BBC Legends: Great Recordings from the Archive vol.3 (FLAC)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Johannes Brahms, Shura Cherkassky, Luigi Cherubini, Frédéric François Chopin, Claude Achille Debussy, Edward William Elgar, Franz Joseph Haydn, Paul Hindemith, Ferencz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Max Reger, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Charles Camille Saint-Saëns, Domenico Scarlatti, Franz Peter Schubert, Robert Schumann, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Jean Sibelius, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Maria von Weber
Performer: Sena Jurinac, Christa Ludwig, Geoffrey Parsons, Wilhelm Kempff, Heather Harper, Alfreda Hodgson, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Sviatoslav Richter, Mari Anne Haggander, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell, Shura Cherkassky, Rudolf Serkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Henryk Szeryng, Emil Gilels, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Böhm, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Malcolm Sargent, André Cluytens, Pierre Monteux, Leopold Stokowski, Jascha Horenstein, Benjamin Britten, Klaus Tennstedt, Sir Georg Solti, Eugen Jochum, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Number of Discs: 20
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: ica classics
Catalogue: ICAB5167
Release: 2022
Size: 6.15 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover

CD 01
Schubert: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, D.125
01. I. Largo – Allegro vivace
02. II. Andante
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio
04. IV. Presto vivace

Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op. 73
05. I. Allegro non troppo
06. II. Adagio non troppo
07. III. Allegretto grazioso. Quasi andantino – Presto ma non assai
08. IV. Allegro con spirito

CD 02
01. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47

Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-flat Major, Op. 55
02. I. Andante. Nobilmente e semplice – Allegro
03. II. Allegro molto
04. III. Adagio
05. IV. Lento – Allegro

CD 03
Strauss: 4 Letzte Lieder, TrV 296
01. I. Frühling
02. II. September
03. III. Beim Schlafengehen
04. IV. Im Abendrot

Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
05. I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
06. II. Ging heut morgen übers Feld
07. III. Ich hab ein glühend Messer
08. IV. Die zwei blauen Augen

Mahler: Rückert Lieder
09. II. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft
10. III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
11. IV. Um Mitternacht

Strauss: Schlichte Weisen, Op. 21
12. No. 2, Du meines Herzens Krönelein

Strauss: 4 Lieder, Op. 27
13. No. 1, Ruhe, meine Seele!

Strauss: 8 Gedichte aus “Letzte Blätter”, Op.10
14. No. 1, Zueignung

Brahms: 5 Lieder, Op. 49
15. No. 4, Wiegenlied

Brahms: 5 Lieder, Op. 106
16. No. 1, Ständchen

CD 04
Cherubini: Anacréon
01. Overture

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
02. I. Allegro con brio
03. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
04. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
05. IV. Finale. Allegro molto

06. Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, H 111
07. Rákóczy March

CD 05
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor BWV 903
01. I. Fantasia
02. II. Fuga

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
03. I. In tempo d’un Menuetto
04. II. Allegretto – Più allegro

Schubert: Piano Sonata in F Minor D. 625
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Scherzo. Allegretto
07. III. Allegro

Schubert: 3 Klavierstucke, D. 946
08. No. 1, Allegro assai
09. No. 2, Allegretto
10. No. 3, Allegro

Schubert: Four Impromptus for Piano, D. 899
11. No. 3, Andante in G-Flat Major
12. No. 4, Allegretto in A-Flat Major

CD 06
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

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
05. Introduction. Prologue
06. No. 3, Pas de six – Variation IV “Le Canari qui chante”
07. No. 6, Valse
08. No. 8, Pas d’action
09. No. 22 Polacca
10. No. 23, Pas de quatre – Allegro non tanto
11. No. 25, Pas de quatre – Adagio
12. No. 28, Pas de deux – Adagio
13. No. 30, Finale – Apothéose

Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84
14. Overture

CD 07
Liszt: Faust Symphony, S. 108
01. I. Faust. Lento assai – Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai
02. II. Gretchen. Andante soave
03. III. Mephistopheles. Allegro vivace, ironico
04. IV. Chorus mysticus. Andante mistico

CD 08
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
01. I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam (Chorus, Soprano I)04:57
02. II. Kyrie (Chorus)
03. III. Sequentia: No. 1, Dies irae (Chorus)
04. III. Sequentia: No. 2, Tuba mirum (Soprano I & II, Tenor, Bass)
05. III. Sequentia: No. 3, Rex tremendae (Chorus)
06. III. Sequentia: No. 4, Recordare (Soprano I & II, Tenor, Bass)
07. III. Sequentia: No. 5, Confutatis (Chorus)
08. III. Sequentia: No. 6, Lacrimosa (Chorus)
09. IV. Offertorium: No. 1, Domine Jesu (Soprano I & II, Tenor, Bass)
10. IV. Offertorium: No. 2, Hostias (Chorus)
11. V. Sanctus (Chorus)
12. VI. Benedictus (Soprano I & II, Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
13. VII. Agnus Dei (Chorus)
14. VIII. Communio: No. 1, Lux aeterna (Soprano I, Chorus) – No. 2, Cum Sanctis (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten in conversation with Donald Mitchell
15. Opera
16. Composing
17. Dreams
18. Teaching
19. Map-reading

CD 09
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Allegretto – Maggiore
03. III. Rondo. Allegro comodo

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major Op. 14 No. 2
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

07. Schubert: Fantasie in C Major, D. 760
08. Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op. 1

Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
09. No. 1, Allegro in B-Flat Major
10. No. 2, Romanze in G Minor
11. No. 3, Scherzino in B-Flat Major
12. No. 4, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
13. No. 5, Finale in B-Flat Major

14. Chopin: Études, Op. 10: No. 4 in C sharp Minor

CD 10
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
02. II. Molto vivace
03. III. Adagio molto e cantabile
04. IVa. Presto – Allegro assai
05. IVb. Recitativo. O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! – Allegro assai

CD 11
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
01. I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
02. II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I
03. III. Allegro con fuoco

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
04. I. Promenade
05. II. Gnomus
06. III. Promenade
07. IV. The Old Castle
08. V. Promenade
09. VI. Tuileries
10. VII. Bydlo
11. VIII. Promenade
12. IX. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
13. X. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle
14. XI. Promenade
15. XII. The Market-Place at Limoges
16. XIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum)
17. XIV. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
18. XV. The Hut on Fowls’ Legs
19. XVI. The Great Gate of Kiev

20. Cherkassky: Prélude pathétique
21. Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee

CD 12
Haydn: Symphony in G Major, Hob.I:100 “Military”
01. I. Adagio – Allegro
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Menuet. Moderato – Trio
04. IV. Finale: Presto

Haydn: Symphony in D Major, Hob.I:101 “The Clock”
05. I. Adagio – Presto
06. II. Andante
07. III. Menuet. Allegretto – Trio
08. IV. Finale: Vivace

Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Moderato
11. III. Andantino
12. IV. Marsch

CD 13
01. Bach: Capriccio in E Major, BWV 993

Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach, Op. 81
02. Thema. Andante
03. Variation 1. L’istesso tempo
04. Variation 2. Sempre espressivo ed assai legato
05. Variation 3. Grave assai
06. Variation 4. Vivace
07. Variation 5. Vivace
08. Variation 6. Allegro moderato
09. Variation 7. Adagio
10. Variation 8. Vivace
11. Variation 9. Grave e sempre molto espressivo
12. Variation 10. Poco vivace
13. Variation 11. Allegro agitato
14. Variation 12. Andante sostenuto
15. Variation 13. Vivace
16. Variation 14. Con moto
17. Fuge. Sostenuto

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
18. I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
19. II. Allegro vivace

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
20. I. Allegro con brio
21. II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
22. III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo

CD 14
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65
01. I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo – Allegro – Adagio
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Allegro non troppo
04. IV. Largo
05. V. Allegretto – Allegro – Adagio – Allegretto

CD 15
Weber: Obéron
01. Overture

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”
02. I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
03. II. Andante con moto
04. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
05. IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

6. Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op.81

CD 16
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Finale. Allegro molto

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
04. I. Allegro non troppo
05. II. Allegretto con moto
06. III. Tempo I – Un peu moins vite

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
07. I. Adagio – Moderato
08. II. Lento – Allegro molto
09. III. Adagio
10. IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non troppo

CD 17
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II
01. No. 10, Scene. The Magic Castle on the Sugar Mountain. The realm of the Sugar Plum Fairy
02. No. 11, Scene. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince appear.
03. No. 12, Divertissement: No. 1, Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
04. No. 12, Divertissement: No. 2, Coffee (Arab Dance)
05. No. 12, Divertissement: No. 3, Tea (Chinese Dance)
06. No. 12, Divertissement: No. 4, Trepak (Russian Dance)
07. No. 12, Divertissement: No. 5, Dance of the Reed Pipes
08. No. 12, Divertissement: No. 6, Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
09. No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
10. No. 14, Pas de deux: No. 1, Intrada
11. No. 14, Pas de deux: No. 2, Variation I. Tarantella
12. No. 14, Pas de deux: No. 3, Variation II. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Coda
13. No. 15, Final Waltz and Apotheosis

Shostakovich: The Bolt Suite, Op. 27a
14. Overture (Introduction)
15. The Bureaucrat (Polka)
16. Intermezzo
17. The Drayman’s Dance (Variations)

Stravinsky: Scènes de Ballet, K069
18. I. Introduction
19. II. Danses (Corps de ballet) – Variation (Ballerine)
20. III. Pantomime
21. IV. Pas de deux
22. V. Pantomime
23. VI. Variation (Danseur) – Variation (Ballerine)
24. VII. Pantomime
25. VIII. Danses (Corps de ballet)
26. IX. Apothéose

CD 18
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondeau. Allegro

Vivaldi: Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Largo
06. III. Allegro

Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2 RV 315 “L’estate”
07. I. Allegro non molto
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Presto

Vivaldi: Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3 RV 293 “L’autunno”
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Adagio molto
12. III. Presto

Vivaldi: Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297 “L’inverno”
13. I. Allegro non molto
14. II. Largo
15. III. Allegro

16. Announcement of the Encore
17. Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor, RV 522: III. Allegro

CD 19
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 in F minor
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante moderato
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. IV. Finale con epilogo fugato. Allegro moto

Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
05. I. Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio
06. II. Allegro molto vivace
07. III. Il tempo largo
08. IV. Allegro

CD 20
01. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in D Minor, Kk 141
02. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in F Major, Kk 518
03. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in D Minor, Kk 32
04. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in F Minor, Kk 466
05. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in A Major, Kk 533
06. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in B Minor, Kk 27
07. Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in G Major, Kk 125

Debussy: Pour le piano, CD 95
08. I. Prélude
09. II. Sarabande
10. III. Toccata

Debussy: Images, 1ere série, CD 105
11. No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90
12. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
13. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30
14. I. Andante
15. II. Prestissimo volando

16. Prokofiev: Visions fugitives Op. 22: No. 1, Lentamente – No. 3, Allegretto – No. 5, Molto giocoso – No. 10, Ridicolosamente – No. 11, Con vivacità – No. 17, Poetico
17. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28

ICA Classics, via its long-term contract with BBC Worldwide, are proud to release a third 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 comprising 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. Reviews of the BBC Legends series when it was released in 1998 were outstanding: ‘The high standard of musical performances in these releases is mirrored in their scrupulous documentation and presentation… the engineering and sound of these recordings, despite their ages, is uniformly clear and sympathetic. The result is an unqualified success.’ (Gramophone Magazine)