpsichore
30. Coda. Apollon et les Muses
31. Apothéose
Stravinsky: The Firebird
32. Finale (1911 Version)
CD 13
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
01. I. Largo
02. II. Allegro molto
03. III. Allegretto
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Largo
Borodin: String Quartet in D Major
06. I. Allegro moderato
07. II. Scherzo. Allegro
08. III. Notturno. Andante
09. IV. Finale. Andante – Vivace
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
10. I. Allegro moderato, très doux
11. II. Assez vif, très rythmé
12. III. Très lent
13. IV. Vif et agité
CD 14
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
01. I. Bedächtig, nicht eilen
02. II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
03. III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
04. IV. Sehr behaglich
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G major, Op.61 ‘Mozartiana’
05. I. Gigue. Allegro
06. II. Menuet. Moderato
07. III. Preghiera. Andante non tanto
08. IV. Tema con variazioni. Allegro giusto
CD 15
Scarlatti, A: Pirro e Demetrio
01. Le violette
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
02. So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D795
03. No. 11, Mein!
Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25
04. No. 1, Widmung
Brahms: Lieder (6), Op. 97
05. No. 1, Nachtigall
Brahms: Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 63, Nos. 1-9
06. No. 5, Meine Liebe ist grün
07. Stravinsky: Pastorale
08. Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
09. Duparc: L’Invitation au voyage
HalffterE: 2 Canciónes de Rafael Alberti
10. No. 1, La Corza Blanca
11. No. 2, La Niña Que Se Va al Mar
Vives: Canciónes Epigramáticas
12. No. 12, La Presumida
13. No. 9, El Retrato de Isabela
Nin: Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice and piano
14. No. 4, Montañesa
15. No. 15, Paño Murciano
Obradors: Canciones clásicas españolas
16. No. 6, Chiquitita la Novia
17. Delibes: Bonjour, Suzon!
18. Valverde: Clavelitos
Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été, Op. 7
19. No. 1, Villanelle
20. No. 2, Le spectre de la rose
21. No. 6, L’île inconnue
CD 16
Haydn: Violin Sonata in G major (after Piano Trio No. 31 in G major, Hob.XV:32)
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegro
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
03. I. Allegro vivo
04. II. Intermède. Fantastique et léger
05. III. Finale. Très animé
Schubert: Grand Duo for Violin and Piano in A Major, D574
06. I. Allegro moderato
07. II. Scherzo & Trio. Presto
08. III. Andantino
09. IV. Allegro vivace
Schubert: Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934
10. Andante molto
11. Allegretto
12. Andantino
13. Allegro vivace
CD 17
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
01. I. Adagio molto – Allegro molto
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
05. I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Presto, assai meno presto
08. IV. Allegro con brio
CD 18
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
01. No. 1, Prélude
02. No. 2, Forlane
03. No. 3, Menuet
04. No. 4, Rigaudon
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
05. I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine
06. II. Expectans expectavi, Dominum
07. III. Alleluia. Laudate Dominum
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
08. I. Allegro con brio – Un poco sostenuto
09. II. Andante
10. III. Poco allegretto
11. IV. Allegro – Un poco sostenuto
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos
12. II. The Miller’s Dance
CD 19
Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Presto con malizia
03. III. Andante con malinconia
04. IV. Maestoso. Allegro brioso ed ardentemente
Walton: Cello Concerto
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Allegro appassionato
07. III. Lento
CD 20
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Menuet
03. III. Clair de lune
04. IV. Passepied
Debussy: Estampes (3)
05. No. 1, Pagodes
06. No. 2, La soirée dans Grenade
Debussy: Images pour piano – Book 1
07. No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau
08. Debussy: L’isle joyeuse
Ravel: Sonatine
09. I. Modéré
10. II. Menuet
11. III. Animé
Ravel: Miroirs, 5 pieces for piano
12. No. 5, La vallée des cloches
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
13. I. Äußerst bewegt
14. II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
15. III. Sehr aufgeregt
16. IV. Sehr langsam
17. V. Sehr lebhaft
18. VI. Sehr langsam
19. VII. Sehr rasch
20. VIII. Schnell und spielend
ICA Classics are proud to release a second volume of the best selling BBC Legends box, featuring 20 CDs of some of the greatest artists of the 20th Century. Volume 1 was released in 2013 and comprised 20 CDs taken from the award winning BBC Legends catalogue (unavailable since 2010). Here is the follow-up with a further 20 CDs. The artists include Arturo Toscanini, David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Kirsten Flagstad, Victoria de los Angeles, Sir Thomas Beecham, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Stravinsky, Pierre Monteux, Yehudi Menuhin, Andres Segovia, Dame Myra Hess, Nathan Milstein, Walter Gieseking, Arthur Rubinstein, Geza Anda, Claudio Arrau, Eduard van Beinum, Sir William Walton, Pierre Fournier, Benjamin Britten and the Borodin Quartet. Contains interviews/memories of Kirsten Flagstad and Carlo Maria Giulini.